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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE MAGDALEN COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

THE TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY AS A FUNDRAISING BODY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE, AND PROVIDES ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE ON FUNDRAISING STRATEGY, PROJECTS AND EXECUTION.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are 18 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


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Established: 47 years

www.magd.ox.ac.uk/development/

development.office@magd.ox.ac.uk

01865276105

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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£7,800£8,229£-429£1£20£20000
31/07/22£4,982£4,553£429£1£449£4491.200
31/07/21£2,290£2,290£0£1£20£200.100
31/07/20£1,629£1,629£0£1£20£200.100
31/07/19£2,380£2,380£0£1£20£200.100
31/07/18£3,076£3,076£0£2£20£200.100
31/07/17£4,162£4,162£0£1£20£200.100
31/07/16£4,620£4,620£0£1£20£200.100
31/07/15£3,483£3,483£0£4£20£200.100
31/07/14£3,529£3,529£0£4£20£200.100
31/07/13£2,975£2,975£0£3£20£200.100
31/07/12£2,071£2,071£0£5£20£200.100
31/07/11£2,438£2,438£0£4£20£200.100
31/07/10£4,805£4,805£0£3£20£20000
31/07/09£1,154£1,154£0£3£20£200.200
31/07/08£2,144£2,325£-180£4£20£200.100
31/07/07£1,736£1,716£20£28£200£1941.400
31/07/06£2,387£2,393£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£1,990£1,909£81£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04*£2,016£1,911£105£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 94%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Longwall Library project
£500,000 22/10/2013
To support the redevelopment and extension of the library at Magdalen College Oxford

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1977, number: 273860
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 15 days late,
Main office

MAGDALEN COLLEGE
HIGH STREET
OXFORD
OX1 4AU

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE COLLEGE. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF DECLARATION OF TRUST)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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