Solent Students' Union (number 1153350) 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 Solent Students' Union do?
THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING THEIR INTERESTS AND WELFARE, PROVIDING REPRESENTATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES,PROVIDING FORUMS FOR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE FOR THEIR PERSONAL BENEFIT
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Solent Students' Union
Answers Solent 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 Solent Students' Union's highest-paid staff paid?
Solent 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 Solent Students' Union's money come from?
Solent Students' Union reported £670k total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £586k (87%), trading and fundraising events £63k (9%), investments £14k (2%).
Donations and legacies£586k · 87%
Trading and fundraising events£63k · 9%
Investments£14k · 2%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£7,473 · 1%
Does Solent Students' Union receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Solent Students' Union. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Solent 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 Solent Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Solent 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.
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 Solent Students' Union registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Solent Students' Union yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Solent Students' Union.
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The register data used for this profile lists Solent Students' Union as a registered charity (number 1153350) 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 Solent Students' Union's charity number?
Solent Students' Union's charity number is 1153350. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Solent Students' Union do?
THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING THEIR INTERESTS AND WELFARE, PROVIDING REPRESENTATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES,PROVIDING FORUMS FOR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE FOR THEIR PERSONAL BENEFIT
Does Solent Students' Union have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Solent 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 Solent Students' Union?
Solent Students' Union's website listed in our register data is http://www.solentsu.co.uk. 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 Solent Students' Union's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Solent 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 Solent Students' Union's money come from?
Solent Students' Union reported £670k total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £586k (87%), trading and fundraising events £63k (9%), investments £14k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Solent Students' Union?
The register does not record Solent Students' Union as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Solent Students' Union's trustees paid?
Solent 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 Solent Students' Union registered as a charity?
Solent Students' Union was entered on the register on 12 August 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08619653).