Leeds University Union

Analysis

Leeds University Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07284768). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Leeds University Union reported income of £15.3m and spending of £15.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £8.4m to £15.3m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Leeds University 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Principal and Fellows of Mansfield College in the University of Oxford (£15.1m), Lincoln College Oxford (£15.4m) and The College of St Mary Magdalene in the University of Cambridge (£15.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 31% and trading 2.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 492 people.