The St Peter's College Foundation

Registered charity 1107938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PETER'S COLLEGE FOUNDATION

The objects and principal activities are to promote the advancement of education and learning including but not limited to:ÔÇó supporting initiatives which attract the widest range of potential students to apply to and join St PeterÔÇÖs College;ÔÇó providing financial assistance to students in residence by grants or loans; andÔÇó supporting and increasing financial resources available for teach

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1. SUPPORTING INITIATIVES WHICH ATTRACT THE WIDEST RANGE OF POTENTIAL STUDENTS TO APPLY TO AND JOIN ST PETER'S COLLEGE (THE COLLEGE);2. PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE BY GRANTS OR LOANS; AND3. SUPPORTING AND INCREASING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR TEACHING.

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: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£519k
Latest spending
£316k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Foundation achieved a net surplus of £798,011 for the year, driven by a significant investment gain of £595,622. Total reserves increased to £4,566,835, with unrestricted reserves rising to £4,539,513. The Trustees consider that cash and liquid investments equal to at least 12 months of historic operating costs plus committed grants should be maintained.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: donations
“The Foundation’s income in the period amounted to £518,731, of which £327,082 was represented by donations (£253,557 in unrestricted funds and £73,525 in restricted funds), £108,144 fundraising event income, and £83,505 by investment income.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months of historic operating costs plus grants already committed to St Peter’s (reserves figure: £4.6m)
“The Trustees consider that cash and highly liquid investments, together equal to a minimum of 12 months of historic operating costs plus grants already commited to St Peter’s, should always be maintained.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Foundation plans to continue the activities outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory funding arrangements.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£519k
Total spending
£316k
Cost of raising funds
£66k
Reserves (reported)
£4.5m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~172.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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: 12.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£519k£316k
31/12/2024£391k£177k
31/12/2023£229k£188k
31/12/2022£574k£476k
31/12/2021£694k£552k

Common questions

Is The St Peter's College Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Foundation achieved a net surplus of £798,011 for the year, driven by a significant investment gain of £595,622. Total reserves increased to £4,566,835, with unrestricted reserves rising to £4,539,513. The Trustees consider that cash and liquid investments equal to at least 12 months of historic operating costs plus committed grants should be maintained.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRIME EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The St Peter's College Foundation£519k—0unclear—noted
PRIME EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2025£558k—0within—no doubt
ST MARY'S COLLEGE TRUST FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STEPHEN PERSE FOUNDATION FY2025£33.9m£210,000 - £220,00029unclear—no doubt
ST DAVID'S COLLEGE TRUST FY2025£7.0m——above—noted

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