The Principal and Fellows of the College of the Lady Margaret in the University of Oxford

Analysis

The Principal and Fellows of the College of the Lady Margaret in the University of Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Principal and Fellows of the College of the Lady Margaret in the University of Oxford reported income of £16.7m and spending of £16.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £10.2m to £16.7m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Principal and Fellows of the College of the Lady Margaret in the University of Oxford sits at the 99th 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 Haig Housing Trust (£16.5m), Girton College (£17.3m) and St Anne's Hostel (£16.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 29%, trading 5.9% and investments 5.4%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 9.9%. Reserves of £103k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 205 people.