The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford

Analysis

The Rector and Scholars of Exeter 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, 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 July 2025, The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford reported income of £14.6m and spending of £16.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9.7m to £14.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford sits at the 99th 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 Moor House School & College (£14.5m), Pipers Corner School (£14.7m) and Langley School (£14.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, donations and legacies 16%, investments 15% and trading 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £29k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £650. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 192 people.