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THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM

Registered charity 1141691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education for the public benefit and the foundation, maintenance and support of an educational establishment for students, to include residential accommodation and all necessary and proper ancillary services for such establishment.

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Latest income
£58.1m
Latest spending
£59.6m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The University reported a group deficit of £1.2m for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal from the £6.2m surplus in the prior year, driven by operational deficits and one-off items. Despite the deficit, the Group maintained unrestricted reserves of £12.3m, representing 78 days of expenditure, which the Trustees consider adequate and within their targeted policy range of 40 to 120 days.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Tuition fees (85% of income)
“Tuition fees represent 85% of total income in 2024 (2023: 84%).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £96k
“The valuation results indicated the scheme had a shortfall of £96,000.” — page 55
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Medical Property Management Ltd
“MPML is a wholly owned trading subsidiary whose purpose is to further the University’s charitable purposes.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

23 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (15 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£58.1m
Total spending
£59.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£12.3m
Employees
473

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£58.1m£59.6m
31/12/2023£53.6m£47.3m
31/12/2022£47.9m£50.3m
31/12/2021£43.5m£40.4m
31/12/2020£40.7m£42.8m

Common questions

Is THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The University reported a group deficit of £1.2m for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal from the £6.2m surplus in the prior year, driven by operational deficits and one-off items. Despite the deficit, the Group maintained unrestricted reserves of £12.3m, representing 78 days of expenditure, which the Trustees consider adequate and within their targeted policy range of 40 to 120 days. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by MHA.

Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST, THE LILLINGSTONE TRUST, MOYNITRUST, THE LECHE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2025£500k
THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUSTFY2023£16k
THE LILLINGSTONE TRUSTFY2021£13k
MOYNITRUSTFY2025£10k
THE LECHE TRUSTFY2025£9kEducation Learning & Research Fund
THE LILLINGSTONE TRUSTFY2023£6kScholarship fund
MOYNITRUSTFY2022£5k
THE LILLINGSTONE TRUSTFY2024£0Scholarship fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
UK DRI LTD1£20.8m
NNS FOUNDATION1£5.1m
THE JANE HODGE FOUNDATION1£5.1m
THE LEVERHULME TRUST1£4.3m
CANCER RESEARCH WALES1£2.3m
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES1£1.5m
Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL1£1.2m
Blood Cancer UK Research1£1.2m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM£58.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM FOUNDATION FY2025£272k—0unclear—no doubt
BUCKS STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£2.8m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (USA) FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£7.6m—0unclear—no doubt
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST FY2025£2.9m——below—no doubt
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY FY2025£634.1m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.