THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
A range of activities to secure HE standards & quality: reviews & audits of standards & quality in HE providers; published reports & intelligence arising from those reviews & audits; maintenance of the UK Quality Code, subject benchmarks and qualifications frameworks; advice on degree awarding powers & university title, Access to HE & support for HEIs in relation to international developments.
Latest income
£10.1m
Expenditure
£10.6m
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 | £8.3m | £8.3m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £9.8m | £11.7m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £10.1m | £9.5m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £8.8m | £5.8m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £10.1m | £10.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £9.8m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £256k |
| Total income | £10.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.6m |
| Raising funds | £20k |
| Grants to institutions | £228k |
| Governance | £103k |
| Total expenditure | £10.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.2m |
| Total funds | £6.2m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £6.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.2m |
| Cash | £2.7m |
People
| Employees | 126 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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.