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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD

The charity activities are the advancement of education, religion, learning and research, by the provision of a college in the University of Oxford, for the benefit of the public
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there 51 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £37,121,000 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £2,496,000
  • 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 £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£14,719£13,850£869£237£95,417£37,12132.23170
31/07/22£18,166£15,119£3,047£640£97,073£35,289281730
31/07/21£12,615£13,129£-514£507£94,339£37,65534.42940
31/07/20£10,382£12,871£-2,489£564£87,218£37,30834.83700
31/07/19£11,533£14,675£-3,142£714£90,765£37,59030.74020
31/07/18*£14,761£12,317£2,444£552£83,179£39,45938.41450
31/07/17£12,993£9,922£3,071£515£78,898£40,02148.41370
31/07/16£14,017£9,391£4,626£487£73,031£27,27634.9980
31/07/15£17,215£9,259£7,956£649£68,128£28,98137.61000
31/07/14£18,126£9,532£8,594£615£50,172£21,29126.81100
31/07/13£9,539£9,736£-197£1,910£37,976£13,23816.31540
31/07/12£14,028£8,970£5,058£1,779£31,793£10,65214.31510
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 32.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk

lodge@worc.ox.ac.uk

01865278300

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Tedworth Charitable Trust - A donation to Worcester College
£65,207 18/12/2023
A donation to Worcester College
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Worcester College
£10,000 29/11/2023
TASK fund donation towards student bursaries
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Construction of the new bridge
£1,100,000 10/10/2019
Towards construction of the new Worcester College Bridge.
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Professional fees - new bridge
£75,000 10/10/2019
Towards professional fees incurred in connection with construction of the new Worcester College Bridge.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (51)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 43/51 persons

  • ANDREW STEPHEN Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID ISAAC (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • DR ALEXANDER STURGIS Appointed: 2017
  • DR ALICE VIOLET Appointed: 2017
  • DR ANDRZEJ STANISLAW MURAWSKI Appointed: 2017
  • DR ANTONIS PAPACHRISTODOULOU Appointed: 2011
  • DR AFIFI AL-AKITI Appointed: 2013
  • DR BENJAMIN MORGAN Appointed: 2011
  • DR CONRAD LEYSER Appointed: 2011
  • DR DAVID STEINSALTZ Appointed: 2011
  • DR GABRIEL STYLIANIDES Appointed: 2011
  • DR HAUKE KNUD MARQUARDT Appointed: 2018
  • DR HELEN PARISH Appointed: 2023
  • DR JAMES EDWARDS Appointed: 2014
  • DR JOHN PARRINGTON Appointed: 2011
  • DR JOHN SCOTT SCULLION Appointed: 2011
  • DR JOSEPHINE MARY CRAWLEY QUINN Appointed: 2011
  • DR LAURA ELIZABETH QUICK Appointed: 2019
  • DR LEAH CAROLINE TRUEBLOOD Appointed: 2019
  • DR LEILA ULLRICH Appointed: 2022
  • DR LISA MICHELLE WEDDING Appointed: 2019
  • DR MICHAIL PERAMATZIS Appointed: 2011
  • DR NATALIA WAIGHTS HICKMAN Appointed: 2019
  • DR PETA FOWLER Appointed: 2017
  • DR RICHARD EARL Appointed: 2011
  • DR ROBERT SMITH Appointed: 2018
  • DR SIMON GEORGE BROOK COWAN Appointed: 2011
  • DR WOUTER MOSTERT Appointed: 2021
  • JENNIFER WALSHE Appointed: 2022
  • MARK BAINBRIDGE Appointed: 2016
  • MICHAEL HUGGINS Appointed: 2022
  • MIKE MAYO Appointed: 2019
  • NIR VULKAN Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ANDREAS WILLI KAUFMANN Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ANDREW JONATHAN CARR Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR DONAL NOLAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: University Professor
  • PROFESSOR ENDRE SULI Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR KIM DORA Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR LAURA ASHE Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ROBERT HARRIS Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR EMMANUEL BREUILLARD Appointed: 2022
  • PROFESSOR GRANT RITCHIE Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR KATE TUNSTALL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR PATRICIA CLAVIN Appointed: 2021
  • PROFESSOR TSILLY DAGAN Appointed: 2019
  • PROFESSOR ZOFIA STEMPLOWSKA Appointed: 2012
  • RICHARD D'ARCY Appointed: 2023
  • RONELLE ROTH Appointed: 2022
  • SIMON BODDIE Appointed: 2022
  • VIOLA KERR Appointed: 2023
  • WESTON BOOTH STRUWE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2011, number: 1143479
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 46 days late,
Main office

WORCESTER COLLEGE
WALTON STREET
OXFORD
OX1 2HB

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIGION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH BY THE PROVISION OF A COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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