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NUS STUDENTS' UNION CHARITABLE SERVICES

Registered charity 1140142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC050311 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity group ended the year with a consolidated surplus of £640k and unrestricted reserves of £4.54m, which the trustees confirm is comfortably in excess of their policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient funds to meet all obligations, although the going concern assessment identified risks regarding members' ability to pay contributions and revenue from the purchasing consortium.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s operating costs in unrestricted reserves (held: £4.5m)
“the policy was revised to target the consolidated Charity with holding six month’s operating costs in unrestricted reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £841k
“NUS Services recognises the net present value of its future deficit recovery contributions as a provision on the balance sheet. At the end of the 2024/25 financial year this represents a liability of £841,360.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£4.9m
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~18.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£3.9m£3.2m
30/06/2024£3.9m£3.4m
30/06/2023£3.8m£3.8m
30/06/2022£3.5m£3.5m
30/06/2021£1.1m£1.5m

Common questions

Is NUS STUDENTS' UNION CHARITABLE SERVICES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity group ended the year with a consolidated surplus of £640k and unrestricted reserves of £4.54m, which the trustees confirm is comfortably in excess of their policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient funds to meet all obligations, although the going concern assessment identified risks regarding members' ability to pay contributions and revenue from the purchasing consortium. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.