Fitzwilliam College in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

Fitzwilliam 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, Fitzwilliam College in the University of Cambridge reported income of £20.3m and spending of £15.5m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £20.3m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Fitzwilliam 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbey School, Reading (£20.3m), Worcester College, Oxford (£20.3m) and The Portsmouth Grammar School (£20.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49%, donations and legacies 24%, trading 15% and investments 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.0m. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £73.9m would cover about 54 months of spending at that rate. It employed 168 people.