LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY

Active
Company number 03285547Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1996

Key figures

£170,437,897
Net assets 2023/24

† LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2023/24

Sector comparison

SIC 85421

Where the company stands among the 1,342 active companies whose first SIC code is 85421 (First-degree level higher education).

Net assets£170,437,897
Higher than 99% · median £9,889
Total assets£23,720,755
Higher than 93% · median £35,183
Cash£12,154,694
Higher than 96% · median £61,119
Company age29.9 years
Older than 93% · median 5.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY£170.4m
  2. QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH£148.5m
  3. KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES U.K. LIMITED£88.8m
  4. LONDON SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LIMITED£74.7m
  5. KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED£63.5m
  6. LCA LONDON LIMITED£42.3m
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (USA) IN ENGLAND£39m
  8. REGENT'S UNIVERSITY LONDON LIMITED£34.3m
  9. REGENT'S PARK COLLEGE£30.1m
  10. HIBT LIMITED£28.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,342. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY

What kind of company is it?

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 03285547. It was incorporated on 29 Nov 1996. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is first-degree level higher education (85421).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2023/24 (period ending 31 Jul 2024); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £170,437,897. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,154,694. Total assets were £23,720,755 and total liabilities £7,543,572.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,342 active companies whose first SIC code is 85421: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £9,889). By total assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £35,183). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £61,119). It is older than 93% of them (median age 5.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £324k. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 6 central government grants worth £1.6m, mainly from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1060579) with a latest reported income of £56.9m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 27 days to pay suppliers, and 30% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.6% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24
2023/24 †
Cash at bank and in hand12,154,694
Total assets23,720,755
Total liabilities7,543,572
Net assets / total equity170,437,897

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2021. The 2 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £324k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Lancashire County Council
1 contract · £270k
Sefton Council
1 contract · £54k
Department for Education
1 contract
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Apprenticeship Teacher (Undergraduate) Standard level 6‡Sefton Council · £54,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  2. Teacher Undergraduate L6 Apprenticeship- September 2026 enrolmentsLancashire County Council · £270,000 · runs until Jun 2028
  3. YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships‡Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £10,000,000,000 in total
  4. Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)‡Department for Education · £1

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

6 grants

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY is recorded as the recipient of 6 central government grants since 2021, together worth £1.6m.

Funders
Department for Education
5 grants · £1.5m
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £85k
Grants
  1. Hardship-cost of livingDepartment for Education · £35,303 · Hardship- cost of living
  2. Teaching Grant 2022-23Department for Education · £933,964
  3. Formula Capital 2022Department for Education · £50,000
  4. Formula Capital 2023Department for Education · £50,000
  5. Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (Phase 3a)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £85,000 · Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (Phase 3)
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  1. Teaching Grant 2021-22Department for Education · £478,847

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Feb 2019 – 31 Jul 2019
Average time taken to pay invoices
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
30%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 70%
  • 31 to 60 days 25%
  • After 60 days 5%
Earlier periods (2)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Jan 2019
30
84%
16%
31 Jul 2018
30
82%
18%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 9.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 6.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 10.5% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter66% womenLower middle56% womenUpper middle59% womenUpper pay quarter50% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 16% lower
women 11% lower
2023/24
women 8.4% lower
women 10.1% lower
2022/23
women 21% lower
women 16.6% lower
2021/22
women 8.5% lower
women 14% lower
2020/21
women 18.6% lower
women 15.7% lower
2019/20
women 21% lower
women 18.4% lower
2018/19
women 25.4% lower
women 14.7% lower
2017/18
women 16% lower
women 17.4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1060579
Registered with the Charity Commission
6 Feb 1997
Income, year to 31 Jul 2025
£56.9m
Spending
£57.9m

Higher Education

View on the register of charities

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Routes
Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £170.4m
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.