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ST. CLARE'S, OXFORD

Registered charity 294085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST CLARE'S, ST CLARE'S OXFORD

Educational institution offering the International Baccalaureate for 16 - 18 year olds, English as Foreign Language courses for all age groups over 16 and Liberal Arts courses for undergraduates from overseas. St. Clare's is an international boarding college.

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Latest income
£17.9m
Latest spending
£17.9m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a slight annual deficit of £40k for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income rising to £20m and costs rising to over £20m. Per the trustees' report, the balance sheet is in a strong position with over £40m of property assets, and the charity retains unrestricted funds of £35.45m, although after adjusting for functional fixed assets, it has no free reserves as defined by the Charities SORP.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months' operating expenditure (held: £35.5m)
“At current expenditure levels, this would require free reserves of £3.1 million.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with Governors or other connected persons during the year are set out in note 20 to the financial statements
“Expenses reimbursed to Governors during the year, amounting to £310 (2024: £2,713) in respect of travel and subsistence. There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

25 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (23 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£17.9m
Total spending
£17.9m
Cost of raising funds
£186k
Reserves (reported)
£35.5m
Employees
216

Reported reserves equal ~23.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 1.0% 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
31/08/2025£17.9m£17.9m
31/08/2024£16.5m£17.4m
31/08/2023£13.9m£15.2m
31/08/2022£14.0m£13.4m
31/08/2021£11.5m£11.5m

Common questions

Is ST. CLARE'S, OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a slight annual deficit of £40k for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income rising to £20m and costs rising to over £20m. Per the trustees' report, the balance sheet is in a strong position with over £40m of property assets, and the charity retains unrestricted funds of £35.45m, although after adjusting for functional fixed assets, it has no free reserves as defined by the Charities SORP. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. 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
THE STOWE SCHOOL FOUNDATION1£12.8m
WORCESTER COLLEGE OXFORD ENDOWMENT TRUST1£675k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£85k
CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST1£82k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION1£63k
THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA (UK) LIMITED1£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIGHCLARE SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST. CLARE'S, OXFORD£17.9m——unclear—no doubt
HIGHCLARE SCHOOL FY2025£8.0m£100,001 - £110,0005unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON COLLEGE FY2024£43.0m——below—no doubt
CLARE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE FY2025£16.0m——unclear—no doubt
WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD FY2025£20.3m£169,000 - £169,999—unclear—no doubt
CLAYESMORE SCHOOL FY2025£14.8m——below—not going concern

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