Lancaster University Students' Union

Analysis

Lancaster University Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10464111). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lancaster University Students' Union reported income of £4.9m and spending of £5.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £6.0m to £4.9m (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lancaster University Students' Union sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alton Convent School Charity (£4.9m), Aysgarth School Trust Limited (£4.9m) and Southern Universities Management Services (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 58%, donations and legacies 39% and charitable activities 2.7%. Charitable activities took 42% of spending and raising funds 57%. Reserves of £976k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.