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National Centre For Universities and Business

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National Centre For Universities and Business is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about National Centre For Universities and Business?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,942,495
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£3,109,499
Registered charity number
1066956
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
6 St Georges Circus
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

National Centre For Universities and Business (number 1066956) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does National Centre For Universities and Business do?

Higher and Post Graduate Research

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for National Centre For Universities and Business

Answers National Centre For Universities and Business gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are National Centre For Universities and Business's highest-paid staff paid?

National Centre For Universities and Business's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 5 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£90,001–£100,0001
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0002

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does National Centre For Universities and Business's money come from?

National Centre For Universities and Business reported £2.9m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.6m (88%), donations and legacies £345k (12%), investments £13k (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.6m · 88%
  • Donations and legacies£345k · 12%
  • Investments£13k · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record National Centre For Universities and Business as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

National Centre For Universities and Business's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03465914 (Companies House)
Also known as
Cihe
Previous names on the register
The Council for Industry and Higher Education
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is National Centre For Universities and Business registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for National Centre For Universities and Business yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score National Centre For Universities and Business. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is National Centre For Universities and Business a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists National Centre For Universities and Business as a registered charity (number 1066956) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is National Centre For Universities and Business's charity number?
National Centre For Universities and Business's charity number is 1066956. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1066956?
Search 1066956 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does National Centre For Universities and Business do?
Higher and Post Graduate Research
Does National Centre For Universities and Business have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for National Centre For Universities and Business. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to National Centre For Universities and Business?
National Centre For Universities and Business's website listed in our register data is http://www.ncub.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is National Centre For Universities and Business's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. National Centre For Universities and Business's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 5 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does National Centre For Universities and Business's money come from?
National Centre For Universities and Business reported £2.9m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.6m (88%), donations and legacies £345k (12%), investments £13k (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to National Centre For Universities and Business?
The register does not record National Centre For Universities and Business as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are National Centre For Universities and Business's trustees paid?
National Centre For Universities and Business's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was National Centre For Universities and Business previously called?
The register lists this previous name for National Centre For Universities and Business: The Council for Industry and Higher Education.
When was National Centre For Universities and Business registered as a charity?
National Centre For Universities and Business was entered on the register on 18 December 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03465914).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.