Loughborough Students' Union

Analysis

Loughborough Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. 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 12000783). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Loughborough Students' Union reported income of £9.6m and spending of £9.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.5m to £9.6m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Loughborough 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 Roffey Park Institute Limited (£9.6m), Hazelwood School (£9.7m) and Orley Farm School Trust (£9.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 71%, donations and legacies 25% and charitable activities 3.8%. Charitable activities took 37% of spending and raising funds 63%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 256 people.