Charitable status

The University of Surrey is an exempt charity within the meaning of Schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is therefore exempt from registration with the Charities Commission. On 1 April 2018, the Office for Students took over the role of principal regulator for those higher education institutions that are exempt charities from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

The University's HMRC Charities reference number is X3967.