UNION OF UEA STUDENTS LIMITED

Registered charity 1162866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UEASU

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Latest income
£6.9m
Latest spending
£7.1m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £204,000 for the year ended 31 July 2025, an improvement from the prior year's £389,000 deficit, driven by cost control measures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were negative £913,000, falling significantly below the stated policy target of £523,000. The charity remains dependent on University support and faces uncertainties regarding venue demand and cost inflation, though it maintains adequate cash resources to meet obligations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months salary and pensions costs for career staff (held: £-913k)
The target level of free reserves has been calculated as three months salary and pensions costs for career staff, which is £523,000 at July 2025. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UEA Student Union (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£6.9m
Total spending
£7.1m
Reserves (reported)
£578k
Employees
378

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£6.9m£7.1m
31/07/2024£7k£7k
31/07/2023£7.1m£7.5m
31/07/2022£8.2m£7.9m
31/07/2021£6.2m£6.5m

Common questions

Is UNION OF UEA STUDENTS LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £204,000 for the year ended 31 July 2025, an improvement from the prior year's £389,000 deficit, driven by cost control measures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were negative £913,000, falling significantly below the stated policy target of £523,000. The charity remains dependent on University support and faces uncertainties regarding venue demand and cost inflation, though it maintains adequate cash resources to meet obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.