COUNCIL OF VALIDATING UNIVERSITIES

Charity number: 1175849
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Council of Validating Universities (CVU) aims to advance education, including training and research, in particular by: keeping under review the concerns of degree-awarding institutions within the United Kingdom in relation to collaborative validation; identifying and promoting good practice in collaborative validation. The Charity operates across the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £40,002
Total expenditure: £43,854

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 2017: Standard registration
  • 29 January 2018: Funds received from 1054170 COUNCIL OF VALIDATING UNIVERSITIES
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CVU (Working name)
Company number:
05272761 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr AULAY MACKENZIE Chair
None on record
Lynne Braham Trustee 14 April 2025
None on record
Mandhir Gill Trustee 12 August 2024
None on record
Judith Shepherd Trustee 15 March 2024
None on record
Martin Snowden Prof Trustee 15 March 2024
None on record
Dr Suzanna Tomassi Trustee 20 March 2020
None on record
DIANE GLAUTIER Trustee 16 April 2013
None on record
Dr FRANK LESLIE HADDLETON Trustee 11 May 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £44.80k £37.77k £34.44k £31.56k £40.00k
Total expenditure £59.02k £23.49k £33.29k £30.65k £43.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 15 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 15 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 02 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 02 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 25 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 25 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 15 June 2022 15 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 26 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 20 December 2021 203 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 20 December 2021 203 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 OCT 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 AUG 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 NOV 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING TRAINING AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BY: KEEPING UNDER REVIEW THE CONCERNS OF DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RELATION TO COLLABORATIVE PROVISION; IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE IN COLLABORATIVE VALIDATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, COLLABORATIVE PROVISION IS DEFINED AS THE PROCESS WHEREBY A DEGREE-AWARDING BODY JUDGES ONE OR MORE PROGRAMMES OF STUDY, MODULES OR COURSES OFFERED BY ANOTHER BODY (OR BODIES) TO BE APPROPRIATE TO LEAD TO A QUALIFICATION AND/OR CREDIT OF THAT DEGREE-AWARDING BODY. IT ACCORDINGLY ENCOMPASSES THE DELIVERY BY ANOTHER BODY (OR BODIES) OF PROGRAMMES, COURSES OR MODULES WHERE THE CONTENT (CURRICULUM/LEARNING OUTCOMES) HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY EITHER THE DEGREE-AWARDING BODY OR THE OTHER BODY (OR BODIES) OR A PARTNERSHIP OF THE DEGREE-AWARDING BODY AND THE OTHER BODY (OR BODIES). IN THE CONTEXT OF THES ARTICLES, THE TERM COLLABORATIVE PROVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO EMBRACE THE ACCREDITING OF INSTITUTIONS, THE FRANCHISING OF COURSES AND SUCH OTHER FORMS OF ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION AS THE COMPANY SHALL DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
First Floor
Wax Chandlers Hall
6 Gresham Street
LONDON
Phone:
03003301400
Email:
cvu@the-bac.org
Website:

www.cvu.ac.uk Open in new window