The Master and Fellows of the College or Hall of Saint Catharine the Virgin in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

The Master and Fellows of the College or Hall of Saint Catharine the Virgin 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 June 2025, The Master and Fellows of the College or Hall of Saint Catharine the Virgin in the University of Cambridge reported income of £19.9m and spending of £17.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £18.0m to £19.9m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 and Fellows of the College or Hall of Saint Catharine the Virgin in the University of Cambridge sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Trent College Limited (£19.8m), King Edward's School Bath (£20.0m) and St Swithun's School (Winchester) (£19.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, investments 23%, donations and legacies 19% and trading 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £783k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £12.8m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 193 people.