UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Provision of higher and further education.
Latest income
£154m
Expenditure
£142m
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 | £123m | £128m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £136m | £142m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £138m | £147m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £148m | £147m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £154m | £142m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1k |
| Charitable activities | £153m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.4m |
| Total income | £154m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £142m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £208k |
| Total expenditure | £142m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £90.6m |
| Total funds | £91.0m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £90.6m |
| — endowment | £398k |
| Total assets | £91.0m |
| Cash | £37.7m |
People
| Employees | 1,430 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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.