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UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM GUILD OF STUDENTS

Registered charity 1137548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£7.9m
Latest spending
£7.7m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £248,160 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income increasing to £7.91m. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £1.49m, which is in line with the minimum £1m unrestricted funds target set by the charity's reserves policy.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum £1m unrestricted funds (held: £1.5m)
“This is in line with the minimum £1m unrestricted funds target reported within the Guild’s current Reserves Policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Sabbatical Officers (Trustees) received gross salary payments and employer pension contributions totaling £195,030 in 2024/25.
“Gross salary payments and employer pension contributions made during the year to Sabbatical Officers totalled £195.0k in 2024/25 compared to £190.7k in 2023/24.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £3.8m
“As highlighted in note 21, during the year the total liability provision is estimated to have decreased by £249.5k from £4.04m recorded as at 31 July 2024 to £3.79m calculated as at 31 July 2025.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Guild Services Limited
“Guild Services Ltd is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the parent charity, University of Birmingham Guild of Students. Guild Services Ltd engages in trading activities not directly associated with the charitable objects of the parent charity for the purposes of generating income that is donated back to the parent charity to fund charitable activities.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£7.9m
Total spending
£7.7m
Cost of raising funds
£225k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
344

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£7.9m£7.7m
31/07/2024£7.7m£7.4m
31/07/2023£7.3m£6.5m
31/07/2022£6.7m£5.4m
31/07/2021£4.4m£4.0m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM GUILD OF STUDENTS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £248,160 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income increasing to £7.91m. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £1.49m, which is in line with the minimum £1m unrestricted funds target set by the charity's reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.