Oxford Brookes Students Union Ltd

Analysis

Oxford Brookes Students Union Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 2021, 5 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 13275949). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Oxford Brookes Students Union Ltd reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.6m (+27%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Oxford Brookes Students Union Ltd 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Europe Limited (£1.6m), The Ludgrove School Foundation (£1.6m) and The Aldershot Garrison Pre-School Settings (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 8.2% and trading 7.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. It employed 41 people.