Nottingham Trent Students' Union

Analysis

Nottingham Trent Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08738730). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Nottingham Trent Students' Union reported income of £7.1m and spending of £7.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £7.1m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Nottingham Trent Students' Union sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We the Curious Limited (£7.0m), Malvern Theatres Trust Limited (£7.1m) and The Anvil Trust Limited (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70% and donations and legacies 30%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 272 people.