Governance and charitable status
How we govern our University
Liverpool John Moores University was established as a Higher Education Corporation under section 121 of the Education Reform Act 1988 and exercises its powers as set out at 123A(1)(a) and (f) and section 123(B).
We are a legally independent corporate institution with charitable status accountable through a governing body which carries ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the Institution.
Charitable status
Liverpool John Moores University is an exempt charity under the terms of the Charities Act 2011
As an exempt charity, we are supervised by the Office for Students (OfS) which is charged, as our principal regulator, with ensuring we fulfill our obligations under charity law.
Legal name and correspondence address
Our legal name is Liverpool John Moores University, we are also known as LJMU.
Our address is:
Liverpool John Moores University
The Student Life Building
Copperas Hill
Liverpool
L3 5AH
Trustees of the University
Each member of the University's Board of Governors is also a Trustee of the University for the purposes of charity law.
Faq Items
Board and University Committee structure
See our Board Committee structure.
See our University Committee structure.
Board of Governors
Mike Parker (Chair)
Professor Dhiya Al-Jumeily (Staff Governor – Teaching)
Chris Airey
Shirley Anderson
Garry Banks
Lee Gilmore
Marie Hie (Student Governor)
Clodagh McErlean (Student Governor)
Gareth McIntegart
Charles Oddy
Prof Mark Power (Ex-Officio)
Jane Tomkinson
Eliot Ward (Deputy Chair)
Wendy Williams
Paula Basnett (Audit and Risk Committee)
Debbie Francis (Finance Committee)
Liam Kelly (Employment Committee)
Damian Waters (Finance Committee)
Documents
Read our Board of Governors' Attendance Policy.
Read our Board of Governors' Membership and Terms of Office Policy.
Read our Board of Governors' Recruitment Policy.
Read our Register of Interests Board of Governors.
Read our Register of Interests Directorate
Read our Students' Union Code of Practice.
Minutes
To access Board of Governors’ meeting minutes, please contact the Secretariat secretariat@ljmu.ac.uk
Audit and Risk Committee
Charles Oddy (Chair)
Garry Banks (Deputy Chair)
Gareth McIntegart
Graeme Robinson (co-opted)
Paula Basnett
Minutes
To access Audit and Risk Committee meeting minutes, please contact the Secretariat secretariat@ljmu.ac.uk
Employment Committee
Wendy Williams (Chair)
Shirley Anderson (Deputy Chair)
Mike Parker (invited to attend)
Liam Kelly
Minutes
To access Employment Committee meeting minutes, please contact the Secretariat secretariat@ljmu.ac.uk
Finance Committee
Jane Tomkinson (Chair)
Lee Gilmore (Deputy Chair)
Debbie Francis
Mike Parker (invited to attend)
Damian Waters
Debbie Francis
Minutes
To access Finance Committee meeting minutes, please contact the Secretariat secretariat@ljmu.ac.uk
Infrastructure Committee
Mike Parker (Chair)
Chris Airey (Deputy Chair)
Professor Dhiya Al-Jumeily
Garry Banks
Lee Gilmore
Professor Mark Power
Eliot Ward
Jane Tomkinson
Marie Hie
Minutes
To access Infrastructure Committee meeting minutes, please contact the Secretariat secretariat@ljmu.ac.uk
Nominations Committee
Mike Parker - Chair
Wendy Williams - Chair, Employment Committee
Charles Oddy - Chair, Audit Committee
Eliot Ward - Deputy Chair of the Board
Jane Tomkinson - Chair of Finance Committee
Remuneration Committee
Eliot Ward - Chair
Charles Oddy - Chair of Audit Committee
Mike Parker - Chair of the Board of Governors
Wendy Williams - Chair of Employment Committee
Jane Tomkinson - Chair of Finance Committee
Academic Board
Documents
See our Academic Board Membership
See our Academic Board Membership and terms of office policy
Minutes
To access Academic Board meeting minutes, please contact the Secretariat secretariat@ljmu.ac.uk
Constitutional Documents
University's framework of governance
The University's framework of governance is set out in its Instrument of Government and Articles of Government.
Financial statements
For information relating to LJMU’s Financial Statements visit the financial information web pages.
