Governance and company information

Company overview

Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited (HESA) is a not-for-profit private limited company owned by its members. The members are Universities UK and GuildHE. HESA is funded by subscriptions from the higher education providers from whom we collect data.

HESA has a wholly owned subsidiary: HESA Services Limited. This is our commercial arm. The profit that we make through our bespoke data, training and consultancy services is used to keep the subscription rates for higher education providers low.

Read our latest trustees' report and financial statement

Company details

Directors of Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited

Appointed by Members

Paul Clark (Chief Executive)

Appointed by Universities UK

• Professor Sir Chris Husbands (Sheffield Hallam University) (Chair)
• Professor Mark Smith (Lancaster University)
• Professor Julie Lydon OBE (University of South Wales)
• Professor Paul Layzell (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Appointed by GuildHE

• Professor Linda Drew (Ravensbourne University London)

Nominated by IHE in agreement with GuildHE

David Howell (ICMP)

Appointed by the NUS

Amatey Doku (Vice President (Higher Education))

Appointed by Directors ('Co-opted Directors')

• Andrew McConnell OBE (University of Huddersfield)
• Dr Paul Greatrix (University of Nottingham)
• Iain Anthony Littlejohn
• Professor Nora Colton 
• Richard Jones
• Tracey Slaven (The University of Edinburgh)

Company Secretary

Deborah Lawrenson

Directors of HESA Services Limited

Directors

• Professor Paul Layzell (Chair)
• Paul Clark (Chief Executive)
• Karen Foster

Company Secretary

Deborah Lawrenson

Committees

Audit Committee

• Andrew McConnell OBE (Chair)
• Professor Mark Smith
• Dr Paul Greatrix
• Professor Linda Drew
• David Howell

Remuneration Committee

• Professor Sir Chris Husbands (Chair)
• Professor Julie Lydon

Nomination & Governance Committee

• Professor Sir Chris Husbands (Chair)
• Paul Clark (Chief Executive)
• Nora Colton