St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge
Analysis
St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. 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 provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending June 2025, St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge reported income of £12.6m and spending of £11.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £7.9m to £12.6m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's College London Students' Union (£12.5m), Sir William Perkins's Educational Foundation (£12.6m) and Ryde School (£12.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, donations and legacies 20% and investments 6.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. It employed 89 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 20%
- Charitable activities 73%
- Investments 6.2%
- Other 0.5%
In the charity's own words
St Edmund's College is an autonomous, self-governing community of scholars, and one of the 31 colleges within the University of Cambridge.St Edmund's College can be distinguished from the majority of colleges in that it is classed as a graduate college and admits postgraduate students, mature undergraduates and affiliated students.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| King's College London Students' Union | London | £12.5m |
| Sir William Perkins's Educational Foundation | Chertsey | £12.6m |
| Ryde School | Ryde | £12.5m |
| Pangbourne College Limited | Reading | £12.6m |