Robinson College in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

Robinson 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 June 2025, Robinson College in the University of Cambridge reported income of £11.2m and spending of £13.5m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8.2m to £11.2m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Robinson 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 Warminster School (£11.2m), Rougemont School Trust Limited (£11.2m) and College Francais Bilingue de Londres Ltd (£11.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, trading 15%, donations and legacies 11% and investments 9.7%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £15.4m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 172 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.