MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1183433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Represents Students at Middlesex University and supports their welfare and personal development

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £186,137 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £300,245. However, total net liabilities are negative £1,660,513, primarily driven by a £2,000,499 provision for the defined benefit pension scheme deficit. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern, noting the charity is dependent on the University's block grant but has no reason to believe this support will cease.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Two (2024 - two) employees received remuneration of more than £60,000, one in the band £60,001 - £70,000, one in the band £70,001 - £80,000” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Two (2024 - two) employees received remuneration of more than £60,000, one in the band £60,001 - £70,000, one in the band £70,001 - £80,000” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: University Block Grant (95% of income)
“The Union’s gross income for the year to 30 June 2025 was £1,331,457. This included the annual block grant from the University of £1,265,620.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £2.0m
“In accordance with FRS 102, the net present value of the future contributions required over 13 years to clear the funding deficit is £2,000,499 (2024 - £2,021,085).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~17.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.3m£1.1m
30/06/2024£1.5m£1.5m
30/06/2023£1.4m£1.2m
30/06/2022£1.4m£1.2m
30/06/2021£1.2m£2.0m

Common questions

Is MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £186,137 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £300,245. However, total net liabilities are negative £1,660,513, primarily driven by a £2,000,499 provision for the defined benefit pension scheme deficit. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern, noting the charity is dependent on the University's block grant but has no reason to believe this support will cease. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

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 LIMITED2£6k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION£1.3m£70,001 - £80,0002above—no doubt
OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS UNION LTD FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£2.3m——above—no doubt
TRINITY SAINT DAVID STUDENTS’ UNION FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001above739684.0%noted
SOUTH BANK STUDENTS' UNION LTD FY2025£1.4m—0below—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£7.6m——below—no doubt

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