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.

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.

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)

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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stuart James Shilson LVO DLchair
• -- Lindsay Dodsworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• 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).