UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU

Registered charity 1140312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN / PRIFYSGOL MORGANNWG

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Latest income
£224.9m
Latest spending
£222.4m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the University reported a small deficit of £2.4m for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income decreasing to £221.6m. Per the trustees' report, the institution maintains strong financial foundations, holding £169.2m in cash and short-term investment balances against £37.5m in long-term bank loans.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £220,001 - £230,000 — above the median for charities its size (£180k)
£228,165 from 1 March 2025
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£224.9m
Total spending
£222.4m
Reserves (reported)
£267.3m
Employees
2,129

Reported reserves equal ~14.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£224.9m£222.4m
31/07/2024£248.7m£244.9m
31/07/2023£233.0m£231.8m
31/07/2022£218.9m£216.0m
31/07/2021£200.2m£195.0m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU financially healthy?

The accounts state that the University reported a small deficit of £2.4m for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income decreasing to £221.6m. Per the trustees' report, the institution maintains strong financial foundations, holding £169.2m in cash and short-term investment balances against £37.5m in long-term bank loans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £220,001 - £230,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/10/2022£17k"Women's Boxing Wales: Past, Present, Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/05/2018£49k"Moby Dick on the Newport Transporter Bridge: Combining literature, heritage, history and community"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/08/2015£39k"Virtual Heritage Wales - Caerwent Roman Town"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/04/2014£54k"The Archaeologist's Wife"