Common questions about London and South East University Group Students' Union's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is London and South East University Group Students' Union a good charity? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union scores 67 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is London and South East University Group Students' Union a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists London and South East University Group Students' Union as a registered charity (charity number 1183556). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1183556&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is London and South East University Group Students' Union's charity number? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union's charity number is 1183556. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is London and South East University Group Students' Union's charity rating? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union scores 67 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does London and South East University Group Students' Union have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for London and South East University Group Students' Union. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches London and South East University Group Students' Union? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of London and South East University Group Students' Union's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are London and South East University Group Students' Union's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 1% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at London and South East University Group Students' Union. London and South East University Group Students' Union's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does London and South East University Group Students' Union receive? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union reported £12m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are London and South East University Group Students' Union's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-05-19). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is London and South East University Group Students' Union based? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union's registered contact address is in Canterbury (CT2 7NW). It tells the regulator it operates in Kent, with a focus on education.
How much is London and South East University Group Students' Union's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. London and South East University Group Students' Union's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). 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 London and South East University Group Students' Union's money come from? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union reported £12m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £8.2m (66%), donations and legacies £3.7m (30%), charitable activities £436k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to London and South East University Group Students' Union? +
The register records London and South East University Group Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are London and South East University Group Students' Union's trustees paid? +
London and South East University Group 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.
What was London and South East University Group Students' Union previously called? +
The register lists this previous name for London and South East University Group Students' Union: Kent Union.
When was London and South East University Group Students' Union registered as a charity? +
London and South East University Group Students' Union was entered on the register on 23 May 2019. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 11939038).
How does CharityCompare score London and South East University Group Students' Union? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in London and South East University Group Students' Union's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and London and South East University Group Students' Union's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.