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Ukcisa
Ukcisa is a registered charity (number 1095294) based in London, governed by 15 trustees and chaired by Professor Koen Lamberts since 2016. Latest income £1.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as United Kingdom Council for International Student Affairs (Charity Commission)
- 15 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Professor Koen LambertsChair · since 2016
- Bethan OvensTrustee · since 2026
- Cathryn TurhanTrustee · since 2023
- Charlotte CorrishTrustee · since 2025
- Chris ChangTrustee · since 2024
- Emma Jane Gwynett-DaviesTrustee · since 2020
- Heather McneillTrustee · since 2025
- James NormanTrustee · since 2026
- Jonathan ExonTrustee · since 2024
- Maria LorayTrustee · since 2023
- Mervyn AdamsTrustee · since 2023
- Peter BarnesTrustee · since 2024
- Ross Clive PorterTrustee · since 2019
- Saida AlimdjanovaTrustee · since 2026
- Sally SacaTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.ukcisa.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Ukcisa
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£1.5m
- 2024£1.6m£1.6m
- 2023£1.6m£1.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.5m£1.2m
- 2021£1.3m£1.4m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE COUNCIL ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (WITH THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS) OF STUDENTS WHO BY NATIONALITY OR DOMICILE APPERTAIN TO OTHER COUNTRIES OR ARE STATELESS, THE EDUCATION OF UNITED KINGDOM STUDENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES (ALL SUCH STUDENTS BEING HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS") AND THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS CONNECTED WITH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ("THE OBJECTS").
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
15 trustees on the board
- Professor Koen Lamberts Chair since 2016
- Bethan Ovens since 2026
- Cathryn Turhan since 2023
- Charlotte Corrish since 2025
- Chris Chang since 2024
- Emma Jane Gwynett-Davies since 2020
- Heather Mcneill since 2025
- James Norman since 2026
- Jonathan Exon since 2024
- Maria Loray since 2023
- Mervyn Adams since 2023
- Peter Barnes since 2024
- Ross Clive Porter since 2019
- Saida Alimdjanova since 2026
- Sally Saca since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Professor Koen Lamberts Chair since 2016
- Ross Clive Porter since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Professor Koen Lamberts Chair since 2016
- Bethan Ovens since 2026
- Cathryn Turhan since 2023
- Charlotte Corrish since 2025
- Chris Chang since 2024
- Emma Jane Gwynett-Davies since 2020
- Heather Mcneill since 2025
- James Norman since 2026
- Maria Loray since 2023
- Mervyn Adams since 2023
- Peter Barnes since 2024
- Ross Clive Porter since 2019
- Saida Alimdjanova since 2026
- Sally Saca since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Jonathan Exon since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1095294
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 8 AUGUST 2002. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19TH SEPTEMBER 2007 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 4 JULY 2007. AS AMENDED ON 20 FEB 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 NOV 2023 as amended on 03 Mar 2026 as amended on 05 Mar 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 04507287 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02072884330
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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