CCEW Charity Commission profile

CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY

Registered charity 1098136 · organisation 4001090

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
20 June 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04793659
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£353,761,000
Latest expenditure
£356,655,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Canterbury Christ Church University, Anselm Building, North Holmes Road, CANTERBURY, Kent

Website recorded by the regulator: www.canterbury.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

UNIVERSITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, INCLUDING RESEARCH.

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
30 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
5 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£353,761,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£356,655,000
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
30 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£319,161,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£311,870,000
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
29 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£263,827,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£260,420,000
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
3 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£185,956,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£191,206,000
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
1 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£152,268,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£141,196,000

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
30 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£353,761,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£356,655,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
149
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
152
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
55
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
46
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
16
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
5
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
4
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
6
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
5
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
2
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
30 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£319,161,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£311,870,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
153
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
161
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
61
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
19
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
12
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
6
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
6
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
3
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
6
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
1
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
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
29 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£263,827,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£260,420,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
209
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
64
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
36
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
17
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
7
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
7
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
7
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
2
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
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
3 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£185,956,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£191,206,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
193
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
56
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
15
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
18
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
6
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
5
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
3
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
4
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
1
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
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
1 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£152,268,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£141,196,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
68
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
39
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
15
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
9
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
4
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
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
30 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
89000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
350864000
Income Investments
2808000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
353761000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£159,659
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£356,495,341
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
356655000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
499935
Expenditure Support Costs
44861000
Expenditure Depreciation
10651000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-2333000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£143,304,000
Assets Total Fixed
176962000
Assets Own Use
176962000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£201,433,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£234,640,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£143,755,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
181343000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
53297000
Assets Cash
£60,801,000
Funds Endowment
442000
Funds Unrestricted
143304000
Funds Restricted
9000
Funds Total
143755000
Count Employees
1574
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
30 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
46000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
316468000
Income Investments
2647000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
319161000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
46000
Expenditure Raising Funds
£70,303
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£311,799,697
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
311870000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
647704
Expenditure Support Costs
40001000
Expenditure Depreciation
10539000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-2195000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£142,740,000
Assets Total Fixed
180999000
Assets Own Use
180999000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£201,450,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£239,214,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£143,235,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
184854000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
54360000
Assets Cash
£57,346,000
Funds Endowment
458000
Funds Unrestricted
142740000
Funds Restricted
37000
Funds Total
143235000
Count Employees
1762
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
29 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
19065
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
262556000
Income Investments
1252000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
263827065
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
19065
Expenditure Raising Funds
£70,303
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£260,349,697
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
260420000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
519504
Expenditure Support Costs
34445000
Expenditure Depreciation
9900000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£137,690,000
Assets Total Fixed
184312000
Assets Own Use
184312000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£160,148,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£206,277,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£138,183,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
141192000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
65085000
Assets Cash
£55,312,000
Funds Endowment
458000
Funds Unrestricted
137690000
Funds Restricted
35000
Funds Total
138183000
Count Employees
1664
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
3 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
122000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
185832000
Income Investments
2000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
185956000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
122000
Expenditure Raising Funds
£70,303
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£191,135,697
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
191206000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
402552
Expenditure Support Costs
31390000
Expenditure Depreciation
8446000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
80564000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£124,568,000
Assets Total Fixed
188127000
Assets Own Use
188127000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-5953000
Assets Other Assets
£104,032,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£161,115,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£125,091,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
98430000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
62685000
Assets Cash
£34,323,000
Funds Endowment
483000
Funds Unrestricted
124568000
Funds Restricted
40000
Funds Total
125091000
Count Employees
1562
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
1 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
142000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
152115000
Income Investments
11000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
152268000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
142000
Expenditure Raising Funds
£61,612
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£141,134,388
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
141196000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
315918
Expenditure Support Costs
28319000
Expenditure Depreciation
8108000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-557000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2143000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£49,011,000
Assets Total Fixed
193162000
Assets Own Use
193162000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-76229000
Assets Other Assets
£55,315,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£122,799,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£49,449,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
50461000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
72338000
Assets Cash
£30,693,000
Funds Endowment
399000
Funds Unrestricted
49011000
Funds Restricted
39000
Funds Total
49449000
Count Employees
1480
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-06-20T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/06/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 OCT 2021
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION LEARNING AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE CONDUCT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY KNOWN AS CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY FOR HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
303275
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CCCU

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

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