University of Derby Students' Union

Analysis

University of Derby Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in September 2016, 10 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 10279393). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Derby Students' Union reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.7m (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Derby Students' Union sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. 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 Wembley Educational Charitable Trust (£2.7m), Global Schools Forum (£2.8m) and Cornell University Foundation (UK) Limited (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 46%, donations and legacies 44% and charitable activities 9.5%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 50%. Reserves of £709k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 108 people.