Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Pension deficit: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

NUFFIELD COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 

The College's principal activity is to provide for students and Fellows who are studying and conducting research in the Social Sciences.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 39 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £3,244,000

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
31/07/22£46,495£49,258£-2,763£32,652£319,997£16,1903.91396
31/07/21£11,891£12,809£-918£236£305,367£17,77716.71340
31/07/20£12,080£12,155£-75£219£263,017£16,09515.91345
31/07/19£12,744£13,936£-1,192£256£268,078£14,30312.31277
31/07/18£11,112£10,613£499£225£256,054£14,80716.71277
31/07/17£11,392£10,355£1,037£179£240,783£13,87016.11320
31/07/16£10,224£9,744£480£163£208,693£13,23816.31350
31/07/15£8,494£8,800£-306£156£194,049£13,81918.81080
31/07/14£8,051£7,812£239£96£181,542£13,15420.21020
31/07/13£7,648£7,604£44£43£175,415£12,17819.2970
31/07/12£7,892£7,730£162£36£153£110970
31/07/11£7,104£7,796£-692£35£155,868£10,54816.21000

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 74%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

bursary@nuffield.ox.ac.uk

01865278500

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 139 employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Scholarships
£50,000 04/08/2021
A contribution towards the creation of the Oxford-Nuffield Sir David Butler Graduate Scholarship in Politics
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund (Phase 1)
£35,000 22/12/2020
To improve low carbon skills in the public sector

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (39)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2010, number: 1137506
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

NUFFIELD COLLEGE
NEW ROAD
OXFORD
OX1 1NF

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD A COLLEGE FOR POST-GRADUATE WORK ESPECIALLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE STUDY BY CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC PERSONS OF SOCIAL (INCLUDING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL) PROBLEMS AND ALSO FOR ANY OTHER POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH OR WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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