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WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TRUST, OXFORD

Registered charity 309672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTMINSTER COLLEGE OXFORD TRUST

Promoting higher education in the interests of the Methodist Church.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£645k
Latest spending
£444k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £438,397 and unrestricted investments of £4,160,814, which comfortably exceed the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence.

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: £438k)
“The Trust's policy is to retain in reserves sufficient funds to meet its obligations for any three months of the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity has one corporate Trustee and is therefore ultimately controlled by Westminster College Oxford Trust Limited. At the balance sheet date, the balance owed to the Charity by its corporate Trustee, Westminster College Oxford Trust Limited was £35 (2024 owed from charity £479). This amount is included in other debtors and relates to unrestricted funds only. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand.
“At the balance sheet date, the balance owed to the Charity by its corporate Trustee, Westminster College Oxford Trust Limited was £35 (2024 owed from charity £479). This amount is included in other debtors and relates to unrestricted funds only. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ashdown Hurrey Auditors Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£645k
Total spending
£444k
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~112.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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£645k£444k
31/08/2024£666k£735k
31/08/2023£647k£662k
31/08/2022£1.6m£58k
31/08/2021£545k£365k

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TRUST, OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £438,397 and unrestricted investments of £4,160,814, which comfortably exceed the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ashdown Hurrey Auditors Limited.

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
WORCESTER COLLEGE OXFORD ENDOWMENT TRUST1£675k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£85k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£81k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£61k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£45k
THE UNION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF GREAT BRITAIN1£36k
CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES1£35k
SWIRE CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TRUST, OXFORD£645k—0above—no doubt
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE FY2024£2.4m—0below—no doubt
WESTMINSTER FUND FY2025£23.8m—0unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER CHAPEL FY2024£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
WORCESTER COLLEGE OXFORD ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD FY2025£20.3m£169,000 - £169,999—unclear—no doubt

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