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Analysing college and university UCU training Stephen Court UCU senior research officer

Opposing job losses With public spending being cut, many colleges and universities are seeking to reduce spending on staff How can this be opposed from a financial perspective? Aims of this session: to provide guidelines and significant information; to support opposition to job losses at departmental and institutional levels 2

Opposing job losses Obtain key data Analyse data Challenge the financial strategy Assess impact on students & equal opps Target non-staff spending Ensure any reductions are phased over as long a period as possible 3

Main sources of information Annual accounts or financial statements Public spending allocations Forecasts 4

Financial year Financial year FE & HE 1 August – 31 July Accounts or financial statements formally published about 4-6 months after the end of the financial year But draft version should be available earlier than this 5

Financial year Institutions will have a budget for the current financial year and forecasts for the next two or three years after that In March-April the public funding bodies in HE announce funding for institutions for the coming academic year, starting in the autumn Public funding allocations for FE colleges are made at the start of the calendar year and confirmed by late spring 6

Analysing the accounts In this presentation, the most recent accounts or financial statements from City of Sunderland College (FE) and University College London (HE) are analysed. The main topics analysed are: Income Expenditure Staff costs Operating surplus Current assets Debt Reserves & cash 7

Some questions to ask Look at the two most recent financial years, and ask: Has income/expenditure/debt etc increased or decreased? By what % has income/expenditure/debt etc increased or decreased? What are staff costs as a % of total expenditure? How much cash/near-cash has the institution got? How does the institution compare with other institutions or the sector as a whole? 8

City of Sunderland College (CoSC) accounts: income Income Source: City of Sunderland College accounts £’000 Funding council income33,79132,482 Tuition fees & education contracts5,1723,931 Other income2,4572,272 Endowment & investment income Total income41,95339,183 Change in total income % ((41,953-39,183)/39,183)*100 = 7.1% Comment: In CoSC’s total income increased by 7.1% 9

CoSC accounts: expenditure Expenditure Source: City of Sunderland College accounts £’000 Staff costs27,14625,421 Exceptional restructuring costs115(263) Other operating expenses11,45310,716 Depreciation2,4022,466 Interest payable Total expenditure41,84039,156 Change in total expenditure %=((41,840-39,156)/39,156)*100 = 6.9% Comment: In CoSC’s total expenditure increased by 6.9% 10

CoSC accounts: staff costs Expenditure Source: City of Sunderland College accounts £’000 Staff costs27,14625,421 Total expenditure41,84039,156 Staff costs as % total expenditure= (27,146/41,840)*100= (25,421/39,156)*100 = 64.9% Staff costs as % total expenditure, England tertiary colleges 65.1% Source: UCU calculation Comment: In CoSC’s spending on staff costs was lower than the average for England. 11

CoSC accounts: operating surplus as % of total income Source: City of Sunderland College accounts £’000 Total income41,95339,183 Total expenditure41,84039,156 Operating surplus/(deficit) (aka surplus/(deficit) on continuing operations after depreciation and before tax) Operating surplus/(deficit) as % of total income = (113/41,953)*100= (27/39,183)*100 = 0.3%= 0.1% Comment: In CoSC had an operating surplus of £113,000, which was 0.3% of total income 12

CoSC accounts: current assets Balance sheetsAt 31 July 2008At 31 July 2007 Source: City of Sunderland College accounts £’000 Stock1612 Debtors2,0151,383 Cash at bank and in hand6,9938,851 Total current assets9,02410,246 Less creditors: amounts due within 1 year6,0423,816 Net current assets2,9826,430 Current ratio of assets : liabilities= 9,024/6,042 Ratio should be at least 1:1 to show ability to meet short-term debts = 1.49 : 1.0 Comment: At CoSC’s ratio of current assets to creditors was 1.49:1.0, showing ability to meet short-term creditors. 13

CoSC accounts: debt as % income Balance sheets (notes)At 31 July 2008At 31 July 2007 Source: City of Sunderland College accounts £’000 Bank loans & overdrafts: Due within 1 year Due after more than 1 year4,5974,973 Total bank loans & overdrafts4,9695,355 Total income 41,95339,183 Debt as a % of total income= (4,969/41,953)*100 = 11.8% Debt as a % of total income, England tertiary colleges 17.5% Comment: At CoSC’s debt was 11.8% of total income, which was lower than the average for England 14

FE funding: Skills Funding Agency England total Adult Learner Responsive (ALR) £’0001,664,5551,753,3381,782,906 Change %5.3%1.7% ALR learner numbers1,450,0001,500,0001,120,000 Change %3.5%-25.3% Employer Responsive (ER) £’0001,158,6141,315,5751,381, 781 Change %13.6%5.0% ER learner numbers1,430,0001,410,0001,720,000 Change %-1.4%22.0% Source: BIS Skills Investment Strategy Nov 09 Comment: This indicates that in funding for Adult Learner Responsive, and for Employer Responsive, will increase, but ALR learner numbers will fall sharply, while ER learner numbers will rise sharply. 15

FE: Young People’s Learning Agency & NAS excluding school sixth forms 16 England total Change % Young People’s Learning Agency/LAs: FE incl foundation learning & E2E budget £m3,7764,0256.6% Specialist LLDD* provision age £m % Education in youth custody £m18 0% National Apprenticeship Service: Apprenticeships £m % Source: DCSF & LSC Statement of Priorities, Jan 2010 *Learners with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities

FE: age learners excluding school sixth forms Change % FE all levels933,000943,0001.1% Apprenticeships181,000202, % LLDD age specialist provision4,000 0% FE LLDD provision age ,000 0% Source: DCSF & LSC Statement of Priorities, Jan

University College London (UCL) accounts: income Income Source: UCL financial statements £’000 Funding Council grants209,895193,832 Academic fees & support grants126,736107,753 Research grants & contracts248,640211,217 Other operating income124,026112,255 Endowment & investment income8,16410,705 Total income717,461635,762 Less: share of income from joint ventures (3,725)(348) Net income 713,736635,414 Change in net income % = ((713, ,414) /635,414)*100 = 12.3% Comment: UCL’s net income in rose by 12.3% 18

UCL accounts: expenditure Expenditure Source: UCL financial statements £’000 Staff costs416,540383,607 Other operating expenses232,700205,130 Depreciation39,92138,659 Interest and other finance costs12,7227,371 Total expenditure701,883634,767 Change in total expenditure % = ((701, ,767)/634,767)*100 = 10.6% Comment: UCL’s total expenditure in rose by 10.6% 19

UCL accounts: staff costs Expenditure Source: UCL financial statements £’000 Staff costs416,540383,607 Total expenditure701,883634,767 Staff costs as % total expenditure= (416,540/701,883)*100 = 59.4% 60.4% Staff costs as % total expenditure, UK HEIs Source: UCU calculation 57.4% Comment: In staff costs at UCL were 59.4% of total expenditure. This was lower than UCL staff costs in Staff costs at UCL in were 2 percentage points higher than the UK average in

UCL accounts: operating surplus/(deficit) UCL Source: UCL financial statements £’000 Net income713,736635,414 Total expenditure701,883634,767 Operating surplus/(deficit) (a.k.a. ‘surplus/(deficit) on continuing operations after depreciation and before tax’) = income minus expenditure 11, Operating surplus/(deficit) as % of net income1.7%0.1% HEFCE advises an operating surplus of~3.0% Comment: UCL’s operating surplus increased sharply in The surplus rose to 1.7% of net income in This was below the 3.0% level of operating surplus HEFCE advises. 21

UCL accounts: current assets Balance sheets Source: UCL financial statements At 31 July 2009At 31 July 2008 UCL£’000 Stocks Debtors162,500117,637 Current asset investments-6,412 Short-term deposits76,30668,739 Cash at bank and in hand23,18213,669 Total current assets262,495207,066 Less creditors: amounts due within 1 year(231,231)(171,497) Less: share of net liabilities in associate (324)(106) Net current assets30,94035,463 Current ratio of assets : liabilities1.1 : : 1.0 Comment: At UCL’s ratio of current assets to creditors was 1.1:1.0, showing ability to meet short-term creditors. 22

UCL accounts: debt as % income Balance sheets (notes)At 31 July 2009At 31 July 2008 UCL£’000 Bank loans & overdrafts: Due within 1 year4,7341,464 Due after more than 1 year63,22764,692 Total bank loans & overdrafts67,96166,156 Net income 713,736635,414 Debt as a % of total income= (67,961/713,736)*100 = 9.5%= 10.4% Debt as a % of total income, UK HEIs19.6% Comment: At UCL’s debt was 9.5% of total income, which was considerably lower than the average for the UK (in ). 23

UCL funding: HEFCE UCL Total teaching funding Total recurrent research funding (inc trans. QR) Total recurrent grant HEFCE ‘like-for- like’ adjusted recurrent grant £ £££ ,954, ,937, ,696, ,313, ,114, ,103,866174,611,819 Change to % 0.8%2.1%0.6% hefce/2009/09_42/ hefce/2008/08_40/ Comment: In total HEFCE recurrent funding for UCL will increase by 2.1%. The ‘like-for-like’ adjusted increase will be 0.6%. 24

Top-up fees: UCL estimate of additional income UCL Total estimated additional fee income Estimated bursary commitment Estimated outreach commitment Estimated admin commitment Estimate provided to OFFA 2005 ££££ ,800,000 3,200, , , ,000,000 3,900, , , ,800,000 3,900, , ,000 Comment: UCL’s estimate shows total additional income from top-up fees rising to £16.8m in

UCL students Source: HESA u/g UK &EU u/g non- EU p/g UK & EU p/g non- EU TotalWriting up ,4852,3205,7651,81519, ,5202,4006,9652,10520, [ accounts: 21,125] Comment: In UCL’s total student number rose by 8.3%, according to HESA data. 26

Finance templates The following 3 slides provide templates for collecting and analysing financial information. They can be used at institutional level, and at the level of academic departments, although at departmental level, some of the categories (such as investment income) may not be relevant. 27

Finance template: income Actual BudgetForecast £’000 INCOME Funding Council grants Academic fees and support grants Research grants and contracts Other operating income Endowment and investment income Total income 28

Finance template: expenditure Actual BudgetForecast £’000 EXPENDITURE Staff costs Other operating expenses Interest and other financial costs Depreciation Total expenditure 29

Finance template: surplus/(deficit) Actual BudgetForecast £’000 Operating surplus/(deficit) Taxation Exceptional items Overall surplus/(deficit) on continuing operations after depreciation, taxation, exceptional items etc 30

How much cash does the employer have? Income and expenditure account Did the institution make a surplus or deficit? Balance sheet Did the institution have any net current assets in cash or near-cash after allowing for the money it owes over the next 12 months? 31

32 Income & expenditure account Income minus Expenditure Surplus / (Deficit) Reserves ‘Income & expenditure account’ or ‘General account’ minus pension reserve Other reserves: Restricted reserve; revaluation reserve Other items: eg deferred capital grants Assets Fixed - buildings, equipment Current – stock, debtors, investments, cash Balance sheet minus Current & long-term liabilities equals and Pension liability Total net assets Incl pension liability Current assets – cash, or sellable items minus Current liabilities – debts payable within 1 year Any spare cash?

How much cash does the employer have: surplus/deficit City of Sunderland College Income & expenditure account Operating surplus £113,000, which was 0.3% of total income. Of this £100,000 retained within general reserves. 33

How much cash does the employer have: reserves Balance : Reserves I&E account £17.6m (accumulated surpluses) minus pension reserve £10.9m = £6.7m Restricted reserve £124,000 Revaluation reserve £12.8m (only ‘real’ if assets sold) Total reserves £19.7m 34

How much cash does the employer have: assets Balance : Fixed assets £41.1m Current assets: Stock £16,000 Debtors £2.0m Cash at bank and in hand £7.0m Total current assets £9.0m 35

How much cash does the employer have: net current assets Current Amounts owed to creditors within 1 year £6.0m Net current £3.0m However CoS college says £3.7m of the cash balance is held as a reserve to cover enhanced pension provision for ‘premature staff retirement’... 36

How much cash does the employer have: total net assets Long-term liabilities Amounts owed to creditors due after more than 1 year (bank loans): £4.6m Provisions for liabilities & charges: £3.7m Net assets £35.9m Pension liability £10.9m (mainly share of LGPS deficit) Net assets including pension liability £25.0m 37

Finale I hope you have found this presentation helpful. Please let me know if you have any comments, or would like further information. Stephen Court UCU senior research officer 38