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The Queen's College, Oxford

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1142553OxfordReligion
Income£19.9m2025-07-31
Spending£20.4msame year
Spent / received99%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctReligion
Registered2011Other
Employees206latest return

Analysis

The Queen's College, Oxford 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 and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Queen's College, Oxford reported income of £19.9m and spending of £20.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11.4m to £19.9m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Queen's College, Oxford sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford (£19.2m), Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust (£20.2m) and The Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance (£18.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 51%, charitable activities 33%, donations and legacies 10% and trading 5.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £10.0m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 206 people.

Income and spending

£0£6.4m£12.8m£19.2m£25.5m2021 Income: £11,444,0002021 Spending: £14,098,00020212022 Income: £14,614,0002022 Spending: £16,037,00020222023 Income: £13,869,0002023 Spending: £15,879,00020232024 Income: £25,536,0002024 Spending: £17,997,00020242025 Income: £19,887,0002025 Spending: £20,376,0002025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 10%
  • Legacies 0.1%
  • Charitable activities 33%
  • Trading 5.2%
  • Investments 51%

In the charity's own words

Maintaining a College for:(1) The advancement of education and research including: a) The provision of teaching,supervision, accommodation and other support for undergraduate and graduate students; b) The provision of a Library (2) The advancement of religion including:The provision of a Chapel affiliated with the Church of England and the holding of services and associated events.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of OxfordOxford£19.2m
Arundel and Brighton Diocesan TrustWest Sussex£20.2m
The Exeter Diocesan Board of FinanceExeter£18.8m
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan SansthaLondon£20.7m