READING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF READING.
Latest income
£5.6m
Expenditure
£5.9m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £3.4m | £3.1m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £5.1m | £4.7m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £5.1m | £5.2m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £5.3m | £5.5m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £5.6m | £5.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £3.5m |
| Trading | £324k |
| Investment income | £74k |
| Total income | £5.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.6m |
| Raising funds | £286k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £167k |
| Total expenditure | £5.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.2m |
| Total funds | £1.3m |
| — restricted | £339k |
| — unrestricted | £1.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.3m |
| Cash | £1.2m |
People
| Employees | 158 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.