De Montfort University Students' Union

Analysis

De Montfort University Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06634464). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, De Montfort University Students' Union reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.9m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, De Montfort University Students' Union sits at the 93rd 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 Avocet Care & Support Ltd (£1.8m), Women's Aid Leicestershire Limited (£1.9m) and London Black Women's Project (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 11% and trading 5.4%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Reserves of £526k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.