The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College

Analysis

The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College 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, The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College reported income of £14.9m and spending of £17.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £9.5m to £14.9m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby (£14.7m), Sidcot School (£15.0m) and Pipers Corner School (£14.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 18% and investments 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £764k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £74.8m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate. It employed 243 people.