St John's College Cambridge

Analysis

St John's College Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, St John's College Cambridge reported income of £58.7m and spending of £61.6m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £32.8m to £58.7m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St John's College Cambridge sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (£58.7m), The American School in London Educational Trust Ltd (£59.1m) and Reigate Grammar School (£58.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 44%, charitable activities 34%, donations and legacies 14% and trading 7.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £287k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 24%. Grants to other organisations totalled £70k. Reserves of £16.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 497 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.