GRESHAM COLLEGE
Registered charity 1039962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRESHAM COLLEGE TRUST
The College's main activity is the provision and administration of the Gresham Lectures given by the Gresham Professors in a tradition going back more than 400 years. The College also organises seminars and conferences and publishes papers in pursuance of the College's policy of re-interpreting 'the sharing of the new learning for free' which was Sir Thomas Gresham's intent, in contemporary terms.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £248,968 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £2,015,009 against total expenditure of £1,766,041. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £571,270, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £250,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ budgeted costs as a reserve, but with a minimum figure of £250,000 (held: £571k)
“Council policy is that the College should ideally hold three months’ budgeted costs as a reserve, but with a minimum figure of £250,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The City of London Corporation and The Mercers' Company Charitable Foundation are the College's principal funders. Both parties are able to appoint up to four Members of Council each and together up to four co-opted members, two Gresham Professors and the Provost. Details of the funding received from the City of London Corporation and the Mercers' Company Charitable Foundation are provided in note 5 to the financial statements.
“The City of London Corporation and The Mercer's' Company Charitable Foundation are the College's principal funders. Both parties are able to appoint up to four Members of Council each and together up to four co-opted members, two Gresham Professors and the Provost. Details of the funding received from the City of London Corporation and the Mercers' Company Charitable Foundation are provided in note 5 to the financial statements.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£130k
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% 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: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Ahamed DOWSHAN Humzah
- Amelia Spackman
- Charles Edward Lord · trustee of 3 other charities
- Christopher Vermont
- Geoffrey Cale Matthews
- Mairi White
- Michelle Denise Gurney · trustee of 1 other charity
- Naresh Sonpar
- Nighat Qureishi
- Professor Christopher John Lintott
- Professor Raghavenda Rau
- Professor Robert Allison CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Siman Gill
- Sir Kevin Satchwell
- Vincent Keaveny
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Australia · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GRESHAM COLLEGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £248,968 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £2,015,009 against total expenditure of £1,766,041. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £571,270, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £250,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.
Who funds GRESHAM COLLEGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GRESHAM COLLEGE as a grant recipient include ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY.
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