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Registered charity · High Holborn

University of the Arts London Students' Union

2. ObjectsThe objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at University of the Arts London for the public benefit by:2.1 promoting the interests and welfare of Students at University of the Arts London during their course of...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £4.1m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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

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About

What it does
Education/training, Amateur Sport, Recreation
Where
Throughout London
Website
WWW.ARTS-SU.COM (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
University of the Arts London Students' Union
Registered
2011

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£4.1m£4.2m
  • 2024£4.2m£4.3m
  • 2023£4.1m£4.1m
Earlier years
  • 2022£3.4m£3.3m
  • 2021£3.2m£2.9m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

2. ObjectsThe objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at University of the Arts London for the public benefit by:2.1 promoting the interests and welfare of Students at University of the Arts London during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;2.2 being the recognised representative channel between Students and University of the Arts London and any other external bodies; and2.3 providing 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.

10 trustees on the board

1.6y median 1y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
5.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

9
company-linked trustees

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

Amateur Sport 10Education/training 10Recreation 10

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 10Business services 1Other services 1

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£4.1m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.5 in 2021

77 from 45 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1143161
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM INCORPORATED 26/07/2011 as amended on 17 May 2021
Companies House
Company number 07719030 · Active
Contact on the register
02075146270 · info@su.arts.ac.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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