ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Registered charity 1142660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q1819342 · Wikipedia · also known as ST ANNE'S, ST ANNE'S COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND TO BE A COLLEGE WITHINTHE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WHERE WOMEN AND MEN MAY CARRY OUT ACADEMIC STUDYAND RESEARCH;(B) ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: OXFORDSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£16.6m
Latest spending
£14.9m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College achieved a consolidated operating profit before investment gains of £1,737k, with total income of £16,636k and total expenditure of £14,899k. Per the trustees' report, the College holds general unrestricted funds of £31,238k and sufficient cash and reserves to run efficiently, despite having no free reserves as defined by the Charity Commissioners due to high functional fixed assets. The College maintains a £25M long-term note payable and has robust risk management processes in place.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Teaching, research and residential (65% of income)
“Teaching, research and residential 10,757”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 11.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Total expenditure on raising funds 1,990”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“After deducting the carrying value of tangible fixed assets, held for the Charity’s own use, adjusted for borrowing there were no free reserves, as defined by the Charity Commissioners.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“During the year the trustees of the College donated £10k (2024: £4k) to the annual fund with no conditions attached.” — page 52
“During the year 1 close member of a trustees’ family (noted on pages 3-7) was employed on a casual basis, and was paid a total salary of £243 (2024: 1, £177).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee family employment
“During the year the trustees of the College donated £10k (2024: £4k) to the annual fund with no conditions attached.” — page 52
“During the year 1 close member of a trustees’ family (noted on pages 3-7) was employed on a casual basis, and was paid a total salary of £243 (2024: 1, £177).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Anne’s College Services Company Limited, St Anne’s College Developments Limited
“The College has two wholly owned non-charitable subsidiaries: St Anne’s College Services Company Limited and St Anne’s College Developments Limited.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 9 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 19 (£60,001–£70,000: 12; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 3; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 27
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 21 (£60,001–£70,000: 14; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Anne's College (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (8,471 followers) · instagram (4,722 followers)

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

Total income
£16.6m
Total spending
£14.9m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£31.2m
Employees
119

Reported reserves equal ~25.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.7%) (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£16.6m£14.9m
31/07/2024£21.5m£12.3m
31/07/2023£15.2m£13.4m
31/07/2022£11.5m£14.0m
31/07/2021£10.0m£10.7m

Common questions

Is ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College achieved a consolidated operating profit before investment gains of £1,737k, with total income of £16,636k and total expenditure of £14,899k. Per the trustees' report, the College holds general unrestricted funds of £31,238k and sufficient cash and reserves to run efficiently, despite having no free reserves as defined by the Charity Commissioners due to high functional fixed assets. The College maintains a £25M long-term note payable and has robust risk management processes in place. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD as a grant recipient include THE DANSON FOUNDATION, THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DANSON FOUNDATIONFY2024£500kSupporting charitable causes
THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£300k
THE DANSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£100k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Leeds City Council—£8.8m
Leeds City Council—£8.2m

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD£16.6m——below11.9%no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE FY2025£13.5m£70,001 - £80,0003above—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF ST MARY MAGDALEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£53.5m£168,000 - £168,999—unclear—no doubt
THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY MARGARET IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£16.7m——unclear—no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£16.8m——unclear21.3%no doubt
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE OXFORD FY2025£20.2m——unclear—no doubt

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