U.K. COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION

Registered charity 1061495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U K C G E

UKCGE aims to advance graduate education in all academic disciplines in the UK. It does this through a range of activities such as the organisation of conferences and workshops focusing on topical issues, and the publication of reports and newsletters. UKCGE also promotes and conducts research surveys into graduate education, and provides postgraduate information to all interested parties.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF GRADUATES.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £19,513 and unrestricted reserves of £372,502. The trustees report that this level of reserves is maintained in line with their policy of holding three to six months of expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Haslehursts Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Research England — “Under the auspices of Research England and the OfS, we worked with 13 EDI projects to gather outputs and upload them to our website.” (source page)
• Office for Students — “Under the auspices of Research England and the OfS, we worked with 13 EDI projects to gather outputs and upload them to our website.” (source page)
• UKRI — “In April 2022, UKRI commissioned us to conduct a series of six focus groups involving a variety of different stakeholders involved in doctor…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Associate Professor Michelle Morgan
• Carolyn Laura Wynne
• Dr James Bruce
• Dr James Burford
• Dr Janet Carton
• Dr Karen Clegg
• Dr Kay Guccione
• Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin
• Dr Tina Ramkalawan
• Elizabeth Halton
• Susanna Broom
• William Luke Windsor

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

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