ADVANCE HE
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
-9.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-3.7% vs 2024
Employees
182
-11.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£193K
-102.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ADVANCE HE 2018-03-26 → present
- THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY 2003-10-14 → 2018-03-26
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 | £18,639,000 | £17,240,000 | |
| Operating profit | £8,947,000 | -£515,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,193,000 | -£193,000 | |
| Net profit | £9,193,000 | -£193,000 | |
| Cash | £12,527,000 | £11,326,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,128,000 | £7,398,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,176,000 | £4,983,000 | |
| Equity | £5,176,000 | £4,983,000 | |
| Average employees | 206 | 182 | |
| Wages | £9,776,000 | £8,955,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 48.0% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | 49.3% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 125.5% | -7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.3% | 70.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 28.95x | -9.90x |
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
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “2024-25 has been a transformative year for Advance HE. Early in the reporting year, we launched our new Strategy 2030, 'Working with you to transform higher education'.”
- “Following a voluntary severance programme at the end of the last reporting period, this year, we streamlined our senior leadership team.”
- “In January, we celebrated a 'double success', welcoming our 450th member institution and reaching 200,000 Fellows worldwide.”
- “Throughout 2025, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Athena Swan and the 10th anniversary of the Race Equality Charter.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Hannah Louise | Secretary | 2020-09-09 | — | — |
| DECENT, Stephen Paul, Professor | Director | 2024-09-19 | Oct 1969 | British |
| EVANS KC, Elwen Mair, Professor | Director | 2024-10-09 | Feb 1958 | Welsh |
| GROGAN, Samuel, Dr | Director | 2023-04-27 | Dec 1975 | British |
| HAY, Annette | Director | 2021-07-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| LEGRAND, Janet | Director | 2021-07-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| MBA, David Uzochukwesi, Professor | Director | 2024-10-09 | Dec 1968 | British |
| NEWMAN, Joanna Frances, Professor | Director | 2024-08-06 | Jul 1963 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Karen Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2024-09-19 | Nov 1964 | British |
| OWEN, Alexandra Rachael | Director | 2024-12-18 | May 1975 | British |
| RIGBY, Susan, Professor | Director | 2026-02-06 | Aug 1965 | British |
| SADLER, David, Professor | Director | 2021-07-01 | Jul 1961 | British,Australian |
| SMITH, Mark Edmund, Professor | Director | 2024-01-02 | Mar 1963 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Randall Shanley, Professor | Director | 2024-07-04 | Sep 1977 | British |
| WOODGATES, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2021-07-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| YAQOOB, Parveen, Professor | Director | 2023-09-29 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINGS, Hannah | Secretary | 2019-12-20 | 2020-09-09 |
| HARRIS, Hannah Louise | Secretary | 2013-08-12 | 2019-12-20 |
| JENNINGS, George | Secretary | 2013-06-08 | 2013-08-09 |
| KENNELL, Alison | Secretary | 2008-05-21 | 2010-05-16 |
| MORTIMER, Claire Marie | Secretary | 2005-11-17 | 2007-06-01 |
| PITHER, Jane Margaret Lacey | Secretary | 2010-05-17 | 2010-07-31 |
| PITHER, Jane Margaret Lacey | Secretary | 2004-07-30 | 2005-11-17 |
| THOMAS, Caroline | Secretary | 2010-08-01 | 2013-06-07 |
| WEBSTER, John Anthony | Secretary | 2003-11-21 | 2004-04-05 |
| WILKINS, Jennifer | Secretary | 2022-06-13 | 2023-06-09 |
| WILKINSON, Michael | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | 2008-05-20 |
| WILKINSON, Michael | Secretary | 2004-04-05 | 2004-07-30 |
| BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-10-14 | 2003-11-21 |
| ARNOLD, Nicola Jane | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2021-02-09 |
| ASHWORTH, Julie Suzzanne Aggus | Director | 2024-11-21 | 2026-01-16 |
| ATTLE, Gary Mark | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2008-11-21 |
| BARLOW, Robert Gordon | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2013-02-15 |
| BAUME, Carole Diane | Director | 2005-06-23 | 2007-06-30 |
| BEER, Janet Patricia, Professor | Director | 2007-12-24 | 2009-11-18 |
| BEER, Janet Patricia, Professor | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2007-11-14 |
| BROADFOOT, Patricia Mary, Professor | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-01-22 |
| BROWN, Roger John, Professor | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2005-10-31 |
| BUNTING, Rebecca Mary, Professor | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2019-04-30 |
| BUNTING, Rebecca Mary | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2010-11-11 |
| BURGESS, Philip Keith | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2005-04-08 |
| BURGESS, Robert George, Professor Sir | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2014-07-31 |
| BURNETT, Keith, Professor Sir | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2010-06-30 |
| BURNS, Liam James | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2013-07-04 |
| CAREY, Anthony | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2018-03-31 |
| CARRINGTON, Nigel Martyn, Sir | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2021-02-17 |
| CHAPMAN, Antony John, Professor | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2016-08-31 |
| COBB, Christoper | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2021-02-09 |
| CORNER, Frances Marie, Professor | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2023-09-21 |
| DOKU, Amatey Victor | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2019-10-22 |
| DONNELLY, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2016-07-31 |
| DUNN, Megan Eileen | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2015-11-18 |
| EALES-REYNOLDS, Lesley- Jayne, Professor | Director | 2007-11-14 | 2010-11-11 |
| ELVIDGE, Liz, Dr | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2007-06-30 |
| ESSEX, Hannah Margaret | Director | 2004-07-13 | 2005-07-15 |
| FORSTER, Anthony William, Professor | Director | 2016-10-12 | 2018-03-31 |
| FRANCIS, Heather | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| GOODHEW, Peter John, Professor | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2010-07-31 |
| GOODHEW, Peter John, Professor | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2007-06-30 |
| GORDON, George, Professor | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2005-04-08 |
| GREER, Sarah, Professor | Director | 2022-05-30 | 2024-07-31 |
| HIGSON, Helen Elisabeth, Professor | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2021-11-30 |
| KAY, Janice Margaret, Professor | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2023-04-27 |
| KING, Bernard, Prof | Director | 2006-01-09 | 2010-10-25 |
| LANGTON, Helen Eileen, Professor | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2024-08-27 |
| LAST, Richard John, Professor | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2018-03-31 |
| LAYER, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2022-04-27 |
| LUTZEIER, Peter Rolf, Professor | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2014-11-19 |
| MANNION, Michael Anthony Gerard | Director | 2011-06-07 | 2015-11-18 |
| MARSTON, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2023-07-31 |
| MCKELLAR, Quintin Archibald, Professor | Director | 2021-08-20 | 2024-07-31 |
| NEILL, Alexander Dudley, Professor | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2018-03-31 |
| NICHOLDS, Julian | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2006-07-07 |
| NOLAN, Andrea Mary, Professor | Director | 2022-04-27 | 2024-12-31 |
| NUTBEAM, Donald, Professor | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2015-08-01 |
| O'SHEA, Timothy Michael Martin, Sir Professor | Director | 2007-12-24 | 2008-08-04 |
| O'SULLIVAN-HERITAGE, Helen Mary, Professor | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2021-11-30 |
| PARKIN, Sara Lamb | Director | 2014-04-02 | 2018-03-31 |
| PARRETT, Helen Samantha, Dr | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2020-03-04 |
| PEARCE, Toni Kristian | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2014-10-17 |
| PORTER, Aaron Ross | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2011-07-06 |
| QURESHI, Saad Mahmood | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2024-07-31 |
| RICH, Jonathan Simon | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2018-03-31 |
| RICHARDSON, David John, Professor | Director | 2021-11-04 | 2023-07-31 |
| RIORDAN, Colin Bryan, Professor | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2020-03-07 |
| ROBINSON, John Eric | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2018-03-31 |
| ROLLAND, Iain James Macdonald | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2016-12-05 |
| SALMON, Gillian Kay, Professor | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2010-11-11 |
| SAYERS, Christoper Mark | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2024-09-02 |
| SEATON, Nigel Anthony, Professor | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2022-04-27 |
| SIMMONS, Eunice Angela, Professor | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2021-02-09 |
| SIMONS, Judith Ann, Professor | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2007-06-30 |
| STREETING, Wesley Paul William | Director | 2006-07-07 | 2010-06-10 |
| THIRUNAMACHANDRAN, Rama Shankaran | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2018-03-31 |
| THOMAS, David Russell Francis | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2009-11-18 |
| TRAINOR, Richard Hughes, Professor | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2007-12-21 |
| VIERU, Sorana-Iuliana | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2017-07-26 |
| WAGNER, Leslie, Professor | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2007-07-31 |
| WANGEN-JONES, Rose Elaine | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2023-09-01 |
| WHITTINGTON, Dorothy Allan, Professor | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2010-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-7.5%
£18,639,000 £17,240,000
-
Cash
-9.6%
£12,527,000 £11,326,000
-
Net assets
-3.7%
£5,176,000 £4,983,000
-
Employees
-11.7%
206 182
-
Operating profit
-105.8%
£8,947,000 -£515,000
-
Profit before tax
-102.1%
£9,193,000 -£193,000
-
Wages
-8.4%
£9,776,000 £8,955,000
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