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Registered charity · Brighton

University of Sussex Students' Union

4. The Union's objects (the "Objects") are the advancement of education of Students at the University of Sussex for the public benefit by: 4.1 representing its members and their interests in the University and in the wider community4.2 promoting...

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £6.5m (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, Amateur Sport, Recreation
Where
East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
Website
www.sussexstudent.com (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
University of Sussex Students' Union
Registered
2012

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£6.5m£6.6m
  • 2024£6.7m£6.7m
  • 2023£6.3m£6.4m
Earlier years
  • 2022£5.4m£5.5m
  • 2021£3.7m£3.5m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

4. The Union's objects (the "Objects") are the advancement of education of Students at the University of Sussex for the public benefit by: 4.1 representing its members and their interests in the University and in the wider community4.2 promoting Student participation in all areas of the Union and the University 4.3 facilitating communication, in order to ensure Union members are well informed of any issues affecting Students and their community 4.4 promoting the welfare and individual development of members and providing advice services relating to educational and welfare issues 4.5 providing, facilitating and developing educational, scientific, artistic, cultural, athletic, political, religious and social activities amongst its members including the formation, organisation and operation of clubs, societies and student groups 4.6 promoting and facilitating Students’ involvement in their wider community 4.7 promoting and maintaining links between its members and other students regionally, nationally and internationally 4.8 establishing and operating commercial enterprises providing services and entertainment to its members 4.9 raising funds for other charitable organisations 4.10 being the recognised representative channel between Students and the University of Sussex and any other external bodies

Grants received

2 grants · £19,426 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Sport England · £9,826
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,600

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,6002020-11-06
  • Sport England £9,8262014-03-21
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.

11 trustees on the board

0.6y median 1y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

7
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 11Education/training 11Recreation 11

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 7Retail and trade 2Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • 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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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£6.5m 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.

0.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 2.7 in 2021

34 from 43 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
1147242
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 APR 2016 as amended on 26 Sept 2025 as amended on 22 Oct 2025
Companies House
Company number 07695765 · Active
Contact on the register
01273678588 · james.h@sussexstudent.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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