Society Money

Your society makes money through students paying a membership fee to join. You can also charge for event entry to help cover costs.

Yes! Societies can apply for up to £450 per year in funding from UUSU via our grant application form.

This guidance outlines what your grant can be used for.

Please note, UUSU grants cannot be spent on clothing, alcohol, or formals.

Use our payment/purchase request form to pay suppliers, purchase items, or request reimbursement for approved expenses.

You can track your online income from ticket sales, memberships, and merchandise by creating a sales report from your society webpage. Follow our step‑by‑step guide here.

Use our budget tracking template to keep an accurate record of your society’s incomings and outgoings.

To check whether an event idea is affordable, complete an event costing template.

We also provide a formal budgeting template to help you manage the costs of a society formal.

Yes! You can sell society merchandise directly through your society webpage. It’s a great way to raise funds for your society and build your profile on campus.

Yes! Some companies may issue your society with an invoice (think of this as a bill). If the invoice is addressed to UUSU, we can pay it on your behalf using the payment/purchase request form.

Yes! Some businesses may ask for a purchase order when you make a booking (this is essentially a promise to pay).

To request a purchase order, you’ll need to provide:

• The company name
• The company email address
• What you are agreeing to pay
• When the payment is due

Once you’ve provided this information, UUSU can support you with issuing the purchase order.

Yes! Please let us know before you agree to any sponsorship, and we’ll guide you through the process and next steps.