WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE CORPORATION
Registered charity 312803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WMC
To provide diverse, enriching and enjoyable lifelong learning, including skills for work, in a supportive environment for adults in Camden and the local area.To provide an inclusive learning environment with all the support necessary to promote equality and diversity, freedom of expression and social responsibility
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the College reported an operating deficit of £189k for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to restructuring costs, resulting in a total comprehensive surplus of £456k after investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the College holds liquid expendable reserves of approximately £4.4m and maintains a robust financial position despite sector-wide funding pressures. The College's indicative financial health score is 160, graded as 'Requires Improvement', though governors remain confident in the underlying robustness of the institution.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 12
“There were no other staff, other than those included in key management personnel, who received annual emoluments exceeding £60,000 during the year (2024: none).” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Funding body grants (85% of income)
“In 2024/25, 85% of the College’s income was publicly funded.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 12 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WMCollege (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£11.0m
Reported reserves equal ~17.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Joanna Davidsonchair
- AMANDA BLINKHORN
- Alice Rebecca Rubbra
- Ben James Lonsdale
- DIEGO RABINOVICH
- Dipanwita Ganguli
- Dragana Ramsden
- Emeritus Professor Susan Ruth Corby · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jonathan Sibson
- Max Silver
- Monika Kinasiewicz
- Natasja Giezen-Smith
- Peter James Knowland · trustee of 1 other charity
- Thomas George Robins
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE CORPORATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the College reported an operating deficit of £189k for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to restructuring costs, resulting in a total comprehensive surplus of £456k after investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the College holds liquid expendable reserves of approximately £4.4m and maintains a robust financial position despite sector-wide funding pressures. The College's indicative financial health score is 160, graded as 'Requires Improvement', though governors remain confident in the underlying robustness of the institution. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
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