UNIVERSITIES UK
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Our mission is to be the voice of universities, helping to maintain the world-leading strength of the UK university sector and supporting our members to achieve their aims and objectives.
Latest income
£17.9m
Expenditure
£18.6m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £13.7m | £13.3m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £17.9m | £19.7m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £17.1m | £16.7m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £19.1m | £14.6m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £17.9m | £18.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £733k |
| Charitable activities | £15.1m |
| Trading | £1.7m |
| Investment income | £430k |
| Total income | £17.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £17.6m |
| Raising funds | £1.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £1.5m |
| Governance | £251k |
| Total expenditure | £18.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.8m |
| Total funds | £8.9m |
| — restricted | £3.4m |
| — unrestricted | £5.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £8.9m |
| Cash | £2.2m |
People
| Employees | 165 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.