THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT ADJUDICATOR FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Provides independent (free) review scheme for HE students in England/Wales. Deals with complaints from individual students after exhaustion of internal procedures of the HE provider. Where complaints found justified, recommendations for remedy are made and compliance monitored. Also publishes good practice guidance and runs not for profit learning events for HE providers and students' unions.
Latest income
£9.1m
Expenditure
£8.1m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £6.2m | £8.8m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £6.6m | £6.6m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £7.3m | £7.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £8.4m | £7.6m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £9.1m | £8.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £8.9m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £241k |
| Total income | £9.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.1m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £145k |
| Total expenditure | £8.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.4m |
| Total funds | £4.4m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £4.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £4.4m |
| Cash | £9.8m |
People
| Employees | 106 |
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.