CCEW Charity Commission profile

National Centre For Universities and Business

Registered charity 1066956 · organisation 3947076

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 December 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03465914
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£2,834,699
Latest expenditure
£2,765,163
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: DC.115 The Clarence Centre, 6 St Georges Circus, London, SE1 6FE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ncub.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Higher and Post Graduate Research

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
5 November 2026
Date Accounts Received
5 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,834,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,765,163
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,942,495
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,109,499
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
20 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,026,907
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,076,854
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,667,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,748,476
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,141,251
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,789,512

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
5 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,834,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,765,163
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,506,970
Charity Has Trading 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
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
15 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,942,495
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,109,499
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,584,370
Charity Has Trading 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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
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
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
20 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,026,907
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,076,854
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,608,158
Charity Has Trading 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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,667,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,748,476
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,240,899
Charity Has Trading 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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
9 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,141,251
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,789,512
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£2,699,225
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
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
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
5 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
320000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2506970
Income Investments
7729
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2834699
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£136,641
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,628,522
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2765163
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13680
Expenditure Support Costs
266524
Expenditure Depreciation
12687
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£894,091
Assets Total Fixed
20030
Assets Own Use
20030
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,175,833
Assets Total Liabilities
£274,010
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£921,853
Creditors One Year Total Current
274010
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,097,525
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
894091
Funds Restricted
27762
Funds Total
921853
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
15 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
345000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2584370
Income Investments
13125
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2942495
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£107,873
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,001,626
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3109499
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12360
Expenditure Support Costs
250438
Expenditure Depreciation
12564
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£852,317
Assets Total Fixed
17475
Assets Own Use
17475
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£920,092
Assets Total Liabilities
£85,250
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£852,317
Creditors One Year Total Current
85250
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£786,306
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
852317
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
852317
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
20 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
405000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2608158
Income Investments
13749
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3026907
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£109,130
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,967,724
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3076854
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11760
Expenditure Support Costs
255949
Expenditure Depreciation
13494
Gain Loss Investment
-35
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,019,321
Assets Total Fixed
26587
Assets Own Use
26587
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,074,913
Assets Total Liabilities
£82,179
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,019,321
Creditors One Year Total Current
82179
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£968,991
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1019321
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1019321
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
415000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2240899
Income Investments
1541
Income Other
10000
Income Total Income And Endowments
2667440
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£92,458
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,656,018
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2748476
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10980
Expenditure Support Costs
300886
Expenditure Depreciation
7485
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,069,268
Assets Total Fixed
29912
Assets Own Use
29877
Assets Long Term Investment
35
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,173,527
Assets Total Liabilities
£134,171
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,069,268
Creditors One Year Total Current
134171
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,032,093
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1069268
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1069268
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
9 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
442000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2699225
Income Investments
26
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3141251
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£77,863
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,711,649
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2789512
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10600
Expenditure Support Costs
214048
Expenditure Depreciation
5802
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,150,304
Assets Total Fixed
17849
Assets Own Use
17814
Assets Long Term Investment
35
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,345,042
Assets Total Liabilities
£212,587
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,150,304
Creditors One Year Total Current
212587
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,235,512
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1149705
Funds Restricted
599
Funds Total
1150304
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
National Centre For Universities and Business
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-12-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH NOVEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED ON 17 MAR 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2022
Charitable Objects
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND ALL KINDS OF LEARNING BY THE FOSTERING AND PROMOTION OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
300357
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CIHE
Charity Name Id
300373
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE COUNCIL FOR INDUSTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures