University Centre West Anglia

University Centre West Anglia (UCWA) (formerly University Centre Kings Lynn) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, a joint venture company of Anglia Ruskin University and the College of West Anglia. The principal activity of the company in the year under review was to offer higher education courses to students in West Anglia. Risk and future developments The company has been set up to facilitate growth and development of Higher Education to the north west of our region in the East of England. It builds on the long established collaboration between its member institutions of Anglia Ruskin University and the College of West Anglia. Public benefit For taxation purposes the University Centre West Anglia is a charitable company. The Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit states that two main principles must be adhered to. The relevance of the activities of University Centre West Anglia to these principles are set out below: Principle 1: There must be an identifiable benefit or benefits: Our role is to equip students with the intellectual wherewithal which will serve them throughout their professional lives. We are passionate about the advancement of knowledge and the education of students. We take university education in imaginative new directions. Our key contribution is to the enhancement of social, cultural and economic well being. Principle 2: Benefit must be to the public or section of the public: We provide public benefit by educating students. Results The company made a surplus of £18,486 (2024: £4,080) for the year as shown on page 9.