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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Registered charity 313223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

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Latest income
£24.0m
Latest spending
£22.4m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the University achieved a consolidated surplus of £1,866,627 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a 10% increase in income to £24,034,966. Per the trustees' report, total free unrestricted reserves stood at £26,885,551, representing approximately nine months of operating expenditure, which the Trustees consider appropriate and sufficient to maintain uninterrupted operation.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to twelve months' operating expenditure (held: £26.9m)
“Trustees consider that general reserves should be held in a range of a minimum of three and a maximum of twelve months’ operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: UCEM Asia Limited received £512,000 grant income from the University, its parent institution (2024: £514,000), which led to a profit of £1,705 (2024: loss £1,126) in the year.
“The consolidated accounts include the University together with its subsidiary, UCEM Asia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong that supports marketing and teaching in Hong Kong. UCEM Asia Limited received £512,000 grant income from the University, its parent institution (2024: £514,000), which led to a profit of £1,705 (2024: loss £1,126) in the year.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: UCEM Asia Limited
“The consolidated accounts include the University together with its subsidiary, UCEM Asia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong that supports marketing and teaching in Hong Kong.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£24.0m
Total spending
£22.4m
Cost of raising funds
£63k
Reserves (reported)
£26.9m
Employees
288

Reported reserves equal ~14.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£24.0m£22.4m
31/07/2024£21.9m£20.4m
31/07/2023£19.0m£17.8m
31/07/2022£17.1m£16.0m
31/07/2021£16.2m£15.0m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT financially healthy?

The accounts state that the University achieved a consolidated surplus of £1,866,627 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a 10% increase in income to £24,034,966. Per the trustees' report, total free unrestricted reserves stood at £26,885,551, representing approximately nine months of operating expenditure, which the Trustees consider appropriate and sufficient to maintain uninterrupted operation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2018£10k"Celebrating 100 years of the University College of Estate Management: Building Futures 1919 - 2019"