Bath Spa University Students' Union

Analysis

Bath Spa University Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bath Spa University Students' Union reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £979k to £1.8m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bath Spa University Students' Union sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windlesham School Trust Limited (£1.8m), St Andrews (Pangbourne) School Trust Limited (£1.8m) and Middlebury College UK Trust Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, charitable activities 20% and trading 2.9%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £847k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.