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university of southampton students' union

The charity supports other defined groups. University Of Southampton Students' Union is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Southampton and operates in Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, and Southampton City.


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

Promoting the interests and welfare of members at the University of Southampton representing, supporting and advising members being the recognised representative channel between members and the University and others providing social, cultural, sporting activities and forums for discussions and debate for its members; involving members in their wider community and raising funds for other charities.

Fundraising

See where University Of Southampton Students' Union is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,556,992
Latest Expenditure
£7,572,085

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,945,996
Charitable Activities £3,442,500
Other Trading £123,718
Investments £0
Other Income £44,778

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,572,085
Raising Funds £0
Governance £25,898
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,556,992£7,572,085£7,572,085£1,318,585£759,061195 / 10000
2023£6,847,493£7,143,088£7,143,088£1,333,678£789,770166 / 9000
2022£6,315,255£5,588,886£5,588,886£1,629,273£1,166,230158 / 10000
2021£3,594,831£3,618,416£3,618,416£902,904£521,287122 / 500
2020£5,399,362£5,357,183£5,357,183£808,150£444,860231 / 13261

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers