University of Surrey Students' Union

Analysis

University of Surrey Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07470232). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Surrey Students' Union reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £2.8m (+8.7%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, University of Surrey Students' Union sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 University of Brighton Students' Union (£2.7m), University of Lancashire Students' Union (£2.9m) and Formby Pool Trust (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, charitable activities 26% and trading 19%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £552k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 107 people.