Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford

Analysis

Saint John Baptist 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, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford reported income of £35.4m and spending of £50.4m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £23.9m to £35.4m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford sits at the 100th 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 Association of Accounting Technicians (£35.2m), The Weizmann Institute Foundation (£35.5m) and Abingdon School (£34.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 53%, donations and legacies 26% and charitable activities 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £182k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £12.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 411 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.