Tax / VAT
Tax and VAT guidance overview
Aim
To provide information on the University’s charitable status and tax strategy, as well as tax reference numbers, details about the VAT group and registration numbers, withholding tax and tax certificates.
Charitable Status
The University has charity status derived from the Charities Act 1993. Note it is an “exempt charity” in that it is not regulated by, and is not required to be registered with, the Charity Commission.
Gifts to the University can be made free of income, estate and capital gains taxes. The University itself cannot make charitable donations.
Tax reference numbers
| VAT number | GB 849 7389 56 |
| Company number | RC000797 |
| Corporate tax reference | XR82062 |
| Unique tax reference (UTR) | 52145 24029 |
Tax Strategy
The University's Tax Strategy can be found here.