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ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Registered charity 1143817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance learning, education and research in the arts and sciences and to provide for men and women who shall be members of the University a College wherein they may work for degrees in the University or may carry out postgraduate or other special studies.

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Latest income
£16.8m
Latest spending
£19.0m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves reduced to £3.7m, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £6.0m (six months of cash expenditure). The financial position is significantly impacted by necessary expenditure on the RAAC Roof Replacement Project, with free reserves expected to be drawn down completely to fund the building work before being replenished through fundraising and debt.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 21.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The ratio of funds raised to fundraising costs was 4.7:1.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of cash expenditure (held: £3.7m)
“An ideal level of free reserves would be equivalent to 6 months of cash expenditure, about £6.0m for current operational activities (excluding the RAAC).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees who are employees receive salaries for their work as employees. Total remuneration and taxable benefits for trustees was £1,267k.
“No trustee receives any remuneration for acting as a trustee. However, those trustees who are also employees of the College receive salaries for their work as employees.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £826,738
ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £42k
  • Debtors include £212 owed by group undertakings (2025) vs £- (2024). Creditors include £8,764 owed to group undertakings (2024) vs £- (2025).

Property (HM Land Registry)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (14 freehold); recorded price paid £24.9m. 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
£19.5m
Total spending
£19.0m
Cost of raising funds
£744k
Reserves (reported)
£3.7m
Employees
212

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.8% 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£16.8m£19.0m
31/07/2024£17.7m£15.9m
31/07/2023£18.1m£13.7m
31/07/2022£15.6m£14.5m
31/07/2021£10.3m£11.1m

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves reduced to £3.7m, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £6.0m (six months of cash expenditure). The financial position is significantly impacted by necessary expenditure on the RAAC Roof Replacement Project, with free reserves expected to be drawn down completely to fund the building work before being replenished through fundraising and debt. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

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
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST2£10k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£303k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION1£200k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£200k
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£191k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£63k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust1£20k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF SAINT CATHARINE THE VIRGIN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD£16.8m——unclear21.3%no doubt
THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF SAINT CATHARINE THE VIRGIN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2025£19.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD FY2025£19.9m£190,000 - £194,999—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 COLLEGE OF ST PETER LE BAILEY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025£13.1m——unclear—no doubt

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