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Annual Accounts
Annual Turnover for 2009: £164,477,000 (taken from the Annual Accounts for the year ending 31 July 2009)
Annual Turnover for 2008: £160,783,000 (taken from the Annual Account for the year ending 31 July 2008).
- Annual Accounts - year ending 31 July 2009
- Annual Accounts - year ending 31 July 2008
Charitable Status
As a higher education corporation established under the Education Reform Act 1988, the University is classed as an exempt charity within the meaning of the Charities Act 1993 (as amended by the Charities Act 2006). It is therefore subject to charity legislation but is not required to register wtih the Charity Commission, therefore does not have a registered charity number, and is not regulated by it.
The University's principal regulator is the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) which is also its principal funder.
The University's Instrument and Articles of Government are in a form prescribed by law and do not include and explicit statement of charitable purposes. The University's powers are set out in section 124 of the Education Reform Act 1998 (as amended). On the basis of the powers and the University's pattern of activity since its incorporation, it would be reasonable to assume that its primary charitable purpose is 'the advancement of education'.
Corporate Status
A guide to the University's Corporate Status can be found here
Environmental Policy
Leeds Metropolitan University is also committed to sustainable development and to minimising its negative impact on the environment. To this end, the University has recently introduced several policies and strategies, including its Traffic Management Strategy .
The University's commitment to the environment has received external recognition when it came top of People and Planet's league table of environmentally friendly Universities - see http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/the_news/may07/greenuni.html and the Greenest University in the UK by Sunday Times see http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/the_news/may08/greenuni.html .
Equality and Diversity
Leeds Metropolitan University takes issues of equality and diversity very seriously and they form part of the University's 'A to Z' of Shared Expectations (see http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/metoffice/equality_diversity/index.htm).
In line with its statutory obligations as a pubic body, the University also has a comprehensive series of equality and diversity policies and procedures (available at: http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/metoffice/equality_diversity/index.htm).
Governing Documents
Leeds Metropolitan University is a higher education corporation, established under the Education Reform Act 1988. It was granted university status following the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The University's governing documents - the Instrument and Articles of Government - are subject to Privy Council approval.
Insurance
The University has
Employer's Liability up to the value of £25 million
Public Liability up to the value of £50 million
Professional Indemnity up to the value of £5 million
Quality Assurance
Leeds Metropolitan University operates a number of internal policies and procedures which impact upon quality in relation to evaluation.
- Academic Principles and Regulations
The University is also accredted as an Investor In People.
Registered Address
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, LS1 3HE
University Structure
Leeds Metropolitan University is a 'Higher Education Corporation'. There are currently 18 members on the Board: Mr Ninian Watt (Chair), Mr Keith Ramsay (Deputy Chair), Ms Judy Atchinson, Ms Gabrielle Atmarow, Mr Alan Baker, Mr Brian Boutell, Ms Janet Carr, Mr Lewis Coakley, Mr Bill Hartley, Dr Geoff Hitchins, Mr Tony Longworth, Dr Sam Marshall, Mr Maurice Miller, Sir Iqbal Sacranie, Ms Sue Sherwin, Professor Sally Brown, Professor Ieuan Ellis and Ben McDougall.
VAT
The University is an exempt charity within the meaning of Schedule 2 of the Charities Act 1993 and as such is a charity within the meaning of Section 506(1) of the Taxes Act 1988. Accordingly, the University is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that such income or gains are applied to exclusively charitable purposes.
The University receives no similar exemption in respect of Value Added Tax. All non-recoverable Value Added Tax on purchases is included within the appropriate expenditure headings. The University's subsidiary companies are subject to corporation tax and VAT in the same way as any commercial organisation.
The University is VAT registered. The Group registration number is GB 545 3728 31.
Year of Establishment
Leeds Met traces its origins back to 1824, the year in which the Leeds Mechanics Institute was founded. In September 1992, Leeds Polytechnic was redesignated as a university, thus becoming Leeds Metropolitan University.
