Charitable status

The University of Manchester's status as an exempt charity is derived from the Charities Act 1993. We are responsible to HEFCE, which is charged, as our principal regulator, with monitoring our compliance with charity law obligations.

The University is aware of its responsibilities as a charity to act for the public benefit and has had due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance. The objects of the University, as set out in the Royal Charter awarded in 2004, are “to advance education, knowledge and wisdom by research, scholarship, learning and teaching, for the benefit of individuals and society at large".

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Corporate documents

The full financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2011 and the University Charter are available to download from the publications area of the website.

Trustees of the University

The trustees of the University as at 31 July 2011 were as follows:

The following members of the Board of Governors have declared trusteeships as follows:

NameTrusteeships
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor Member, Manchester International Festival Board
Professor Rod Coombs, Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor  Non Executive Director, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs Gillian Easson Deputy Chairman, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Colette Fagan Elected office, Chair of Board of Governors Chorlton Church of England Primary School
Mr Robert E Hough Trustee, The Greater Manchester High Sheriff’s Police Trust
Mr Paul Lee Chairman, Royal Exchange Theatre

Feoffee (Trustee), Chetham's School of Music
Mrs Christine Lee-Jones Non-Executive Director, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Foundation Trust
Ms Letty Newton Chair of Trustees and General Secretary, University of Manchester Students’ Union
Dr Brenda Smith Non Executive Director, Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust

The correspondence address of the University is:

The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL