GOODENOUGH COLLEGE

Registered charity 312894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON HOUSE FOR OVERSEAS GRADUATES, THE LONDON GOODENOUGH TRUST FOR OVERSEAS GRADUATES · also registered in Scotland as SC039173 (OSCR)

Goodenough College provides residential accommodation for British and international postgraduate students and their families in central London. We deliver a vibrant community through a unique programme of intellectual, cultural and social activities in line with our values of global citizenship and social responsibility. The Burn offers accommodation and an academic retreat in Scotland.

Objects

TO ORGANISE, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THE EDUCATION IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND OF STUDENTS (" RESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE") FROM ANY PART OF THE WORLD, GIVING PREFERENCE TO STUDENTS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH (WITH PRIORITY FOR STUDENTS FROM THOSE NATIONS LESS ABLE FROM TIME TO TIME TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND FACILITIES OF THEIR OWN). (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF THE ARTICLES).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated group revenues of £18.4m and reported a net income of £1.6m for the year ended 31 August 2025. The Trustees confirm the charity remains financially stable with freely available unrestricted funds of £9.4m and do not consider there to be any material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Archbishop of Thyateira hosted the Director of ‘Goodenough College’ orthodoxtimes.com · 20/05/2021
• Goodenough College – Bloomsbury camdennewjournal.co.uk · 22/02/2019
• The Queen Visits Goodenough college gofugyourself.com · 01/12/2016
• The Queen is all smiles as she makes friends during a visit to Goodenough College dailymail.com · 01/12/2016

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00246919

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Goodenough College (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Aurora Foundation — “In addition, some of our partner organisations, such as the Aurora Foundation , The British Library and Chatham House , help us to identify …” (source page)
• The British Library — “In addition, some of our partner organisations, such as the Aurora Foundation , The British Library and Chatham House , help us to identify …” (source page)
• Chatham House — “In addition, some of our partner organisations, such as the Aurora Foundation , The British Library and Chatham House , help us to identify …” (source page)
• Chevening — “The College also works with Scholarship bodies like Chevening , Commonwealth , Marshall and Fulbright to identify talented postgraduates who…” (source page)
• Commonwealth — “The College also works with Scholarship bodies like Chevening , Commonwealth , Marshall and Fulbright to identify talented postgraduates who…” (source page)
• Marshall — “The College also works with Scholarship bodies like Chevening , Commonwealth , Marshall and Fulbright to identify talented postgraduates who…” (source page)
• Fulbright — “The College also works with Scholarship bodies like Chevening , Commonwealth , Marshall and Fulbright to identify talented postgraduates who…” (source page)
• Harold G Fox Education Fund — “In addition, we have close links with other funders, such as The Drapers’ Company , the Harold G Fox Education Fund and LGAC , which provide…” (source page)
• LGAC — “In addition, we have close links with other funders, such as The Drapers’ Company , the Harold G Fox Education Fund and LGAC , which provide…” (source page)

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.

• TAYLOR, Deborah Frances, Her Honour — director, appointed 01/03/2026on trustee list
• SHIACH, Morag Elizabeth, Professor — director, appointed 01/03/2026on trustee list
• WHEELER, Sally Elizabeth, Professor — director, appointed 01/03/2026on trustee list
• CORMACK, Charles James Stuart — director, appointed 05/09/2024on trustee list
• FITZGERALD, Jonathan Walsh — director, appointed 29/02/2024on trustee list
• WILKINSON, Fiona Helen — director, appointed 18/02/2023on trustee list
• DODSWORTH, Lindsay Diane — director, appointed 01/09/2022on trustee list
• BULMAN, David Thomas — director, appointed 01/09/2022on trustee list
• PARSONS, Guy Paul Cuthbert — director, appointed 26/07/2022on trustee list
• SHILSON, Stuart James — director, appointed 03/12/2019not on trustee list
• BARKER, Richard Michael — secretary, appointed 11/12/2014

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £140k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% 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: 20.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Janet Legrandchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Charles James Stuart Cormack
• David Thomas Bulman
• Fiona Helen Wilkinson
• Guy Paul Cuthbert Parsons
• Her Honour Deborah Frances Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Walsh Fitzgerald
• Prof Morag Elizabeth Shiach · trustee of 1 other charity
• Prof Sally Elizabeth Wheeler · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).