University of Lincoln Students Union

Analysis

University of Lincoln Students Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06294857). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2025, University of Lincoln Students Union reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £5.7m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, University of Lincoln Students Union sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) (£5.7m), The Office of Health Economics (£5.7m) and Wirrelderly (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 65%, donations and legacies 28% and charitable activities 6.1%. Charitable activities took 42% of spending and raising funds 57%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 149 people.