Cardiff University
- Registered charity number
- 1136855 · official register entry ↗
- Status
- Registered, registered 2010-07-13 (reporting: Submission Received)
- Type
- Other
- Latest income
- £634,070,682 for the year to 2025-07-31 (was £646,938,858 the year to 2024-07-31: -2%)
- Latest spending
- £692,020,576
- Trustees
- 21 listed below
- Employees
- 6,092
- Volunteers
- 2,523
- Address
- Cardiff University, University Secretary's Office, Cardiff, CF10 3AT (Wales, by postcode area CF)
- Phone
- 029 20874297
- Website
- www.cardiff.ac.uk
- Gift Aid
- Registered
- Land or buildings
- Owns or leases
What it does
The University provides Higher Education to the general public which will also include numerous research activities. For more detail see the Public Benefit Statement within the Annual Financial Statements.
Charitable objects
1. THE OBJECTS OF CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SHALL BE:(1) TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION BY TEACHING AND RESEARCH AND BY THE EXAMPLE AND INFLUENCE OF ITS CORPORATE LIFE;(2) TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND COURSES OF STUDY FOR PERSONS SEEKING TO QUALIFY FORDEGREES AND OTHER AWARDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES, OF CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, AND OFOTHER UNIVERSITIES AND FOR OTHER PERSONS;(3) TO PROMOTE AND MAKE PROVISION FOR RESEARCH AND FOR SUCH METHODS OF ADVANCING, DISSEMINATING, PRESERVING AND APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AS MAY BE DECIDED UPON FROM TIME TO TIME BY CARDIFF UNIVERSITY;(4) TO DEVELOP THE CHARACTER OF THE STUDENTS BY VIRTUE OF ITS CORPORATE LIFE;(5) TO PROMOTE, ITSELF OR JOINTLY WITH OTHERS, HEALTH AND WELFARE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF WALES;(6) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF WALES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.2. CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SHALL BE A TEACHING, RESEARCH, EXAMINING AND DEGREE-AWARDING BODY AND SHALL HAVE POWER TO DO ALL LAWFUL ACTS INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) POWER:(1) TO TAKE OVER ALL PROPERTY, RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES OF, INCLUDING PROPERTYPREVIOUSLY HELD ON TRUST BY, UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OR ANY OTHERPERSON OR BODY WHOSE OBJECTS ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS OUR CHARTER; (2) TO MAKE AWARDS AND CONFER DEGREES AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS OF CARDIFF UNIVERSITY AND FOR GOOD CAUSE TO DEPRIVE A PERSON OF AN AWARD, DISTINCTION OR DEGREE OF CARDIFF UNIVERSITY.
Area of benefit: CARDIFF
Governing document: CHARTER ADOPTED 7 OCTOBER 1884 And Royal Charter granted on 15 Sept 2022as amended by order dated 15 Sept 2022
Finances over time
| Year to | Income | Spending | Income, to scale | Accounts received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | £634,070,682 | £692,020,576 | 2026-04-23 | |
| 2024-07-31 | £646,938,858 | £674,408,270 | 2025-05-20 | |
| 2023-07-31 | £635,205,042 | £611,469,000 | 2024-05-24 | |
| 2022-07-31 | £634,167,000 | £725,313,000 | 2023-05-22 | |
| 2021-07-31 | £604,593,000 | £573,201,000 | 2022-05-25 |
Annual return, part A (latest year to 2025-07-31)
- Staff paid £60,000 or more: 1471
- Trustees received payments or benefits: no
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Volunteers: 2,523
Annual return, part B (year to 2025-07-31; charities over £500,000 only)
| Income | Spending | Assets and funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations and legacies | £1,388,334 | Raising funds | £3,012,644 | Fixed assets | £957,618,964 |
| Charitable activities | £531,858,224 | Charitable activities | £542,737,437 | Investments | £19,667,326 |
| Trading | £73,772,305 | Grants to institutions | £3,389,975 | Cash | £12,274,850 |
| Investments | £10,509,473 | Governance | £2,438,225 | Net assets | £820,584,336 |
| Legacies | £0 | Support costs | £77,892,143 | Unrestricted funds | £767,033,944 |
| Total income | £634,742,186 | Total spending | £692,020,576 | Reserves | £767,033,944 |
Earlier years, part B
| Year to | Total income | Total spending | Net assets | Reserves | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | £634,742,186 | £692,020,576 | £820,584,336 | £767,033,944 | 6092 |
| 2024-07-31 | £649,067,742 | £674,408,270 | £854,856,218 | £801,691,537 | 6253 |
| 2023-07-31 | £636,380,471 | £611,469,000 | £677,516,221 | £631,109,444 | 6171 |
| 2022-07-31 | £634,167,000 | £725,313,000 | £648,659,000 | £292,318,000 | 6032 |
| 2021-07-31 | £604,593,000 | £573,201,000 | £676,468,000 | £314,097,000 | 5809 |
Trustees 21
| Name | Role | Appointed | Charities | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shakeshaft | Trustee | 2019-08-01 | 1 | |
| Professor Damian Walford Davies | Trustee | 2021-08-01 | 1 | |
| Patrick Younge | Trustee | 2022-01-01 | 2 | |
| Jennifer Wood | Trustee | 2022-08-01 | 1 | |
| Dr Robert Wilton Weaver | Trustee | 2023-07-24 | 1 | |
| Professor Wendy Joan Larner | Trustee | 2023-09-01 | 1 | |
| Elizabeth Peggy Button | Trustee | 2024-01-01 | 1 | |
| Sian Rees | Trustee | 2024-01-01 | 1 | |
| Stephen Andrew Joseph Mann | Trustee | 2024-01-01 | 1 | |
| Sean Peter Strong | Trustee | 2025-07-01 | 2 | |
| Ana Rodrigues Sarmento Guedes de Oliveira | Trustee | 2025-08-01 | 1 | |
| Craig Alyn Watkins | Trustee | 2025-08-01 | 1 | |
| Dr ANDREW RODNEY Glanfield | Trustee | 2025-08-01 | 1 | |
| Elizabeth Louise McKenzie | Trustee | 2025-08-01 | 2 | |
| Mario Pietro Gualano | Trustee | 2025-08-01 | 1 | |
| Joshua Lloyd Tandy | Trustee | 2026-07-01 | 1 | |
| Dr Wayne Nicolas Nishio | Trustee | 2026-08-01 | 1 | |
| Jonathan Peter Marlow | Trustee | 2026-08-01 | 1 | |
| Professor Gavin Shaddick | Trustee | 2026-08-01 | 1 | |
| Professor Luke Samuel Sloan | Trustee | 2026-08-01 | 2 | |
| Andrew David Twyman | Trustee | 2026-09-16 | 1 |
Current trustees, as the Commission lists them. Each links to the trustee’s page, which lists every charity they serve. A link to a US person page needs the same name at a US nonprofit matched to this charity.
What, how and who
- What it does: Education/training; The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- How it works: Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Who it helps: The General Public/mankind
Where it works
Cardiff
Policies it reports
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures; Complaints handling; Complaints policy and procedures; Conflicting interests; Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures; Financial reserves policy and procedures; Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures; Internal risk management policy and procedures; Investment; Paying staff; Risk management; Safeguarding policy and procedures; Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries; Serious incident reporting policy and procedures; Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures; Trustee expenses policy and procedures
History
- 2010-07-13: Standard registration
- 2024-11-18: Asset transfer in (Transfer of funds) with Curriculum for Cohesion
Largest charities in the same postcode area (CF)
- University of South Wales/Prifysgol de Cymru £224,882,000
- Cardiff Metropolitan University £148,589,000
- Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru £67,426,000
- Wjec Cbac Limited £66,489,370
- Moondance Foundation £66,362,229
Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities: the daily data extract of registered, removed and linked charities in England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland keep their own registers, not loaded here). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales. The register has no pay for individuals: it records, per charity, the income and spending reported to the Commission, the number of staff paid over £60,000 (in bands) and whether trustees were paid. Figures are as the charity reported them to the Commission, in pounds sterling. Open Government Licence v3.0. About this data.
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