Nus Students' Union Charitable Services

Analysis

Nus Students' Union Charitable Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07509468). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Nus Students' Union Charitable Services reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £3.9m (+251%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nus Students' Union Charitable Services sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 The Countryside Alliance Foundation (£3.9m), Surfers Against Sewage (£4.0m) and Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Ltd (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 67%, charitable activities 7.4% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.