University of Leicester Students' Union

Analysis

University of Leicester Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in September 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 07303101). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Leicester Students' Union reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.0m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 29%. 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 Leicester Students' Union sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include EDAN Lincs (£3.0m), Bernhard Baron Care Home (£3.1m) and The Next Chapter (East of England) (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, charitable activities 21%, trading 8.4% and investments 6.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 people.