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Association of Commonwealth Universities

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales)

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GB-CHC-314137
This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-314137 .
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Description

Working with our members and others to promote and contribute to the provision of excellent higher education for the benefit of all people throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. Administration and funding of student scholarships.

Also known as

  • A C U
  • Association of Commonwealth Universities
  • Association of Commonwealth Universities

CCEW Charity number

314137

Registered

Postcode

WC1H 9HF

Website

acu.ac.uk

Domain

acu.ac.uk

Latest income

£10,433,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Colleges and universities B21

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Associations AS
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Higher education ED103
  • Education ED » Student support ED105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • Local

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1963-03-05 Registered as a charity
2004-07-31 5,496,214 7,235,674
2005-07-31 7,404,302 7,408,169
2006-07-31 5,098,751 5,620,599
2007-07-31 5,451,786 6,335,302
2008-07-31 3,860,000 4,378,000
2009-07-31 5,221,000 3,941,000
2010-07-31 4,786,000 4,182,000
2011-07-31 3,992,999 3,609,000
2012-07-31 4,541,000 4,389,000
2013-07-31 5,937,000 5,504,000
2014-07-31 6,428,000 5,692,000
2015-07-31 8,251,000 7,421,000
2016-07-31 9,334,000 8,497,000
2017-07-31 9,463,000 9,432,000
2018-07-31 9,451,000 10,035,000
2019-07-31 11,738,000 11,508,000
2020-07-31 10,064,000 11,157,000
2021-07-31 9,869,000 10,921,000
2022-07-31 10,433,000 12,039,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Charity people

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2022
£		 2021
£
Employees 130 133
Employees paid more than £60,000 7 8
Volunteers - -
Trustees 15
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m 		2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 0.1 0.0
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 0.1 0.0
Income from charitable activities 9.3 8.9
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 1.0 0.9
Other income - -
Total 10.4 9.9
Expenditure
Investment management 0.3 0.3
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds 0.3 0.3
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 11.8 10.7
Charitable activities 11.8 10.7
Other spending - -
Total 12.0 10.9
Net income / (expenditure) (1.6) (1.1)

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m 		2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 0.4 0.7
Investment assets 33.9 35.4
34.4 36.1
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1.6 2.2
Other current assets 0.6 1.0
2.2 3.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (2.4) (3.0)
Net current assets (0.2) 0.2
Total assets less current liabilities 34.2 36.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 34.2 36.3
Defined benefit pension scheme (0.4) (0.4)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 33.8 35.8
Funds
Endowment funds 25.4 25.7
Restricted funds 0.3 0.7
Unrestricted funds 8.1 9.5
33.8 35.8

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Income from government

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2022
£		 2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 6,703,000 6,541,000
Government contracts as % of total income 64.2% 66.3%
Number of government contracts 3 3
Government grants
Income from government grants 497,000 893,000
Government grants as % of total income 4.8% 9.0%
Number of government grants 3 4

Association of Commonwealth Universities

GB-CHC-314137

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The David & Elaine Potter Foundation
Education 		£49,000
3 years 		Establishment of Doctoral Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa
Jan 2016 to Dec 2018
ARCADIA
Cultural 		£105,798 Survey of digital resources in African universities

Data source

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GB-CHC-314137

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