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

HOMERTON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE 

For the public benefit to advance education, religion, learning and research within the University of Cambridge. For the public benefit to provide for persons who shall be members of the University a College wherein they may work for degrees of the University of Cambridge.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £215,409,000 available, equivalent to 130 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £688,000

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£17,925£19,898£-1,973£0£215,409£215,409129.91580
30/06/22£16,368£19,021£-2,653£1,971£216,544£216,544136.62080
30/06/21£13,729£15,504£-1,775£327£226,588£226,588175.42130
30/06/20*£14,845£15,513£-668£2,022£200,742£200,742155.32280
30/06/19£16,292£16,275£17£2,362£198,304£198,304146.22200
30/06/18*£15,645£15,729£-84£510£192,091£192,091146.62220
30/06/17£14,829£14,490£339£347£187,395£187,395155.22170
30/06/16£12,698£13,219£-521£1,733£168,137£168,137152.62030
30/06/15£12,477£11,484£992£1,458£159,008£156,576163.61230
30/06/14£12,088£10,482£1,607£1,491£145,588£143,076163.81270
30/06/13?£10,635£8,696£1,939£1,199£139,282£136,691188.61230
31/07/12£11,419£9,180£2,238£1,875£123,162£120,499157.51200
31/07/11£10,245£8,486£1,759£2,266£123,454£120,711170.71210

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 207%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 129.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.homerton.cam.ac.uk

bursar@homerton.cam.ac.uk

01223747151

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 158 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2010, number: 1137497
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR18: 15 days late,
Main office

HOMERTON COLLEGE
HILLS ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 8PH

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIGION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR PERSONS WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE A COLLEGE WHEREIN THEY MAY WORK FOR DEGREES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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