COMMITTEE OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS

Registered charity 1189481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CUC

The objects of the CUC are to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Universities and Higher Education Institutions and the advancement of education

Objects

THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CUC ARE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY :• PROVIDING INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON BEST PRACTICE IN THE GOVERNANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM• SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHAIRS (AND THEIR GOVERNING BODIES) TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFIL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL• PROMOTING EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF HEIS, ENSURING PROPER AND EFFECTIVE USE OF STAKEHOLDER FUNDS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£423k

Latest spending

£474k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £50,406 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to the redundancy of the Executive Secretary and associated recruitment costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £260,185, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year’s operating costs plus a £100,000 contingency, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and employer's national insurance) of between £90,000 and £99,999 during the year” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year’s operating costs or full contractual obligations, plus a general contingency sum of £100,000 (reserves figure: £260k)

“The CUC Reserves Policy is that reserves must be sufficient to cover either one year’s operating costs or full contractual obligations, plus a general contingency sum of £100,000 to cover any legal or taxation challenges.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola De Ionghchair
Angela Spence
Bruce Pritchard · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jenny Pyper
Iain Cornish
Jack Boyer
Marian Wyn Jones
Martin Williams
Patrick Younge · trustee of 1 other charity
Roberta Blackman-Woods

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£423k	£474k
31/07/2024	£393k	£374k
31/07/2023	£352k	£366k
31/07/2022	£316k	£350k
31/07/2021	£310k	£277k

Common questions

Is COMMITTEE OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £50,406 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to the redundancy of the Executive Secretary and associated recruitment costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £260,185, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year’s operating costs plus a £100,000 contingency, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of COMMITTEE OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£39k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST	1	£15k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	1	£14k
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED	1	£6k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	1	£5k
FUSION21 FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CCCU UK.

CCCU UK income £1.7m
UNIVERSITIES COUNCIL FOR THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS (UCET) income £522k
COUNCIL OF PROFESSORS AND HEADS OF COMPUTING income £44k
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED income £4.4m
READING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION income £5.6m
University of California Trust income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMMITTEE OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS	£423k	£90,001 - £100,000	—	above	—	no doubt
CCCU UK FY2025	£1.7m	£120,001 - £130,000	1	within	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITIES COUNCIL FOR THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS (UCET) FY2025	£522k	£90,001 - £100,000	—	below	—	no doubt
COUNCIL OF PROFESSORS AND HEADS OF COMPUTING FY2025	£44k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED FY2025	£4.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
READING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£5.6m	more than £70,000	2	above	—	no doubt

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