The Master and Fellows of Darwin College in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

The Master and Fellows of Darwin College in the University of Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Master and Fellows of Darwin College in the University of Cambridge reported income of £11.3m and spending of £8.0m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £7.2m to £11.3m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Master and Fellows of Darwin College in the University of Cambridge sits at the 98th 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 Withington Girls' School (£11.3m), The Royal Alexandra and Albert School (£11.3m) and Lewes Old Grammar School Trust (£11.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 25% and investments 15%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £53.5m would cover about 80 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.