01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 November 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06483060
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £6,218,698
- Latest expenditure
- £5,991,559
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BRITISH UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES, SPORT, 20-24 KINGS BENCH STREET, LONDON, SE1 0QX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bucs.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The objects for which the Company is established ("Objects") are to advance for the public benefit physical education, by providing higher education sport pathway competitions and experiences for students within Universities and Colleges, and promoting the lifelong benefits of physical activity for all.
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
- 28 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,218,698
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,991,559
- 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
- 15 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,688,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,746,665
- 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
- 25 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,303,162
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,136,511
- 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
- 23 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,458,265
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,354,605
- 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
- 31 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,273,666
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,458,365
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
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,218,698
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,991,559
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 344533
- Income From Government Grants
- £521,142
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other 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 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2000
- 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
- 15 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,688,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,746,665
- 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
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2000
- 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
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,303,162
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,136,511
- 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
- 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 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2000
- 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
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,458,265
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,354,605
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £247,137
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2000
- 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
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,273,666
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,458,365
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £306,158
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2000
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
- 28 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 166
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 538013
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5583972
- Income Investments
- 71521
- Income Other
- 25026
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6218698
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £261,947
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,445,492
- Expenditure Other
- 284120
- Expenditure Total
- 5991559
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4550
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 43103
- Expenditure Governance
- 67391
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1281204
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 93007
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2204
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -2244
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 778
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £737,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1812178
- Assets Own Use
- 1390774
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 421404
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -84006
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,442,130
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £837,414
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,332,888
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 837414
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £929,667
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2289757
- Funds Restricted
- 43131
- Funds Total
- 2332888
- Count Employees
- 51
- 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
- 15 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 68475
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 450205
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5087964
- Income Investments
- 81702
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5688346
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £165,833
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,200,992
- Expenditure Other
- 379840
- Expenditure Total
- 5746665
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4874
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 114748
- Expenditure Governance
- 57609
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1158403
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46876
- Gain Loss Investment
- 29268
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 25717
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 64879
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £563,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1801120
- Assets Own Use
- 1377470
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 423650
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -81762
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,208,534
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £985,766
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,942,126
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 985766
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £741,572
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1940188
- Funds Restricted
- 1938
- Funds Total
- 1942126
- Count Employees
- 48
- 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
- 25 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 42780
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 481014
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4720779
- Income Investments
- 58589
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5303162
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £202,839
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,620,259
- Expenditure Other
- 313413
- Expenditure Total
- 5136511
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4338
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 73886
- Expenditure Governance
- 46552
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1103988
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 112110
- Gain Loss Investment
- -18378
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 38014
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -27434
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £607,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1743470
- Assets Own Use
- 1344214
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 399256
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -56045
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,584,703
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,300,951
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,971,177
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1300951
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,385,698
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1951668
- Funds Restricted
- 19509
- Funds Total
- 1971177
- Count Employees
- 45
- 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
- 23 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 440155
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3981805
- Income Investments
- 21854
- Income Other
- 14451
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4458265
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £508,361
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,846,244
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4354605
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4128
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 62070
- Expenditure Governance
- 43623
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1092102
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22703
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 8133
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 21549
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £344,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1865319
- Assets Own Use
- 1447685
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 417634
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -170833
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,699,555
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,575,475
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,818,566
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1481416
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 94059
- Assets Cash
- £1,454,591
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1789698
- Funds Restricted
- 28868
- Funds Total
- 1818566
- Count Employees
- 40
- 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
- 31 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 134643
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1982404
- Income Investments
- 20384
- Income Other
- 136235
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2273666
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £200,011
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,258,354
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2458365
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3558
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 117970
- Expenditure Governance
- 43992
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1163094
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25398
- Gain Loss Investment
- 54541
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -23806
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £190,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1915927
- Assets Own Use
- 1502298
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 413629
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -36843
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,275,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,447,311
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,706,773
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1226478
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 220833
- Assets Cash
- £1,009,914
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1691420
- Funds Restricted
- 15353
- Funds Total
- 1706773
- Count Employees
- 36
- 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
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2013-02-27T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 223324
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 223324
- Assoc Charity Name
- BRITISH UNIVERSITIES SPORTS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-11-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 JUNE 2008 ASAMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28 JULY 2008 AND 17 JUNE 2009 as amended on 16 Nov 2020 as amended on 28 May 2021 as amended on 28 May 2021 as amended on 09 Dec 2021 as amended on 31 Jan 2023 as amended on 12 Dec 2023 as amended on 23 Jul 2025 as amended on 17 Jul 2025
- Charitable Objects
- The objects for which the Company is established ("Objects") are to advance for the public benefit physical education, by providing higher education sport pathway competitions and experiences for students within Universities and Colleges and promoting the lifelong benefits of physical activity for all
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 499780
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 499781
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- UK UNIVERSITIES SPORT LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures