St Antony's College in the University of Oxford
Analysis
St Antony's College in the University of Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending July 2025, St Antony's College in the University of Oxford reported income of £9.2m and spending of £9.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £10.1m to £9.2m (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, St Antony's College in the University of Oxford 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 Abbeyfield the Dales Limited (£8.7m), Independent Housing UK Ltd (£9.2m) and Amicus Trust (£8.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, donations and legacies 30%, investments 22% and trading 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Reserves of £290k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 130 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 30%
- Legacies 0.1%
- Charitable activities 45%
- Trading 2.4%
- Investments 22%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The College's main activity is the provision of excellent post-graduate education and research opportunities to world-class students and academics from across the globe, focusing on international relations, economics, politics, history, anthropology and interdisciplinary area studies.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield the Dales Limited | Ilkley | £8.7m |
| Independent Housing UK Ltd | Wilmslow | £9.2m |
| Amicus Trust | Bedford | £8.4m |
| YMCA Thames Gateway | Romford | £9.4m |