NUFFIELD COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Registered charity 1137506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NUFFIELD COLLEGE, THE WARDEN AND FELLOWS OF NUFFIELD COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Latest income
£14.0m
Latest spending
£17.0m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College recorded a deficit before gains of £2,327k, driven by a decrease in income and higher expenditure compared to the prior year. However, net gains on investments of £11,870k resulted in an overall surplus of £8,077k, increasing total funds to £335,461k. The Trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operation for at least 12 months, with free reserves sufficient to cover approximately 18 months of expected charitable expenditure in the event of a significant decline in operating income.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves to meet short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall (held: £4.3m)
The College’s reserves policy is to maintain sufficient free reserves to meet short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall. — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Nuffield College Developments 1 Ltd
The College had one wholly owned non-charitable subsidiary in the year: Nuffield College Developments 1 Ltd (NCD1 Ltd) — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£14.6m
Total spending
£17.0m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
141

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£14.0m£17.0m
31/07/2024£14.5m£11.8m
31/07/2023£13.8m£16.9m
31/07/2022£46.5m£49.3m
31/07/2021£11.9m£12.8m

Common questions

Is NUFFIELD COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the College recorded a deficit before gains of £2,327k, driven by a decrease in income and higher expenditure compared to the prior year. However, net gains on investments of £11,870k resulted in an overall surplus of £8,077k, increasing total funds to £335,461k. The Trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operation for at least 12 months, with free reserves sufficient to cover approximately 18 months of expected charitable expenditure in the event of a significant decline in operating income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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