THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Registered charity 1062746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as QAA, QAA SCOTLAND · also registered in Scotland as SC037786 (OSCR)

A range of activities to secure HE standards & quality: reviews & audits of standards & quality in HE providers; published reports & intelligence arising from those reviews & audits; maintenance of the UK Quality Code, subject benchmarks and qualifications frameworks; advice on degree awarding powers & university title, Access to HE & support for HEIs in relation to international developments.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £5.7 million are significantly above the stated policy target range of £1.2-£2.3 million. The trustees confirm that the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Quality of Higher Education provision at Cardiff and Vale College confirmed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education fenews.co.uk · 21/06/2023

Funders the charity credits

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

• Scottish Funding Council — “The Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DENI) and Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HE…” (source page)
• Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland — “The Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DENI) and Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HE…” (source page)
• Higher Education Funding Council for Wales — “The Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DENI) and Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HE…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Jane Carter
• Christian Brodie
• Dr Fazal Dad · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Lucy Ann Jones
• JULIAN ALEXANDER FRASER
• Jimena Alamo
• Ladan Saghafi
• Peter Vermeulen
• Professor Mirjam Platinga
• Professor Moira Catherine Fischbacher-Smith
• Professor Nic Beech
• Professor Nichola Callow
• Professor Odette Hutchinson
• Professor Philip Andrew Deans
• Professor Rachid Hourizi
• Richard Hazim Khaldi · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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