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THE HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1157391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARPER ADAMS STUDENT UNION

The charity provides an organisation to represent the members which promotes co-operation between them for social, cultural and sporting activities; maintaining communication with Harper Adams University; representing its members and fostering good relations within its membership, external bodies and within the community at large.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,349 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £1,499,298 against total expenditure of £1,472,949. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £214,515, which the Trustees believe is sufficient to allow continued operation, and the charity maintains adequate resources 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: Lower Limit £90,000; Upper Limit £350,000 (held: £215k)
“The current level of unrestricted funds should be set as follows: Lower Limit £90,000. This amount provides HASU with sufficient funds to cover the redundancy of all staff and settle all outstanding financial commitments. Upper Limit £350,000. This will allow Harper Adams Students’ Union the develop the organisation through capital investment, potential new staffing and purchasing of new equipment.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant received from Harper Adams University
“During the year, HASU received a grant of £215,000 (2024: £185,000) from Harper Adams University.” — page 41
“In addition, HASU made purchases totalling £51,917 from Harper Adams University (2024: £28,321).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from Harper Adams University
“During the year, HASU received a grant of £215,000 (2024: £185,000) from Harper Adams University.” — page 41
“In addition, HASU made purchases totalling £51,917 from Harper Adams University (2024: £28,321).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated facilities/services from Harper Adams University
“During the year, HASU received a grant of £215,000 (2024: £185,000) from Harper Adams University.” — page 41
“In addition, HASU made purchases totalling £51,917 from Harper Adams University (2024: £28,321).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharged expenses to Harper Adams University
“During the year, HASU received a grant of £215,000 (2024: £185,000) from Harper Adams University.” — page 41
“In addition, HASU made purchases totalling £51,917 from Harper Adams University (2024: £28,321).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dean Statham. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

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

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£255k
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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

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

Operates in: Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/07/2024£1.6m£1.5m
31/07/2023£1.5m£1.5m
31/07/2022£1.4m£1.5m
31/07/2021£475k£580k

Common questions

Is THE HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,349 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £1,499,298 against total expenditure of £1,472,949. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £214,515, which the Trustees believe is sufficient to allow continued operation, and the charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dean Statham.

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 LIMITED1£296

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
THE HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
FALMOUTH & EXETER STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£941k—0above—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£2.9m£90,001 - £100,0002unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£2.4m£70,000 - £79,9994unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£7.6m——below—no doubt
ASTON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£3.7m——unclear—no doubt

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