JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Registered charity 1137462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JESUS COLLEGE

The College is a place of education, religion, learning and research

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£31.1m
Latest spending
£26.6m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College reported an operating shortfall of £8.1m and a net deficit of £0.7m for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by rising staff and food costs outpacing income growth. Despite this deficit, the College maintains a robust net asset position of £395m and unrestricted reserves of £139m, supported by a Deficit Reduction Plan implemented to return to a sustainable surplus.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining the value of its reserves in real terms over the long term (held: £138.8m)
“The College is committed to a steady long-term increase in its financial resources to ensure that it can continue to meet the needs of its members in the future, and it has adopted a policy of maintaining the value of its reserves in real terms over the long term.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jesus College Cambridge (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£31.1m
Total spending
£26.6m
Cost of raising funds
£6.5m
Reserves (reported)
£138.8m
Employees
307

Reported reserves equal ~62.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£31.1m£26.6m
30/06/2024£25.7m£24.2m
30/06/2023£22.2m£23.5m
30/06/2022£20.9m£21.8m
30/06/2021£19.4m£15.4m

Common questions

Is JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College reported an operating shortfall of £8.1m and a net deficit of £0.7m for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by rising staff and food costs outpacing income growth. Despite this deficit, the College maintains a robust net asset position of £395m and unrestricted reserves of £139m, supported by a Deficit Reduction Plan implemented to return to a sustainable surplus. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

Who funds JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE as a grant recipient include THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION, THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2025£18k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2023£18k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2022£18k
THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUSTFY2025£17kBreakdown of grants by recipient
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROBINSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE£31.1m——unclear—no doubt
ROBINSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£11.2m——unclear—no doubt
JESUS COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND CITY OF OXFORD OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FY2025£13.6m——above—no doubt
THE QUEENS' COLLEGE OF SAINT MARGARET AND SAINT BERNARD IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£28.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF SAINT CATHARINE THE VIRGIN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£19.9m——unclear—no doubt
CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£28.6m——unclear—no doubt

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