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 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 John Last (Norwich University of the Arts)

Appointed by Directors ('Co-opted Directors')

• Andrew McConnell OBE (University of Huddersfield)
• Dr Paul Greatrix (University of Nottingham)
• Professor Andrea Nolan OBE (Edinburgh Napier University)
• Iain Anthony Littlejohn (Change Audit Limited)
• Roma Chappell (Office for National Statistics)

Company Secretary

Deborah Lawrenson

Directors of HESA Services Limited

Directors

• Paul Clark (Chief Executive)
• Professor John Last (Chair)
• Professor Andrea Nolan OBE
• Roma Chappell

Company Secretary

Deborah Lawrenson

Committees

Audit Committee

• Andrew McConnell OBE (Chair)
• Professor Mark Smith
• Dr Paul Greatrix

Remuneration Committee

• Professor Chris Husbands (Chair)
• Professor John Last
• Professor Andrea Nolan OBE

Nomination & Governance Committee

• Paul Clark (Chief Executive)
• Professor Chris Husbands (Chair)
• Professor Andrea Nolan OBE