ACADEMIC REGISTRARS' COUNCIL

Registered charity 1208634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Academic Registrars Council is committed to excellence in higher education administration. It does this through activities such as:Promoting and sharing best practice in academic and student administration,Supporting members and their colleagues in performing their roles in institutions by providing a focus for networking and development,Influencing national debate and policy.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC AND STUDENT ADMINISTRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND BY ENHANCING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £37,043 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £140,056. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Hulse
• Joanne Lee Coward
• Kevin Pickess
• Matt Brindley-Sadler

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

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

Income and spending

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• THE COLLEGE OF RADIOGRAPHERS income £2.4m
• THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ROYAL COLLEGES income £1.5m
• COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS income £11.4m
• BRITISH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENT FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION income £782k
• ANGLIA RUSKIN STUDENTS' UNION income £3.6m

Side by side with its peers

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