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Charitable status

Birkbeck, University of London is an exempt charity under the terms of the Charities Act 2011. Under the Charities Act, Birkbeck is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS) and is accountable to the OfS for fulfilling its obligations under charity law.

Legal name and correspondence address

  • The College's full legal name is Birkbeck College, University of London, but it operates under its preferred name 'Birkbeck, University of London'. 
  • The correspondence address for the College is Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX 
  • The College is a higher education institution incorporated by Royal Charter (England/Wales), number RC000048, and does not have a 'registered charity number'. 
  • The College has an Inland Revenue Claim number, X23617, which demonstrates that the Revenue accepts the College’s charitable status.
  • The College is VAT registered; the registration number is GB 442 5205 24. The College is partially exempt from VAT legislation as a supplier of education and research. 

Constitutional documents

Trustees

  • The Governing Body, the governing and executive body of the College, is its Trustee Board. Members of the Governing Body are therefore the Trustees of the College. 
  • The following is a list of the current Governors who are trustees of other charitable organisations:
    • Sir Andrew Cahn: Institute for Government, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 
    • Mrs Nana Banton: Shepherds Bush Housing Association 
    • Professor Matt Innes: Morley College 
    • Ms Rebecca Nako: Mora Primary School 
    • Mr Daniel Peltz: Music in Secondary Schools Trust, Tutoring to Thrive, Warburg Institute’s Charitable Trust, The National Gallery Foundation Trust, Anna Freud Centre, Israel Institute of Technology
    • Mrs Sally Spensley: The Royal College of Psychiatrists, The Trinity Challenge 
    • Mr Andreas Utermann: Utermann Charitable Trust, FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, North London Collegiate School

Financial statements