Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF ST HUGH'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 

The College's principal activity is to provide for members of the University of Oxford the protection and training of an Academic House.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 48 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 especially considering the historic stability of income
  • There is a pension deficit of £2,545,000
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£15,561£14,604£957£1,314£72,527£27,17922.31690
31/07/22£13,557£15,569£-2,012£566£75,398£29,49822.71830
31/07/21£12,781£12,561£220£498£82,484£34,94033.41280
31/07/20£11,661£12,642£-981£616£69,374£30,17628.61690
31/07/19£13,860£14,322£-462£852£73,414£30,27625.41690
31/07/18£15,000£11,875£3,125£834£70,728£30,01230.31260
31/07/17£9,459£10,055£-596£1,479£65,274£29,55635.31240
31/07/16£9,632£9,531£101£603£58,847£27,12834.21230
31/07/15£12,508£9,366£3,142£1,047£56,716£27,19634.81160
31/07/14£12,179£8,720£3,459£924£51,908£24,59633.81030
31/07/13*£9,121£8,167£954£768£46,904£6,4369.51030
31/07/12£13,658£8,481£5,177£831£41,685£5,9328.41030
31/07/11£13,026£8,053£4,973£811£36,640£6,4069.5950

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 342%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 22.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk

bursar@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk

01865 274900

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 169 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (48)
Gender Split
Based on 43/48 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2011, number: 1139717
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 20 days late,
Main office

ST. HUGHS COLLEGE
ST. MARGARETS ROAD
OXFORD
OX2 6LE

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD THE PROTECTION AND TRAINING OF AN ACADEMIC HOUSE, CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, BUT WITH FULL PROVISION FOR THE LIBERTY OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS.TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ADVANCING EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN OXFORD OR ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORD OR ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

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