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Report and Accounts

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*The full report includes the scheme financial statements and other regulatory statements comprising the Taskforce on Climate Related Disclosures report summary, the Chair’s defined contribution statement, the statement of investment principles and the implementation statement.

**The Governance supplement also contains the USS Board’s Corporate Governance Statement for the financial year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 and a “Section 172 statement” (which describes how the trustee directors have had regard to their statutory duties to promote the success of the company (as set out in section 172(1) (a) to (f) of the Companies Act 2006)). The Section 172 statement is also included within the Strategic Report of USSL and USSIM’s Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Highlights of this year's report

Funding position

Despite volatility in the markets, in a year which was dominated by the US presidential election our funding position for defined benefit (DB) part of USS improved by £0.9bn to a surplus of £10.1bn by the end of March 2025.

  • £10.1bn
    Defined benefit (Retirement Income Builder) funding surplus

  • £3.5bn
    Defined contribution (Investment Builder) asset value

     

Previous Report and Accounts

View the Report and Accounts from 2024 to 1996