University of Salford Students' Union

Analysis

University of Salford Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in May 2020, 6 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 12532982). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Salford Students' Union reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £3.0m to £2.8m (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Salford 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 East London Advanced Technology Training (£2.8m), Staffordshire Students' Union (£2.8m) and Chiltern Nursery and Training College (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 43%, trading 2.5% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Reserves of £564k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 106 people.