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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:

2022/23

2021/22

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19

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 2023 is available above.

Changes since 1 February 2024

  • There have been no changes since 01.02.2024

Contact information

Further information about the University of Chichester can be obtained from:

University Secretary
The University of Chichester
College Lane
Chichester, West Sussex
PO19 6PE

Email: help@chi.ac.uk

Board of Governors

Independent Governor and Chair of Audit Committee
Independent Chair of Governors and Chair of the Nomination & Effectiveness Committee
Church Independent Governor
Independent Governor
Senior Independent Governor
Church Independent Governor
Church Independent Governor
Independent Deputy Chair of Governors and Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Church Independent Governor
Students' Union President
Non-Teaching Staff Governor
Teaching Staff Governor
Independent Governor
Independent GovernorIndependent Governor and Chair of Finance & Resources Committee
Independent Governor
Independent Governor

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