Subsidiary Companies

Directors: Jagrup Dhugga (Chair), Karen Stephenson
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

ABBE was established in 1997 offering qualifications in the building and construction industry. As an Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual, ABBE now develops qualifications and assessments for a range of sectors which are valid and reliable and are responsive to customer needs. 

Directors: John Plumridge (Chair), Jagrup Dhugga, Karen Stephenson
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

The company's main purpose is to undertake certain property developments and major building projects on behalf of the University Group.

Directors: Jagrup Dhugga (Chair), Karen Stephenson
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

The company's main purposes are to undertake trading and other activities which, for legal or commercial reasons, are more appropriately undertaken by a Ltd company and to undertake training of nurses and other health professionals for the NHS.

The recruitment of students in China is done through the China Office, operated by BCU Enterprise Ltd and was founded in 2006 in Shanghai. The office’s activities concentrate in achieving student recruitment from China through agents, partnerships and direct applications as well as organising marketing activities to promote BCU, including agent fairs, agent conferences, education exhibitions, online marketing, social media, publicity, portfolio interviews, BCU English test, alumni event. 

Directors: Karen Stephenson (Chair), Jagrup Dhugga, Parmjit Singh
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

Acting as a trustee for the Employees’ Non-discretionary Medical Benefit Scheme for Birmingham City University. The Scheme was terminated in August 2018.

Directors: Jagrup Dhugga (Chair), Professor Hanifa Shah, Karen Stephenson
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

The main purpose of the company is to undertake the activities carried out by the University's Faculty of Computing Engineering and Built Environment (CEBE). 

Directors: Jagrup Dhugga (Chair), Professor Hanifa Shah, Karen Stephenson
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

The company is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of Technology Innovation Centre Ltd. It trades as a general commercial company in the areas of science, engineering and technology.

Directors: Karen Stephenson
Company Secretary: Thabiso Dube

The company has never traded and is dormant.