Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

LINCOLN COLLEGE OXFORD

The principal focus of the College's activities is on its academic work: that is, high quality research and the education of new generations of students in a range of subject areas. The College provides facilities for study, in the form of teaching and seminar rooms, lecture theatres, a Library and co-operative access to the laboratory and other facilities provided by Oxford University.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 31 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £1,835,000
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£14,738£16,488£-1,750£707£189,342£31,36722.81360
31/07/22£16,319£15,529£790£995£191,062£31,71524.51360
31/07/21£22,057£13,444£8,613£501£185,710£31,93828.51350
31/07/20£15,404£11,486£3,918£1,040£161,414£29,97031.31360
31/07/19*£15,065£12,966£2,099£609£160,623£27,33725.31360
31/07/18£12,881£10,957£1,924£660£156,548£30,176331350
31/07/17£13,028£9,934£3,094£615£146,626£27,21032.91330
31/07/16£13,370£9,316£4,054£572£137£2601340
31/07/15£12,732£9,479£3,253£820£128,677£23,659301210
31/07/14*£14,009£9,311£4,698£742£113,665£22,11028.51220
31/07/13£13,100£8,666£4,434£770£105,245£18,799261210
31/07/12£9,514£8,279£1,235£637£92,794£16,86124.41110
31/07/11£8,083£7,618£465£593£85,677£16,47125.91110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 185%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 17%
Reserves/Spending: 22.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesInstagramX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (31)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 26/31 persons

  • ALEX DOMINIC SPAIN Appointed: 2016
  • DR ALEXANDER PRESCOTT-COUCH Appointed: 2018
  • DR ANDREAS TELEVANTOS Appointed: 2019
  • DR ALEKSEI PARAKHONYAK Appointed: 2015
  • DR CHRISTOPHE SCHMITT-MAASS Appointed: 2022
  • DR DANIELA OMLOR Appointed: 2014
  • DR DAVID VAUX
  • DR DOMINIC JOSEPH ROBERT VELLA Appointed: 2012
  • DR EDWARD NYE
  • DR JODY LAPORTE Appointed: 2018
  • DR JONG PHIL PARK Appointed: 2020
  • DR JOSHUA BENNET Appointed: 2020
  • DR KIMBERELY PALLADINO Appointed: 2020
  • DR LUCY WOODING Appointed: 2016
  • DR LYDIA MATTHEWS Appointed: 2020
  • DR MARIA STAMATOPOULOU
  • DR MICHAEL WILLIS
  • DR NIGEL EMPTAGE
  • DR PAUL NICHOLAS STAVRINOU Appointed: 2016
  • DR PEREGRINE LEE GAUCI
  • DR PETER MCCULLOUGH
  • DR PETER SARKIES Appointed: 2022
  • DR QIAN WANG Appointed: 2013
  • DR RADU COLDEA
  • DR TIMOTHY MICHAEL Appointed: 2013
  • PROFESSOR DAVID ANTHONY HILLS
  • PROFESSOR HENRY RUXTON WOUDHUYSEN (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • PROFESSOR MATTHEW FREEMAN Appointed: 2013
  • PROFESSOR PEDRO CARVALHO Appointed: 2016
  • PROFESSOR STEFAN ENCHELMAIER Appointed: 2013
  • SUSAN ROSEMARY HARRISON Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2010, number: 1139261
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 11 days late, AR14: 10 days late,
Main office

LINCOLN COLLEGE
TURL STREET
OXFORD
OX1 3DR

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, STUDY AND RESEARCH IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COLLEGE IN OXFORD.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF A CHAPEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.[UNEM COLLEGIUM AD EXALTIONEM FIDEI ORTHODOXAE ET PROFECTUM SANAE DOCTRINE]

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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