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

Gov Income
Grant maker 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 Government grants
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
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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	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

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

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 ?

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 works here?

480 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

DR SYLVANA TOMASELLI Appointed: 2021

PROFESSOR SIMONS Appointed: 2016

DR JACK EDWARD SMITH Appointed: 2022

PROFESSOR STEPHEN ALAN EDGLEY Appointed: 2019

PROFESSOR ALBERTINA ALBORS-LLORENS Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR EDWARD THOMAS TIPPER Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR ERIC ALEXANDER MISKA Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR USHA CLAIRE GOSWAMI Appointed: 2022

PROFESSOR CHRISTINE DIANA GRAY Appointed: 2018

DR VICTORIA JANE HARVEY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

HEATHER HANCOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY,

PROFESSOR NATHAN MACDONALD Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: WESTCOTT HOUSE,

PROFESSOR JOHN SCOTT RINK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Professor, Other trusteeship: MUSIC AND LETTERS TRUST,

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.

Data Sources