THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ADMISSIONS SERVICE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
UCAS is an independent charity, and remains committed to its vision of being at the heart of connecting people to higher education. We do this by providing information, advice, and admissions services to inspire and facilitate progression in education.
Latest income
£58.7m
Expenditure
£57.1m
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 | £51.7m | £40.9m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £53.8m | £48.7m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £54.0m | £52.5m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £57.2m | £55.8m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £58.7m | £57.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £32.4m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.6m |
| Total income | £58.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £34.6m |
| Raising funds | £22.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £795k |
| Total expenditure | £57.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £18.6m |
| Total funds | £56.9m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £56.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £56.9m |
| Cash | £25.5m |
People
| Employees | 560 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Provides Services
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.