University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union

Analysis

University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07275807). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.7m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 St Albans School Woollam Trust (£1.7m), Cardiff Met Students' Union (£1.7m) and Blackwell Adventure (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and trading 6.0%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £701k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.