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ASTON STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1152067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide advancement of education of students at Aston University for the public benefit by;promoting the interests and welfare of students at Aston University during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising students;being the recognised representative channel between students and ASU social, cultural, sporting and recreational activites, forums, discussions, debate

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.7m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £180,144 for the year ended 31 July 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £267,528 are appropriate given the charity's size and nature, sitting above the agreed policy target of £500,000 in total reserves (though unrestricted free reserves are below the total target, the document states reserves are 'near agreed policy level' and 'appropriate'). The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £500,000 (held: £268k)
“The board agreed to hold at least £500,000 in reserves. This is an appropriate amount and relates to either four months of total costs or six-seven months of core costs” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant received from Aston University
“The Union received a grant from Aston University of £2,204,246 (2024: £2,127,565). The Union recharged £777,800 (2024: £2,400,796) of expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, cleaning, rental and payroll. Within other creditors is an amount of £Nil (2024: £285,190) due to Aston University.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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
£3.7m
Total spending
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£268k
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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 (60% 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).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.7m£3.5m
31/07/2024£3.7m£4.2m
31/07/2023£3.3m£3.6m
31/07/2022£3.5m£3.1m
31/07/2021£2.5m£2.2m

Common questions

Is ASTON STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £180,144 for the year ended 31 July 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £267,528 are appropriate given the charity's size and nature, sitting above the agreed policy target of £500,000 in total reserves (though unrestricted free reserves are below the total target, the document states reserves are 'near agreed policy level' and 'appropriate'). The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED2£1k
QUINTIN HOGG TRUST1£540k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FALMOUTH & EXETER STUDENTS' UNION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASTON STUDENTS' UNION£3.7m——unclear—no doubt
FALMOUTH & EXETER STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£941k—0above—no doubt
WARWICK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£9.2m——unclear—no doubt
TRINITY SAINT DAVID STUDENTS’ UNION FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001above739684.0%noted
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£4.8m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
GREENWICH STUDENTS UNION LTD FY2025£4.4m£70,001 - £80,0002below—no doubt

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