University of Lancashire Students' Union

Analysis

University of Lancashire Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. 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 07623917). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Lancashire Students' Union reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.9m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Lancashire 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 Surrey Students' Union (£2.8m), Stubbers Adventure Centre (£2.9m) and University of Brighton Students' Union (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 80 people.