Statement of Accounts 2019 / 20
Professional Partners
External Auditors KPMG LLP 1 St Peters Square , Manchester M2 3AE
Bankers National Westminster Bank High Street , Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1PP
Internal Auditors UNIAC Oxford Road , Manchester M1 7ED
University Status
The University of Keele ( trading as Keele University ) was established by Act of Parliament and the granting of a Royal Charter in 1962 . Prior to this , the University was founded as the University College of North Staffordshire in 1949 .
The University is a charity , but it is not a “ Registered Charity ”. Instead it holds charity status as one of the exempt charities listed in Schedule 2 of the Charities Act 1993 ( An exempt charity is exempt from certain requirements , notably the need to register with the Charity Commission ). The University preserves its exempt status under the Charities Act 2006 and the Office for Students ( OfS ) is the University ’ s principal regulator .
Although the University is not a company , it has a Companies House registration number of RC000655 as a Company Incorporated by Royal Charter in England and Wales . Royal Charter companies are not obliged to register any documents with Companies House .
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