Ripon College Cuddesdon

Analysis

Ripon College Cuddesdon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ripon College Cuddesdon reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.5m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ripon College Cuddesdon 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impact Giving UK Trust (£2.5m), The Community of Interbeing UK (£2.6m) and Huddersfield Christian Fellowship (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, trading 8.9%, donations and legacies 3.4% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £55k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £582k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.