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Registered charity · No. 1184011CIO

Students Organising for Sustainability

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Students Organising for Sustainability is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Students Organising for Sustainability?

Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30
£3,987,172
Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30
£2,906,345
Registered charity number
1184011
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Merseyway Innovation Centre
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Students Organising for Sustainability (number 1184011) 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 Students Organising for Sustainability do?

Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK) is an educational charity created by students and staff at NUS in response to the climate emergency and ecological crisis. We support students to learn, act and lead for sustainability.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Students Organising for Sustainability

Answers Students Organising for Sustainability gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Students Organising for Sustainability's highest-paid staff paid?

Students Organising for Sustainability's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,0001
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0002

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

Where does Students Organising for Sustainability's money come from?

Students Organising for Sustainability reported £4m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £2.9m (72%), charitable activities £1.1m (27%), other income £46k (1%).

  • Donations and legacies£2.9m · 72%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.1m · 27%
  • Other income£46k · 1%
  • Investments£20k · 1%

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

The register records Students Organising for Sustainability 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. Work out your Gift Aid

Students Organising for Sustainability's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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
Sos
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Students Organising for Sustainability registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Students Organising for Sustainability yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Students Organising for Sustainability. 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 Students Organising for Sustainability?

  • Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
  • Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Students Organising for Sustainability a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Students Organising for Sustainability as a registered charity (number 1184011) 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 Students Organising for Sustainability's charity number?
Students Organising for Sustainability's charity number is 1184011. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1184011?
Search 1184011 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 Students Organising for Sustainability do?
Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK) is an educational charity created by students and staff at NUS in response to the climate emergency and ecological crisis. We support students to learn, act and lead for sustainability.
Does Students Organising for Sustainability have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Students Organising for Sustainability. 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 Students Organising for Sustainability?
Students Organising for Sustainability's website listed in our register data is http://www.sos-uk.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 Students Organising for Sustainability's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Students Organising for Sustainability's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 4 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 Students Organising for Sustainability's money come from?
Students Organising for Sustainability reported £4m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £2.9m (72%), charitable activities £1.1m (27%), other income £46k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Students Organising for Sustainability?
The register records Students Organising for Sustainability 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 Students Organising for Sustainability's trustees paid?
Students Organising for Sustainability's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Students Organising for Sustainability registered as a charity?
Students Organising for Sustainability was entered on the register on 20 June 2019.

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.