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Company description
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Royal Charter Company”. Incorporated on 1 January 1981; registered for 45 years. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 21 trade marks, 49 procurement records, 3 other public-register records.
This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Company number
- RC000089
- Company type
- Royal Charter Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- NO ACCOUNTS FILED
- Mortgage charges
- 0 total · 0 outstanding · 0 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
Not suppliedNext accounts due
Not suppliedLast statement made up to
Not suppliedNext statement due
15 January 2017BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 0.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 47.9%
- Women receiving bonus
- 0.9%
- Men receiving bonus
- 1.1%
- Women in top quartile
- 40.8%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 56.6%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 59.6%
- Women in lower quartile
- 65.9%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 5000 to 19,9998.5% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99911.9% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99911.1% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99913.7% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99915.6% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99915.7% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99917.1% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99919.7% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
UK Additional public registers
Schools, childcare, care and HSE records
Cardiff University
22 July 2025 · Improvement Notice
Cardiff University
21 March 2025 · Improvement Notice
Cardiff University
19 September 2004 · Total service industries
Identity methods differ by source. DfE links use source-supplied company numbers. Ofsted and Scottish care links are unique exact name-and-postcode candidates. HSE links require one unique exact Companies House organisation name. Verify candidate associations independently.
04 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Contract for the Supply of Scientific Research Equipment to the University of Birmingham
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · ocds-b5fd17-64751bb6-5a8e-4d57-97ab-34be2901a7ee
- Supplier named in award
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Award value
- £89,360.07
- Contract period
- 29 June 2022 – 15 July 2022
- Published
- 6 July 2022
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Main CPV
- 38000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-64751bb6-5a8e-4d57-97ab-34be2901a7ee-2022-07-06T12:14:46+01:00
DSTL RCloud AEM Lot Two
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · ocds-b5fd17-43e7b088-6a2d-4953-8764-440dd904935e
- Supplier named in award
- Cardiff University
- Award value
- £139,218
- Contract period
- 15 December 2021 – 31 March 2023
- Published
- 28 January 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-43e7b088-6a2d-4953-8764-440dd904935e-2022-01-28T12:29:45Z
Cardiff University Otters Project
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · ocds-b5fd17-e1bae62c-c64a-4e21-90b0-5c2257b84a00
- Supplier named in award
- Cardiff University Otter Project
- Award value
- £35,000
- Contract period
- 1 November 2021 – 31 March 2022
- Published
- 11 November 2021
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 72316000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e1bae62c-c64a-4e21-90b0-5c2257b84a00-2021-11-11T12:31:33Z
Otter liver tissue analysis for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)/polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · ocds-b5fd17-26bc9567-0d12-422f-8af9-95b1dcb56e99
- Supplier named in award
- Cardiff University Otter Project
- Award value
- £35,000
- Contract period
- 1 November 2021 – 31 March 2022
- Published
- 12 November 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-26bc9567-0d12-422f-8af9-95b1dcb56e99-2021-11-12T10:08:46Z
Digital Languages Mentoring Project (Beta)
Department for Education · ocds-b5fd17-d015843f-7aab-4c54-b740-ff4d254bbb14
- Supplier named in award
- Cardiff University
- Award value
- £1,900,000
- Contract period
- 1 November 2019 – 31 August 2020
- Published
- 26 November 2019
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 80000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d015843f-7aab-4c54-b740-ff4d254bbb14-2019-11-26T10:25:19Z
Collaborative Studentship Agreement
Office for National Statistics · ocds-b5fd17-8b59bac6-9758-4146-904b-61ae49363750
- Supplier named in award
- Cardiff University
- Award value
- £32,495
- Contract period
- 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021
- Published
- 21 October 2021
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8b59bac6-9758-4146-904b-61ae49363750-2021-10-21T11:47:21+01:00
Collaborative Studentship Agreement
Office for National Statistics · ocds-b5fd17-0062d9c6-5193-4041-a874-a1b415e76c88
- Supplier named in award
- Cardiff University
- Award value
- £32,495
- Contract period
- 1 October 2017 – 13 September 2021
- Published
- 20 October 2021
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-0062d9c6-5193-4041-a874-a1b415e76c88-2021-10-20T14:50:46+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
The WAVE Programme Women Adding Value to the Economy Menywod yn Ychwanegu Gweith at yr Economi
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 27 October 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 October 2024
C
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 22 March 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 March 2023
CA
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 4 May 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 May 2021
CELT
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 1 July 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 July 2018
CELT NPQHECPCP
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 1 July 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 July 2018
ARCCA
Owner Cardiff University · classes 9,16,36,38,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 15 February 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 February 2027
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 24 August 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 August 2018
CARDIFF BUSINESS SCHOOL
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2021
CARDIFF LAW SCHOOL
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2021
Western Arc
Owner Cardiff University · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 13 March 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 March 2008
Western Arc
Owner Cardiff University · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 27 February 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 February 2008
UWCC
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2001
CARDIFF LAW SCHOOL
Owner Cardiff University · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2001
UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF CARDIFF
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2001
UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF CARDIFF
Owner Cardiff University · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2001
CARDIFF BUSINESS SCHOOL
Owner Cardiff University · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2001
UWCC
Owner Cardiff University · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2001
UWCC
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2001
CARDIFF LAW SCHOOL
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2001
CARDIFF BUSINESS SCHOOL
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2001
UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF CARDIFF
Owner Cardiff University · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2001
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
05 Ownership and control
People with significant control
No PSC entry for this company was present in the imported snapshot.
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
06 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
07 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
08 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
09 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
ITEP1168 - Cyber R&D Project
National Highways Limited · updated 16 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 2
Innovation Academic Framework
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC · updated 15 September 2026
- Tender value
- £70,000,000
- Awards
- 10
UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services
AFFINITY WATER LIMITED · updated 19 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
PhD in Genomics and Proteomics Techniques
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · updated 16 December 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Innovation Qualified Utilities Dynamic Market
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC · updated 15 October 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
PhD in Characterization and use of Bacillus anthracis bacteriophage
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · updated 2 October 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Digarbon Contractor (PCSA)
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 17 September 2026
- Tender value
- £7,500,000
- Awards
- 2
PSP for SITs Upgrade
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 4 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Grounds Maintenance, Cardiff University
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 2 September 2026
- Tender value
- £1,104,166.65
- Awards
- 1
Electronic Quality Management System
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 17 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
IT Infrastructure hardware and solutions Framework
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 14 August 2026
- Tender value
- £16,000,000
- Awards
- 0
Student Occupational Health Platform
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 13 August 2026
- Tender value
- £200,000
- Awards
- 0
Hard FM Services, Operations & Maintenance
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 12 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Solicitor's Practice Course
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 11 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Turnitin 2026-29
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 28 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Radiopharmaceuticals 18FDG
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 24 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Car Parking Management
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 23 July 2026
- Tender value
- £2,880,000
- Awards
- 1
Residences Low Occupancy Water Flushing
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 13 July 2026
- Tender value
- £150,000
- Awards
- 1
Fire Alarm Testing and Maintenance at Cardiff University
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 13 July 2026
- Tender value
- £4,861,111
- Awards
- 2
Client Technical Advisor - Cathays Campus
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY · updated 23 June 2026
- Tender value
- £333,333
- Awards
- 1
Showing the first 20 of 42 linked procurement processes.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
10 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
11 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
No SIC code was supplied in this bulk record.
12 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
42 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
13 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
14 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Organisation enforcement records linked by one unique exact company name.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.