01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 5 March 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £8,069,000
- Latest expenditure
- £8,334,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: WOBURN HOUSE, 20-24 TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, WC1H 9HF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.acu.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Working with our members and others to promote and contribute to the provision of excellent higher education for the benefit of all people throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. Administration and funding of student scholarships.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,069,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,334,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,747,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,104,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,130,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,278,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,433,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,039,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,869,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,921,000
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,069,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,334,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3969000
- Income From Government Grants
- £74,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,747,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,104,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3990000
- Income From Government Grants
- £42,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,130,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,278,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7404000
- Income From Government Grants
- £160,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,433,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,039,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 6703000
- Income From Government Grants
- £497,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,869,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,921,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 6541000
- Income From Government Grants
- £893,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 855000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4178000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1821000
- Income Investments
- 955000
- Income Other
- 260000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8069000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £198,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,915,000
- Expenditure Other
- 1221000
- Expenditure Total
- 8334000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 198000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 132000
- Expenditure Governance
- 28000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3479000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 92000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1329000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,409,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33158000
- Assets Own Use
- 42000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 33116000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,564,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,497,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,225,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1497000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,594,000
- Funds Endowment
- 26860000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6220000
- Funds Restricted
- 1145000
- Funds Total
- 34225000
- Count Employees
- 84
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 33000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6508000
- Income Investments
- 963000
- Income Other
- 243000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7747000
- Income Legacies
- 33000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £208,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,206,000
- Expenditure Other
- 1690000
- Expenditure Total
- 10104000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 208000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3485000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 92000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2460000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 310000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,696,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32921000
- Assets Own Use
- 134000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 32787000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,889,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,955,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,855,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1955000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,375,000
- Funds Endowment
- 25431000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7085000
- Funds Restricted
- 339000
- Funds Total
- 32855000
- Count Employees
- 85
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 876000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9270000
- Income Investments
- 984000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11130000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £229,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,049,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12278000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 229000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 98000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3698000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 236000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -276000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 59000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,396,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32620000
- Assets Own Use
- 211000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 32409000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -310000
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,689,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,557,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,442,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2557000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,235,000
- Funds Endowment
- 25302000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6896000
- Funds Restricted
- 244000
- Funds Total
- 32442000
- Count Employees
- 134
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 132000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9337000
- Income Investments
- 964000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10433000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £283,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,756,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12039000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 283000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3612000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 237000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -485000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 66000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,994,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34382000
- Assets Own Use
- 447000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 33935000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -369000
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,218,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,424,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £33,807,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2424000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,627,000
- Funds Endowment
- 25374000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8144000
- Funds Restricted
- 289000
- Funds Total
- 33807000
- Count Employees
- 130
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8903000
- Income Investments
- 936000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9869000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £264,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,657,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10921000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 264000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3140000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 281000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4968000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 36000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,669,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36103000
- Assets Own Use
- 684000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 35419000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -435000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,200,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,036,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,832,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3036000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,208,000
- Funds Endowment
- 25681000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9463000
- Funds Restricted
- 688000
- Funds Total
- 35832000
- Count Employees
- 133
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Camden
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-03-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 30 MAY 1963AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 23 OCT 1973AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 12 APR 1976AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 09 FEB 1981AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 04 FEB 1991AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 16 NOV 1993AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 18 MAY 1995AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 06 JAN 2005
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS AND WELL BEING OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE COMMONWEALTH.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 160952
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- A C U
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures