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Company description
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX 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: 11 trade marks, 20 procurement 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
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Company number
- RC000652
- 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
- 30.9%
- Women receiving bonus
- 1.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 1.3%
- Women in top quartile
- 43.2%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 56.8%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 60.1%
- Women in lower quartile
- 61.7%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 499918.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499916.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499916.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.6% 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.
04 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
LEI 213800DE9GWMOJHQNB54 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- 9B78
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 11 January 1965
- Initial LEI registration
- 2 December 2017
- LEI last updated
- 8 October 2025
- Next renewal
- 2 December 2026
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- WIVENHOE PARK, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, GB-ESS, CO4 3SQ, GB
- Headquarters address
- WIVENHOE PARK, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, GB-ESS, CO4 3SQ, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
SeNSS DTP Partner Contributions
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA · ocds-b5fd17-dc2d91ad-ba5a-4f70-9e1f-4964be89ce50
- Supplier named in award
- University of Essex
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2027
- Published
- 18 December 2024
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-dc2d91ad-ba5a-4f70-9e1f-4964be89ce50-2024-12-18T15:41:51Z
Wates Principles of Corporate Governance FRC Research Project
THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-641a5a51-821f-41b4-8370-12c84892f349
- Supplier named in award
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Award value
- £49,000
- Contract period
- 1 March 2023 – 29 September 2023
- Published
- 2 March 2023
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-641a5a51-821f-41b4-8370-12c84892f349-2023-03-02T11:33:07Z
Wates Principles of Corporate Governance (FRC Research Project)
THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-6627fc28-9701-4d24-9655-90c973eafbef
- Supplier named in award
- University of Essex
- Award value
- £45,000
- Contract period
- 15 February 2021 – 13 July 2021
- Published
- 7 April 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6627fc28-9701-4d24-9655-90c973eafbef-2021-04-07T16:42:49+01:00
Wates Principles of Corporate Governance (FRC Research Project)
THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-ac980e89-0f3a-4339-b796-ac7db66d55cc
- Supplier named in award
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Award value
- £45,000
- Contract period
- 15 February 2021 – 13 July 2021
- Published
- 11 February 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ac980e89-0f3a-4339-b796-ac7db66d55cc-2021-02-11T16:27:39Z
UK SBS CR18028 - An investigation of the impact of the NLW on earnings, with a focus on pay differentials
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-27ff59a0-4a0d-4293-8795-aa22ee831405
- Supplier named in award
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Award value
- £49,962.18
- Contract period
- 12 March 2018 – 29 November 2019
- Published
- 22 March 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 73200000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-27ff59a0-4a0d-4293-8795-aa22ee831405-2018-03-22T16:29:33Z
BLOJEUCR16046LPC: Open Call for Research on the Impact of the National Living Wage on Individuals
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-a9c25389-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
- Supplier named in award
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Award value
- £43,963
- Contract period
- 9 July 2016 – 30 November 2017
- Published
- 20 March 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79300000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a9c25389-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b-2018-03-20T12:59:59Z
BIS Research and Evaluation Framework
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-4596628b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
- Supplier named in award
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Award value
- £90,000,000
- Contract period
- 2 January 2016 – 2 January 2020
- Published
- 23 March 2018
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Main CPV
- 79300000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4596628b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b-2018-03-23T09:52:23Z
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
N3vermind free your mind, always
Owner UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · classes 9,10,42,44
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2027
Venture Navigator
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,35,38,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2022
University of Essex frontrunners
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 20 January 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 January 2022
Big e
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 1 November 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 November 2021
VentureNavigator
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,16,35,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 24 September 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 September 2027
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 16 April 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 April 2023
University of Essex
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 16 April 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 April 2023
KNOWLEDGE GATEWAY
Owner University of Essex · classes 35,36,41,42,43
- Filed / designated
- 22 May 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
frontrunners
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 1 November 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX RESEARCH PARK
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,35,36,42
- Filed / designated
- 16 April 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 April 2013
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX Research Park
Owner University of Essex · classes 9,35,36,42
- Filed / designated
- 16 April 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 April 2013
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.
06 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.
07 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.
08 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.
09 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.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
CPD Courses 26/27 University of Essex
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · updated 20 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Spectrophotometer System
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 26 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Oxford Law Trove Subscription
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 19 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Research: Multilingualism, Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Africa
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 16 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Student Engagement Analytics System
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 10 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
T1170 Advertising and Marketing
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 2 June 2026
- Tender value
- £8,333,333.33
- Awards
- 1
T1148 - Blood Sample Collection and Analysis
University of Essex · updated 7 May 2026
- Tender value
- £1,125,000
- Awards
- 1
Morocco Social Survey In Rural Communities
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 17 February 2026
- Tender value
- £320,000
- Awards
- 1
T1157 - CAS Shield Software
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 8 September 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Robotic Overground Harness System
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 15 July 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Scheduling System
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 17 June 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
AppsAnywhere
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 21 May 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
T1142 - Finance System 2025 Direct Award
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · updated 21 May 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
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.
11 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.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
No SIC code was supplied in this bulk record.
13 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
13 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.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 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.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
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.