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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£58,723,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£57,131,000
Registered charity number
1024741
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
New Barn Lane
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.ucas.com

Quick answer

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (number 1024741) 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service do?

UCAS is an independent charity, and remains committed to its vision of being at the heart of connecting people to higher education. We do this by providing information, advice, and admissions services to inspire and facilitate progression in education.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

Answers The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's highest-paid staff paid?

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 136 employees paid more than £60,000, including 23 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0001
£150,001–£200,0003
£140,001–£150,0002
£130,001–£140,0002
£110,001–£120,0006
£100,001–£110,0009
£90,001–£100,0005
£80,001–£90,00019
£70,001–£80,00027
£60,001–£70,00062

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

Where does The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's money come from?

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service reported £59m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £32m (55%), other income £25m (42%), investments £1.6m (3%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£32m · 55%
  • Other income£25m · 42%
  • Investments£1.6m · 3%

Does The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service 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 records The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02839815 (Companies House)
Also known as
U C a S
Where it says it operates
Scotland · Northern Ireland

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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service as a registered charity (number 1024741) 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's charity number?
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's charity number is 1024741. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1024741?
Search 1024741 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service do?
UCAS is an independent charity, and remains committed to its vision of being at the heart of connecting people to higher education. We do this by providing information, advice, and admissions services to inspire and facilitate progression in education.
Does The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service?
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's website listed in our register data is http://www.ucas.com. 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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 136 employees paid more than £60,000, including 23 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's money come from?
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service reported £59m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £32m (55%), other income £25m (42%), investments £1.6m (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service?
The register records The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's trustees paid?
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service'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 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service registered as a charity?
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service was entered on the register on 13 August 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02839815).

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.