The University is an exempt charity. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) was the “principal regulator” for charity law purposes of those English universities which were exempt charities between 1 June 2010 and 31 March 2018. Since 1 April 2018 HEFCE has been replaced by the Office for Students (OfS) as the principal regulator and the University continues to be an exempt charity under these new regulatory arrangements.

The OfS set out a number of information requirements on institutions with exempt charity status and this information is provided as follows:

1. Name and Address

The legal name and correspondence address of the University of Warwick is as follows:

University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 8UW

2. Charter and Statutes

The University's legal status derives from a Royal Charter originally granted in March 1965. The Charter, and accompanying Statutes, set out the powers and purpose of the University and define how it is governed. The Charter and Statutes also form the basis of the University’s Ordinances and Regulations, which set out, in detail, the rules of conduct for University business.

The Charter and Statutes are maintained by the Council and any amendments require the approval of the Privy Council (a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign of the UK).

The current version of the Charter and Statutes were amended with effect from 13 February 2019. The amendments followed a review of the University’s Governing Instruments in 2018/19, which aimed to modernise and simplify the University’s governing documents. The current version of the Charter and Statutes can be found here.

3. Financial Statements

The University's financial statements can be found on the Statutory Accounts web page. The University's public benefit statement is included in the financial statements.

The financial statements include information in relation to the University's linked charity, University of Warwick Foundation Trust. Further information about the University of Warwick Foundation Trust is also available on the Warwick Foundation web page.

4. Governing Body

The governing body of the University is the Council and its members, who are its trustees can be found below, together with information on the other charities (if any) of which they are also trustees.

	Member of Council	Charities of which Members are Trustees
The Pro-Chancellor:	Chair: Sir David Normington	University of Warwick Foundation Trust
Vice-Chair	Anita Bhalla	Children's University Saintbury Trust
The Vice-Chancellor and President:	Professor Stuart Croft	University of Warwick Foundation Trust
The Treasurer:	Neil Sachdev	Energy Savings Trust; Nuffield Health
The Provost:	Professor Christine Ennew
Up to four academic members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate:	Professor Lorenzo Frigerio	TBC
	Professor Andrew Lockett
	Professor Rachel Moseley
	Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith	TBC
One member of staff from the professional services of the University appointed by the Council:	Gareth Bennett
Such other persons not being members of the academic staff or salaried officers or students of the University and not exceeding 11 (such that the total independent representation, including ex-officio membership, shall not exceed 14 in all), appointed by the Council:	Louise Ainsworth
	Yewande Akinola	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
	Bal Claire	London Telecommunications Region Amateur Sports Association
	James Furse	Re-form Heritage; China Exchange
	Richard Hyde
	Jayne Nickalls
	Adrian Penfold
	Gail Tucker
	Vacant
The President of the Union of Students:	Will Brewer	Warwick SU
One student elected by the Union of Students:	Jack Sperry	Warwick SU