LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS' UNION
Registered charity 1143103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LSE STUDENTS' UNION
RepresentationAdviceEducationProvision and facilitation of sportsProvision and facilitation of societies
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves at the end of the year were £618,664, which is above the stated policy target of £350,000. However, the charity holds a significant designated pension deficit fund of £1,518,067, and the auditor noted that the discount rate applied to this liability was lower than the previous year, resulting in a higher liability.
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.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LSESU (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.
- OTERO SALGADO, Amara Jane — director, appointed 01/07/2026not on trustee list
- AYINLA, Memunat — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Claud Leon George — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- FU, Yishu — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- HAN, Lukas Yuxuan — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- KELSHIKER-WILLIAMS, Rhys Mihir — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- ROESER, Matthew Spence — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- OKUNUBI, Nadia Jadesola — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- TILLAIH, Nooralhoda — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
- OKUNBOR, Eva — director, appointed 11/09/2024on trustee list
- SCOBLE, Rosa, Dr — director, appointed 11/09/2024on trustee list
- BOURNE, Helen — director, appointed 01/07/2023on trustee list
- TWITCHIN, Marcus Andreas — secretary, appointed 01/07/2025
Official officers record.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% 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).
- Amara Jane Otero Salgado
- Claud Leon George Williams
- Dr Rosa Scoble
- Eva Okunbor
- Helen Bourne
- Lukas Yuxuan Han
- Matthew Spence Roeser
- Memunat Ayinla · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nadia Jadesola Okunubi
- Nooralhoda Tillaih
- Rhys Mihir Kelshiker-Williams
- Yishu Fu
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Camden · City Of Westminster · Kingston Upon Thames
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves at the end of the year were £618,664, which is above the stated policy target of £350,000. However, the charity holds a significant designated pension deficit fund of £1,518,067, and the auditor noted that the discount rate applied to this liability was lower than the previous year, resulting in a higher liability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
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