MORLEY COLLEGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1023523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MORLEY COLLEGE, MORLEY COLLEGE (1993) LIMITED

The provision of education for adults.

Objects

TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION TO PERSONS ("STUDENTS") OF COURSES AND SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COLLEGE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£24.2m

Latest spending

£24.2m

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College reported an operating deficit of £635k for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily driven by actuarial losses on pension liabilities. Despite this, the College holds unrestricted net assets of £47.2 million and maintains a strong liquidity position with £5.9 million in cash and short-term deposits. The Department for Education has assessed the College's financial health as 'Good' for the current and projected year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term (four months) expenditure (reserves figure: £47.0m)

“The College’s reserves policy is to retain a minimum level of general reserves (excluding losses or gains in respect of the pension scheme) equivalent to one term (four months) expenditure” — page 75

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: One instance of Special Severance Payment paid in 2025/26, but in excess of 2024/25 Managing Public Money delegation limits. Permission was sought in advance of payment, but not granted.

“One instance of Special Severance Payment paid in 2025/26, but in excess of 2024/25 Managing Public Money delegation limits. Permission was sought in advance of payment, but not granted.” — page 42

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

Volunteers: 91
Government income: £19,447,000 — contracts £1,044,000 (2), grants £18,403,000 (6); 80% of the £24,244,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 20 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 3; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Volunteers: 44
Government income: £18,218,000 — contracts £947,000 (2), grants £17,271,000 (7); 81% of the £22,470,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 17 (£60,001–£70,000: 9; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 3; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Volunteers: 42
Government income: £17,999,000 — contracts £1,256,000 (2), grants £16,743,000 (7); 83% of the £21,738,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 13 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 5; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2021 (received 09/06/2022, 9 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02829836

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Morley College London (matched by registered charity number).

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.

RIDDLESTON, Mark John — director, appointed 18/05/2026on trustee list
ALVAREZ NISHIO, Anica — director, appointed 18/05/2026not on trustee list
YANKSON, Sidney — director, appointed 18/05/2026on trustee list
ELLIOTT, Harris — director, appointed 18/05/2026not on trustee list
GARNER, Natalie Mai — director, appointed 18/05/2026on trustee list
KAMINE, Michael Antony — director, appointed 18/05/2026on trustee list
BUCHANAN, Charles Robert Scouler — director, appointed 18/05/2026on trustee list
CAMPBELL, Adam Michael — director, appointed 18/05/2026on trustee list
BONETT, Susan Marian — director, appointed 30/06/2025on trustee list
WILLIAMSON, Andrew Kenneth — director, appointed 03/02/2025on trustee list
INNES, Matthew James, Prof — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
UDDIN, Naeem — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
FULLICK, Elisabeth — director, appointed 07/05/2021on trustee list
COLE, Alexander Neil — director, appointed 29/03/2021on trustee list
LE COZ, Gail — director, appointed 03/02/2020not on trustee list
DURSTON, Nicholas Roy — director, appointed 13/04/2018on trustee list
COCKS, Georgia Nadege — secretary, appointed 01/08/2023

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£5.8m

Total spending

£24.2m

Reserves (reported)

£47.8m

Employees

635

Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% 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 (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Elisabeth Fullickchair
Adam Campbell
Alexander Neil Cole
Andrew Williamson
Anica Alvarez Nishio
Charles Buchanan
Elissa Porter
Gail Le Coz
Harris Elliott OBE
Mark John Riddleston
Matthew Innes
Matthew William Gardner
Michael Kamine
NICHOLAS ROY DURSTON
Naeem Uddin
Natalie Mai Garner · trustee of 1 other charity
Sidney Yankson
Susan Marian Bonett

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£24.2m	£24.2m
31/07/2024	£22.5m	£22.4m
31/07/2023	£21.7m	£21.8m
31/07/2022	£21.0m	£24.4m
31/07/2021	£18.9m	£23.6m

Common questions

Is MORLEY COLLEGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College reported an operating deficit of £635k for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily driven by actuarial losses on pension liabilities. Despite this, the College holds unrestricted net assets of £47.2 million and maintains a strong liquidity position with £5.9 million in cash and short-term deposits. The Department for Education has assessed the College's financial health as 'Good' for the current and projected year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds MORLEY COLLEGE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MORLEY COLLEGE LIMITED as a grant recipient include ROYAL FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDATION, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDATION	FY2022	£11k	Grant to institution
ROYAL FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
ROYAL FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDATION	FY2024	£9k
ROYAL FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDATION	FY2025	£6k	Grant funding of activities
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k	Grenfell Community Development Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/01/2026	£10k	Resident Sustainability Champions Program
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2013	£10k	Trashcatchers Ball at Morley

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL	1	£574k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	1	£15k
THE S M B TRUST	1	£6k
TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£300

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COLEG SIR GAR.

COLEG SIR GAR income £51.9m
MOORLANDS COLLEGE income £1.9m
COLEG CEREDIGION income £6.9m
MORLEY MEMORIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £40k
M. T. O. COLLEGE income £26k
MERTHYR TYDFIL COLLEGE LIMITED income £19.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MORLEY COLLEGE LIMITED	£24.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COLEG SIR GAR FY2025	£51.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOORLANDS COLLEGE FY2025	£1.9m	£60,000 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
COLEG CEREDIGION FY2025	£6.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MORLEY MEMORIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
M. T. O. COLLEGE FY2025	£26k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.