KEBLE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Registered charity 1143997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEBLE COLLEGE

The advancement of education and learning and the promotion of research

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Latest income
£25.2m
Latest spending
£19.7m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that general funds (free reserves) were negative £2.8m at the year end, which is below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£4.3m). The trustees report that the college is operating at an operating loss due to the combined impacts of the pandemic and high inflation, and that the annual net cashflow is negative in the 2025/26 budget after debt repayment commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £-2.8m)
“Governing Body agreed that the target amount for general funds should be the equivalent of three months’ expenditure on charitable objects (currently £4.3m).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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 £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£25.9m
Total spending
£19.7m
Cost of raising funds
£898k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
191

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.5% of total income — below 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£25.2m£19.7m
31/07/2024£24.4m£16.7m
31/07/2023£18.0m£17.2m
31/07/2022£17.7m£19.1m
31/07/2021£13.7m£13.5m

Common questions

Is KEBLE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that general funds (free reserves) were negative £2.8m at the year end, which is below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£4.3m). The trustees report that the college is operating at an operating loss due to the combined impacts of the pandemic and high inflation, and that the annual net cashflow is negative in the 2025/26 budget after debt repayment commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Who funds KEBLE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEBLE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£160kEducation
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£613