# THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1062746
- **Other names:** QAA, QAA SCOTLAND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 9, 1997
- **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=1062746


## Contact

- **Address:** SOUTHGATE HOUSE, SOUTHGATE STREET, GLOUCESTER
- **Postcode:** GL1 1UB
- **Phone:** 07824122527
- **Email:** compliance@qaa.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.qaa.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN TERTIARY EDUCATION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE; 2. ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROMOTION OF INNOVATION AND GOOD PRACTICE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING;3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND THE PUBLICATION OF REPORTS ON QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN TERTIARY EDUCATION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE; AND4. PROVISION OF ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTS, AS REQUESTED, ON ACCESS COURSE RECOGNITION AND IN RELATION TO ALL OR ANY OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** A range of activities to secure HE standards & quality: reviews & audits of standards & quality in HE providers; published reports & intelligence arising from those reviews & audits; maintenance of the UK Quality Code, subject benchmarks and qualifications frameworks; advice on degree awarding powers & university title, Access to HE & support for HEIs in relation to international developments.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £8767392 | £5821643 | £6395779 | 125 |
| July 31, 2023 | £10110143 | £9470208 | £3090586 | 121 |
| July 31, 2022 | £9788285 | £11706199 | £2532834 | 117 |
| July 31, 2021 | £8299644 | £8282505 | £4735501 | 105 |
| July 31, 2020 | £9227576 | £8149061 | £4039473 | 102 |



## Trustees

- Alex Stanley — appointed July 1, 2024
- Caroline Jane Carter — appointed Dec. 13, 2023
- Christian Brodie — appointed March 15, 2025
- Dr Fazal Dad — appointed March 15, 2023
- Dr Lucy Ann Jones — appointed Oct. 23, 2024
- JULIAN ALEXANDER FRASER — appointed March 15, 2023
- Jimena Alamo — appointed Oct. 23, 2024
- Ladan Saghafi — appointed Dec. 13, 2023
- Peter Vermeulen — appointed March 15, 2023
- Professor Mirjam Platinga — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- Professor Moira Catherine Fischbacher-Smith — appointed June 15, 2025
- Professor Nic Beech — appointed Sept. 2, 2021
- Professor Nichola Callow — appointed Oct. 23, 1994
- Professor Odette Hutchinson — appointed June 14, 2023
- Professor Philip Andrew Deans — appointed March 15, 2023
- Professor Rachid Hourizi — appointed March 9, 2022
- Richard Hazim Khaldi — appointed Jan. 24, 2024