The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is the principal regulator of higher education institutions (HEI's) as charities. This page complies with Annex H of HEFCE's Financial Memorandum 2010/19 requiring HEI's that are exempt charities to publish information about their charitable status.
Legal Name and Correspondence Address
The University of Roehampton
Grove House
Roehampton Lane
London
SW15 5PJ
Charitable and Legal Status
Under The Exempt Charities Order 2004 (No.1995), the University of Roehampton (hereafter “the University”) was declared an exempt charity for the purposes of the Charities Act 1993, with effect from July 31 2004.
The University was incorporated as a private company limited by guarantee on 23 June 2004. It is registered in England under company number 5161359 and its registered office is Grove House, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PJ.
Constitutional Documents
The University's constitutional documents are its Articles of Association (dated 21 July 2004) and its Memorandum of Association (dated 2 July 2004), which were both approved by the Privy Council when the University was incorporated in 2004. No changes have been made to these documents since their adoption.
Trustees
The University is governed by a Board of Directors (Council) whose members are appointed or elected in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. Members of Council are the University’s Trustees as well as its Company Directors.
The current composition and membership of Council can be viewed on the Governance webpage.
Other trusteeships held by the University’s Council Members are also disclosed.
Financial Statements
The University’s audited and consolidated Financial Statements for 2011/12 and previous years are available on the Finance webpages.
Contacts
Queries about the charitable and legal information of the University should be addressed to the Legal Officer.