The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh's College in the University of Oxford

Analysis

The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh's College in the University of Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh's College in the University of Oxford reported income of £15.3m and spending of £15.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £12.8m to £15.3m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh's College in the University of Oxford 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 Stepping Stone Projects (£14.5m), Spring Housing Association Limited (£15.3m) and The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation (£14.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, investments 25%, trading 9.9% and donations and legacies 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £60k. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 192 people.