# THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ADMISSIONS SERVICE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1024741
- **Other names:** U C A S
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 13, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1024741


## Contact

- **Address:** ROSEHILL, NEW BARN LANE, CHELTENHAM
- **Postcode:** GL52 3LZ
- **Phone:** 01242 544823
- **Email:** corporategovernance@ucas.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.ucas.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE AND TO ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER HIGHER, FURTHER OR SECONDARY ESTABLISHMENTS IN SO FAR AS SUCH ADVANCEMENT AND ASSISTANCE SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN NATURE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING AN ORGANISATION TO FACILITATE THE CONSIDERATION BY SUCH UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER HIGHER, FURTHER OR SECONDARY EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS OF APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO AND TO ASSIST APPLICANTS IN GAINING ACCESS TO SUCH UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £57208000 | £55827000 | £53761000 | 583 |
| July 31, 2023 | £54039000 | £52540000 | £49459000 | 546 |
| July 31, 2022 | £53822000 | £48691000 | £49544000 | 480 |
| July 31, 2021 | £51728000 | £40915000 | £39194000 | 443 |
| July 31, 2020 | £49858000 | £52650000 | £22175000 | 468 |



## Trustees

- Alistair James Bradbury Jarvis CBE — appointed July 2, 2025
- Daragh Michael Kelly — appointed Oct. 24, 2024
- Joanne Frances Miller — appointed May 22, 2025
- Justin James Van Wijngaarden — appointed Oct. 24, 2024
- Mark Felix — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Patricia Ann Carvalho — appointed May 9, 2022
- Professor Catherine Jane Normington — appointed July 17, 2025
- Professor Colin Gareth Bailey CBE — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Professor James Alexander Miller FRSE — appointed July 18, 2023