London and South East University Group Students' Union

Analysis

London and South East University Group Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11939038). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, London and South East University Group Students' Union reported income of £12.4m and spending of £12.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £7.7m to £12.4m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 38%. 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, London and South East University Group Students' Union sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Barnard Castle School (£12.3m), Gard'ner Memorial Limited (£12.4m) and The Chartered Institute of Taxation (£12.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 66%, donations and legacies 30% and charitable activities 3.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £136k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 337 people.