Wrexham Students' Union Ltd
What it does
Wrexham Glyndwr Students? Union is a students? union within the meaning of the Education Act 1994. The Union is devoted to the educational interests and welfare of its Student Members.
Its charitable purposes
4. OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND4.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £822,871 and spent £797,509.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £822,871 | £797,509 | 21 | 350 |
| 31 July 2024 | £809,347 | £799,409 | 10 | 300 |
| 31 July 2023 | £684,651 | £724,192 | 11 | 250 |
| 31 July 2022 | £625,711 | £713,729 | 9 | 250 |
| 31 July 2021 | £576,074 | £665,231 | 10 | 245 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 43%, from £576,074 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £822,871 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 97% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Wrexham University gave £515,000 in the year to 31 July 2025, 63% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £12,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £55,672 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £72,198 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 July 2025
- Donations and legacies£701,788
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£115,306
- Investments£3,967
- Other£1,810
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £533,000 between them. £18,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham University | Trust, company or other | £515,000 | ||
| Medr | Other public body | £18,000 | ||
| University block grant | Trust, company or other | £487,148 | £400,000 | |
| Higher Education Funding Council for Wales | Other public body | £12,000 | £5,000 | |
| Sports & socs engagement grant | Trust, company or other | £5,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £25,996.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,600 |
| 12 Oct 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,600 |
| 5 Jan 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,800 |
| 12 Nov 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,996 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Abimbola SunmoilaChair
- Howard Jeremy Jones
- Jazz Alice Helena Simpson
- Jon Russ
- Kim Lloyd
- Oluwatobi Agboola
- Omeya Chinemerem
- Scott Ian Temple-Farmer
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 9 March 2026, 83 days early | Received 9 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 27 March 2025, 65 days early | Received 27 March 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 15 August 2024, 76 days late | Received 15 August 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 17 April 2023, 44 days early | Received 17 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 31 May 2022 | Received 31 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1168132
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 July 2016
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 APR 2016 as amended on 07 Mar 2025
- Company number
- 10111959This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.wrexhamglyndwrsu.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.