Association of Higher Education Professionals

Registered charity 1179422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS

The Object of the Association is to advance and assist in the advancement of education by fostering sound methods of leadership, management and administration in further and higher education by education, training, and other means.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with negative unrestricted reserves of £37,765, a significant decline from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, this deficit resulted from strategic investments and a sharp contraction in sector income, though the charity maintains healthy cash balances and liquidity. The trustees confirm the entity remains a going concern with a recovery plan focused on restoring reserves through renewed income growth.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rachel Catherine Hill-Kellychair
• Dr Thea Gibbs
• Emily Elizabeth Maddock Khan
• James Peter Irving
• Jonathan Dempsey
• Josh Gulrajani
• Lucy Jane Hayward
• Michael Mercer
• Nikki Pierce
• Ruth Coomber
• Valerie Williams Foy

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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