The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

University of York Students' Union

Registered charity 1173404 Registered since 2017

Operates: North Yorkshire

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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.

11 trustees on the board

1.3y median 1y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

10
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 10Other 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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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£6.9m latest income · income exceeded spending 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.

1.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months

71 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.

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.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.yorksu.org
Emailreception@yorksu.org
Phone01904 32 3724
AddressThe Student Centre, University of York, Heslington, YORK, YO10 5DD

Finances

£6,927,849 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£4,181,483£3,833,284
2022£5,767,987£5,626,665
2023£5,770,802£5,932,697
2024£5,726,906£5,607,017
2025£6,927,849£6,382,810

What it does

What

Education/trainingAmateur SportRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young People

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THEUNIVERSITY OF YORK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK 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: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 MAR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUN 2018 as amended on 22 Feb 2024

Trustees (11)

11trustees
24median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

University of York Students' Union · 10688097 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 23/03/2017

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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