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UNIVERSITY OF SURREY STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1142479 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The University of Surrey Students Union is a students union within the meaning of the Education Act 1994. The Union is devoted to the educational interests and welfare of its Members.The Students Union is the sole representative body for University of Surrey Students. We are the organisation that represents the views of the students to the University, and this is our core function

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

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £79,869 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total funds of £776,504. Free reserves were £438,206, which exceeds the Board of Trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The trustees and auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One (2024 - One) employee received remuneration of more than £80,000.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One (2024 - One) employee received remuneration of more than £80,000.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £300,000 cash (held: £438k)
“The Board of Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves should be £300,000 cash (which is approximately 3 months salaries)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: University Block Grant
“The Union is in receipt of a recurrent grant from the University of Surrey of £1,530,385 (2024:£1,481,305). The year end net balance owed by the University was £47,643 (2024: owed from £32,715). The sabbatical members of the executive committee receive remuneration for their services as provided for within the Constitution. The aggregate amont payable under such contracts in the year was £133,762 (2024: £111,121). The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, Origin Events Limited, which is a related party under FRS 102.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Origin Events Limited
“The Students’ Union has a wholly owned subsidiary, Origin Events Limited. See Note 8 for further details.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

ORIGIN EVENTS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.1m
  • Profit before tax: £26k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £16k
  • The company discloses no intra-group transactions due to an exemption under FRS 102 for wholly owned group undertakings.
“£16,080 has been donated to the Parent Charity within 9 months of the year end.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — University of Surrey Students' Union (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£552k
Employees
107

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.8m£2.8m
31/07/2024£2.6m£2.7m
31/07/2023£2.6m£2.7m
31/07/2022£2.9m£2.9m
31/07/2021£2.6m£2.6m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY OF SURREY STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £79,869 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total funds of £776,504. Free reserves were £438,206, which exceeds the Board of Trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The trustees and auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of UNIVERSITY OF SURREY STUDENTS' UNION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2012£359Mind Maintenance - (Mental Health Campaign)

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED1£296

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREENWICH STUDENTS UNION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY STUDENTS' UNION£2.8mmore than £80,0001unclear—no doubt
GREENWICH STUDENTS UNION LTD FY2025£4.4m£70,001 - £80,0002below—no doubt
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£5.8m——above—no doubt
THE UNION, MMU FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£6.5m—1unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£2.8m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt

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