The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

The University of Northampton Students' Union

Registered charity 1144827 Registered since 2011

Operates: Northamptonshire

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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

3y median 2.5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

5
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 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.

Other services 5Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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£907k latest income
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.

0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 1.8 in 2021

33 from 26 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Related organisations

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.northamptonunion.com
Emailinfo@northamptonunion.com
Phone01604892818
AddressUniv. of Northampton Students Union, The Engine Shed, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH

Finances

£906,579 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,455,218£1,777,326
2022£1,611,706£2,110,528
2023£1,754,938£3,008,165
2024£1,900,765£1,678,177
2025£906,579£999,809

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON 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.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 MAY 2011

Trustees (10)

10trustees
30median age
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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