Homerton College Cambridge

Analysis

Homerton College 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, Homerton College Cambridge reported income of £21.2m and spending of £24.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £13.7m to £21.2m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Homerton College 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 The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (£21.1m), The City Literary Institute (£21.3m) and William Jones's Schools Foundation (£21.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 34%, charitable activities 32% and investments 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £65k. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £219.4m would cover about 110 months of spending at that rate. It employed 158 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.