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UK CURRICULUM AND ACCREDITATION BODY (UKCAB)

Registered charity 1153197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UK CURRICULUM AND ACCREDITATION BODY (UKCAB) LTD, UK CURRICULUM AND ACCREDITATION BODY LTD (UKCAB), UKCAB

Latest income
£24.1m
Latest spending
£16.6m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £27,310,094, an increase from £20,005,449 in the prior year, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of these reserves. The trustees believe this level of reserves is sufficient to cover more than six months' operational expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £7,526,030 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Funds transferred to Scholars School System (SSS) for operational costs.
“During 2024 UKCAB transferred a total of £4,409,289 to SSS for project-related activities and operational costs. During 2024, SSS made payments totalling £4,222,119 on behalf of UKCAB. As of 31 December 2024, the remaining net balance of £187,170 will continue to be used by SSS for future operations.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Turpin Barker Armstrong.

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.

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

Total income
£24.1m
Total spending
£16.6m
Reserves (reported)
£27.3m
Employees
176

Reported reserves equal ~19.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Bradford City · Dudley · Leicester City · Manchester City · Nigeria · Pakistan · Sheffield City · Solihull · Throughout London · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£24.1m£16.6m
31/12/2023£21.9m£12.9m
31/12/2022£13.4m£6.5m
31/12/2021£5.7m£4.7m
31/12/2020£4.8m£2.7m

Common questions

Is UK CURRICULUM AND ACCREDITATION BODY (UKCAB) financially healthy?

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £27,310,094, an increase from £20,005,449 in the prior year, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of these reserves. The trustees believe this level of reserves is sufficient to cover more than six months' operational expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £7,526,030 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Turpin Barker Armstrong.

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