TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON
Registered charity 1014792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC049143 (OSCR)
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT IN THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS AND LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION. THE CHARITY CONDUCTS EXAMINATIONS BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, CARRIES OUT THE VALIDATION OF TEACHER AND OTHER TRAINING COURSES, AND COLLECTS AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that income grew to £53.1m, resulting in a net surplus of £1.5m after donations. The charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £15.2m and a cash balance of £11m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet its policy of maintaining three to six months of operating expenditure. The financial position is described as healthy with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditure (held: £15.2m)
“Trinity’s policy is to maintain sufficient liquid resources to cover between three and six months of operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ORR, Murray Leonard — director, appointed 12/01/2026on trustee list
- VIDIC CATTORINI, Giselle — director, appointed 15/08/2022not on trustee list
- TEO, Michelle, Dr — director, appointed 15/08/2022on trustee list
- KABRA, Varun — director, appointed 01/03/2021on trustee list
- CHAKKARA, Rahul, Mr. — director, appointed 05/02/2020on trustee list
- BIRKEN, Maria Anna Jacoba — director, appointed 08/11/2019on trustee list
- HINDSON, Richard Charles — director, appointed 21/08/2018on trustee list
- FARZAD, Salar — director, appointed 17/08/2018on trustee list
- SAUNDERS, Michael Edmund — director, appointed 09/04/2014on trustee list
- BUTCHER, Fiona Margaret — secretary, appointed 22/09/2009
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Trustpilot: Trinity College London scores 4.9/5 from 78,974 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (58,353 likes) · instagram (10K followers) · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£15.2m
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Murray Leonard Orrchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Michelle Teo
- Giselle Vidic Cattorini
- Maria Anna Jacoba Birken
- Michael Edmund Saunders
- Rahul Chakkara
- Richard Charles Hindson
- Salar Farzad
- Varun Kabra
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Andorra · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Bahrain · Barbados · Belgium · Botswana · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Brunei
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that income grew to £53.1m, resulting in a net surplus of £1.5m after donations. The charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £15.2m and a cash balance of £11m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet its policy of maintaining three to six months of operating expenditure. The financial position is described as healthy with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.
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