Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Charity supports over 17500 students and has Membership Services which are funded by a grant from the University of Lincoln (UoL) and surplus from it's Commercial Services arms. It works in partnership with UoL and other stakeholders for the benefit of it's members. The Charity provides Academic representation, Advice, Welfare services, Sports & Societies & volunteering/employability services.

Latest income

£5.7m

Expenditure

£5.7m

Financial year end

2025-06-30

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-06-30 £4.2m £3.9m
2022-06-30 £5.6m £5.9m
2023-06-30 £5.9m £5.8m
2024-06-30 £5.9m £5.6m
2025-06-30 £5.7m £5.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-06-30 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.6m
Charitable activities £344k
Trading £3.7m
Investment income £35k
Total income £5.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £2.4m
Raising funds £3.3m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £33k
Total expenditure £5.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £2.3m
Total funds £2.3m
— restricted £2k
— unrestricted £2.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.3m
Cash £1.6m

People

Employees 149

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.