THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-27.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
110
+0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£575K
-119.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,487,261 | £9,806,163 | |
| Operating profit | -£26,697 | -£90,861 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,934,172 | -£574,748 | |
| Net profit | £3,306,638 | -£226,421 | |
| Cash | £3,711,835 | £2,684,315 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,554,889 | £6,320,931 | |
| Net assets | £6,395,426 | £6,169,005 | |
| Equity | £6,395,426 | £6,169,005 | |
| Average employees | 109 | 110 | |
| Wages | £5,099,610 | £5,626,383 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.3% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 39.0% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.1% | 47.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | -2.11x | -4.51x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the trustees consider to be appropriate based on the results for the year ending 31 July 2025, and forecasts and cash flow projections prepared for the period to 31 July 2027. The cash flow projections indicate that the charity will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and will be able to operate within the facilities currently available. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties over the charitable company's financial viability.”
Significant events
- “First year of delivery of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) contract.”
- “First steps of the new Tertiary Quality Enhancement Review (TQER) method in Scotland.”
- “Conducted an organisational restructure - One QAA - to invest in the future of the Agency.”
- “Renewed memorandums of understanding with key agencies in Thailand, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Mauritius and Ukraine.”
- “QAA's policy influence has been particularly impactful this year at a time when the new Westminster Government have embarked on their higher education reform agenda.”
- “Opened a consultation in June 2025 on the proposed regulation and licensing of a potential new international version of the diploma.”
- “Redundancy and termination payments amounted to £269,203 in 2024-25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YATES, Tom | Secretary | 2020-04-06 | — | — |
| ALAMO, Jimena | Director | 2024-10-23 | Jul 2001 | Italian,Venezuelan |
| BEECH, Nic, Professor | Director | 2021-09-02 | Nov 1963 | British |
| BRODIE, Christian Norman | Director | 2025-03-15 | Feb 1957 | British |
| CALLOW, Nichola, Professor | Director | 2024-10-23 | Nov 1969 | British |
| CARTER, Caroline Jane | Director | 2023-12-13 | Dec 1963 | British |
| DAD, Fazal, Dr | Director | 2023-03-15 | Sep 1967 | British |
| DEANS, Philip Andrew, Professor | Director | 2023-03-15 | Feb 1967 | British |
| FISCHBACHER-SMITH, Moira Catherine, Professor | Director | 2025-06-15 | Dec 1970 | British |
| FRASER, Julian Alexander | Director | 2023-03-15 | Jul 1959 | British |
| HOURIZI, Rachid, Professor | Director | 2022-03-09 | Jul 1967 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Odette, Professor | Director | 2023-06-14 | Oct 1975 | British |
| JONES, Lucy Ann, Dr | Director | 2024-10-23 | Mar 1967 | British |
| KHALDI, Richard Hazim | Director | 2024-01-24 | Dec 1974 | British |
| PLANTINGA, Mirjam Greteke, Professor | Director | 2024-09-05 | Jun 1970 | Dutch |
| SAGHAFI, Ladan | Director | 2023-12-13 | Dec 1977 | British |
| STANLEY, Alexander Isaac | Director | 2024-07-01 | Aug 2002 | British |
| VERMEULEN, Peter | Director | 2023-03-15 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, Caroline | Secretary | 2019-12-08 | 2020-04-06 |
| BLACKETT, Lavinia | Secretary | 2015-12-14 | 2019-12-08 |
| BLACKSTOCK, Douglas | Secretary | 2002-03-12 | 2015-12-14 |
| BUSHELL, Stuart Robert | Secretary | 1998-03-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Martin | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2002-03-12 |
| MIDDLETON, Graham Leigh | Secretary | 1997-05-22 | 1998-02-28 |
| STEAD, Valerie Ann | Secretary | 1997-03-27 | 1997-05-22 |
| YATES, Thomas | Secretary | 2020-04-06 | 2020-04-06 |
| ADIE, Matthew | Director | 2018-06-21 | 2020-06-21 |
| ALCOCK, Eve Elizabeth | Director | 2020-06-21 | 2022-07-05 |
| ATKINS, Susan Ruth Elizabeth, Doctor | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2010-12-17 |
| BAKER, Colin Ronald, Professor | Director | 2009-11-05 | 2010-04-15 |
| BANKS, Christopher Nigel | Director | 2014-11-29 | 2019-03-14 |
| BASSNETT, Susan, Professor | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2007-12-05 |
| BRINK, Chris Hendrik, Professor | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2012-08-31 |
| BROOKE, Rodney George, Sir | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2014-11-28 |
| BURTON, Grace | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2015-07-30 |
| CARTER, Joy, Professor | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2018-07-31 |
| CASHMAN, Robert William | Director | 2016-05-06 | 2018-06-15 |
| CHAPMAN, Antony John, Professor | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Antony John, Professor | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2005-12-01 |
| CRIDDLE, Stephen Melville | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2019-06-30 |
| CURRAN, Paul James, Professor Sir | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2011-07-01 |
| DAVIES, Vanessa Louise, Dr | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2023-12-12 |
| DEACON, Margaret Ruth | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2001-11-07 |
| DERRICOTT, Daniel David | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2014-03-03 |
| DOKU, Amatey Victor | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2019-07-01 |
| DRAKE, Sara Kaye | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2024-01-23 |
| DUNCAN, Linda Margaret | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2023-03-14 |
| DUNN, Megan Eileen | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2014-12-16 |
| EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Professor | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2006-07-31 |
| ELLIS, Hadyn Douglas, Professor | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-01-19 |
| EVANS, Judith Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-15 |
| FIELD, Chloe | Director | 2022-07-12 | 2024-07-01 |
| FINCH, Janet Valerie, Professor | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2004-01-15 |
| FOSKETT, Nicholas Hedley, Professor | Director | 2011-07-02 | 2015-08-31 |
| GASKELL, Simon James, Professor | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2025-03-14 |
| GASKELL, Stuart Martin, Dr | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-01-19 |
| GRAHAM-BRYCE, Ian James, Dr | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-09-15 |
| GRATTAN, John Patrick, Professor | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2018-06-20 |
| GYEBI-ABABIO, Hillary | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-06-21 |
| HAYWOOD, William John | Director | 2008-02-05 | 2009-12-31 |
| HAZELL, Anthony James, Professor | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2009-10-04 |
| HERN, Jane Carolyn | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2016-12-18 |
| HINFELAAR, Maria Gertrude, Professor | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2022-09-14 |
| HULL, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2017-11-29 |
| HUNT, Beverley Cecilia | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2010-12-17 |
| JELLEY, Christopher Rodwell | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2016-12-18 |
| JOHN, Angela Vaughan, Professor | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2003-05-14 |
| JOHNSON, Oliver William | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2021-08-01 |
| JONES, David Simon, Dr | Director | 2020-10-14 | 2023-06-14 |
| JOYCE, Angela Christine | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2023-03-07 |
| KENYON, Christopher George | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2004-01-15 |
| KILLINGLEY, Michael | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2005-12-01 |
| KUENSSBERG, Nicholas Christopher Dwelly, Professor | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-10-12 |
| LANGTON, Helen Eileen, Professor | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2019-06-19 |
| LATHAM, John Charles | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2008-12-15 |
| LEVANTIS, Sophia Xenia | Director | 2022-10-19 | 2024-10-12 |
| LEYDECKER, Karl Gerard | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2026-04-16 |
| LLOYD, Noel Glynne | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2011-07-31 |
| LUCAS, Arthur Maurice, Professor | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2008-12-10 |
| MACKENZIE, Graham Roche | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2004-12-15 |
| MAHONEY, Craig Austin, Professor | Director | 2016-05-08 | 2022-05-08 |
| MCALISTER, Denise Angela (Professor), Professor | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2020-10-14 |
| MCINTYRE-BHATTY, Timothy, Professor | Director | 2012-09-10 | 2018-09-10 |
| MCKIE, Peter Halliday, Professor | Director | 1999-09-14 | 2004-04-22 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Catherine Mary Anne | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-01-15 |
| MILLER, Ronald Andrew Baird, Sir | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2003-01-16 |
| MUNN, Charles Wiliam, Professor | Director | 2003-01-16 | 2007-10-31 |
| PITTILO, Robert Michael, Professor | Director | 2006-11-30 | 2010-02-16 |
| POOL, Alexander | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2016-03-10 |
| PRICHARD, Jonathan Layton | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2018-01-23 |
| RAMSAY, Andrew Vernon | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2010-12-17 |
| REECE, Sue | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2017-03-01 |
| REES, Jennifer Linda, Dr | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2013-10-08 |
| REID, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2005-12-01 |
| RIGBY, Susan, Professor | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2024-10-25 |
| ROBINSON, Geoffrey Walter, Dr | Director | 1997-04-17 | 2000-01-19 |
| ROBINSON, Muriel Anita, Professor | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2013-04-19 |
| ROBINSON, Philip Edward Donald | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2004-12-15 |
| SAWKINS, John William, Professor | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2025-06-14 |
| SEWARD, Margaret Helen Elizabeth, Dame | Director | 1997-04-17 | 2000-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities Uk | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 362 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+15.5%
£8,487,261 £9,806,163
-
Cash
-27.7%
£3,711,835 £2,684,315
-
Net assets
-3.5%
£6,395,426 £6,169,005
-
Employees
+0.9%
109 110
-
Operating profit
-240.3%
-£26,697 -£90,861
-
Profit before tax
-119.6%
£2,934,172 -£574,748
-
Wages
+10.3%
£5,099,610 £5,626,383
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers