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Registered charity · No. 1173328CIO

Keele University Students' Union

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Keele University Students' Union is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Keele University Students' Union?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£6,342,689
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£6,309,468
Registered charity number
1173328
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Student Union Building
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Keele University Students' Union (number 1173328) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Keele University Students' Union do?

Keele SU operates a number of activities and services, all for the benefit of its members.Activities include; community representation and advocacy to influence the student experience, individual representation and advocacy to support students facing difficulties, community-based student activities, volunteering and sports facilitation, retail, catering, printing and entertainments.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Keele University Students' Union

Answers Keele University Students' Union gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Keele University Students' Union's highest-paid staff paid?

Keele University Students' Union's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Keele University Students' Union's money come from?

Keele University Students' Union reported £6.3m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £3.8m (59%), donations and legacies £2m (32%), charitable activities £523k (8%).

  • Trading and fundraising events£3.8m · 59%
  • Donations and legacies£2m · 32%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£523k · 8%
  • Other income£13k · 0%
  • Investments£6,105 · 0%

Does Keele University Students' Union receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Keele University Students' Union. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Keele University Students' Union reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Keele University Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Keele University Students' Union's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Kusu
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Other Finance; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Keele University Students' Union registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Keele University Students' Union yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Keele University Students' Union. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Keele University Students' Union?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Keele University Students' Union a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Keele University Students' Union as a registered charity (number 1173328) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Keele University Students' Union's charity number?
Keele University Students' Union's charity number is 1173328. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173328?
Search 1173328 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Keele University Students' Union do?
Keele SU operates a number of activities and services, all for the benefit of its members.Activities include; community representation and advocacy to influence the student experience, individual representation and advocacy to support students facing difficulties, community-based student activities, volunteering and sports facilitation, retail, catering, printing and entertainments.
Does Keele University Students' Union have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Keele University Students' Union. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Keele University Students' Union?
Keele University Students' Union's website listed in our register data is http://www.keelesu.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Keele University Students' Union's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Keele University Students' Union's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Keele University Students' Union's money come from?
Keele University Students' Union reported £6.3m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £3.8m (59%), donations and legacies £2m (32%), charitable activities £523k (8%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Keele University Students' Union?
The register does not record Keele University Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Keele University Students' Union's trustees paid?
Keele University Students' Union's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Keele University Students' Union registered as a charity?
Keele University Students' Union was entered on the register on 7 June 2017.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.