CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The University provides Higher Education to the general public which will also include numerous research activities. For more detail see the Public Benefit Statement within the Annual Financial Statements.
Latest income
£634m
Expenditure
£692m
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 | £605m | £573m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £634m | £725m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £635m | £611m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £647m | £674m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £634m | £692m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.4m |
| Charitable activities | £532m |
| Trading | £73.8m |
| Investment income | £10.5m |
| Total income | £635m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £543m |
| Raising funds | £3.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £3.4m |
| Governance | £2.4m |
| Total expenditure | £692m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £767m |
| Total funds | £821m |
| — restricted | £68k |
| — unrestricted | £767m |
| — endowment | £53.5m |
| Total assets | £821m |
| Cash | £12.3m |
People
| Employees | 6,092 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.