University of Greater Manchester Students' Union

Analysis

University of Greater Manchester Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08659862). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Greater Manchester Students' Union reported income of £436k and spending of £425k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £314k to £436k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, University of Greater Manchester Students' Union sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Swallow Trust (£436k), The Pierrepont Trust (£436k) and Dreamarts (£436k).