Wolfson College in the University of Oxford

Analysis

Wolfson 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, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Wolfson College in the University of Oxford reported income of £13.6m and spending of £11.1m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9.5m to £13.6m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Wolfson 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 The Union Jack Club (£12.8m), The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation (£14.0m) and The Royal Cambridge Home (£12.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, donations and legacies 26%, investments 13% and trading 5.7%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £5.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 146 people.