NORTHERN CONSORTIUM
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Executive summary
Northern Consortium operates as a distinctive, university-owned entity within the UK's Transnational Education sector, leveraging its limited-by-guarantee structure to prioritize member value over private equity returns. While its consortium governance model ensures high academic integrity and direct institutional alignment, it must navigate the same macro headwinds—such as restrictive UK visa policies and intense global competition—as its for-profit competitors. The organization’s collaborative structure is its greatest asset for quality assurance, though it requires strategic consensus to remain agile in a volatile international recruitment landscape.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 1993-02-09
- Registered office
- 667-669 Stockport Road, Manchester, England, M12 4QE
- Postcode
- M12 4QE
- Accounts category
- Group
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-10
- Next due by
- 2027-02-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85590 Other education not elsewhere classified
Officers 17 current · 75 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Registered charity
NORTHERN CONSORTIUM — charity number 1018979
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CONSORTIUM LTD. | 2020-11-09 |
| THE NORTHERN CONSORTIUM | 2020-10-22 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ROOM E43 SACKVILLE STREET BUILDING, SACKVILLE STREET, MANCHESTER, M13 9PL | 2020-08-25 |
| P.O. BOX 88, MANCHESTER, M60 1QD | 2011-04-01 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 895 similar companies in M, trading since 1993
The class of 1993
49%
of the 25,070 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.