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YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON

Registered charity 289717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON, YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

The Charity is engaged in the publication of scholarly books which make a significant contribution to academic research and learning, and which serve faculty and students in institutions of higher education. It also publishes work based on sound scholarship, but intended for a broader readership, to bring the highest quality learning to the public at large and to enhance cultural life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.8m
Latest spending
£9.0m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group sustained a loss of £116k for the year ended 30 June 2025, an improvement on the prior year loss of £315k. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves of £2,748,846 remain within the stated policy range of 3 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months (held: £2.7m)
“It is the policy of the charitable company to maintain sufficient levels of unrestricted funds in order that the organisation can continue to operate for a period of approximately 3 to 6 months.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Yale Representation Limited
“YUPL also wholly owns a trading subsidiary, Yale Representation Limited (“YRL”)” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£8.8m
Total spending
£9.0m
Cost of raising funds
£179k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£8.8m£9.0m
30/06/2024£8.7m£9.0m
30/06/2023£8.9m£8.8m
30/06/2022£8.4m£8.2m
30/06/2021£8.2m£7.9m

Common questions

Is YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group sustained a loss of £116k for the year ended 30 June 2025, an improvement on the prior year loss of £315k. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves of £2,748,846 remain within the stated policy range of 3 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON as a grant recipient include MARC FITCH FUND, THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST, THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MARC FITCH FUNDFY2023£28kThe Buildings of England: Staffordshire
THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2024£25ksupport of a book on Standen
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ARTFY2024£5kPublication Grants
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ARTFY2023£5kPublication Grants
MARC FITCH FUNDFY2023£1kWiltshire Non-conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses

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
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON£8.8m——unclear—no doubt
PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS FY2024£187k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CANTERBURY PROGRAMME FY2025£3.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE KAUFMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£205k—0within—no doubt
YORK CARES FY2025£326k£17,9960unclear—no doubt
THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE FY2024£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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