UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER STUDENTS' UNION
Registered charity 1137811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ULSU
The Union promotes the interests and welfare of students at the University of Leicester by representing, supporting and advising students; being the recognised representative channel between students and the university and any other bodies; and providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for debate for the personal development of its students.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Union has total funds of £1,994,577 at year end, with designated funds exceeding total reserves, resulting in a General reserves deficit of £875,705. The auditors issued an unqualified opinion, confirming no material misstatements were detected, although internal control observations regarding VAT and pension auto-enrolment were noted.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER STUDENTS' UNION TRADING LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £251k
- Profit before tax: £195k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £195k
- Creditors include £49,294 owed to group undertakings.
“A gift aid donation was made to the parent charity, University of Leicester Students’ Union, during the year of £194,904 (2024: £153,575).”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Liam Davis — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Nicola Jarram — Finance Director (source)
- A Kumaran — Director of Membership Services (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- MEMON, Razia — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- THOMAS-LANE, Aimee — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- AKKIDASARI, Blessy Susan — director, appointed 01/07/2026not on trustee list
- YEO, Hannah — director, appointed 11/02/2026not on trustee list
- SUNTHARESAN, Shyaami, Ms. — director, appointed 01/10/2025not on trustee list
- CORNOU, Cléophée Christiane Chantal, Ms. — director, appointed 01/07/2025not on trustee list
- ZURE, Thierry — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
- TARIQ, Sabina, Ms. — director, appointed 20/12/2024on trustee list
- HURLEY, Nicola Paula — director, appointed 20/12/2024on trustee list
- SMITH, Philip Mark — director, appointed 18/12/2023on trustee list
- BATES, Julia Anne — director, appointed 01/07/2023on trustee list
- JARRAM, Nicola Esme — secretary, appointed 14/04/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£56k
Reported reserves equal ~7.0 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 (65% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Julia Bateschair
- Aimee Thomas-Lane
- Blessy Akkidasari
- Cleophee Cornou
- Nicola Hurley
- Philip Mark Smith
- Razia Memon
- Sabina Tariq
- Thierry Zure
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Union has total funds of £1,994,577 at year end, with designated funds exceeding total reserves, resulting in a General reserves deficit of £875,705. The auditors issued an unqualified opinion, confirming no material misstatements were detected, although internal control observations regarding VAT and pension auto-enrolment were noted. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
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