01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019883
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 47
- Postcode
- KY16 9UZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We work to support students through three broad categories: Representation, Activities and Spaces. We support students through their studies, share opportunities, and help them celebrate their achievements. We are not-for-profit: any income we generate from our commercial services goes straight back into funding student services. We’re accountable to our members: which means we’re constantly looking to help students better understand what we do, and how we spend our money. OUR MISSION: - To be the centre of student life at St Andrews, providing the representation, services and support needed by students to ensure the highest quality student experience possible. OUR VALUES: - Students First - in everything we do, members are our most important focus. - Inclusive - everyone will be treated equally by the Union and its staff. - Welcoming - everyone should feel welcomed in every interaction with the Union.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the promotion of equality and diversity
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. To promote the interests and coordinate the activities of the SRC, whose activities are to include, but not be limited to: i. Providing services supporting the health and wellbeing of all members. ii. Providing its members with educational resources about issues relevant to them. iii. Making such representations on behalf of its members as are deemed appropriate to the University Court, the Senatus Academicus, the Principal of the University or any other appropriate individuals or organisations. 2. To promote and develop the activities and goals of all of its affiliated clubs and societies, whose individual aims are to enhance education, culture, the arts or other recreational activities. 3. To initiate projects aimed for the benefit of its members' educational, cultural and social development. 4. To promote and maintain good relations between its members, the local community, and the wider world. 5. To support registered charities, nominated by members of the Association, through its Charities Campaign. 6. To provide its members with recreational facilities and other services which meet their needs.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £3,908,408 | £4,170,816 | 47 | 3 August 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £3,338,732 | £3,282,104 | 47 | 18 March 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £3,014,059 | £3,116,890 | 47 | 30 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £3,042,934 | £3,177,048 | 47 | 28 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,422,832 | £1,719,107 | 47 | 11 March 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- St Mary's Place, St Andrews, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.yourunion.net
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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