Universities UK

Active02517018 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
29 June 1990 (36 years)
Previously known as
Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of Theuniversities of Theunited Kingdom (until 5 December 2000)
Industry
First-degree level higher education (85421)
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Woburn House
20 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9HQ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 April 2027
Last accounts
31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due
9 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
26 March 2026

Officers 20 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
British
Born March 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
British
Born May 1968 (58)
Waring, Alison Shan, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
British
Born March 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
British
Born December 1966 (59)
Bartholomew, Paul, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 August 2025
British
Born June 1967 (59)
Evans, Elwen Mair, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 August 2025
British
Born February 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2025
British
Born October 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2025
British
Born March 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2024
British
Born January 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2024
British
Born July 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2024
British
Born November 1964
Director · Appointed 1 August 2024
British
Born November 1973
Roseneil, Sasha, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 August 2024
British
Born August 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2023
British
Born February 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2023
British
Born November 1963
Director · Appointed 1 August 2023
British
Born November 1966
Director · Appointed 1 August 2022
British
Born February 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
British
Born September 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2019
British
Born July 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2017
British
Born May 1957 (69)
Officer history (194 former)
1 August 2026
Appointed Larner, Wendy Joan, Professor as Director
1 August 2026
1 August 2026
Appointed Waring, Alison Shan, Professor as Director
31 July 2026
Resigned Croney, Paul, Professor as Director
31 July 2026
5 May 2026
1 January 2026
9 October 2025
Resigned Canagarajah, Nishan, Professor as Director
1 August 2025
1 August 2025
Appointed Jones, Martin Russell, Professor as Director
1 August 2025
Appointed Bartholomew, Paul, Professor as Director
1 August 2025
Appointed Evans, Elwen Mair, Professor as Director
1 August 2025
Appointed Jones, Timothy Simon, Professor as Director
31 July 2025
Resigned Mccormac, Gerry, Professor Sir as Director
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
Resigned Boyle, Paul Joseph, Professor as Director
6 December 2024
7 November 2024
Resigned Tickell, Adam Thomas, Professor as Director
1 October 2024
Appointed Welch, Evelyn Kathleen, Professor as Director
6 September 2024
1 August 2024
Appointed Baldwin, Graham, Professor as Director
1 August 2024
Appointed Roseneil, Sasha, Professor as Director
1 August 2024
Appointed Jones, Andrew Malcolm, Professor as Director
1 August 2024
Appointed Egbu, Charles Odita, Professor as Director
31 July 2024
31 July 2024
Resigned Humphris, Debra Jean as Director
22 May 2024
Resigned Cox, Karen, Professor as Director
31 December 2023
1 August 2023
1 August 2023
1 August 2023
Appointed Harrington, Jane, Professor as Director
1 August 2023
1 August 2023
31 July 2023
Resigned Thompson, Paul Warwick, Dr as Director
31 July 2023
Resigned Marston, Stephen Andrew as Director
31 July 2023
Resigned Husbands, Christopher Roy, Sir as Director
31 July 2023
Resigned Bailey, Colin Gareth, Professor as Director
31 July 2023
Resigned Thomson, Wendy Ann, Dr as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Mccormac, Gerry, Professor Sir as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Beer, Janet Patricia, Professor as Director
1 August 2022
Appointed Marston, Stephen Andrew as Director
1 August 2022
Appointed Cox, Karen, Professor as Director
1 August 2022
Appointed Canagarajah, Nishan, Professor as Director
1 August 2022
Appointed Roberts, Lisa Oriel, Professor as Director
1 August 2022
Appointed Croney, Paul, Professor as Director
31 July 2022
31 July 2022
Resigned Layzell, Paul John, Professor as Director
31 July 2022
Resigned Peck, Edward William as Director
31 July 2022
Resigned Day, Christopher Paul, Professor as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Press, Malcolm Colin, Professor as Director
31 December 2021
31 December 2021
Resigned Barnes, Elizabeth Florence as Director
1 August 2021
1 August 2021
31 July 2021
31 July 2021
31 July 2021
Resigned Phoenix, David, Professor as Director
1 August 2020
1 August 2020
Appointed Barnes, Elizabeth Florence as Director
1 August 2020
Appointed Thomson, Wendy Ann, Dr as Director
1 August 2020
Appointed Thompson, Paul Warwick, Dr as Director
31 July 2020
Resigned Fitt, Alistair David, Professor as Director
31 July 2020
Resigned Nolan, Andrea Mary, Professor as Director
31 July 2020
Resigned Amos, Valerie, Baroness as Director
31 July 2020
31 July 2020
Resigned Carrington, Nigel Martyn, Sir as Director
1 April 2020
Appointed Bailey, Colin Gareth, Professor as Director
29 February 2020
31 December 2019
Resigned Rammell, Bill as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Peck, Edward William as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Tickell, Adam Thomas, Professor as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Layzell, Paul John, Professor as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed West, Shearer Carroll, Professor as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Higham, Jennifer Mary, Professor as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Husbands, Christopher Roy, Sir as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Day, Christopher Paul, Professor as Director
31 July 2019
31 July 2019
Resigned Muscatelli, Anton, Professor as Director
31 July 2019
Resigned Maguire, David John as Director
31 July 2019
31 July 2019
Resigned Bell Kcb, David Robert, Sir as Director
31 July 2019
Resigned Langlands, Robert Alan, Sir as Director
31 July 2019
Resigned Lu, Gaoqing Max as Director
1 August 2018
Appointed Phoenix, David, Professor as Director
1 August 2018
31 July 2018
Resigned O'Prey, Paul Gerard, Professor as Director
31 July 2018
1 August 2017
Appointed Langlands, Robert Alan, Sir as Director
1 August 2017
Appointed Mapstone, Sally Louise, Professor as Director
1 August 2017
1 August 2017
Appointed Fitt, Alistair David, Professor as Director
1 August 2017
Appointed Amos, Valerie, Baroness as Director
1 August 2017
Appointed Nixon, Patrick Arthur, Professor as Director
1 August 2017
Appointed Rammell, Bill as Director
1 August 2017
1 August 2017
Appointed Lu, Gaoqing Max as Director
31 July 2017
31 July 2017
Resigned Diamond, Ian David, Sir as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned West, Steven George as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Goodfellow, Julia Mary, Dame as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Greenaway, David, Sir as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Riordan, Colin Bryan, Professor as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Latham, John, Professor as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Gaskell, Simon James, Professor as Director
31 July 2017
1 April 2017
Appointed Humphris, Debra Jean as Director
14 October 2016
Resigned Allan, Cliff as Director
1 September 2016
Appointed Latham, John, Professor as Director
1 August 2016
Appointed Boyle, Paul Joseph, Professor as Director
1 August 2016
Appointed Maguire, David John as Director
1 August 2016
Appointed Nolan, Andrea Mary, Professor as Director
31 July 2016
Resigned Downes, Pete, Professor as Director
31 July 2016
1 January 2016
26 November 2015
Resigned Holmes, Jeremy Wealbund as Secretary
1 August 2015
1 August 2015
Appointed Carrington, Nigel Martyn, Sir as Director
1 August 2015
Appointed Allan, Cliff as Director
1 August 2015
Appointed Greenaway, David, Sir as Director
1 August 2015
Appointed Phoenix, David Andrew, Professor as Director
1 August 2015
31 July 2015
Resigned Gunn, Michael John, Professor as Director
31 July 2015
Resigned Thomas, Eric Jackson, Professor as Director
31 July 2015
Resigned Brink, Chris Hendrik, Professor as Director
31 July 2015
Resigned Petford, Nicholas, Dr as Director
31 July 2015
31 July 2015
Resigned Ife, Barry William, Professor as Director
30 April 2015
Resigned Henderson, Graham as Director
31 July 2014
Resigned Stuart, Mary Stewart, Professor as Director
31 July 2014
31 July 2014
1 August 2013
1 August 2013
Appointed Bell Kcb, David Robert, Sir as Director
1 August 2013
Appointed Ife, Barry William, Professor as Director
1 August 2013
1 August 2013
1 August 2013
31 July 2013
31 July 2013
Resigned Hughes, John Gerard, Professor as Director
31 July 2013
Resigned Ife, Barry William as Director
31 July 2013
Resigned Carter, Joy, Professor as Director
4 March 2013
Appointed Gunn, Michael John, Professor as Director
23 January 2013
Resigned Mcghee, Patrick, Professor as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Lambert, Christopher Robert as Secretary
11 September 2012
Appointed Holmes, Jeremy Wealbund as Secretary
1 August 2012
Appointed Gaskell, Simon James, Professor as Director
1 August 2012
Appointed Downes, Pete, Professor as Director
1 August 2012
Appointed Brink, Chris Hendrik, Professor as Director
1 August 2012
Appointed Petford, Nicholas, Dr as Director
31 July 2012
Resigned Mcdaid, Seamus, Professor as Director
31 July 2012
31 July 2012
31 July 2012
Resigned Arthur, Michael James Paul as Director
1 May 2012
Appointed Mcghee, Patrick, Professor as Director
21 February 2012
31 December 2011
Resigned Holmes, Jeremy Wealbund as Director
1 December 2011
Appointed Holmes, Jeremy Wealbund as Director
14 October 2011
13 October 2011
1 August 2011
Appointed Mcdaid, Seamus, Professor as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Stuart, Mary Stewart, Professor as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed West, Steven George as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Hughes, John Gerard, Professor as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Diamond, Ian David, Sir as Director
1 August 2011
31 July 2011
31 July 2011
31 July 2011
Resigned Lloyd, Noel Glynne as Director
31 July 2011
30 June 2011
Resigned King, Bernard, Professor as Director
1 August 2010
Appointed O'Prey, Paul Gerard, Professor as Director
1 August 2010
Appointed Carter, Joy, Professor as Director
1 August 2010
Appointed Ife, Barry William as Director
1 August 2010
Appointed Henderson, Graham as Director
1 August 2010
Appointed Goodfellow, Julia Mary, Dame as Director
31 July 2010
31 July 2010
Resigned Richard, Alison, Professor as Director
31 July 2010
Resigned Finch, Janet Valerie, Professor as Director
31 July 2010
Resigned Brooks, John Stuart, Professor as Director
31 July 2010
1 August 2009
1 August 2009
Appointed Beer, Janet Patricia, Professor as Director
1 August 2009
1 August 2009
Appointed Riordan, Colin Bryan, Professor as Director
1 August 2009
Appointed Arthur, Michael James Paul as Director
1 August 2009
Appointed King, Bernard, Professor as Director
31 July 2009
Resigned Russell, Muir, Sir as Director
31 July 2009
31 July 2009
Resigned Grant, Malcolm John, Professor as Director
31 July 2009
Resigned Jones, Merfyn, Professor as Director
31 July 2009
24 April 2009
30 January 2009
Resigned Hamnett, Andrew, Professor as Director
1 August 2008
Appointed Jones, Merfyn, Professor as Director
1 August 2008
Appointed Lloyd, Noel Glynne as Director
1 August 2008
Appointed Muscatelli, Anton, Professor as Director
1 August 2008
1 August 2008
1 August 2008
Appointed Crampton, Julian Moray, Professor as Director
31 July 2008
Resigned Chapman, Antony John, Professor as Director
31 July 2008
31 July 2008
Resigned Mcvicar, Malcolm Thomas as Director
31 July 2008
Resigned Jones, Merfyn, Professor as Director
31 July 2008
Resigned Bone, Drummond, Professor as Director
31 July 2008
Resigned Davies, Graeme John, Sir as Director
31 July 2008
6 September 2007
Appointed Richard, Alison, Professor as Director
1 August 2007
1 August 2007
1 August 2007
1 August 2007
1 August 2007
31 July 2007
31 July 2007
Resigned Crewe, Ivor Martin, Professor as Director
31 July 2007
Resigned Rhind, David William, Professor as Director
31 July 2007
Resigned Copland, Geoffrey Malcolm, Dr as Director
31 July 2007
Resigned Wright, Michael, Professor as Director
31 July 2007
31 July 2007
Resigned Smith, Murdo Alasdair Macdonald as Director
12 September 2006
1 September 2006
1 September 2006
Appointed Grant, Malcolm John, Professor as Director
1 September 2006
Appointed Wright, Michael, Professor as Director
1 September 2006
Appointed Brooks, John Stuart, Professor as Director
1 September 2006
1 September 2006
Appointed Hamnett, Andrew, Professor as Director
1 August 2006
Appointed Rhind, David William, Professor as Director
1 August 2006
1 August 2006
1 August 2006
Appointed Thomas, Eric Jackson, Professor as Director
1 August 2006
Appointed Jones, Merfyn, Professor as Director
1 August 2006
Appointed Wellings, Paul William, Professor as Director
1 August 2006
Appointed Russell, Muir, Sir as Director
1 August 2006
Appointed Davies, Graeme John, Sir as Director
1 August 2006
31 July 2006
Resigned Tarrant, John, Professor as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Archer, John Stuart, Professor as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Gourley, Brenda, Professor as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Lusty, James Richard, Prof as Director
31 July 2006
31 July 2006
Resigned Richard, Alison, Professor as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Hamnett, Andrew, Professor as Director
31 August 2005
Resigned Burslem, Alexandra Vivien, Dame as Director
1 August 2005
1 August 2005
Appointed Hamnett, Andrew, Professor as Director
1 August 2005
Appointed Mcvicar, Malcolm Thomas as Director
31 July 2005
Resigned Floud, Roderick Castle, Sir as Director
31 July 2005
Resigned Calman, Kenneth, Professor Sir as Director
31 July 2005
31 July 2005
31 July 2005
3 May 2005
Resigned Thomas, Amanda as Secretary
3 May 2005
Appointed Lambert, Christopher Robert as Secretary
16 April 2005
Resigned Tuck, Peter John as Secretary
16 April 2005
Appointed Thomas, Amanda as Secretary
30 September 2004
Resigned Lucas, Colin Renshaw, Dr as Director
1 August 2004
Appointed Bone, Drummond, Professor as Director
1 August 2004
Appointed Archer, John Stuart, Professor as Director
1 August 2004
Appointed Gourley, Brenda, Professor as Director
1 August 2004
Appointed Lusty, James Richard, Prof as Director
1 August 2004
Appointed Richard, Alison, Professor as Director
31 July 2004
31 July 2004
Resigned Green, Diana Margaret, Dr as Director
31 July 2004
31 July 2004
31 July 2004
Resigned Knight, Peter Clayton, Dr as Director
1 August 2003
1 August 2003
Appointed Smith, Murdo Alasdair Macdonald as Director
31 July 2003
Resigned Harris, Martin Best, Sir as Director
31 July 2003
Resigned Wilson, Alan, Prof Sir as Director
31 July 2003
1 August 2002
1 August 2002
1 August 2002
1 August 2002
Appointed Chapman, Antony John, Professor as Director
31 July 2002
Resigned Sutherland Of Hound Wood, Lord as Director
31 July 2002
Resigned Love, Philip Noel, Professor as Director
31 July 2002
Resigned Bull, Roger John, Prof as Director
31 July 2002
1 August 2001
Appointed Calman, Kenneth, Professor Sir as Director
1 August 2001
1 August 2001
Appointed Green, Diana Margaret, Dr as Director
1 August 2001
Appointed Driscoll, Michael John, Professor as Director
31 July 2001
31 July 2001
31 July 2001
Resigned King, Christine Elizabeth, Dr as Director
31 July 2001
Resigned Newby, Howard Joseph, Sir as Director
19 June 2001
Appointed Tuck, Peter John as Secretary
30 May 2001
Resigned Pendle, Peter Jack as Secretary
1 January 2001
Appointed Smith, Gilbert Arthur, Professor as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Wright, James Robertson Graeme as Director
1 August 2000
Appointed Sutherland Of Hound Wood, Lord as Director
1 August 2000
Appointed Lucas, Colin Renshaw, Dr as Director
1 August 2000
1 August 2000
Appointed Slater, Gillian Lesley, Professor as Director
31 July 2000
Resigned Graham-Bryce, Ian James, Dr as Director
31 July 2000
Resigned Broers, Alec Nigel, The Lord as Director
31 July 2000
31 July 2000
Resigned Wagner, Leslie, Professor as Director
1 February 2000
1 February 2000
Resigned Williams, John Owen, Prof as Director
1 January 2000
1 January 2000
1 November 1999
Appointed Pendle, Peter Jack as Secretary
1 November 1999
Resigned Of Undercliffe, Baroness Warwick as Secretary
1 August 1999
Appointed Tarrant, John, Professor as Director
1 August 1999
Appointed Finch, Janet Valerie, Professor as Director
1 August 1999
Appointed Burslem, Alexandra Vivien, Dame as Director
1 August 1999
Appointed Wilson, Alan, Prof Sir as Director
1 August 1999
Appointed Graham-Bryce, Ian James, Dr as Director
1 August 1999
Appointed Williams, John Owen, Prof as Director
31 July 1999
31 July 1999
Resigned Arbuthnott, John Peebles, Sir as Director
31 July 1999
31 July 1999
Resigned King, Roger Patrick, Professor as Director
31 July 1999
12 November 1998
Resigned Fitzgerald, Michael, Dr as Director
1 August 1998
Appointed Kingman, John Frank Charles, Sir as Director
1 August 1998
Appointed Copland, Geoffrey Malcolm, Dr as Director
31 July 1998
Resigned Sutherland, Lord as Director
31 July 1998
Resigned Irvine, John Maxwell, Professor as Director
1 August 1997
Appointed Crewe, Ivor Martin, Professor as Director
1 August 1997
Appointed Gowar, Norman William, Professor as Director
1 August 1997
Resigned Zellick, Graham John, Professor as Director
1 August 1997
1 August 1997
Appointed Arbuthnott, John Peebles, Sir as Director
1 August 1997
Resigned North, Peter Machin, Sir as Director
1 August 1997
Appointed King, Roger Patrick, Professor as Director
1 August 1997
Appointed Broers, Alec Nigel, The Lord as Director
1 August 1997
Appointed Floud, Roderick Castle, Sir as Director
3 May 1997
31 March 1997
Resigned Booth, Clive, Sir as Director
1 August 1996
Appointed King, Christine Elizabeth, Dr as Director
1 August 1996
Appointed Wright, James Robertson Graeme as Director
1 August 1996
Appointed Love, Philip Noel, Professor as Director
1 August 1996
31 July 1996
Resigned Wilson, Alan, Prof Sir as Director
31 July 1996
Resigned Campbell, Colin Murray, Sir as Director
31 July 1996
Resigned Stoddart, John Maurice as Director
31 July 1996
Resigned Melville, David, Sir as Director
27 October 1995
Appointed Of Undercliffe, Baroness Warwick as Secretary
1 August 1995
1 August 1995
Appointed Irvine, John Maxwell, Professor as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Robbins, Keith Gilbert, Professor as Director
1 August 1995
1 August 1995
Appointed Newby, Howard Joseph, Sir as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Fitzgerald, Michael, Dr as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Husband, Thomas Mutrie, Professor as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed North, Peter Machin, Sir as Director
31 July 1995
31 July 1995
Resigned Wright, Anne Margaret, Dr as Director
31 July 1995
Resigned Fraser, William Kerr, Sir as Director
31 July 1995
Resigned Toyne, Peter, Professor as Director
31 July 1995
31 July 1995
31 July 1995
31 July 1995
Resigned Burgner, Thomas Ulric as Secretary
1 August 1994
1 August 1994
Appointed Bull, Roger John, Prof as Director
1 August 1994
Appointed Melville, David, Sir as Director
31 July 1994
Resigned Roberts, David Gardner as Director
31 July 1994
31 July 1994
Resigned Goldstein, Michael, Dr as Director
31 July 1994
Resigned Thompson, Keith Bruce as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Zellick, Graham John, Professor as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Stoddart, John Maurice as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Wright, Anne Margaret, Dr as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Toyne, Peter, Professor as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Booth, Clive, Sir as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Thompson, Keith Bruce as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Wagner, Leslie, Professor as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Goldstein, Michael, Dr as Director
1 August 1993
Appointed Knight, Peter Clayton, Dr as Director
31 July 1993
Resigned Hamlin, Michael John as Director
31 July 1993
31 July 1993
Resigned Harrison, David, Dr as Director
31 July 1993
Resigned Higginson, Gordon, Sir as Director
31 July 1993
31 July 1993
Resigned Ash, Eric Albert, Professor Sir as Director
30 September 1992
Resigned Brundin, Clark Lannerdahl, Dr as Director
1 August 1992
Appointed Wilson, Alan, Prof Sir as Director
1 August 1992
Appointed Fraser, William Kerr, Sir as Director
1 August 1992
Appointed Hamlin, Michael John as Director
1 August 1992
Appointed Ash, Eric Albert, Professor Sir as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Duthie, Herbert, Professor Sir as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Ashworth, John Michael, Sir as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Forty, Arthur John as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Hanham, Harold John, Professor as Director

Ownership 0 active

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Group structure 6 companies

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What Universities UK say about themselves

“Universities Scotland is the representative body of Scotland’s 19 higher education institutions.”

— from universities-scotland.ac.uk

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