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GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN

Registered charity 1137536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

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Latest income
£26.4m
Latest spending
£29.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total capital and reserves stood at £403.8m, with free unrestricted reserves of £142.1m held in the investment portfolio. The College reports a surplus for the year and confirms it has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, adopting the going concern basis.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,000 - £109,999 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
“Remuneration includes salary, employer’s national insurance contributions, employer’s pension contributions plus any taxable benefits either paid, payable or provided, gross of any salary sacrifice arrangements.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Salaries paid to members of the Governing Body who are Trustees were £610,000 (2024: £633,000). Other taxable benefits totalled £148,000 (2024: £168,000).
“The total of salaries paid to members of the Governing Body who are Trustees was £610,000 for the year (2024: £633,000). The Trustees were also paid other taxable benefits (including associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer contributions to pensions) which totalled £148,000 for the year (2024: £168,000).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Property management fees
“Property Managers Bidwells”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Caius Property Services Limited, Budworth Development Limited, Caius Conferences Limited
“The consolidated financial statements include the College and its subsidiary undertakings, Caius Conferences Ltd and Caius Property Services Ltd.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore (transferred to PEM Audit Limited). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£26.4m
Total spending
£29.2m
Cost of raising funds
£7.0m
Reserves (reported)
£295.1m
Employees
183

Reported reserves equal ~121.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£26.4m£29.2m
30/06/2024£23.5m£24.6m
30/06/2023£20.1m£24.9m
30/06/2022£23.2m£26.3m
30/06/2021£17.8m£22.5m

Common questions

Is GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN financially healthy?

The accounts state that total capital and reserves stood at £403.8m, with free unrestricted reserves of £142.1m held in the investment portfolio. The College reports a surplus for the year and confirms it has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, adopting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore (transferred to PEM Audit Limited).

What does the highest-paid employee of GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,000 - £109,999 band.