Northumbria Students' Union

Analysis

Northumbria Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10807853). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Northumbria Students' Union reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £4.2m (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Northumbria 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 St Bede's Childcare Limited (£3.9m), The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (£4.2m) and National Day Nurseries Association (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and charitable activities 31%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £354k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 106 people.