THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE

Registered charity 1143755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

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Latest income

£13.5m

Latest spending

£14.6m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the College reported an operating deficit of £1,080,000 for the year, though this was influenced by a prior year pension provision release. Free reserves were £6,314,000, which the Trustees consider appropriate as they represent approximately six months of expenditure. Total net assets grew by nearly £10m to £244.7m, driven largely by investment gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“3 employees received gross pay and benefits (excluding NI and pension contributions) during the year exceeding £60,000 (2024 - 3) : 1 within the £60,001 to £70,000 band (2024 - 1) and 2 within the £70,001 to £80,000 band (2024 - 2)” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 3

“3 employees received gross pay and benefits (excluding NI and pension contributions) during the year exceeding £60,000 (2024 - 3) : 1 within the £60,001 to £70,000 band (2024 - 1) and 2 within the £70,001 to £80,000 band (2024 - 2)” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves to enable it to meet its short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall, to allow the College to be managed efficiently and to provide a buffer that would ensure uninterrupted services (held: £6.3m)

“The College’s reserves policy is to maintain sufficient free reserves to enable it to meet its short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall, to allow the College to be managed efficiently and to provide a buffer that would ensure uninterrupted services.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Trinity College Oxford Limited, Trinity College Developments Limited

“The College has two wholly owned non-charitable subsidiaries: Trinity College Oxford Limited, whose trading activities primarily comprise letting the College’s facilities when not in use for their charitable objects, and Trinity College Developments Limited, which undertakes major building works to the College’s buildings.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight) irishmirror.ie · 13/10/2022

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Sir Robert Chote — President (source)

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.

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

Total income

£13.5m

Total spending

£14.6m

Cost of raising funds

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£6.3m

Employees

111

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Sir Robert William Chotechair
Christopher Richard Allen Ferguson
Dr Alison Andrew
Dr Anil Daniel Gomes
Dr Dong Liu
Dr Fanny Bessard
Dr Gail Christiana West · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Kantik Ghosh
Dr Maria del Pilar Blanco
Dr Meera Mehta
Dr Melanie Esther Rupflin
Dr Natalia Gromak
Dr Rebecca Elin Bullard
Dr Tammie Bishop
Dr Tobias Warnecke
Dr William Alasdair Winning
Felicity Susan Broers
Lynne Alison Adam
PROFESSOR DAME AMANDA GAY FISHER
Professor David Anthony Parker
Professor Francis Allen Barr
Professor Geoffrey John McCallum Batchen
Professor Janina Dill
Professor Johannes Zachhuber
Professor Justin Wark
Professor Marta Zofia Kwiatkowska
Professor Martin David Maiden
Professor STEFANO-MARIA EVANGELISTA
Professor Sam Masa Vinko
Professor Susan Perkin
Rev Joshua Peter Brocklesby

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£13.5m	£14.6m
31/07/2024	£12.4m	£11.8m
31/07/2023	£11.2m	£11.9m
31/07/2022	£11.2m	£12.0m
31/07/2021	£9.1m	£8.9m

Common questions

Is THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College reported an operating deficit of £1,080,000 for the year, though this was influenced by a prior year pension provision release. Free reserves were £6,314,000, which the Trustees consider appropriate as they represent approximately six months of expenditure. Total net assets grew by nearly £10m to £244.7m, driven largely by investment gains. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OF THE FOUNDATION OF SIR THOMAS POPE as a grant recipient include BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DANSON FOUNDATION	1	£600k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£303k
THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£300k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£232k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£200k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£35k
THE MANOUKIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£32k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £23.4m
ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £16.6m
THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £14.6m
THE UNIV. OLD MEMBERS' TRUST income £185k
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 income £15.8m
THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF ST HUGH'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £15.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
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 MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£23.4m	£60,001 - £70,000	4	below	—	no doubt
ST ANNE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£16.6m	—	—	below	11.9%	no doubt
THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£14.6m	—	—	within	30.4%	no doubt
THE UNIV. OLD MEMBERS' TRUST FY2025	£185k	—	0	above	—	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

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