01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 January 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07689815
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £2,623,740
- Latest expenditure
- £2,670,333
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: DURHAM STUDENTS UNION, DUNELM HOUSE, NEW ELVET, DURHAM, DH1 3AN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.durhamsu.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Durham Students' Union provides representation, advice, support and activities for over 17,000 students of Durham University. Alongside seeking to improve students' education, we also work with students to ensure they have sufficient, varied and appropriate opportunities to develop their skills and qualities, while also providing broader community and cultural developmental opportunities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,623,740
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,670,333
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,639,032
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,655,631
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,551,035
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,503,434
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,393,654
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,445,972
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,655,741
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,127
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,623,740
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,670,333
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 9000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,639,032
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,655,631
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 9000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,551,035
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,503,434
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 9000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,393,654
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,445,972
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 9000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,655,741
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,127
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £149,166
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 9000
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1548456
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 971191
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 104093
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2623740
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £28,851
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,641,482
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2670333
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 214121
- Expenditure Governance
- 9852
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 598233
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25846
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £835,633
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50073
- Assets Own Use
- 50073
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £891,454
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £105,894
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £835,633
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 105894
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £863,135
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 200877
- Funds Restricted
- 634756
- Funds Total
- 835633
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1564704
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 102508
- Income Charitable Activities
- 959444
- Income Investments
- 12376
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2639032
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £167,236
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,488,395
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2655631
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9981
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 428898
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46788
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12376
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £215,558
- Assets Total Fixed
- 74281
- Assets Own Use
- 74281
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £856,495
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £48,550
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £882,226
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 48550
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £807,986
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 215558
- Funds Restricted
- 666668
- Funds Total
- 882226
- Count Employees
- 32
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1453719
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1015455
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 81861
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2551035
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £124,556
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,378,878
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2503434
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7849
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 382328
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 44488
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £217,756
- Assets Total Fixed
- 114231
- Assets Own Use
- 114231
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £840,751
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £56,157
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £898,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 56157
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £798,931
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 217756
- Funds Restricted
- 681069
- Funds Total
- 898825
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1248777
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 48858
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1096019
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2393654
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £156,596
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,289,376
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2445972
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8087
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 360203
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43731
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £851,224
- Assets Total Fixed
- 134353
- Assets Own Use
- 134353
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £771,941
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £55,070
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £851,224
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 55070
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £726,730
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 197680
- Funds Restricted
- 653544
- Funds Total
- 851224
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1347985
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9066
- Income Charitable Activities
- 298690
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1655741
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £216,661
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,295,466
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1512127
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5568
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 372472
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51037
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £257,708
- Assets Total Fixed
- 178084
- Assets Own Use
- 178084
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £779,304
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £53,846
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £903,542
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53846
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £729,409
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 317033
- Funds Restricted
- 586509
- Funds Total
- 903542
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Stockton-on-tees
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DURHAM STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-01-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/07/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/01/2015 as amended on 10 Dec 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 9. THE UNION'S CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT DURHAM UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-9.1 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXPRESSION OF STUDENT OPINION AND ACTIVELY REPRESENTING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS; 9.2 ACTING AS A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION IN DEALING WITH DURHAM UNIVERSITY AND OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; 9.3 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT DURHAM UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY, AND REPRESENTATION, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;9.4 FACILITATING THE SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS, THROUGH PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERS; 9.5 SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COMMON ROOMS; 9.6 WORKING WITH OTHER STUDENTS' UNIONS AND AFFILIATED BODIES; AND9.7 RAISING FUNDS FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND TO MAKE GRANTS AND DONATIONS OF SUCH FUNDS TO OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE BODIES OR TO APPLY SUCH FUNDS DIRECTLY FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 515491
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DSU
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures