Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 

The College's main activity is the provision of excellent post-graduate education and research opportunities to world-class students and academics from across the globe, focusing on international relations, economics, politics, history, anthropology and interdisciplinary area studies.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 38 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £19,658,000 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £746,000

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£11,772£8,642£3,130£675£88,435£19,65827.31110
31/07/22£9,045£8,237£808£370£87,724£17,28025.21040
31/07/21£10,053£6,923£3,130£245£85,191£16,47428.61290
31/07/20*£8,055£7,496£559£347£72,393£13,763221320
31/07/19£7,624£8,844£-1,220£804£74,135£13,70418.61370
31/07/18£6,763£7,693£-930£670£72,551£14,52522.71470
31/07/17£7,912£6,643£1,269£657£70,400£13,841251540
31/07/16£7,018£6,618£400£612£64,789£12,27722.31410
31/07/15*£8,154£5,895£2,259£595£63,789£12,60425.7730
31/07/14*£7,168£5,650£1,518£573£56,885£11,84225.2740
31/07/13£11,121£5,349£5,772£549£54,187£11,20025.1760
31/07/12£7,187£5,018£2,169£367£44,734£10,17224.3740

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 27.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.sant.ox.ac.uk

bursar@sant.ox.ac.uk

01865284742

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • 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 other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 111 employees

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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to St Antony's College, Oxford
£100,000 05/12/2019
Refurbishment of Hilda Besse building

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (38)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 31/38 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2011, number: 1141293
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
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR20: 9 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 5 days late,
Main office

St. Antony's College
62 Woodstock Road
OXFORD
OX2 6JF

Objectives

A) TO PROVIDE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WITH A COLLEGE WHEREIN THEY MAY WORK FOR HIGHER DEGREES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OR ENGAGE IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH ESPECIALLY IN THE DISCIPLINES OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES AND A RANGE OF OTHER SUBJECT AREAS AS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY.(B) TO DO ALL OTHER SUCH THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ADVANCING EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN OXFORD OR ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORD OR ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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