UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON STUDENTS’ UNION

Registered charity 1136470 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enhance the student experience and provide all the students of the University of Wolverhampton with opportunities to make the most of their time at the University. Core aims are: Help students acquire new skills and discover new experiences; demonstrate quality and value; Create social space for students; Support students; Listen to our members; Create a strong team; Be sustainable in every way

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THEUNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTONDURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OFWOLVERHAMPTON AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND4.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FORDISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

Area of benefit: WOLVERHAMPTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.5m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £201,934 for the year ended 31 July 2025, increasing total funds to £706,332. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves of £704,376 held against a policy target of 3.5 months of operating costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3.5 months operating costs (held: £704k)

“The minimum reserves required are calculated as : 3.5 months operating costs ( as defined by the annual budgeted organisational expenditure) known as the operating reserve.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Salaries and employer pension contributions of £102,919 were paid to elected officers (sabbatical officers) in respect of qualifying services. £171 of Trustee expenses were incurred.

“In accordance with the University of Wolverhampton Articles of Association, salaries and employer pension contributions of £102,919 ( 2024: £85,454) were paid to the elected officers in respect of qualifying services. During the year ended 31 July 2025, £171 of Trustee expenses have been incurred.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07275807 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SEKPE, Benjamin — director, appointed 29/06/2026on trustee list
FALANA, Imoleayo Sarah — director, appointed 29/06/2026on trustee list
OKEKE, Ikenna Ronald — director, appointed 30/06/2025on trustee list
OREWA, Confidence — director, appointed 30/06/2025on trustee list
GRAVESTOCK, Phil, Professor — director, appointed 23/01/2025not on trustee list
SAVAGE, David Charles Lambert — director, appointed 23/01/2025on trustee list
MURRAY, Jonathan — director, appointed 23/01/2025on trustee list
SHAPIRO, Jonathan Abraham, Dr — director, appointed 09/12/2024on trustee list
WALKER, Daniel Andrew — director, appointed 18/11/2024on trustee list
WALKER, Richard — secretary, appointed 01/11/2024

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.5m

Cost of raising funds

£290k

Reserves (reported)

£701k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/04/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Sekpe
Confidence Orewa
Daniel Andrew Walker
David Charles Lambert Savage
Dr Jonathan Shapiro
Ikenna Okeke
Imoleayo Sarah Falana
Jonathan Murray
Professor Philip John Gravestock

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Staffordshire · Telford & Wrekin · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£1.7m	£1.5m
31/07/2024	£1.6m	£1.6m
31/07/2023	£1.4m	£1.3m
31/07/2022	£1.3m	£1.2m
31/07/2021	£1.2m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON STUDENTS’ UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £201,934 for the year ended 31 July 2025, increasing total funds to £706,332. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves of £704,376 held against a policy target of 3.5 months of operating costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
QUINTIN HOGG TRUST	1	£540k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENTS' UNION.

UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENTS' UNION income £2.4m
WARWICK STUDENTS' UNION income £9.2m
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER STUDENTS' UNION income £4.8m
WEST LONDON STUDENTS' UNION income £4.1m
BIRMINGHAM CITY STUDENTS' UNION income £3.9m
FALMOUTH & EXETER STUDENTS' UNION income £941k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON STUDENTS’ UNION	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£2.4m	£70,000 - £79,999	4	unclear	—	no doubt
WARWICK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£9.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£4.8m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST LONDON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£4.1m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CITY STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£3.9m	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.