University of Portsmouth Students Union

Analysis

University of Portsmouth Students Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03934555). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Portsmouth Students Union reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, University of Portsmouth Students Union sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Without Abuse (£1.7m), Harrison Housing (£1.7m) and St Paul's Hostel (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 12% and charitable activities 2.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £548k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.