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Registered charity · London

Birkbeck College Students' Union

ObjectsThe objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at Birkbeck, University of London for the public benefit by:promoting the interests and welfare of Students at Birkbeck, University of London during their course of study...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £500k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Throughout London
Website
www.birkbeckunion.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Birkbeck College Students' Union
Registered
2011

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£500k£483k
  • 2024£452k£452k
  • 2023£449k£463k
Earlier years
  • 2022£391k£387k
  • 2021£346k£333k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

ObjectsThe objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at Birkbeck, University of London for the public benefit by:promoting the interests and welfare of Students at Birkbeck, University of London during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;being the recognised representative channel between Students and Birkbeck, University of London and any other external bodies; andproviding social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its Students.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

0.4y median 0y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 2Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£500k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1142614
Status
Registered
Governing document
Memorandum as amended on 09 May 2019 as amended on 05 Jun 2019
Companies House
Company number 06661477 · Active
Contact on the register
02076316335 · studentsunion@bbk.ac.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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