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Activities & Mission

UCAS is an independent charity, and remains committed to its vision of being at the heart of connecting people to higher education. We do this by providing information, advice, and admissions services to inspire and facilitate progression in education.

Fundraising

See where The Universities And Colleges Admissions Service is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£57,208,000
Latest Expenditure
£55,827,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 58.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 59.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 41.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £31,907,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,445,000
Other Income £23,856,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £33,343,000
Raising Funds £22,484,000
Governance £701,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£57,208,000£55,827,000£33,343,000£53,761,000£17,603,000583 / 0
2023£54,039,000£52,540,000£32,067,000£49,459,000£15,184,000546 / 0
2022£53,822,000£48,691,000£29,430,000£49,544,000£13,643,000480 / 0
2021£51,728,000£40,915,000£25,368,000£39,194,000£12,000,000443 / 0
2020£49,858,000£52,650,000£37,488,000£22,175,000£11,200,000468 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ROSEHILL
NEW BARN LANE
CHELTENHAM
GL52 3LZ
Website
www.ucas.com
Registration Date
13 August 1993
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
1024741
Charity Number
1024741

Trustees

Mark Felix
Professor Colin Gareth Bailey CBE
Patricia Ann Carvalho
Professor James Alexander Miller FRSE
Dr Benjamin Duncan Calvert
Justin James Van Wijngaarden
Daragh Michael Kelly
Matt Tee
Edward Astle

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • U C A S