THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-06 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£22M
-2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£72M
+2.8% vs 2024
Employees
608
-4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-37% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER 2006-01-06 → present
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHICHESTER 2003-04-22 → 2006-01-06
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 | £47,384,000 | £46,601,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,409,000 | £2,146,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,032,000 | £2,045,000 | |
| Cash | £22,165,000 | £21,613,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £135,438,000 | £135,923,000 | |
| Net assets | £69,789,000 | £71,746,000 | |
| Equity | £69,789,000 | £71,746,000 | |
| Average employees | 636 | 608 | |
| Wages | £26,746,000 | £26,355,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.4% | 4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.8% | 51.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 2.44x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In conclusion, and on balance, the Board is satisfied the University has good liquidity resilience and has reasonable expectation that the University has adequate resources to continue in operation for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. The going concern basis is therefore adopted in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER · parent
- Chichester Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2024, the Guardian University Guide 2025 placed us at 26th in the UK, a jump of twelve places.”
- “In June 2025 the University rose nineteen places in the Complete University Guide and in September 2025 rose eight places in the Sunday Times ranking including being twelfth in the country for teaching.”
- “Our higher and degree apprenticeship provision was rated "Good" by Ofsted.”
- “The NSS results in July 2025 placed the University twelfth out of 131 institutions, which was an historic high.”
- “The University was named the Daily Mail University of the Year for Teaching Excellence 2026”
- “Two of the University's submissions to the Times Higher Education Awards 2025 were shortlisted in August 2025”
- “In June 2025, the University signed a landmark partnership agreement with the BSBI, based in Berlin, Germany.”
- “The University is joining forces with Fulham FC in a partnership that will allow the two organisations to share knowledge, skills and ideas, as well as access to specialist facilities.”
- “In February 2025, the University signed a key agreement with the University of Notre Dame Australia to develop dual-award degrees”
- “From Adversity to University: the University's ground-breaking initiative to offer bridging courses (...) has secured considerable funding from a private donor”
- “In May 2025, the University was a finalist for the Student Nursing Times Awards 2025”
- “Finalise a new institutional strategic plan for 2026-32”
- “The University has accepted a loan capital repayment break from HSBC from 1st August 2025 through to 30th November 2026, reducing loan repayment costs due within one year by £1.6m.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLAUGHLIN, Olivia Anne | Secretary | 2025-09-22 | — | — |
| BUSHYAGER, Ruth Kathleen Frances, Rt Rev | Director | 2020-10-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| CAVE, Kasey Logan | Director | 2025-07-09 | Mar 2004 | British |
| DAGKAS, Symeon, Professor | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Celica | Director | 2022-07-05 | Nov 1988 | British |
| DOWLER, Robert Edward Mackenzie, The Very Revd Dr | Director | 2025-03-18 | Dec 1967 | British |
| FOOKS, Timothy John Charles, Dr | Director | 2022-02-01 | Aug 1962 | British |
| HAWES, Rachel, The Reverend | Director | 2018-01-01 | Sep 1954 | British |
| HOUSE, Margaret Ann, Professor Emeritus | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jul 1957 | British |
| JONES, Benjamin David Rowe | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| LAUDER, Michael Andrew, Professor | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| MACTAVISH, Ian James | Director | 2020-03-25 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MAZMANIAN, Sarkis | Director | 2023-03-21 | Nov 1984 | British |
| MOULD, Cecile Brigitte | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1979 | British,Australian,French |
| OLLIFF, Antony Michael | Director | 2020-01-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| STONE, Catherine Brigid | Director | 2021-05-12 | Jul 1961 | British |
| THOMAS-CHESTER, Yvonne Mary | Director | 2019-03-27 | Nov 1960 | British |
| THOMPSON, John Owen Aicard | Director | 2022-07-05 | Sep 1952 | British |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKEY, Stefan Charles | Secretary | 2025-03-31 | 2025-11-28 |
| CHERRETT, Isabel Jean | Secretary | 2003-04-22 | 2014-11-30 |
| FRESHVILLE, Sophie Louise | Secretary | 2022-05-16 | 2025-03-28 |
| FRESHVILLE, Sophie Louise | Secretary | 2017-03-14 | 2021-04-30 |
| HOLDER, Ann Margaret | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2017-02-16 |
| JONES, Kevin | Secretary | 2017-02-16 | 2017-03-14 |
| LYNCH, Hannah Rice | Secretary | 2021-04-30 | 2022-05-16 |
| ABBOTT, Robert Edwin | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| ASHWIN, John Basil Edward Hamilton | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2010-01-01 |
| BAEZA, Samuel | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| BAKER, Robin William, Dr | Director | 2007-04-16 | 2010-02-28 |
| BAKER, Robin Richard, Professor | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BAYSTED, Stephen John Xavier | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| BEADE, Dale | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2010-06-30 |
| BEHAGG, Clive, Professor | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| BLEASE, Kathryn | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2018-07-11 |
| BONIFACE, Margaret Ruth, Dr | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| BOWMAN, Stephen Austin | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| BOYLAND, Norman David, Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2009-11-18 |
| BRAY, Helen | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2017-05-08 |
| BREMNER, Moira | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2005-04-05 |
| BRICE, Simon David | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2007-07-03 |
| BROWNLEE, Charles | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| BUNKER, Richard David Charles | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2010-01-01 |
| BUTLER, Gillian Susan | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| CANE, Anthony William, Canon Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2019-02-10 |
| CARPENTER, Andrew James | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| COOK, Jill | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| COPE, Brian John Bailye | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| CROUCHER, Peter Edwin | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2010-12-31 |
| CROWTHER, Stephanie Claire | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2004-12-31 |
| CURTIS, Nicola Catherine | Director | 2018-07-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| DAVIS, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2004-12-31 |
| DAY, Jamie Roger Mark | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| DICKS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| DOMAN, Christopher William | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Celica Ceecee | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2013-07-09 |
| DUNKERLEY, Hugh David | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2004-12-31 |
| EKUNDAYO, Moyinjesu Akinloluwa | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| ELLIS, Lauren Amy | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-07-02 |
| EVA, Margaret Macdonald | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| EVANS, Chiboni Rosalind | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| FORTIN, Richard Chalmers Gordon | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| FRAMPTON, John Stephen | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| FRANCOMBE, Benedict John, Dr | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| GARRARD, Ian Jeremy | Director | 2016-08-26 | 2019-03-03 |
| GILLIVER, Joy Alison | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| GILMORE, David Lewis | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| GOODERSON, Angela Claire | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2011-10-31 |
| GOVER, Matthew Laurence | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2008-07-31 |
| GRAY, Jill Elizabeth | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2022-03-31 |
| GRAYDON, Janet Kathleen, Doctor | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2004-12-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Jack | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2019-06-30 |
| HAMMOND, Rachel Christina | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HANCOCK, Terence | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HAYES, John William | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2007-12-31 |
| HIND, John William, The Right Reverend | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2012-04-30 |
| HOARE, Richard John Freer | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOLLINS, Philip Martin | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-12-23 |
| HOPE, Jodie Louise | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2016-06-30 |
| HOPWOOD, Gemma Louise | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| HORNBY, Richard | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-07-04 |
| HOWS, Christine Anne | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-02-20 |
| HUNT, Richard William, The Reverend | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| INMAN, Daniel David, Reverend Canon Dr | Director | 2020-03-25 | 2024-07-31 |
| JENKINS, Derek Charles | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-06-17 |
| JONES, Karen | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| KEFFORD, Peter Charles, Revd Canon | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| KILPATRICK, Helen Marjorie | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2004-03-31 |
| LAUDER, Michael Andrew, Professor | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LEAFHEAD, Marie | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2005-05-24 |
| LEIGH, Norma Kathleen | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| LLOYD, Karen | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| LONGMORE, David | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| LONGMORE, Jane, Professor | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2024-10-31 |
| LYNCH, James Michael, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| MACGREGOR, John Malcolm | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MARSHALL, Robert Michael, Sir | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| MARTIN, Richard | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| MCCARTHY, Brendan Charles | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2011-07-06 |
| MINTER, Charles Murton, Dr | Director | 2004-10-27 | 2007-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 345 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-1.7%
£47,384,000 £46,601,000
-
Cash
-2.5%
£22,165,000 £21,613,000
-
Net assets
+2.8%
£69,789,000 £71,746,000
-
Employees
-4.4%
636 608
-
Profit before tax
-37%
£3,409,000 £2,146,000
-
Wages
-1.5%
£26,746,000 £26,355,000
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