University of Wolverhampton Students' Union
Registered name: UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION
University of Wolverhampton Students' Union made £1.7m revenue and £202k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
University of Wolverhampton Students' Union’s revenue grew 8% to £1.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £202k profit and 52 employees. The company is classified under “first-degree level higher education” and is based in Wolverhampton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Cost of sales | £266k | £290k |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Operating profit | −£29.8k | £193k |
| Profit before tax | −£17.8k | £202k |
| Profit after tax | −£17.8k | £202k |
| Profit (best available) | −£17.8k | £202k |
| Employees (average) | 61 | 52 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −1.1% | 11.7% |
| Gross margin | 83.4% | 83.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £26.3k | £33.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£291 | £3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £437k | £683k |
| Net assets | £504k | £706k |
| Fixed assets | £63.8k | £41.9k |
| Current assets | £496k | £706k |
| Debtors | £37k | £5.5k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 83.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲40%
- Now £706k
- Cash at bank
- ▲56%
- Now £683k
- Headcount
- ▼15%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼34%
- Now £41.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £202k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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