Master Fellows and Scholars of Pembroke College

Analysis

Master Fellows and Scholars of Pembroke College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Master Fellows and Scholars of Pembroke College reported income of £21.4m and spending of £18.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £14.2m to £21.4m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Master Fellows and Scholars of Pembroke College 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 Institute of Ismaili Studies (£21.4m), Kimbolton School (£21.5m) and The City Literary Institute (£21.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, investments 23%, donations and legacies 19% and trading 6.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £783k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £50.1m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 230 people.