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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:
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23
2021/22
2020/21
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 2025 is available above.
Changes since 1 February 2026
No changes.
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
Professor Symeon Dagkas
Vice-Chancellor
Dame Susan Pyper
Pro-Chancellor
Mrs Yvonne Chester
Independent Governor and Chair of Audit Committee
Dr Tim Fooks
Independent Chair of Governors and Chair of the Nomination & Effectiveness Committee
Mr Ian MacTavish
Senior Independent Governor
Bishop Ruth Bushyager
Church Independent Governor
Professor Margaret House OBE
Independent Governor
Mrs Cathy Stone
Independent Deputy Chair of Governors and Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Revd Rachel Hawes
Church Independent Governor
Mr Kasey Cave
Students' Union President
Mr John Thompson MBE
Independent Governor
Mr Ben Jones
Independent Governor and Chair of Finance & Resources Committee
Ms Celica Douglas
Independent Governor
Mr Sarkis Mazmanian
Independent Governor
Mr Michael Olliff
Independent Governor
Professor Mike Lauder
Teaching Staff Governor
Mrs Cecile Mould
Non-Teaching Staff Governor
The Very Reverend Dr Edward Dowler
Church Independent Governor
Our address
University of Chichester,
College Lane,
Chichester,
West Sussex, PO19 6PE
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