Southern Universities Management Services (number 1042175) 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 Southern Universities Management Services do?
To promote the efficiency of the administration of educational charities in direct pursuit of their objectives by:(a) advice, training and information about financial planning, effective management procedures, and the best use of available resources, and(b) other assistance appropriate to the provision of financial planning, procedural advice and resource management.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Southern Universities Management Services
Answers Southern Universities Management Services 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 Southern Universities Management Services's highest-paid staff paid?
Southern Universities Management Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 20 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£140,001–£150,000
1
£120,001–£130,000
1
£100,001–£110,000
2
£90,001–£100,000
5
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
5
£60,001–£70,000
5
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Southern Universities Management Services's money come from?
Southern Universities Management Services reported £4.8m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.7m (97%), investments £140k (3%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.7m · 97%
Investments£140k · 3%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Southern Universities Management Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Southern Universities Management Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Southern Universities Management Services registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Southern Universities Management Services yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Southern Universities Management Services.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Southern Universities Management Services a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Southern Universities Management Services as a registered charity (number 1042175) 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 Southern Universities Management Services's charity number?
Southern Universities Management Services's charity number is 1042175. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1042175?
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What does Southern Universities Management Services do?
To promote the efficiency of the administration of educational charities in direct pursuit of their objectives by:(a) advice, training and information about financial planning, effective management procedures, and the best use of available resources, and(b) other assistance appropriate to the provision of financial planning, procedural advice and resource management.
Does Southern Universities Management Services have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southern Universities Management Services. 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 Southern Universities Management Services?
Southern Universities Management Services's website listed in our register data is http://www.sums.org.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 Southern Universities Management Services's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southern Universities Management Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 20 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (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 Southern Universities Management Services's money come from?
Southern Universities Management Services reported £4.8m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.7m (97%), investments £140k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Southern Universities Management Services?
The register does not record Southern Universities Management Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Southern Universities Management Services's trustees paid?
Southern Universities Management Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Southern Universities Management Services registered as a charity?
Southern Universities Management Services was entered on the register on 18 November 1994. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02732244).