CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE OXFORD

Registered charity 1143714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

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Latest income
£20.2m
Latest spending
£14.8m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College's unrestricted funds total £46,285,000, while total net assets are £277,570,000. The financial review notes that inflation in costs has outstripped income growth from core activities, but this has been mitigated by extraordinary donations of £11.6 million received during the year. The auditors confirm that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“In year, charitable donations of £11.6m (2024, £2.4m)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Use of college property by trustees
“There were three members of the Governing Body, who are Trustees of the college, that had the use of college property as residential accommodation during the year.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Pelican Land and Property Limited
“Land at Eynsham was transferred in 2019 to Pelican Land and Property Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of the college, at its market value of £2,553k.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £11.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£21.3m
Total spending
£14.8m
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£10.2m
Employees
121

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (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£20.2m£14.8m
31/07/2024£11.5m£12.8m
31/07/2023£14.6m£11.5m
31/07/2022£7.7m£13.5m
31/07/2021£6.6m£9.4m

Common questions

Is CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College's unrestricted funds total £46,285,000, while total net assets are £277,570,000. The financial review notes that inflation in costs has outstripped income growth from core activities, but this has been mitigated by extraordinary donations of £11.6 million received during the year. The auditors confirm that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Who funds CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE OXFORD as a grant recipient include THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATIONFY2026£10k

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JESUS COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND CITY OF OXFORD OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE OXFORD£20.2m——unclear—no doubt
JESUS COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND CITY OF OXFORD OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FY2025£13.6m——above—no doubt
CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£28.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£14.6m——within30.4%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
ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£16.6m——below11.9%no doubt

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