THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£19M
-15.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£130M
-0.6% vs 2024
Employees
892
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-1,883.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA 2007-07-31 → present
- ST MARTIN'S COLLEGE 2006-12-19 → 2007-07-31
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 | £78,269,000 | £78,256,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £59,000 | -£1,052,000 | |
| Net profit | £59,000 | -£1,052,000 | |
| Cash | £22,254,000 | £18,890,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £161,369,000 | £165,087,000 | |
| Net assets | £130,431,000 | £129,649,000 | |
| Equity | £130,431,000 | £129,649,000 | |
| Average employees | 877 | 892 | |
| Wages | £36,507,000 | £37,973,000 |
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 | 0.1% | -1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.07x | 1.62x |
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
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking all this into account, while there continue to remain uncertainties in the operating environment, as set out more fully in the basis of preparation note to the financial statements, the Directors have prepared these financial statements on the going concern basis, confident of financial sustainability in the years ahead.”
Group structure
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA · parent
- UoC Trading 100%
Significant events
- “Our new campus in Barrow, made possible thanks to support from the Barrow Town Deal and BAE Systems, was completed on schedule, and one of our first students was able to meet the King when he visited the Barrow submarine yards in September.”
- “In Carlisle, the new Pears Cumbria School of Medicine... also took on its first students this autumn.”
- “The University once again recorded an operating surplus in 2024/25, and maintained its student numbers, and prospects look promising for 2025/26.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Jean, Dr | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, Shirley Anne, Emerita Professor Obe | Director | 2022-08-02 | Apr 1960 | British |
| CARTER, Benjamin Huw, The Rev'D Canon Dr | Director | 2023-08-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| ETHELL, Paul Stuart | Director | 2024-09-08 | Sep 1965 | British |
| JAMES, Helen, Professor (Emerita) | Director | 2025-10-03 | Dec 1961 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Jill | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| LOOKER, Ian Mark | Director | 2019-09-07 | Oct 1966 | British |
| LOVATT, Gary | Director | 2022-11-03 | Jul 1959 | British |
| MARSHALL, Dean | Director | 2022-08-01 | Aug 1985 | British |
| MENNELL, Julie, Professor | Director | 2016-08-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| PURDHAM, Ian Douglass | Director | 2021-01-18 | Dec 1976 | British |
| SAGHEER, Mahar Haroon | Director | 2025-07-04 | Jan 1999 | Pakistani |
| TATLOW, Pamela Rose | Director | 2020-08-01 | Jul 1950 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Martin Wykeham | Director | 2019-10-16 | May 1959 | British |
| YATES, Peter Nigel | Director | 2018-10-10 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Neil David | Secretary | 2006-12-19 | 2018-03-31 |
| NIXON, Peter | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| AIKEN, Fiona Mc Phie | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| ALLEN, Steven David | Director | 2012-10-04 | 2019-07-31 |
| BALES, Emma Jane | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| BALLARD, Peter James, Reverend | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2010-09-30 |
| BATTY, John | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2024-07-31 |
| BLAMIRE, Mary Eileen | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| BLOXHAM, Susan | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| BOYLING, Mark Christopher, The Very Reverend | Director | 2010-05-20 | 2014-07-31 |
| BRACHE, Jeffrey William | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| BROEKHUIZEN, Willem | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| BROOKES, Katie | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2020-07-07 |
| BULLOUGH, Arthur Ian | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| BURNHAM, Marie | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-02-10 |
| BURSLEM, Alexandra Vivien, Dame | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| BUSH, Clive Robert James | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| BUTLAND, Cameron James, Rev | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| CARMICHAEL, Adrienne Helen Stroma | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| CARR, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2009-04-30 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Euan Thomas | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Euan Thomas | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| CASSON, Robin William | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-11-20 |
| CHALLIS, Linda Margaret Stockwell, Professor | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| CLARK, Robert Lawrence | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| COLLIER, Andrew John | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2010-07-31 |
| CONNOR, Darren | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2011-06-21 |
| COOPER, Alan | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2010-09-30 |
| CROWE, Hilary Frances, Dr | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2015-07-31 |
| CURL, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| CURNOW, Trevor, Professor | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| CUTTER, Bethany Claire | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| DELL, John Joseph | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| DONNELLY, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| DOW, Geoffrey Graham, Rt Rev | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2009-04-30 |
| DRUMMOND, Thomas William | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| ELVISH, Edward | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| FATEMIPOUR, Sima | Director | 2025-03-07 | 2025-07-01 |
| FITZPATRICK, Elin | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| FRASER, Alexander Neill Macgregor | Director | 2014-05-09 | 2017-07-31 |
| FRY, Aden | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2016-07-31 |
| GARBETT, George James | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| GARNETT, Margaret Susan | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| GEDDES, Jacquelyne | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| HAMILTON, Bill | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Neil David | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| HEATLY, Carole Louise | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| HENSMAN, Claire Theresa | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2019-07-31 |
| HENWOOD, Stephen Hugh | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| HETHERINGTON, Brian | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| HOPKINS, Grant John | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| HOPKINS, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| HORWOOD, Rosemary Pearl | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, Alice | Director | 2024-07-08 | 2025-01-22 |
| HYDE, Stuart Kenneth | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| JENKINS, David Harold, Rev Canon | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2009-11-30 |
| JOHNSON, Ian | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| LEE, John Anthony, Emeritus Professor | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| LIDDLE, Roger John | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2013-06-29 |
| LOWRIE, Patricia Joan | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2010-09-30 |
| MARSHALL, Helen Jane | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| MCCAFFERY, Peter, Professor | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2010-05-20 |
| MCCONNELL, Molly | Director | 2020-07-09 | 2022-07-04 |
| MCNULTY, Lee | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| NALL, Charles William Joseph | Director | 2021-05-20 | 2025-12-15 |
| NEWCOME, James William Scobie, Right Reverend | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| NICHOLLS, Elizabeth Olive | Director | 2011-10-06 | 2013-05-20 |
| NWACHUKWU, Paula | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2024-07-07 |
| PEMBERTON, Nick James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| POCOCK, Michael David | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| PRICE, Hannah | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| REES, Sian Alison | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-05-22 |
| RENWICK-SMITH, Mark | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| ROBB, John Alexander | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2010-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Annabelle Mary | Director | 2022-07-05 | 2023-07-03 |
| ROGERS, Colin George, Professor | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| ROWE, Peter, Professor | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| SANG, William Henderson | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2015-12-31 |
| SHARP, John Michael | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| SIMPSON, Peter Graham | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| SIXSMITH, Mark Thomas | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| SNELL, Keith, Dr | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| SOUTHERN, Sheona Elenor | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2015-11-20 |
| STAINTON, Margaret Ann | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-07-31 |
| STANNARD, Jill | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2021-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 288 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | 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
- 2
- 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
0%
£78,269,000 £78,256,000
-
Cash
-15.1%
£22,254,000 £18,890,000
-
Net assets
-0.6%
£130,431,000 £129,649,000
-
Employees
+1.7%
877 892
-
Profit before tax
-1,883.1%
£59,000 -£1,052,000
-
Wages
+4%
£36,507,000 £37,973,000
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