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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF SOMERVILLE COLLEGE 

To provide for members of the University of Oxford the protection and training of an academic house.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 45 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 very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £2,107,000
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 13 years

www.some.ox.ac.uk

enquiries@some.ox.ac.uk

01865270627

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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
31/07/22£13,604£17,079£-3,475£708£232,950£136,06995.62090
31/07/21*£12,109£14,248£-2,139£747£237,962£140,026117.92140
31/07/20£11,396£13,522£-2,126£761£223,804£137,288121.81970
31/07/19*£12,402£14,014£-1,612£766£231,805£140,840120.61840
31/07/18£11,490£12,898£-1,408£779£224,951£141,618131.81880
31/07/17£12,175£11,874£301£804£218,505£142,096143.61730
31/07/16£10,373£11,674£-1,301£786£212,391£142,9821471740
31/07/15£10,219£10,326£-107£853£76,905£15,93618.51420
31/07/14£11,013£10,566£447£730£69,138£15,92418.11480
31/07/13£9,456£9,045£411£738£64,346£14,45519.21370
31/07/12£7,738£6,243£1,495£559£56,632£14,08027.11310
31/07/11£7,911£7,323£588£555£54,534£11,02718.11150
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 273%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 95.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 209 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College
£2,500 15/02/2023
Donation from The Viewforth Fund Donor Advised

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (45)
Gender Split
Based on 38/45 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2010, number: 1139440
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 14 days late, AR19: 12 days late,
Main office

SOMERVILLE COLLEGE
WOODSTOCK ROAD
OXFORD
OX2 6HD

Objectives

(1) TO PROVIDE FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD THE PROTECTION AND TRAINING OF AN ACADEMIC HOUSE, AND, WITH THAT OBJECT, TO CARRY ON THE WORK OF THE OLD ASSOCIATION WITH SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME APPEAR DESIRABLE.(2) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ADVANCING EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN OXFORD AND ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORD AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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