Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Soas Students' Union is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Soas Students' Union (number 1150717) 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 Soas Students' Union do?
SOAS Students' Union is the representative organisation for the UK Higher Education Institution The School of Oriental And African Studies, University of London. The Union's aims are to improve the education of students within SOAS, by liaising with the institution, offering advice, running extra-curricular sport and societies, and operating other social and pastoral services.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Soas Students' Union
Answers Soas 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 Soas Students' Union's highest-paid staff paid?
Soas 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 Soas Students' Union's money come from?
Soas Students' Union reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £677k (53%), charitable activities £516k (41%), other income £66k (5%).
Donations and legacies£677k · 53%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£516k · 41%
Other income£66k · 5%
Trading and fundraising events£5,919 · 0%
Investments£473 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Soas Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Soas 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 providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Soas Su
Where it says it operates
Camden · Islington
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: 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 Soas Students' Union registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for Soas Students' Union yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Soas Students' Union as a registered charity (number 1150717) 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 Soas Students' Union's charity number?
Soas Students' Union's charity number is 1150717. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1150717?
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What does Soas Students' Union do?
SOAS Students' Union is the representative organisation for the UK Higher Education Institution The School of Oriental And African Studies, University of London. The Union's aims are to improve the education of students within SOAS, by liaising with the institution, offering advice, running extra-curricular sport and societies, and operating other social and pastoral services.
Does Soas Students' Union have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Soas 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 Soas Students' Union?
Soas Students' Union's website listed in our register data is http://soasunion.org/. 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 Soas Students' Union's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Soas 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 Soas Students' Union's money come from?
Soas Students' Union reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £677k (53%), charitable activities £516k (41%), other income £66k (5%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Soas Students' Union?
The register does not record Soas Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Soas Students' Union's trustees paid?
Soas 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 providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Soas Students' Union registered as a charity?
Soas Students' Union was entered on the register on 6 February 2013.