The Master Fellows and Scholars of Emmanuel College in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

The Master Fellows and Scholars of Emmanuel College in the University of Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. 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 July 2025, The Master Fellows and Scholars of Emmanuel College in the University of Cambridge reported income of £22.9m and spending of £22.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £19.7m to £22.9m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Master Fellows and Scholars of Emmanuel College in the University of Cambridge sits at the 99th 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 St Helen's School, Northwood (£22.8m), Stockport Grammar School (£22.9m) and Wine and Spirit Education Trust (£22.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 39%, investments 35%, donations and legacies 22% and trading 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.1m. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £95.9m would cover about 50 months of spending at that rate. It employed 140 people.