Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

ST HILDA'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

To provide education and residential accommodation for women and men who are members of the College and the University of Oxford.To maintain, continue and develop the College ethos and tradition of providing encouragement and support in academic research and education undertaken by women and men.To do all other such things as are incidental or conducive to support the above.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 42 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £58,687,000 available, equivalent to 57 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £2,148,000
  • The latest accounts were qualified
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
?31/07/23£12,119£12,349£-230£511£122,693£58,687571440
31/07/22£10,532£13,807£-3,275£444£121,427£58,74551.11400
31/07/21£9,978£9,280£698£401£126,815£61,27879.21420
31/07/20£10,935£8,514£2,421£437£119,647£60,50385.31490
31/07/19£10,743£10,596£147£469£115,758£58,45266.21490
31/07/18£10,431£9,283£1,148£465£113,407£58,95776.21120
31/07/17£10,494£9,222£1,272£539£111,326£58,69676.41150
31/07/16£10,338£8,694£1,644£447£106,862£58,45180.71490
31/07/15£11,558£7,788£3,770£519£62,368£15,08123.21170
31/07/14£10,768£7,403£3,365£290£55,689£11,59318.81570
31/07/13£7,540£7,126£414£548£51,515£6,84411.51160
31/07/12£7,592£6,691£901£477£45,278£6,85112.31140
31/07/11£7,863£6,487£1,376£478£44,868£6,82112.61560

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 181%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 48%
Reserves/Spending: 57 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

PRINCIPAL@ST-HILDAS.OX.AC.UK

01865276815

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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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Student Outreach & Bursaries
£4,000 18/05/2021
Facilitate Oxford students from deprived background to attend Oxford University.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (42)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 39/42 persons

  • ANDREW THOMAS Appointed: 2024
  • CHRISTOPHER WOOD Appointed: 2020
  • DR LORRAINE WILD Appointed: 2016
  • DR SARAH JANE NORMAN Appointed: 2017
  • DR BARBARA HAVELKOVA Appointed: 2019
  • DR CATHERINE ELIZABETH SWALES Appointed: 2016
  • DR DANIEL PETER BULTE Appointed: 2016
  • DR DAVID TEW Appointed: 2020
  • DR ELINOR PAYNE Appointed: 2011
  • DR GEORGINA LOUISE BRENTNALL PAUL
  • DR HANNAH ELIZABETH SMITH
  • DR KERSTIN HOGE
  • DR LORNA JOYCE SMITH
  • DR LOUISE HANSON Appointed: 2020
  • DR MARGARET KEAN
  • DR MATTHEW HOBAN Appointed: 2023
  • DR MATTHEW PARROTT Appointed: 2019
  • DR PHILIPPA ANNE HULLEY Appointed: 2012
  • DR REBECCA MARGARET ARMSTRONG
  • DR STEPHEN BENEDICT MCHUGH Appointed: 2011
  • MALACHI MCINTOSH Appointed: 2022
  • PROFESSOR DANIEL LESLIE WAKELIN Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ARIS KATZOURAKIS Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ANDERS BREDAHL KOCK Appointed: 2017
  • PROFESSOR ANDREA MONDINO Appointed: 2019
  • PROFESSOR CATHERINE RUTH SCHENK Appointed: 2020
  • PROFESSOR CHARLOTTE STAGG Appointed: 2024
  • PROFESSOR CLAIRE GWENLAN Appointed: 2017
  • PROFESSOR DAVID ALASTAIR HOWEY Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR DAME SARAH MARCELLA SPRINGMAN DBE Appointed: 2022
  • PROFESSOR DEV SAIF GANGJEE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Academic
  • PROFESSOR DMITRY FILATOV
  • PROFESSOR DUNCAN RICHARDS Appointed: 2019
  • PROFESSOR HELEN JANE SWIFT Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR JANE BARLOW Appointed: 2016
  • PROFESSOR JULIA ALISON NOBLE Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR KATHERINE JANE CLARKE
  • PROFESSOR NAOMI WRAY Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR PETRA SCHLEITER
  • PROFESSOR RACHEL CONDRY Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR SELINA TODD Appointed: 2011
  • ROBIN THOMPSON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2010, number: 1137537
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
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

COWLEY PLACE
OXFORD
OX4 1DY

Objectives

1.TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE AND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.2. TO MAINTAIN, CONTINUE AND DEVELOP THE COLLEGE ETHOS AND TRADITION OF PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION UNDERTAKEN BY WOMEN AND MEN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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