THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1199051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Students' Union representing and supporting students of the University of Sheffield.

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Latest income
£10.4m
Latest spending
£10.3m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £182,285 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,644,427. The Trustees and auditors have confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis, noting that forecasts demonstrate the ability to continue operating for the foreseeable future without reliance on loan facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 19
“grants of £4,041,396 (2024 - £3,743,004) from the University of Sheffield; there was £543,043 (2024 - £530,359) of sales recharges and £1,291,780 (2024: £1,215,069) of purchases from the University.” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SUSU Services Limited
“The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Charity and its subsidiary undertakings, SUSU Services Limited and Union Leisure Limited (dissolved May 2024)” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sheffield RAG (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£10.3m
Total spending
£10.3m
Reserves (reported)
£946k
Employees
180

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£10.4m£10.3m
31/07/2024£10.4m£10.6m
31/07/2023£9.8m£9.7m

Common questions

Is THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £182,285 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,644,427. The Trustees and auditors have confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis, noting that forecasts demonstrate the ability to continue operating for the foreseeable future without reliance on loan facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHEFFIELD U3A.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD STUDENTS' UNION£10.4m——unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD U3A FY2025£141k—0above—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£6.5m—1unclear—no doubt
HULL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED FY2025£6.9m——unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£8.3m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£6.9m——unclear—no doubt

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