Green Templeton College
Analysis
Green Templeton College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Green Templeton College reported income of £12.4m and spending of £7.8m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.6m to £12.4m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Green Templeton College 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 Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited (£12.4m), The Collegiate School Bristol (£12.4m) and Queen's Gate School Trust Limited (£12.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 38%, donations and legacies 28%, investments 24% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £10.5m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 113 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 28%
- Charitable activities 38%
- Trading 1.8%
- Investments 24%
- Other 8.2%
In the charity's own words
A college in the University of Oxford the objects of Green Templeton College shall be to further study, learning, education and research within the University of Oxford and to be a College wherein men and women may carry out advanced study or research particularly in management studies, medical and life sciences, social sciences and a range of other subject areas as approved by its Governing Body.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited | Farnham | £12.4m |
| The Collegiate School Bristol | Bristol | £12.4m |
| Queen's Gate School Trust Limited | London | £12.4m |
| Ryde School | Ryde | £12.5m |