UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION
Get an alert when UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£2.5M
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
14
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,127,430 | £2,317,905 | £2,271,316 | -2% | |
| Operating profit | £327,362 | £231,959 | -£57,459 | -124.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £378,866 | £231,959 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £447,372 | £392,186 | £92,784 | -76.3% | |
| Cash | £2,121,649 | £2,500,744 | £2,530,399 | +1.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,496,512 | £3,888,698 | £3,981,482 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,496,512 | £3,888,698 | £3,981,482 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | £3,496,512 | £3,888,698 | £3,981,482 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0% | |
| Wages | £574,789 | £679,233 | £759,264 | +11.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 10.0% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | 21.0% | 16.9% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 6.0% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 22.6% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 2.38x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | 25.45x | 7.06x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION · parent
- UCISA Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Despite economic challenges, and the fact we predicted a deficit budget, we managed to exceed targets whilst also funding significant investment into our core systems.”
- “The Adobe ETLA Agreement, has provided Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) licences to around 280 UK and Irish institutions since 2015, saving institutions approximately £50m a year.”
- “UCISA, working in strategic partnership with Jisc and ARC, is leading the development of a UK-wide, open and trusted student data model and API framework.”
- “In summer 2026 we will launch the Communities functionality in our new UCISA Connect Portal, giving members ready access to all our communities in a clear and easily navigable format and enhancing access to the tools and resources that our communities produce.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Karen | Director | 2022-06-16 | May 1974 | British |
| BEAVON, Sarah | Director | 2020-06-11 | Mar 1978 | British |
| CORBETT, Simon Jon, Dr | Director | 2024-06-19 | Jul 1970 | British |
| CROOKS, James Daniel | Director | 2022-06-16 | Jun 1980 | British |
| CZECHOWSKI, Nathalie | Director | 2022-06-16 | Jun 1971 | French |
| FLOWER, Matthew John | Director | 2021-06-30 | Feb 1970 | British |
| GILBERT, Nicholas Kitt | Director | 2022-06-16 | Oct 1981 | Australian |
| JOHNSTON, Mark | Director | 2022-07-21 | Aug 1974 | British |
| MCCRACKEN, Iain William | Director | 2023-06-08 | Sep 1988 | British |
| NARAYANA, Krishnananda Pilicudale | Director | 2025-06-19 | Jan 1976 | British |
| SMITH, James Gordon | Director | 2021-06-10 | May 1982 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TINSON, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2014-12-10 | 2018-04-27 |
| AHLAWAT, Vipin Verma | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2024-06-13 |
| BAILEY, Elisabeth Michelle | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2019-12-31 |
| BARKER, Garod Meyer | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2020-07-01 |
| BUTLER, Paul Gareth | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2022-06-16 |
| CARTWRIGHT, John Paul | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2016-03-17 |
| CLUNE, Arthur James, Dr | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2021-06-10 |
| COOK, Drew | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2021-06-10 |
| COPE, Mike | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2019-08-02 |
| ELLISON, Adrian Leon | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2023-06-08 |
| FRASER-KRAUSS, Heidi Michele | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2016-03-17 |
| HARNESS, Paul Caswell, Dr | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2022-03-04 |
| HILL, Graham | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2016-03-17 |
| KELLY, Bernadette | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2016-03-17 |
| MCALEESE, Gareth Joseph | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-16 |
| O'ROURKE, Joseph Peter | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2019-03-28 |
| PHILLIPS, Dean Owen | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2022-06-16 |
| PRIESTLEY, Alison Claire | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2021-06-02 |
| TELFORD, David | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2019-03-28 |
| TYSOE, Darren Marcus | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2022-06-16 |
| WOODCOCK, Emma Jane | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2025-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.