01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 19 December 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- RC000641
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £127,424,000
- Latest expenditure
- £132,582,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Aberystwyth University, Visualisation Centre, Penglais, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3BF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.aber.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
UNIVERSITYEDUCATIONRESEARCH
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
- 29 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £127,424,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £132,582,000
- 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
- 28 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £125,906,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £99,925,000
- 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
- 24 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £131,051,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £130,891,000
- 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
- 16 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £122,443,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £150,736,000
- 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
- £118,200,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £120,864,000
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
- 29 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £127,424,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £132,582,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 10
- Count Govt Grants
- £596
- Income From Government Contracts
- 159
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,040,000
- 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
- 99
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 42
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 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
- 28 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £125,906,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £99,925,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 15
- Count Govt Grants
- £532
- Income From Government Contracts
- 374000
- Income From Government Grants
- £33,839,000
- 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
- 101
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 45
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 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
- 24 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £131,051,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £130,891,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 10
- Count Govt Grants
- £568
- Income From Government Contracts
- 419000
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,712,000
- 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
- 115
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 25
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 21
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 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
- 16 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £122,443,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £150,736,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 16
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £456
- Income From Government Contracts
- 591000
- Income From Government Grants
- £34,513,000
- 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
- 153
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 70
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 64
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 14
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 14
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £118,200,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £120,864,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £529
- Income From Government Grants
- £40,967,000
- 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
- 97
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 109
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 24
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 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
- 29 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 563000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2614000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 121332000
- Income Investments
- 730000
- Income Other
- 2185000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 127424000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 11000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £707,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £131,875,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 132582000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 305000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 22887000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14509000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1782000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2721000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 403000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £90,505,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 295532000
- Assets Own Use
- 260046000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 35486000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -11466000
- Assets Other Assets
- £29,934,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £189,924,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 484000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £124,076,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43347000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 146577000
- Assets Cash
- £9,495,000
- Funds Endowment
- 33132000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 90505000
- Funds Restricted
- 439000
- Funds Total
- 124076000
- Count Employees
- 1319
- 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
- 28 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1181000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1087000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 119213000
- Income Investments
- 841000
- Income Other
- 3584000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 125906000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 407000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £440,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £99,485,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 99925000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 445000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 23113000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14466000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3217000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -3720000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 367000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £87,261,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 296813000
- Assets Own Use
- 255515000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 41298000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -13881000
- Assets Other Assets
- £33,098,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £191,700,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1518000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £124,330,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 49639000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 142061000
- Assets Cash
- £5,787,000
- Funds Endowment
- 36447000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 87261000
- Funds Restricted
- 622000
- Funds Total
- 124330000
- Count Employees
- 1414
- 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
- 24 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4044000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 363000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 123971000
- Income Investments
- 730000
- Income Other
- 1943000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 131051000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 3663000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £547,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £129,900,000
- Expenditure Other
- 444000
- Expenditure Total
- 130891000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 439000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 25817000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14250000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1036000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 5289000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1866000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £63,988,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 291070000
- Assets Own Use
- 252177000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 38893000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -49945000
- Assets Other Assets
- £35,546,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £178,573,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1396000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £98,098,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43965000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 134608000
- Assets Cash
- £8,208,000
- Funds Endowment
- 33540000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 63988000
- Funds Restricted
- 570000
- Funds Total
- 98098000
- Count Employees
- 1437
- 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
- 16 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1080000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 865000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 120051000
- Income Investments
- 337000
- Income Other
- 110000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 122443000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 504000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £593,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £149,282,000
- Expenditure Other
- 861000
- Expenditure Total
- 150736000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 300000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 24850000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13389000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -919000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 17059000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 110000
- Reserves
- £58,122,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 289200000
- Assets Own Use
- 257229000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31971000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -61657000
- Assets Other Assets
- £32,492,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £171,062,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 2389000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £88,973,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 39466000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 131596000
- Assets Cash
- £8,111,000
- Funds Endowment
- 30271000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 58122000
- Funds Restricted
- 580000
- Funds Total
- 88973000
- Count Employees
- 1426
- 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
- 642000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 622000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 116460000
- Income Investments
- 233000
- Income Other
- 243000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 118200000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 260000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £578,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £119,664,000
- Expenditure Other
- 622000
- Expenditure Total
- 120864000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 338000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 24539000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11946000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6020000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -2298000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 243000
- Reserves
- £68,856,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 297030000
- Assets Own Use
- 259265000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 37765000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -52392000
- Assets Other Assets
- £24,856,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £169,544,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 2495000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £99,950,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36395000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 133149000
- Assets Cash
- £7,290,000
- Funds Endowment
- 30946000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 68856000
- Funds Restricted
- 148000
- Funds Total
- 99950000
- Count Employees
- 1394
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Ceredigion
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- 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
- 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
- PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-07-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1013881
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1013881
- Assoc Charity Name
- MID WALES CIRCUIT LIMITED
- Charity Name
- PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-12-19T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-06-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4031653
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1119301
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE FERGUS JOHNSTON STUDENTSHIPS FOUNDATION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- 1889, ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED BY QUEEN VICTORIA LAST AMENDED DECEMBER 2006, STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS AS AMENDED 27/05/2014 as amended by an Order in Council on 27 Jun 2018
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SHALL BE:1. TO ADVANCE LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE BY TEACHING AND RESEARCH AND BY THE EXAMPLE AND INFLUENCE OF ITS CORPORATE LIFE;2. TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND COURSES OF STUDY FOR THOSE SEEKING TO QUALIFY FOR DEGREES AND OTHER AWARDS OF THE UNIVERSITY, OR OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PEOPLE;3. TO PROMOTE AND MAKE PROVISION FOR RESEARCH AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT, DISSEMINATION, PRESERVATION AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE BY SUCH METHODS AS THE UNIVERSITY MAY DETERMINE;4. TO DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL OF THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND PREPARE THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT;5. TO GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION, ITSELF OR JOINTLY WITH OTHERS, TO THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF WALES, HAVING REGARD TO THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND THE CULTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL TRADITIONS OF WALES.
- Area Of Benefit
- WALES
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 516523
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management