Cardiff Metropolitan University

Analysis

Cardiff Metropolitan University is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cardiff Metropolitan University reported income of £148.6m and spending of £146.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £122.3m to £148.6m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cardiff Metropolitan University sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF (£146.7m), The Master Charitable Trust (£155.3m) and Denise Coates Foundation (£144.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £180.9m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,660 people.