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BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1144820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education of students at Buckinghamshire New University for the public benefit by: promoting the interests and welfare of students during their course of study, representing, supporting and advising students and providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its students.

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Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a managed deficit of £179,253 for the year ending 31 July 2025, which was offset by sums held in reserves. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £208,473 remain within the agreed policy target of £100,000 to £150,000, and the group holds £514,000 in cash, providing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“During the year ending 31 July 2025 one employee earned over £80,000 and less than £90,000 per annum” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During the year ending 31 July 2025 one employee earned over £80,000 and less than £90,000 per annum” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £100,000 to £150,000 (held: £208k)
“Trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and have taken the view that free reserves should not be less than £100,000 or more than £150,000.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HW Fisher Audit. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

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

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£208k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.8m£3.0m
31/07/2024£3.2m£3.0m
31/07/2023£2.7m£2.6m
31/07/2022£2.3m£2.5m
31/07/2021£2.0m£1.8m

Common questions

Is BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a managed deficit of £179,253 for the year ending 31 July 2025, which was offset by sums held in reserves. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £208,473 remain within the agreed policy target of £100,000 to £150,000, and the group holds £514,000 in cash, providing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HW Fisher Audit.

What does the highest-paid employee of BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION as a grant recipient include BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITEDFY2025£1kTransition fund
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITEDFY2024£1kTransition fund
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITEDFY2023£200Inclusivity Fund
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITEDFY2022£200Inclusivity Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England08/07/2014£97kBucks Students Union Recreational Sporting Offer

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION£2.8m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
UNION OF KINGSTON STUDENTS FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE STUDENTS' UNION AT BU LTD FY2025£4.2m——unclear—no doubt
ASTON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£3.7m——unclear—no doubt
WARWICK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£9.2m——unclear—no doubt
FALMOUTH & EXETER STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£941k—0above—no doubt

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