The College of St Peter Le Bailey in the University of Oxford
Analysis
The College of St Peter Le Bailey 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, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The College of St Peter Le Bailey in the University of Oxford reported income of £13.1m and spending of £12.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9.2m to £13.1m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The College of St Peter Le Bailey in the University of Oxford 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 The Edgbaston High School for Girls (£13.1m), St Edmund's School Canterbury (£13.1m) and Pembroke Education (£13.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 21%, investments 16% and trading 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £33k. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. It employed 182 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 21%
- Legacies 0.2%
- Charitable activities 60%
- Trading 2.4%
- Investments 16%
In the charity's own words
THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Edgbaston High School for Girls | Birmingham | £13.1m |
| St Edmund's School Canterbury | Kent | £13.1m |
| Pembroke Education | Bristol | £13.0m |
| Princeton Charitable Foundation Limited | London | £13.2m |