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The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education

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The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£9,134,724
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£8,062,317
Registered charity number
1141289
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Apex Plaza
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.oiahe.org.uk

Quick answer

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (number 1141289) 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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education do?

Provides independent (free) review scheme for HE students in England/Wales. Deals with complaints from individual students after exhaustion of internal procedures of the HE provider. Where complaints found justified, recommendations for remedy are made and compliance monitored. Also publishes good practice guidance and runs not for profit learning events for HE providers and students' unions.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education

Answers The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's highest-paid staff paid?

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 22 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0002
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0002
£70,001–£80,0007
£60,001–£70,0009

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

Where does The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's money come from?

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education reported £9.1m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £8.9m (97%), investments £241k (3%), other income £46 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£8.9m · 97%
  • Investments£241k · 3%
  • Other income£46 · 0%

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

The register does not record The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04823842 (Companies House)
Also known as
Oia/ Oiahe
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education. 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

What should you check before donating to The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education as a registered charity (number 1141289) 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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's charity number?
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's charity number is 1141289. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1141289?
Search 1141289 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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education do?
Provides independent (free) review scheme for HE students in England/Wales. Deals with complaints from individual students after exhaustion of internal procedures of the HE provider. Where complaints found justified, recommendations for remedy are made and compliance monitored. Also publishes good practice guidance and runs not for profit learning events for HE providers and students' unions.
Does The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education. 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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education?
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's website listed in our register data is http://www.oiahe.org.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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 22 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees). 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 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's money come from?
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education reported £9.1m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £8.9m (97%), investments £241k (3%), other income £46 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education?
The register does not record The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's trustees paid?
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education registered as a charity?
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education was entered on the register on 11 April 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04823842).

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.