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SELWYN COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

Registered charity 1137517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education, religion, learning and research by the provision of a college in the University of Cambridge.

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Latest income
£15.1m
Latest spending
£13.4m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £147.3m, with free reserves rising to £9.5m. The College reports an underlying operating cash surplus and notes that its financial foundations remain dependent on philanthropy, conference income, and investment performance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of 80% of operational expenditure (excluding depreciation) (held: £9.5m)
“The College’s policy requires there to be accessible reserves which would allow it to cover 80% of operational expenditure (excluding depreciation) for a period of three years.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration paid to Trustees in their capacity as College Officers was £1,450,626. The trustees receive no remuneration in their role as trustees of the charity.
“During the year, remuneration paid to Trustees in their capacity as College Officers was: £1,450,626 (66 Trustees) (2024: £1,419,634 (62 Trustees)). The trustees receive no remuneration in their role as trustees of the charity.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£15.1m
Total spending
£13.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£78.3m
Employees
166

Reported reserves equal ~70.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£15.1m£13.4m
30/06/2024£16.4m£12.5m
30/06/2023£13.3m£13.5m
30/06/2022£12.9m£12.6m
30/06/2021£9.8m£10.3m

Common questions

Is SELWYN COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £147.3m, with free reserves rising to £9.5m. The College reports an underlying operating cash surplus and notes that its financial foundations remain dependent on philanthropy, conference income, and investment performance. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST6£201k
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA (UK) LIMITED3£293k
THE JOHN BROWNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£105k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION1£60k
THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
THE GREG & ROSIE LOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST1£10k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SELWYN COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE£15.1m——unclear—no doubt
FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£20.3m——below—no doubt
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE FY2025£58.7m——above—no doubt
JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£31.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY FRANCES SIDNEY SUSSEX IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£14.2m——below—no doubt
THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£22.9mover £105,0003unclear—no doubt

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