The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education
Analysis
The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12482580). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+25%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ealing Mencap (£1.8m), Ukrainian St Mary's Trust Limited (£1.8m) and South West Action for Learning and Living Our Way Limited (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and trading 2.3%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £423k. It employed 18 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 97%
- Trading 2.3%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
For the public benefit, the advancement of education in the UK by:a. undertaking, supporting and disseminating the useful results of research into inequality of opportunity toobtain access to education and, in particular, barriers to accessing HE; andb. to support, and promote access to education for those facing barriers to access.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ealing Mencap | Greenford | £1.8m |
| Ukrainian St Mary's Trust Limited | London | £1.8m |
| South West Action for Learning and Living Our Way Limited | Radstock | £1.8m |
| Wigan Athletic FC Community Trust | Lancashire | £1.8m |