Charity Gateway

The University of Chichester is a higher education institution, a private company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity.

The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal charity regulator for the higher education sector.

In accordance with the funding agreement between the University of Chichester and OfS, this webpage explains how the University demonstrates its charitable status.

Legal name	The University of Chichester
Correspondence address	Bishop Otter Campus College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PE
Preferred name	The University of Chichester does not use a short form of its name and does not refer to itself by any set of initials.
Legal status	The University of Chichester is a private company limited by guarantee. Its registered company number is 04740553. The registered address is as above. The University is established under the Articles of Association approved by the Board of Governors on 7 July 2020. The previous versions were approved on 30 June 2017 and 11 October 2010.
Governors	In accordance with the Articles, membership of the Board of Governors can be between a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 25 Governors. Half the membership must be Independent Governors and, of these, the number of Church Independent Governors and Other Independent Governors must be equal to comply with the University’s designation as a Church of England denominational institution. [Section 66 (4) (a) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992].
Finance	The Financial statements for the last five years are available: 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Public Benefit Statement	The University of Chichester is committed to demonstrating how it provides a benefit to the public in return for its charitable status. It also recognises that this is a requirement of the terms and conditions of the funding agreement with the OfS, under which the University is required to include a report on how the institution has delivered its charitable purposes for the public benefit. The Public Benefit statement is included in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which can be found above.
Register of Interests	Each September, members of the Board update their Register of Interests; changes which occur during the year are notified to the University Secretary.
Related Party Disclosure	Each year, the Annual Report and Financial Statement includes a section on the Related Party disclosure of members of the Board. The disclosure statement for the year ended 31 July 2025 is available above.