Nuffield College in the University of Oxford

Analysis

Nuffield College in the University of Oxford 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, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Nuffield College in the University of Oxford reported income of £14.0m and spending of £17.0m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11.9m to £14.0m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Nuffield College in the University of Oxford sits at the 99th 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 Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance (£14.0m), Intouni (£14.0m) and Lycee International de Londres (£13.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 81%, charitable activities 13% and donations and legacies 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 141 people.