Committee of University Chairs

Analysis

Committee of University Chairs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Committee of University Chairs reported income of £423k and spending of £474k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £310k to £423k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Committee of University Chairs sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dalton Pre-School Nursery (£423k), The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (£423k) and Financial Markets Law Committee (£423k).