The Magdalen College Development Trust

Analysis

The Magdalen College Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Magdalen College Development Trust reported income of £10.1m and spending of £10.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £10.1m (+340%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Magdalen College Development Trust 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 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (£10.1m), Marlborough House Vinehall School Limited (£10.1m) and Heath Mount School Trust Ltd (£10.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £858k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £10.1m. Reserves of £20k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.