The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

Active03344784 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
27 March 1997 (29 years)
Industry
First-degree level higher education (85421)
Post-graduate level higher education (85422)
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Educational support services (85600)
Directors
Moira Catherine Fischbacher-Smith
Christian Norman Brodie
Nichola Callow
Accounts type
Full
Region
South West
Address
Southgate House
Southgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 1UB

Filing status

Accounts due
30 April 2027
Last accounts
31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due
4 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 January 2026

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Fischbacher-Smith, Moira Catherine, Professor
Director · Appointed 15 June 2025
British
Born December 1970 (55)
Brodie, Christian Norman
Director · Appointed 15 March 2025
British
Born February 1957 (69)
Callow, Nichola, Professor
Director · Appointed 23 October 2024
British
Born November 1969
Director · Appointed 23 October 2024
Also at Thomas Deacon Education Trust, The King's (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough
British
Born March 1967 (59)
Plantinga, Mirjam Greteke, Professor
Director · Appointed 5 September 2024
Dutch
Born June 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 24 January 2024
Also at Bar Pro Bono Unit, St Johns Chambers Bristol Limited
British
Born December 1974 (51)
Carter, Caroline Jane
Director · Appointed 13 December 2023
British
Born December 1963 (62)
Director · Appointed 13 December 2023
Also at Frontier Partners Limited (proposed for strike-off)
British
Born December 1977 (48)
Hutchinson, Odette, Professor
Director · Appointed 14 June 2023
British
Born October 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 15 March 2023
Also at The Lancashire Colleges Limited · more companies
British
Born September 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 15 March 2023
Also at Richmond, the American International University in London, Inc., Richmond College Services Limited, Independent Higher Education · more companies
British
Born February 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 15 March 2023
British
Born August 1975 (51)
Hourizi, Rachid, Professor
Director · Appointed 9 March 2022
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Beech, Nic, Professor
Director · Appointed 2 September 2021
British
Born November 1963
Yates, Tom
Secretary · Appointed 6 April 2020
Officer history (112 former)
22 October 2026
Resigned Alamo, Jimena as Director
25 September 2026
Resigned Fraser, Julian Alexander as Director
1 July 2026
Resigned Stanley, Alexander Isaac as Director
16 April 2026
Resigned Leydecker, Karl Gerard as Director
15 June 2025
Appointed Fischbacher-Smith, Moira Catherine, Professor as Director
14 June 2025
Resigned Sawkins, John William, Professor as Director
15 March 2025
Appointed Brodie, Christian Norman as Director
14 March 2025
Resigned Gaskell, Simon James, Professor as Director
25 October 2024
Resigned Rigby, Susan, Professor as Director
23 October 2024
Appointed Jones, Lucy Ann, Dr as Director
23 October 2024
Appointed Alamo, Jimena as Director
23 October 2024
Appointed Callow, Nichola, Professor as Director
12 October 2024
Resigned Levantis, Sophia Xenia as Director
5 September 2024
Appointed Plantinga, Mirjam Greteke, Professor as Director
4 September 2024
Resigned Turnbull, Oliver Hugh, Professor as Director
29 August 2024
Resigned Woods, Timothy Stephen, Professor as Director
1 July 2024
Resigned Field, Chloe as Director
1 July 2024
Appointed Stanley, Alexander Isaac as Director
24 January 2024
Appointed Khaldi, Richard Hazim as Director
23 January 2024
Resigned Drake, Sara Kaye as Director
13 December 2023
Appointed Saghafi, Ladan as Director
13 December 2023
Appointed Carter, Caroline Jane as Director
12 December 2023
Resigned Watkins, Craig Alyn as Director
12 December 2023
Resigned Davies, Vanessa Louise, Dr as Director
21 June 2023
14 June 2023
Resigned Jones, David Simon, Dr as Director
14 June 2023
Appointed Hutchinson, Odette, Professor as Director
15 March 2023
Appointed Fraser, Julian Alexander as Director
15 March 2023
Appointed Dad, Fazal, Dr as Director
15 March 2023
Appointed Deans, Philip Andrew, Professor as Director
15 March 2023
Appointed Vermeulen, Peter as Director
14 March 2023
Resigned Duncan, Linda Margaret as Director
7 March 2023
Resigned Joyce, Angela Christine as Director
19 October 2022
Appointed Levantis, Sophia Xenia as Director
19 October 2022
Appointed Woods, Timothy Stephen, Professor as Director
14 September 2022
12 July 2022
Appointed Field, Chloe as Director
5 July 2022
Resigned Alcock, Eve Elizabeth as Director
21 June 2022
Resigned Gyebi-Ababio, Hillary as Director
15 June 2022
Appointed Leydecker, Karl Gerard as Director
8 May 2022
Resigned Mahoney, Craig Austin, Professor as Director
9 March 2022
Appointed Hourizi, Rachid, Professor as Director
2 September 2021
Appointed Beech, Nic, Professor as Director
1 September 2021
Resigned Wathey, Andrew Brian, Professor as Director
1 August 2021
Resigned Johnson, Oliver William as Director
14 October 2020
Resigned Mcalister, Denise Angela (Professor), Professor as Director
14 October 2020
Appointed Jones, David Simon, Dr as Director
1 July 2020
Appointed Gyebi-Ababio, Hillary as Director
1 July 2020
Resigned Sosienski Smith, Claire as Director
21 June 2020
Resigned Adie, Matthew as Director
21 June 2020
Appointed Alcock, Eve Elizabeth as Director
6 April 2020
Appointed Yates, Tom as Secretary
6 April 2020
Appointed Yates, Thomas as Secretary
6 April 2020
Resigned Yates, Thomas as Secretary
6 April 2020
Resigned Blackburn, Caroline as Secretary
8 December 2019
Resigned Blackett, Lavinia as Secretary
8 December 2019
Appointed Blackburn, Caroline as Secretary
10 October 2019
Resigned Winn, Philip, Professor as Director
10 October 2019
Appointed Sawkins, John William, Professor as Director
10 October 2019
Appointed Rigby, Susan, Professor as Director
10 October 2019
Appointed Joyce, Angela Christine as Director
1 July 2019
Appointed Sosienski Smith, Claire as Director
1 July 2019
Resigned Doku, Amatey Victor as Director
30 June 2019
Resigned Criddle, Stephen Melville as Director
19 June 2019
14 March 2019
Resigned Banks, Christopher Nigel as Director
14 March 2019
Appointed Gaskell, Simon James, Professor as Director
10 October 2018
Appointed Langton, Helen Eileen, Professor as Director
10 September 2018
Resigned Mcintyre-Bhatty, Timothy, Professor as Director
4 September 2018
Appointed Turnbull, Oliver Hugh, Professor as Director
31 July 2018
Resigned Carter, Joy, Professor as Director
21 June 2018
Appointed Adie, Matthew as Director
20 June 2018
15 June 2018
Resigned Cashman, Robert William as Director
24 January 2018
Appointed Drake, Sara Kaye as Director
23 January 2018
Resigned Prichard, Jonathan Layton as Director
13 December 2017
Appointed Davies, Vanessa Louise, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Appointed Watkins, Craig Alyn as Director
29 November 2017
Resigned Hull, Janet Elizabeth as Director
30 June 2017
Resigned Vieru, Sorana-Iuliana as Director
21 June 2017
Appointed Criddle, Stephen Melville as Director
21 June 2017
21 June 2017
Appointed Doku, Amatey Victor as Director
31 March 2017
Resigned Warke, Gary James as Director
14 March 2017
Appointed Duncan, Linda Margaret as Director
1 March 2017
Resigned Reece, Sue as Director
19 December 2016
Appointed Johnson, Oliver William as Director
18 December 2016
Resigned Jelley, Christopher Rodwell as Director
18 December 2016
Resigned Hern, Jane Carolyn as Director
1 September 2016
31 August 2016
Resigned Chapman, Antony John, Professor as Director
8 May 2016
Appointed Mahoney, Craig Austin, Professor as Director
7 May 2016
Resigned Wend, Petra, Professor as Director
6 May 2016
Appointed Cashman, Robert William as Director
10 March 2016
Resigned Pool, Alexander as Director
14 December 2015
Resigned Blackstock, Douglas as Secretary
14 December 2015
Appointed Blackett, Lavinia as Secretary
14 December 2015
Appointed Reece, Sue as Director
25 November 2015
Resigned Tredwell, John Roger as Director
2 October 2015
Appointed Vieru, Sorana-Iuliana as Director
1 September 2015
Appointed Wathey, Andrew Brian, Professor as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Foskett, Nicholas Hedley, Professor as Director
30 July 2015
Resigned Burton, Grace as Director
17 December 2014
Appointed Burton, Grace as Director
16 December 2014
Resigned Dunn, Megan Eileen as Director
29 November 2014
Appointed Banks, Christopher Nigel as Director
28 November 2014
Resigned Brooke, Rodney George, Sir as Director
2 October 2014
Appointed Mcalister, Denise Angela (Professor), Professor as Director
1 October 2014
Resigned Sutton, Michele as Director
1 July 2014
Appointed Dunn, Megan Eileen as Director
30 June 2014
Resigned Wenstone, Rachel Francine as Director
3 March 2014
Resigned Derricott, Daniel David as Director
3 March 2014
Appointed Pool, Alexander as Director
14 October 2013
Appointed Winn, Philip, Professor as Director
8 October 2013
Resigned Rees, Jennifer Linda, Dr as Director
20 June 2013
Appointed Grattan, John Patrick, Professor as Director
30 April 2013
Resigned Speight, Alan Edwin Henry, Professor as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Carter, Joy, Professor as Director
19 April 2013
10 December 2012
Appointed Wenstone, Rachel Francine as Director
10 December 2012
Appointed Warke, Gary James as Director
10 September 2012
Appointed Mcintyre-Bhatty, Timothy, Professor as Director
31 August 2012
Resigned Brink, Chris Hendrik, Professor as Director
2 March 2012
Appointed Derricott, Daniel David as Director
23 January 2012
Appointed Prichard, Jonathan Layton as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Smith, Alexander James as Director
29 November 2011
Appointed Hull, Janet Elizabeth as Director
28 November 2011
Resigned Summers, Andrew William Graham as Director
30 September 2011
Appointed Robinson, Muriel Anita, Professor as Director
29 September 2011
Resigned Thomas, Elaine, Professor as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Chapman, Antony John, Professor as Director
31 July 2011
Resigned Lloyd, Noel Glynne as Director
2 July 2011
Appointed Foskett, Nicholas Hedley, Professor as Director
1 July 2011
17 December 2010
Resigned Ramsay, Andrew Vernon as Director
17 December 2010
Appointed Jelley, Christopher Rodwell as Director
17 December 2010
Resigned Hunt, Beverley Cecilia as Director
17 December 2010
Resigned Atkins, Susan Ruth Elizabeth, Doctor as Director
17 December 2010
Appointed Hern, Jane Carolyn as Director
13 October 2010
Appointed Rees, Jennifer Linda, Dr as Director
12 October 2010
7 May 2010
Appointed Wend, Petra, Professor as Director
16 April 2010
Appointed Speight, Alan Edwin Henry, Professor as Director
15 April 2010
Resigned Baker, Colin Ronald, Professor as Director
16 February 2010
1 January 2010
Appointed Smith, Alexander James as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Haywood, William John as Director
25 November 2009
Appointed Tredwell, John Roger as Director
25 November 2009
Resigned Vaughan, Robin Hugh as Director
5 November 2009
Appointed Baker, Colin Ronald, Professor as Director
4 October 2009
1 October 2009
Appointed Sutton, Michele as Director
30 March 2009
Appointed Brooke, Rodney George, Sir as Director
29 March 2009
Resigned Younger, James Samuel as Director
15 December 2008
Resigned Latham, John Charles as Director
11 December 2008
Appointed Brink, Chris Hendrik, Professor as Director
10 December 2008
1 April 2008
Appointed Hazell, Anthony James, Professor as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Tomlinson, Stephen, Professor as Director
5 February 2008
Appointed Haywood, William John as Director
6 December 2007
Appointed Latham, John Charles as Director
5 December 2007
Resigned Bassnett, Susan, Professor as Director
1 November 2007
31 October 2007
Resigned Munn, Charles Wiliam, Professor as Director
30 November 2006
30 November 2006
14 August 2006
Appointed Curran, Paul James, Professor Sir as Director
31 July 2006
27 March 2006
Appointed Hunt, Beverley Cecilia as Director
2 December 2005
Appointed Lloyd, Noel Glynne as Director
1 December 2005
Resigned Killingley, Michael as Director
1 December 2005
Appointed Summers, Andrew William Graham as Director
1 December 2005
Resigned Reid, Elizabeth Margaret as Director
1 December 2005
Resigned Chapman, Antony John, Professor as Director
20 January 2005
Appointed Thomas, Elaine, Professor as Director
15 December 2004
Appointed Ramsay, Andrew Vernon as Director
15 December 2004
Resigned Mackenzie, Graham Roche as Director
15 December 2004
Appointed Atkins, Susan Ruth Elizabeth, Doctor as Director
15 December 2004
Resigned Robinson, Philip Edward Donald as Director
22 April 2004
22 March 2004
5 March 2004
Appointed Bassnett, Susan, Professor as Director
15 January 2004
Appointed Younger, James Samuel as Director
15 January 2004
Resigned Kenyon, Christopher George as Director
15 January 2004
Resigned Stead, Valerie Ann as Director
15 January 2004
Resigned Finch, Janet Valerie, Professor as Director
15 January 2004
Appointed Vaughan, Robin Hugh as Director
15 January 2004
Resigned Mcloughlin, Catherine Mary Anne as Director
12 November 2003
Appointed Tomlinson, Stephen, Professor as Director
14 May 2003
Resigned John, Angela Vaughan, Professor as Director
16 January 2003
16 January 2003
Appointed Munn, Charles Wiliam, Professor as Director
3 September 2002
Appointed John, Angela Vaughan, Professor as Director
1 August 2002
31 July 2002
Resigned Williams, Roger, Professor as Director
31 July 2002
12 March 2002
Resigned Johnson, Martin as Secretary
12 March 2002
Appointed Blackstock, Douglas as Secretary
29 January 2002
Appointed Lucas, Arthur Maurice, Professor as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Johnson, Martin as Secretary
31 December 2001
Resigned Bushell, Stuart Robert as Secretary
7 November 2001
Resigned Deacon, Margaret Ruth as Director
6 March 2001
Appointed Reid, Elizabeth Margaret as Director
23 January 2001
Appointed Killingley, Michael as Director
13 September 2000
31 March 2000
Resigned Smith, Hugh Turnbull Bradbridge as Director
19 January 2000
Appointed Robinson, Philip Edward Donald as Director
19 January 2000
Appointed Mackenzie, Graham Roche as Director
19 January 2000
Resigned Ellis, Hadyn Douglas, Professor as Director
19 January 2000
Appointed Chapman, Antony John, Professor as Director
19 January 2000
Resigned Gaskell, Stuart Martin, Dr as Director
19 January 2000
Resigned Robinson, Geoffrey Walter, Dr as Director
14 September 1999
Appointed Mckie, Peter Halliday, Professor as Director
15 September 1998
15 September 1998
15 September 1998
Resigned Graham-Bryce, Ian James, Dr as Director
15 September 1998
Appointed Deacon, Margaret Ruth as Director
30 April 1998
Appointed Mcloughlin, Catherine Mary Anne as Director
14 March 1998
1 March 1998
Appointed Bushell, Stuart Robert as Secretary
28 February 1998
Resigned Middleton, Graham Leigh as Secretary
4 December 1997
Resigned Sykes, Richard Brook, Sir as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Evans, Judith Margaret Elizabeth as Director
22 May 1997
Resigned Stead, Valerie Ann as Secretary
22 May 1997
Appointed Middleton, Graham Leigh as Secretary
17 April 1997
17 April 1997
Appointed Smith, Hugh Turnbull Bradbridge as Director
17 April 1997
Appointed Sykes, Richard Brook, Sir as Director
17 April 1997
Appointed Robinson, Geoffrey Walter, Dr as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Stead, Valerie Ann as Secretary
27 March 1997
27 March 1997
Appointed Miller, Ronald Andrew Baird, Sir as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Ellis, Hadyn Douglas, Professor as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Finch, Janet Valerie, Professor as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Williams, Roger, Professor as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Kenyon, Christopher George as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Graham-Bryce, Ian James, Dr as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Stead, Valerie Ann as Director
27 March 1997
Appointed Gaskell, Stuart Martin, Dr as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (1)
10 April 2017
Ceased Universities UK — Holds 75–100% of voting rights

What The Quality Assurance Agency For Higher Education say about themselves

“We safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education wherever it is delivered around the world. We check that students get the higher education they are entitled to expect.”

— from qaa.ac.uk

Filings 365

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
30 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
11 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
17 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
12 February 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 January 2026
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