EDGE HILL STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED

Registered charity 1143764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EHSU exists to represent Edge Hill University students effectively as well as provide cultural, social and sporting opportunities to help our students develop personal and life skills.

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a two-year hiatus in commercial operations due to building delays and significant investment of reserves to complete a new building fit-out. The trustees note that this reduction in reserves has decreased organizational resilience, creating a priority to rebuild reserves through future commercial activity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Students’ Union is grateful for the continued support of the University demonstrated in the ‘Block Grant’ it receives from the University which is typically based on a proportion of the University’s turnover, and in addition to this, the Union receives a ‘Rent Grant’ to cover space occupied by the Union which is owned by the University.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The document states the SU receives a 'Block Grant' based on University turnover and a 'Rent Grant' for space owned by the University, but does not disclose specific monetary amounts for these transactions.

“The Students’ Union is grateful for the continued support of the University demonstrated in the ‘Block Grant’ it receives from the University which is typically based on a proportion of the University’s turnover, and in addition to this, the Union receives a ‘Rent Grant’ to cover space occupied by the Union which is owned by the University.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Edge Hill Students’ Union Trading Limited

“It also owns a trading subsidiary, Edge Hill Students’ Union Trading Limited, which is currently dormant.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Edge Hill Students' Union (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.7m

Reserves (reported)

£491k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Marie Ellischair
Alicia Louisa Bomba
Andrew John Collins
Callum Luke Grady
Christopher Simon Bull
Corey Owen Stokes
Dewi Bloor
Kiran Hummara Hussain
Samuel Luca Frank Wood
Sophie May Bennett

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Sefton · Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£1.4m	£1.7m
31/07/2024	£1.6m	£1.6m
31/07/2023	£1.8m	£1.8m
31/07/2022	£2.0m	£1.8m
31/07/2021	£1.2m	£1.2m

Common questions

Is EDGE HILL STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity experienced a two-year hiatus in commercial operations due to building delays and significant investment of reserves to complete a new building fit-out. The trustees note that this reduction in reserves has decreased organizational resilience, creating a priority to rebuild reserves through future commercial activity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Charities like this

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

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX STUDENTS' UNION income £8.2m
UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE STUDENTS' UNION income £2.9m
UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON STUDENTS' UNION income £1.5m
UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA STUDENTS' UNION income £527k
UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENTS' UNION income £2.4m
UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER STUDENTS' UNION income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EDGE HILL STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£8.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£2.9m	£90,001 - £100,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£527k	—	0	above	—	noted
UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£2.4m	£70,000 - £79,999	4	unclear	—	no doubt

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