Governance

The University is a common law corporation.  The incorporation of the University was confirmed by the Oxford and Cambridge Act 1571, which also confirmed its corporate title of “The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge”  As a common law corporation it is not incorporated under the Companies Acts and does not have a company number. The University does not have a Royal Charter and so has no Charter number.

Yes.  The University of Cambridge is an exempt charity subject to regulation by the Office for Students (OfS) under the Charities Act 2011. As an exempt charity the University has charitable status but is not a registered charity and does not have a registered charity number.

Further information can be found here. 

Information regarding VAT for the University can be found at Introduction to VAT.

Note

The University is a "taxable" person and as such has to add VAT on to the sale price of all standard rate and reduced rate business transactions it enters into.  More information can be found at How VAT works in the University.

Please see Procedures for Handling Donations.

Yes, please see the University's Policy Against Bribery and Corruption.

Please see Records Management.

The University’s trademarks are managed by the Office of External Affairs and Communications.  Information about the Trademark Registration and Licencing Programme can be found at here. 

The University house style guidelines for use by staff on stationery and communications can be found at the Office of External Affairs and Communications website.

In the first instance, Departments should forward details of any proposed change to the Head of Central & Research Accounting in the Finance Division.  Information on the procedures to be followed, including a template checklist and contact details can be found here: https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/policy-and-procedures/new-legal-structures.