THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
The provision of university education, learning, and research within the collegiate structure of the University of Oxford.
Latest income
£23.4m
Latest spending
£23.6m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds amounted to £265.6m, with unrestricted funds of £78.5m and endowment capital of £164.3m. The trustees report that free reserves are on target at £4.5m, meeting the policy target of three months of operating expenditures, and confirm there is no unmanageable risk to the College's status as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The number of employees (not covered in Note 19) during the year whose gross pay and benefits (excluding employer NI and pension contributions) fell within the following bands was: 2025 £60,001-£70,000 4” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“The number of employees (not covered in Note 19) during the year whose gross pay and benefits (excluding employer NI and pension contributions) fell within the following bands was: 2025 £60,001-£70,000 4” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.5m)
“The College’s free reserves are on target as at 31 July 2025 at £4.5m” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to children of trustees
“During the year a total of £25,219 (2024: £24,923) was paid to children of Trustees for work done as casual workers.” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: UnivDevCo Limited
“The College holds 100% of the issued share capital in UnivDevCo Limited ( Company Registration No.11833988) , a company providing design and build construction services to the College.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
In the news
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: UNIVDEVCO LIMITED Companies House 11833988
UNIVDEVCO LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- 524000
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Felice Nassar — Director of Development, Communications and Alumni Relations
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Total income
£24.1m
Total spending
£23.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£5.0m
Employees
235
Trustees
- ANEURIN JOHN CYNAN ELLIS-EVANS
- BEAU MADISON MOUNT
- BENJAMIN JACKSON
- CAROLINE EJ TERQUEM
- CATHERINE HOLMES
- David Roger Land
- Dr ANDREW BELL
- Dr ANDREW KER
- Dr Amro Jihad Awad
- Dr INE JACOBS
- Dr JOSEPH ELIEZER SALKIE MOSHENSKA
- Dr JUSTIN BENESCH
- Dr James Bryson
- Dr MARTIN GALPIN
- Dr MICHAEL A BARNES
- Dr Maren Schentuleit
- Dr Marina Rucsandra Filip
- Dr NICHOLAS PETER TALBOT
- Dr NIKOLAY NIKOLOV
- Dr Niclas Moneke
- Dr POLLY JONES
- Dr Rajendra Anand Chitnis
- Dr Richard Ashdowne
- Dr SOPHOCLES MAVROEIDIS
- FELICE GEORGINA BINGHAM NASSAR
- Frances Emma Wright
- GIDEON HENDERSON
- JACOB ROWBOTTOM
- JOHN WHEATER
- MARTIN SMITH
- MICHAEL BENEDIKT
- NICHOLAS HALMI
- Natalya Vince
- Nathan Walter Goehring
- PETER HOWELL
- PETER JEZZARD
- Professor Adam Smith
- Professor BARTOSZ KLIN
- Professor THOMAS POVEY
- Professor Tian Yuan Tan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £23.4m | £23.6m |
| 31/07/2024 | £22.4m | £18.5m |
| 31/07/2023 | £17.8m | £16.3m |
| 31/07/2022 | £21.1m | £16.3m |
| 31/07/2021 | £18.3m | £15.7m |
Common questions
Is THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £265.6m, with unrestricted funds of £78.5m and endowment capital of £164.3m. The trustees report that free reserves are on target at £4.5m, meeting the policy target of three months of operating expenditures, and confirm there is no unmanageable risk to the College's status as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD as a grant recipient include THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £151k | Education and training |
| THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £151k | Education and training |
| THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £15k | |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £1k | |
| THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Education and training |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £0 | Education and training |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/10/2022 | £1.3m | GRAM |
| UK government | 01/10/2021 | £66k | Trustworthiness Auditing for AI |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DANSON FOUNDATION | 1 | £600k |
| THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £300k |
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | 1 | £200k |
| The Marks Family Charitable Trust | 1 | £20k |
| THE CASCIA TRUST | 1 | £12k |
| SWIRE CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O. | 1 | £10k |
| THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE
- THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
- THE UNIV. OLD MEMBERS' TRUST
- ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
- ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
- THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY MARGARET IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | £23.4m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 4 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE | £13.5m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 3 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | £14.6m | — | — | within | 30.4% | no doubt |
| THE UNIV. OLD MEMBERS' TRUST | £185k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | £15.5m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | £16.6m | — | — | below | 11.9% | no doubt |