The Students' Union at Bu Ltd

Analysis

The Students' Union at Bu Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fern Barrow. 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 company (Companies House number 12592489). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Students' Union at Bu Ltd reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £4.2m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Students' Union at Bu Ltd sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Balloon Educational Trust (£4.2m), Cransley School Limited (£4.2m) and Adoption UK Charity (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41%, trading 32% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £133k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 175 people.