Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Pension deficit: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

THE COLLEGE'S PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, AN EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD FOR SOME 900 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £266,950,000 available, equivalent to 61 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
There is a pension deficit of £10,435,000
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely 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
30/06/23	£49,734	£52,103	£-2,369	£3,440	£986,153	£266,950	61.5	480
30/06/22	£36,829	£48,450	£-11,621	£2,791	£973,663	£264,931	65.6	458
30/06/21	£32,769	£45,366	£-12,597	£2,399	£904,912	£255,252	67.5	461
30/06/20	£36,790	£45,754	£-8,964	£3,242	£827,430	£247,685	65	463
30/06/19	£38,767	£45,898	£-7,131	£3,400	£834,697	£253,659	66.3	474
30/06/18	£40,073	£42,809	£-2,736	£3,057	£818,050	£255,096	71.5	486
30/06/17	£38,262	£40,927	£-2,665	£2,959	£780,081	£250,738	73.5	468
30/06/16	£33,868	£39,904	£-6,036	£3,075	£724,451	£267,399	80.4	463
30/06/15	£32,403	£38,444	£-6,041	£2,574	£689,615	£249,168	77.8	472
30/06/14	£29,554	£34,714	£-5,160	£2,717	£650,821	£252,193	87.2	454
30/06/13	£31,794	£32,340	£-546	£2,846	£625,293	£247,241	91.7	451
30/06/12	£32,198	£33,256	£-1,058	£3,141	£601,791	£254,675	91.9	454
30/06/11	£33,332	£32,015	£1,317	£3,552	£587,649	£250,658	94	450

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 64.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 61.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 14 years
(54 years as a company)

http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk

enquiries@joh.cam.ac.uk

01223338600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to St John's College, Cambridge
£10,000	30/05/2023	TASK fund donation towards supporting the Willis organ project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

DR SOFIA ANJA SINGLER Appointed: 2024

DR SYLVANA TOMASELLI Appointed: 2021

HEATHER HANCOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2020

PROFESSOR JOHN SCOTT RINK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Professor

PROFESSOR SERENA MICHELLE BEST Appointed: 2024

PROFESSOR STEPHEN ALAN EDGLEY Appointed: 2019

PROFESSOR ALBERTINA ALBORS-LLORENS Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR ALEXANDER JAMES BIRD Appointed: 2024

PROFESSOR EDWARD THOMAS TIPPER Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR ERIC ALEXANDER MISKA Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR JASON JOSEPH WILLIAM ALEXANDER ROBINSON Appointed: 2024

PROFESSOR NATHAN MACDONALD Appointed: 2024

PROFESSOR CHRISTINE DIANA GRAY Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2010, number: 1137428
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000601

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

ST JOHNS STREET
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB2 1TP

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIGION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR, AND THE CONDUCT OF DIVINE SERVICE WITHIN THE COLLEGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

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