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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DURHAM TRUST

Registered charity 1151821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity carries out its objects by providing grants to support University College in the University of Durham.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST IN TRUST FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH OR RELATING TO THE (UNIVERSITY) COLLEGE OR ITS MEMBERS.

Area of benefit: DURHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £1,746,238 from £1,874,769 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of a loss of £128,531. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stand at £1,656,495, which remains below their stated policy target of £4m. The charity relies on donations and investment income to fund its charitable activities and grant-making.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £4m over the medium term (held: £1.7m)
“The Trustees’ policy is for reserves to reach £4m over the medium term.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expense reimbursement
“two trustees (2024: two) received total reimbursements of £nil (2024: £971). This relates to the reimbursement of insurance and legally required registration costs totalling £971 (2024: £971). There were no other related party transactions not already disclosed in these accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£88k£145k
05/04/2024£131k£80k
05/04/2023£363k£102k
05/04/2022£45k£50k
05/04/2021£39k£45k

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DURHAM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £1,746,238 from £1,874,769 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of a loss of £128,531. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stand at £1,656,495, which remains below their stated policy target of £4m. The charity relies on donations and investment income to fund its charitable activities and grant-making. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DURHAM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DURHAM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE AND ANGUS WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CATHERINE AND ANGUS WOOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£3k