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WADHAM COLLEGE

Registered charity 1139726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WADHAM, WADHAM COLLEGE OXFORD, WARDEN FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF WADHAM COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF NICHOLAS WADHAM AND DOROTHY HIS WIFE

The College, working with the University, provides an education aimed at offering outstanding students from all backgrounds the opportunity to fulfil their maximum potential and seeks to advance world- leading research. The education provided develops students academically, advances their leadership qualities and inter-personal skills, and prepares them to play full and effective roles in society.

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Latest income
£24.1m
Latest spending
£18.8m
Registered
2011
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FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose to £24.1m while operating expenditure was £18.8m, resulting in a net income of £5.4m. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £40.0m, though it reports a deficit of £1.5m against its £4m general reserve target, which is currently met through a combination of general funds and liquid expendable endowment funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £40.0m; policy: three months of typical operating expenditure)
“There is a deficit of £1.5mln against the target of £4mln. However as a temporary measure the target level is met through a combination of General Funds plus suitably liquid Expendable Endowment funds of £5.3mln.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£24.1m
Total spending
£18.8m
Cost of raising funds
£921k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
165

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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

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Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£24.1m£18.8m
31/07/2024£22.4m£15.1m
31/07/2023£18.0m£15.2m
31/07/2022£13.6m£15.6m
31/07/2021£11.4m£12.6m

Common questions

Is WADHAM COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose to £24.1m while operating expenditure was £18.8m, resulting in a net income of £5.4m. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £40.0m, though it reports a deficit of £1.5m against its £4m general reserve target, which is currently met through a combination of general funds and liquid expendable endowment funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Who funds WADHAM COLLEGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WADHAM COLLEGE as a grant recipient include WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RELITHAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEECHING TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£42kPictures and Globe Restoration
THE RELITHAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE BEECHING TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BEECHING TRUSTFY2025£20k
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kModern Archiving and Preservation of Archive Material — Phase 2
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10kModern Archiving and Preservation of Archive Material from Wadham College
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kPictures and Globe Restoration

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 HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
WORCESTER COLLEGE OXFORD ENDOWMENT TRUST1£675k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£200k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£85k
THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST1£46k
LOB'S CHARITY1£35k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust1£20k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WADHAM COLLEGE£24.1m——below—no doubt
ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£15.5m——above—no doubt
FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£20.3m——below—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£53.5m——unclear—no doubt
WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD FY2025£20.3m£169,000 - £169,999—unclear—no doubt
THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£14.6m——within30.4%no doubt

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