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
| Company name: | Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited |
| Registered Company No: | Registered in England 02766993 |
| Type of Registered Company: | Limited by Guarantee |
| Trading Names: | HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency |
| Registered Office: | 95 Promenade Cheltenham GL50 1HZ |
| VAT number: | 666556984 |
| Registered Charity No: | 1039709 |
| Members: | Universities UK and GuildHE |
| Certification: | ISO 27001 |
| Company name: | HESA Services Limited |
| Registered Company No: | Registered in England No. 03109219 |
| Type of Registered Company: | Limited by Shares |
| Trading Names: | HESA Services |
| Registered Office: | 95 Promenade Cheltenham GL50 1HZ |
| VAT number: | 666556984 |
| Certifications: | ISO 27001 |
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
- TBC
Nominated by Association of Colleges
Lisa O'Loughlin (The Manchester College)
Nominated by IHE in agreement with GuildHE
David Howell (Met Film)
Student Representative Appointment
TBC
Appointed by Directors ('Co-opted Directors')
- Andrew McConnell OBE (University of Huddersfield)
- Iain Anthony Littlejohn
- Professor Nora Colton
- Richard Jones
- Tracey Slaven (The University of Edinburgh)
- Sophie Bowen (Middlesex University)
Company Secretary
Deborah Lawrenson
Directors of HESA Services Limited
Directors
- Professor Paul Layzell (Chair)
- Paul Clark (Chief Executive)
- Doug Sparrow
- Professor Nora Colton
Company Secretary
Deborah Lawrenson
Committees
Audit Committee
- Andrew McConnell OBE (Chair)
- Professor Mark Smith
- David Howell
Remuneration Committee
- Professor Sir Chris Husbands (Chair)
- Professor Julie Lydon
- Iain Littlejohn
Nomination & Governance Committee
- Professor Sir Chris Husbands (Chair)
- Paul Clark (Chief Executive)
- Professor Nora Colton
- Tracey Slaven