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university of lincoln students union

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. University Of Lincoln Students Union is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Lincoln and operates in Lincolnshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Charity supports over 17500 students and has Membership Services which are funded by a grant from the University of Lincoln (UoL) and surplus from it's Commercial Services arms. It works in partnership with UoL and other stakeholders for the benefit of it's members. The Charity provides Academic representation, Advice, Welfare services, Sports & Societies & volunteering/employability services.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,947,488
Latest Expenditure
£5,599,625

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 39.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 41.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 59.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,719,555
Charitable Activities £418,536
Other Trading £3,776,443
Investments £32,954
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,333,392
Raising Funds £3,266,233
Governance £45,172
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,947,488£5,599,625£2,333,392£2,299,289£2,297,951149 / 672
2023£5,874,538£5,837,449£2,569,584£2,944,363£2,943,816160 / 634
2022£5,596,651£5,915,097£2,774,666£2,216,496£1,118,972145 / 1321
2021£4,229,251£3,938,507£1,939,282£1,054,941£952,971143 / 682
2020£5,107,400£5,124,003£2,060,670£743,533£608,044226 / 2944

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers