YORK ST JOHN STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1136905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to enhance the education of students at York St John University by:- 1) promoting the interests & welfare of students, representing, supporting & advising members; 2) being the recognised representative channel between students & the University; & 3) providing social, cultural, sporting & recreational activities & forums for discussions & debate for the personal development of its members

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Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £318,792, which is below the charity's stated maximum target of £325,000 but above the minimum level of £200,000. The charity reports a net liability position of £300,747 primarily due to a defined-benefit pension scheme deficit, though the trustees confirm this does not impact immediate cash obligations or going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£56k

Reserves (reported)

£319k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (33% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Cutler
Charlotte Emily Burke
Daniel Peter Tinkler
Matthew Hunnybun · trustee of 2 other charities
Robert Linton
Roshan Chaudhary
Simon Crack

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£1.3m	£1.2m
31/07/2024	£1.3m	£1.3m
31/07/2023	£1.2m	£1.1m
31/07/2022	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/07/2021	£817k	£797k

Common questions

Is YORK ST JOHN STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £318,792, which is below the charity's stated maximum target of £325,000 but above the minimum level of £200,000. The charity reports a net liability position of £300,747 primarily due to a defined-benefit pension scheme deficit, though the trustees confirm this does not impact immediate cash obligations or going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of YORK ST JOHN STUDENTS' UNION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City of York Council	—	£412	York St John Students coaching certificate to manage / coach the team.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED	3	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION.

UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION income £6.9m
GREENWICH STUDENTS UNION LTD income £4.4m
WARWICK STUDENTS' UNION income £9.2m
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM STUDENTS' UNION income £11.1m
TRINITY SAINT DAVID STUDENTS’ UNION income £1.2m
UNION OF KINGSTON STUDENTS income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YORK ST JOHN STUDENTS' UNION	£1.3m	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£6.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREENWICH STUDENTS UNION LTD FY2025	£4.4m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	below	—	no doubt
WARWICK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£9.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£11.1m	—	—	above	—	noted
TRINITY SAINT DAVID STUDENTS’ UNION FY2025	£1.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	739684.0%	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.