THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
The education of undergraduate and graduate students; research work, and the associated provision of accommodation, welfare, and catering services
Latest income
£23.2m
Latest spending
£23.1m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total reserves decreased slightly from £335.1m to £324.1m, driven primarily by a £13m revaluation loss on Dolby Court. The Trustees consider the College a going concern, noting that unrestricted reserves of £218.8m provide significant headroom, although the College operates at a net operational loss that is supported by investment drawdown and philanthropic income.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£150,000 - £159,999 1” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum level of unrestricted endowment reserves of £35m (held: £218.8m)
“The Governing Body has set a minimum level of unrestricted endowment reserves of £35m that it would prefer to remain above”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received remuneration for their roles as Fellows/Key Management Personnel. The accounts state: 'The Trustees receive no emoluments in their role as trustees of the charity.' However, 78 Fellows/Trustees received remuneration, with aggregate remuneration of £2,369k.
“Of the 78 (2023-24-78) College Fellows and Trustees declared above who are members of the Governing Body, 78 (2023-24- 75) receive remuneration. The Trustees receive no emoluments in their role as trustees of the charity.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans to Fellows
“Loans to Fellows 349 353” — page 36
“The total Trustee salaries were £1,867k for the year” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Loans to Fellows 349 353” — page 36
“The total Trustee salaries were £1,867k for the year” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £1.8m
“Net defined benefit asset, (liability) (1.761)” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rosalind Polly Blakesley — Master
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Total income
£23.2m
Total spending
£23.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£218.8m
Employees
253
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/06/2023)
Trustees
- PROFESSOR ROSALIND BLAKESLEYchair
- Ampor Guemes Gonzalez
- Carl Henrik Ek
- Daniela Passolt
- Dr ALEX HOUEN
- Dr ALEXEI SHADRIN
- Dr ANDREA FERRARI
- Dr Alice Raw
- Dr Amanda Prorok
- Dr Anil Madhavapeddy
- Dr Arthur Asseraf
- Dr Assef Ashraf
- Dr Daria Ezerova
- Dr Flavia Mancini
- Dr Guillaume Hennequin
- Dr HILDEGARD DIEMBERGER
- Dr Iza Hussin
- Dr JOHN DURRELL
- Dr Javier Antoran Cabiscol
- Dr Johannes Wanne Kromdijk
- Dr KATRIN ETTENHUBER
- Dr Lorenzo di-Michele
- Dr MARK RODERICK WORMALD
- Dr MINA GORJI
- Dr Maximilian Sternberg
- Dr Menna Clatworthy
- Dr Moreed Arbabzadah
- Dr NILANJANA DATTA
- Dr Nicholas Jones
- Dr Nicolo Crisafi
- Dr Paul Cavill
- Dr Rebecca Lammle
- Dr Robert John Mayhew
- Dr STEPHEN JOHN
- Dr Sanne Cottaar
- Dr Sophia Goodfriend
- Dr Steven Ward
- Dr Timothy Thomas Weil
- Dr VIKRAM DESHPANDE
- Eoin McKinney
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £23.2m | £23.1m |
| 30/06/2024 | £21.5m | £19.9m |
| 30/06/2023 | £31.0m | £19.9m |
| 30/06/2022 | £21.4m | £19.7m |
| 30/06/2021 | £23.2m | £16.2m |
Common questions
Is THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves decreased slightly from £335.1m to £324.1m, driven primarily by a £13m revaluation loss on Dolby Court. The Trustees consider the College a going concern, noting that unrestricted reserves of £218.8m provide significant headroom, although the College operates at a net operational loss that is supported by investment drawdown and philanthropic income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.
What does the highest-paid employee of THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.
Who funds THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE as a grant recipient include The Portal Trust, Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation, The Merchant Taylors' Foundation, NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Portal Trust | FY2025 | £20k | Theatre Peckham |
| Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation | FY2024 | £18k | Walworth Neighbourhood |
| The Portal Trust | FY2024 | £10k | Pembroke College and Portal Trust Enhanced Bursaries |
| The Merchant Taylors' Foundation | FY2022 | £10k | Education (from unrestricted funds) |
| The Portal Trust | FY2023 | £10k | The Portal Trust Undergraduate Cambridge University Scholarship |
| NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND | FY2023 | £8k | Acquisition grant |
| REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST | FY2024 | £6k | |
| WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2022 | £5k | Welfare |
| REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | |
| REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | Breakdown of grants by recipient |
| REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA (UK) LIMITED | FY2022 | £5k | |
| WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2023 | £1k | Welfare |
| CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY | FY2022 | £150 | Other grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £5k | M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq |
| UK government | 24/03/2020 | £19k | Barrie Cooke papers and artwork |
| UK government | 24/03/2020 | £39k | Barrie Cooke papers and artwork |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JOHN BROWNE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £105k |
| THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY | 1 | £37k |
| The Goldsmiths' Foundation | 1 | £30k |
| THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE GREG & ROSIE LOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| Friends of the Nations' Libraries | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE
- ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
- THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALENE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
- CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
- THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
- THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY FRANCES SIDNEY SUSSEX IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | £23.2m | £150,001 - £160,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE | £21.4m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE | £58.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALENE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | £15.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | £28.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | £22.9m | over £105,000 | 3 | unclear | — | no doubt |