Ruskin College

Analysis

Ruskin College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00066196). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ruskin College reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £3.2m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ruskin College sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include M.g.s. Trust (£3.2m), The University of Haifa UK (£3.2m) and Respect (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51% and investments 4.3%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £12.6m would cover about 66 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.