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The Quality Assurance Agency For Higher Education

SC037786Registered charity from 06 February 2007
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By QAA
Address Southgate House
Southgate Street
Gloucester
Postcode GL1 1UB
Website www.qaa.ac.uk
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
OBJECTS The Company's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following: (i) the promotion and maintenance of quality and standards in tertiary education in the UK and elsewhere; (ii) the enhancement of teaching and learning, and the identification and promotion of innovation and good practice in teaching and learning; (iii) the provision of information and the publication of reports on quality and standards in tertiary education in the UK and elsewhere; and (iv) the provision of advice to governments, as requested, on access course recognition and in relation to all or any of the above objects
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 06 Feb 2007
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 126
Purposes: "the advancement of education"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "Other defined groups", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Jul 2021 £8,299,644 £8,282,505 11 Mar 2022 Yes
31 Jul 2022 £9,788,285 £11,706,199 08 Mar 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £10,110,143 £9,470,208 01 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £8,767,372 £5,834,645 17 Mar 2025 Yes
31 Jul 2025 £10,061,872 £10,636,620 24 Apr 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Fazal Dad
Nichola Callow
Caroline Carter
Odette Hutchinson
Philip Deans
Alexander Stanley
Mirjam Plantinga
Ladan Saghafi
Rachid Hourizi
Peter Vermeulen
Lucy Jones
Christian Brodie
Julian Alexander Fraser
Jimena Alamo
Moira Fischbacher-Smith
Peter Beech
Richard Khaldi
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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