The University was formed by Royal Charter and so is neither a company nor a charity registered with the Charity Commission. It does, however, retain charitable status.
Although not a company it has been assigned a reference number at Companies House which can be quoted in place of a company registration number where required: RC000651.
VAT number
GB 595 1835 05
DUNS number
424400075
EORI number
GB 595 1835 05 000
HM Revenue & Customs Charities reference number
XN423