THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Registered charity 1138143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOLFSON COLLEGE, WOLFSON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, WOLFSON COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, WOLFSON COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Wolfson College is one of the 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge.

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Latest income

£14.1m

Latest spending

£12.5m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College reported a total comprehensive income of £7.84m for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by a surplus of £7.00m and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the College maintains a strong financial position with total net assets of £95.96m and realisable unrestricted reserves of £3.89m, which fall within the stated policy target range of £2.80m to £5.60m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Academic fees (24% of income)

“The main sources of income were academic fees (£4.62m), accommodation and catering (£4.54m), and endowment donations (£4.64m).” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: realisable unrestricted reserves in the range of 25% to 50% of annual unrestricted expenditure (held: £3.9m)

“The aim is to have realisable unrestricted reserves, being equivalent to fixed asset investments (excluding the investment cost relating to the £10m private placement) plus net current assets, in the range of 25% to 50% of annual unrestricted expenditure as shown on the Statement of Consolidated Income and Expenditure, for use in the case of unexpected financial downturns or to pursue new opportunities. The figure for realisable unrestricted reserves at 30 June 2025 was £3.89m, within the specified range of £2.80m-£5.60m.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Trustees received remuneration for duties other than serving as Trustees. Total salaries were £345,597 and other taxable benefits were £89,689.

“The total Trustee salaries were £345,597 for the year (2024: £378,083). The Trustees were also paid other taxable benefits (including associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer contributions to pensions) which totalled £89,689 for the year (2024: £94,021).” — page 44

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Wolfson College Cambridge Enterprises Limited

“The financial statements consolidate the activities of the College and the College’s trading subsidiary, Wolfson College Cambridge Enterprises Limited.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £3.9m. 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

£19.5m

Total spending

£12.5m

Cost of raising funds

£1.0m

Reserves (reported)

£1.7m

Employees

131

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Ijeoma Florence Uchegbuchair
Dr Adam Christopher Welstead
Dr Alex James Trinidad
Dr Ana Luisa Toribio
Dr Joseph Powell
Dr Judith Collis
Dr Kevin Mark Greenbank
Dr Tugba Basaran
Joanna Hilary Cheffins
Professor Adrian Patrick Antony Kent · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Anna Rosalind Hollis
Professor James Lionel Norman Wood
Professor Melody Susan Clark
Professor Paul Gulab Ramchandani
Simon Philip Crookall

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£14.1m	£12.5m
30/06/2024	£12.3m	£11.0m
30/06/2023	£11.9m	£10.7m
30/06/2022	£11.0m	£10.2m
30/06/2021	£9.1m	£8.9m

Common questions

Is THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College reported a total comprehensive income of £7.84m for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by a surplus of £7.00m and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the College maintains a strong financial position with total net assets of £95.96m and realisable unrestricted reserves of £3.89m, which fall within the stated policy target range of £2.80m to £5.60m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

Who funds THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE as a grant recipient include THE ALBORADA TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ALBORADA TRUST	FY2023	£6.9m
THE ALBORADA TRUST	FY2024	£160k
THE ALBORADA TRUST	FY2022	£18k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST	4	£156k
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA (UK) LIMITED	1	£275k
THE JOHN BROWNE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£105k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION	1	£60k
ASPEN TRUST	1	£50k
THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k
THE GREG & ROSIE LOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £13.6m
SELWYN COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE income £15.1m
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE income £58.7m
CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE income £28.6m
JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE income £31.1m
THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE income £13.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE	£14.1m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
WOLFSON COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£13.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SELWYN COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£15.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£58.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£28.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£31.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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