Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 

St Edmund's College is an autonomous, self-governing community of scholars, and one of the 31 colleges within the University of Cambridge.St Edmund's College can be distinguished from the majority of colleges in that it is classed as a graduate college and admits postgraduate students, mature undergraduates and affiliated students.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £23,118,000 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £361,000
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£10,456£9,839£617£106£43,602£23,11828.2730
30/06/22£9,343£9,145£198£99£42,880£22,67429.8670
30/06/21£7,928£7,815£113£94£42,507£22,36034.3600
30/06/20£7,483£7,174£309£156£40,928£22,22537.2620
30/06/19£5,931£6,165£-234£146£40,904£22,14243.1530
30/06/18£5,677£5,816£-139£86£40,296£22,63246.7520
30/06/17£5,285£5,770£-485£125£39,377£22,42546.6500
30/06/16£5,010£5,314£-304£71£38,948£22,50650.8470
30/06/15£5,300£4,876£424£631£13,493£-2,490-6.1450
30/06/14£5,363£5,214£149£598£12,489£-2,493-5.7460
30/06/13£5,131£4,959£172£497£11,621£-2,540-6.1410
30/06/12£4,541£4,409£132£431£9,858£-2,600-7.1920
30/06/11£3,590£3,982£-391£406£9,551£-2,364-7.1810

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 486%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 28.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk

accountant@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk

01223761095

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 73 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2010, number: 1137454
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

MOUNT PLEASANT
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM
CB3 0BN

Objectives

A)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIGION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY;B)TO PROVIDE FOR THAT PURPOSE A COLLEGE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY WHEREIN THEY MAY WORK FOR DEGREES OF THE UNIVERSITY OR MAY CARRY OUT POSTGRADUATE OR OTHER SPECIAL STUDIES AT CAMBRIDGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

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