The short answer
Who owns Coventry University Group, and what does it run?
Coventry University, a higher education corporation and exempt charity, owns and governs the group, which it describes as an umbrella term for the university and all the locations it owns and governs. The group runs Coventry University London, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough, Coventry University Wrocław in Poland, the National Institute of Teaching and Education and Coventry University Online.
Ownership and business model
Coventry University Group is not a separate company. Coventry University says the group is “an umbrella term for Coventry University and all of the locations owned and governed by Coventry University”. The university is a higher education corporation established under the Education Reform Act 1988, set up by a Privy Council Order dated 16 February 1993, and is an exempt charity; each governor is a charitable trustee.
For the year to 31 July 2025 the group reported income of £380.1m, including £303.8m of tuition fee and education income, against expenditure of £447.1m, giving a pre-tax deficit of £59.3m, its second planned deficit. In 2023 it set out to cut spending by £95m over three years, and in December 2025 it said it was on course to break even in 2025/26. Outside the UK it runs Coventry University Wrocław, opened a branch campus in Egypt in 2019 and one in Morocco in 2022, and opened Coventry University Kazakhstan in 2024. It also delivers degrees through partners in more than 30 countries.
Institutions it runs
As listed by Coventry University Group on its own pages. See the sources below.
Key people
- PCProfessor John Latham CBEVice-Chancellor and CEO
- PDProfessor Ian DunnProvost
- PDProfessor John DishmanPro-Vice-Chancellor & CEO (CU Group)
- PKProfessor Socrates KaridisPro-Vice-Chancellor and CEO of CULC and CEO CUAS
- PWProfessor Richard WellsDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Global)
- PKPaul KendrickDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources)
As listed on Coventry University: Vice-Chancellor's Office.
Key dates
- 1843
- Coventry School of Design opens in a former ribbon factory
- 1970
- Lanchester (Coventry) Polytechnic formed through mergers of city institutions
- 1992
- Coventry Polytechnic becomes Coventry University under the Further and Higher Education Act
- 2010
- Coventry University London campus opens
- 2012
- CU Coventry opens at Mile Lane
- 2016
- CU Scarborough opens
- 2020
- Coventry University Wrocław opens
- 2024
- Coventry University Kazakhstan opens
Questions readers ask
Who owns Coventry University Group?
The group is owned and governed by Coventry University, a higher education corporation established under the Education Reform Act 1988 and an exempt charity. It has no shareholders.
How many students does Coventry University Group have?
Coventry says it has over 38,000 students across its UK campuses, including more than 13,000 international students. The figure is undated.
Which universities does Coventry University Group run?
Coventry University, Coventry University London, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough, Coventry University Wrocław in Poland, the National Institute of Teaching and Education and Coventry University Online. All award Coventry University qualifications.