The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (number 1062746) 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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education do?
A range of activities to secure HE standards & quality: reviews & audits of standards & quality in HE providers; published reports & intelligence arising from those reviews & audits; maintenance of the UK Quality Code, subject benchmarks and qualifications frameworks; advice on degree awarding powers & university title, Access to HE & support for HEIs in relation to international developments.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Answers The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's highest-paid staff paid?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 18 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,000
1
£90,001–£100,000
2
£70,001–£80,000
2
£60,001–£70,000
13
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's money come from?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education reported £10m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9.8m (97%), investments £256k (3%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£9.8m · 97%
Investments£256k · 3%
Does The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
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Is The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as a registered charity (number 1062746) 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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's charity number?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's charity number is 1062746. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1062746?
Search 1062746 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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education do?
A range of activities to secure HE standards & quality: reviews & audits of standards & quality in HE providers; published reports & intelligence arising from those reviews & audits; maintenance of the UK Quality Code, subject benchmarks and qualifications frameworks; advice on degree awarding powers & university title, Access to HE & support for HEIs in relation to international developments.
Does The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Quality Assurance Agency 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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's website listed in our register data is http://www.qaa.ac.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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 18 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (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 The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's money come from?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education reported £10m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9.8m (97%), investments £256k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education?
The register does not record The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's trustees paid?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education registered as a charity?
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education was entered on the register on 9 June 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03344784).