University of Suffolk Students' Union

Analysis

University of Suffolk Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06967378). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Suffolk Students' Union reported income of £616k and spending of £547k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £407k to £616k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University of Suffolk Students' Union sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darul-Uloom School London (£614k), Leeds Grammar School and Leeds Girls High School Foundation (£617k) and Seven Hills Educationaltrust (£613k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, trading 7.9% and charitable activities 2.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Reserves of £253k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.