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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF EXEMPT CHARITIES (A-G)
Functional responsibility
| For action | Charity Services Registration |
Glossary of Terms used in this Guidance
Index to further related information
Alphabetical list of exempt charities (H-Q)
Alphabetical list of exempt charities (R-Z)
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| This OG sets out examples of named institutions which are exempt charities (see OG 57 A1 section 2). In some cases it refers to specific legislation. In other cases it merely states that the institution is a Higher Education Corporation. | |
| NB: This is a comprehensive list. However, caseworkers will come across situations where examples may need to be added or removed. It would be helpful if Policy Guidance and Publishing could be notified of any such additions or removals. | |
| If caseworkers come across an institution which is not listed below there are other sources of information which can be checked, for example there may be a Statutory Instrument which may help. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) may also be able to help, particularly in cases where the institution in question is a higher education corporation or a university. |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
| Aberystwyth, University of Wales | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | ||
| All Souls College | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Anglia Polytechnic University | HEC | |||
| Armouries, the Board of Trustees of | Paragraph (m) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Aston University | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1966/1460 |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
| Balliol College | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Bangor, University of Wales | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1968/1343 | ||
| Bath, University of | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1967/821 | ||
| Bath Spa University College | HEC | |||
| Bedford College for Women, the Chairman Council and Governors of | University of London (now merged with the Royal Holloway College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
| Bedfordshire, University of | HEC | |||
| Birkbeck College | University of London | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
| Birmingham, University of | Paragraph (a) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Blackfriars | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Bolton Institute of Higher Education | HEC | |||
| Bournemouth University | HEC | |||
| Bradford, University of | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1966/1460 | ||
| Brasenose College | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Bretton Hall | HEC | |||
| Brighton, University of | HEC | |||
| Bristol, University of | Paragraph (a) of Schedule 2 | |||
| British Library Board | Paragraph (za) of Schedule 2 | |||
| British Museum and the Natural History Museum, the trustees of | Paragraph (p) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Brunel University | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1967/821 | ||
| Buckingham Chilterns University College | HEC |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
| Cambridge, University of | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Campion Hall | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, the Institute of | University of London | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
| Cardiff University | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | ||
| Cardiology, the Institute of | University of London (now merged with the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) |
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| Central England in Birmingham, University of | HEC | |||
| Central Lancashire, University of | HEC | |||
| Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School | University of London (now merged with the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
| Chelsea College of Science and Technology | University of London (now merged with King's College London) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1967/821 | |
| Child Health, the Institute of | University of London (now merged with University College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
| Christ Church | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Christ's College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Church Commissioners and any institution which is administered by them | Paragraph (x) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Church Funds Investment Measure 1958, property within the | Paragraph (a) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Churchill College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| CIFs established by a Scheme which permits only exempt charities to participate | S.24(8) of the 1993 Act | |||
| City University | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1967/821 | ||
| Clare College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Clare Hall | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| College of Medicine, University of Wales (Coleg Meddygaith Prifysgol) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1984/1976 | ||
| College of St Hild and St Bede | University of Durham | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Collingwood College | University of Durham | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Common deposit funds (if the scheme admits only exempt charities) | SS. 24(8) and 25(2) of the 1993 Act | |||
| Corpus Christi College | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Corpus Christi College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Courtauld Institute of Art | 2002/1626 | |||
| Coventry University | HEC | |||
| Cranfield University | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1993/2359 | ||
| Cumbria College of Art and Design |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
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University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
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University of London (now merged with University College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
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Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1995/2998 | ||
| Dermatology, the Institute of | University of London (now merged with King's College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 | |
| Diseases of the Chest, the Institute of | University of London (now merged with the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 |
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| Downing College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Durham, University of | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
| East Anglia, University of | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1965/1715 | ||
| East London, University of | HEC | |||
| Edge Hill College of Higher Education | HEC | |||
| Education Action Fora established as bodies corporate in connection with Education Action Zones | Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 of the SSFA 1998 | |||
| Education, Institute of | University of London | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1987/1823 | |
| Emmanuel College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Essex, University of | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1965/1715 | ||
| Eton College | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | |||
| Exeter College | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Exeter, University of | Paragraph (a) of Schedule 2 |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
| Falmouth College of Arts | HEC | |||
| Fitzwilliam College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Foundation schools: governing bodies | S.23(1)(a) or (b) of the SSFA Act 1998 | |||
| Further Education Corporations (see OG 57 C3) | S.22A of FHEA 1992 |
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| Institution | Parent or connected body | Section of the 1993 Act | Other Statutory Instrument or reason for exemption |
| Girton College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Glamorgan, University of | HEC | |||
| Gloucestershire, University of | HEC | |||
| Goldsmiths College | University of London | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1989/2394 | |
| Gonville and Caius College | University of Cambridge | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Green College | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Greenwich, University of | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1994/2956 | ||
| Grey College | University of Durham | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Greyfriars | University of Oxford | Paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 | ||
| Guidance Studies, College of | HEC | |||
| Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, United Medical and Dental Schools of | University of London (now merged with King’s College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1983/1516 | |
| Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, United Medical Schools of | University of London (now merged with King’s College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1982/1661 | |
| Guy's Hospital Medical School, the Council and Governors of | University of London (now merged with King’s College) | Paragraph (c) of Schedule 2 | 1962/1343 |
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Glossary of Terms used in this Guidance | |
| the 1993 Act | |
| FHEA 1992 | |
| SSFA 1998 | |
Index to further related information
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