Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY MARGARET IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit
  • There are 49 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £3,938,000
  • 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
31/07/22£11,628£14,462£-2,834£580£70,035£23,78819.72180
31/07/21£10,167£10,985£-818£498£70,982£26,62229.11930
31/07/20£11,566£11,195£371£524£64,477£26,02127.91910
31/07/19£11,248£12,976£-1,728£514£66,569£25,70223.81700
31/07/18£10,306£11,076£-770£555£66,480£26,60128.81580
31/07/17£11,067£9,909£1,158£540£64,681£26,419321390
31/07/16£9,751£9,317£434£541£59,315£24,62631.71410
31/07/15*£11,139£8,630£2,509£958£57,948£24,52334.11320
31/07/14£9,951£8,182£1,769£929£52,276£21,37331.31280
31/07/13£8,427£8,217£210£841£48,695£19,05227.81220
31/07/12£8,636£7,710£926£863£41,115£17,66427.5780

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 95%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 19.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • 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?
  • 218 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (49)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2011, number: 1142759
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
11 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from H L JENKYNS CHARITABLE TRUST on 20/10/2023
Main office

LADY MARGARET HALL
NORHAM GARDENS
OXFORD
OX2 6QA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE 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 OF THAT CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

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