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THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Registered charity 1142149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD

a) To further study, learning, education & research and to be a College within the Univ of Oxford wherein men and women may carry out advanced study & researchb) To provide for public worship through the provision, support & maintenance of a Chapel & Choirc) Insofar as it is not incompatible with (a) and (b), advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science for the benefit of the public.

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Latest income
£53.5m
Latest spending
£45.7m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College reported total income of £53.8m and total expenditure of £45.7m, resulting in a net increase in consolidated funds of £64.1m driven by significant investment gains. Free reserves at the year-end amounted to £5.8m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet short-term obligations and provide a buffer without drawing from endowment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Trustees who are employees receive remuneration for their work as employees. 75 trustees received gross remuneration, benefits, and pension contributions totaling £3,685,205 in 2025.
“The trustees of the College comprise the permanent Governing Body Fellows. The fellows who are trustees of the College for the purposes of charity law receive no remuneration for acting as charity trustees but are paid by either or both of the University and the College for the academic or management services they provide.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Members of the Governing Body, who are trustees of the College and consequently related parties as defined by FRS 102, receive remuneration and facilities as employees of the College. Details of these payments and reimbursed expenses as trustees are disclosed in note 21.” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£53.8m
Total spending
£45.7m
Cost of raising funds
£24.7m
Reserves (reported)
£5.8m
Employees
421

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: 45.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£53.5m£45.7m
31/07/2024£45.6m£40.2m
31/07/2023£42.2m£38.3m
31/07/2022£29.6m£30.1m
31/07/2021£20.3m£21.5m

Common questions

Is THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College reported total income of £53.8m and total expenditure of £45.7m, resulting in a net increase in consolidated funds of £64.1m driven by significant investment gains. Free reserves at the year-end amounted to £5.8m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet short-term obligations and provide a buffer without drawing from endowment. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD as a grant recipient include THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, LOB'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1.0mGrant - making programme
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1.0mAdvancement of education
LOB'S CHARITYFY2022£35k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£30kAdvancement of education

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 ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£232k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£200k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£35k
THE MANOUKIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£32k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust1£20k
THE CASCIA TRUST1£12k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD£53.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£14.6m——within30.4%no doubt
JESUS COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND CITY OF OXFORD OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FY2025£13.6m——above—no doubt
THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY MARGARET IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£16.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALENE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£15.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE HOUSE OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN IN OXFORD, COMMONLY CALLED ORIEL COLLEGE, OF THE FOUNDATION OF EDWARD THE SECOND OF FAMOUS MEMORY SOMETIME KING OF ENGLAND FY2025£15.8m——unclear—no doubt

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