The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

University of Leicester Students' Union

Registered charity 1137811 Registered since 2010

Operates: Leicestershire, Leicester City

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

1.6y median 1.5y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 7Education 1Finance 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£3.0m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

7.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.8 in 2021

93 from 51 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websiteleicesterunion.com
Emailhello@leicesterunion.com
Phone01162231200
AddressPERCY GEE BUILDING, UNIVERSITY ROAD, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RH

Finances

£2,974,651 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,695,205£1,922,325
2022£1,829,128£1,513,198
2023£2,359,503£2,183,900
2024£2,824,334£2,589,581
2025£2,974,651£2,809,960

What it does

What

Education/trainingAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur Sport

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; ANDPROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 JUL 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 JUL 2025

Trustees (8)

8trustees
45median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

University of Leicester Students Union · 07303101 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 02/07/2010

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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