Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF MANSFIELD COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

A constituent college of the University of Oxford providing higher education to undergraduate and graduate students.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 38 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £1,294,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£34,763£8,396£26,367£953£68,137£14,60020.9750
31/07/22£14,849£8,454£6,395£804£40,839£14,75720.9630
31/07/21£7,861£6,774£1,087£511£35,169£15,66827.8650
31/07/20£6,744£7,134£-390£594£30,307£14,855251090
31/07/19£7,051£7,792£-741£614£31,396£15,15923.3990
31/07/18*£9,611£6,335£3,276£632£31,347£16,17130.6940
31/07/17£7,314£5,239£2,075£340£27,399£12,66729860
31/07/16£9,904£5,212£4,692£436£24,110£6,79115.6810
31/07/15£5,791£5,184£607£613£19,762£5,72413.3710
31/07/14£4,863£4,614£249£507£18,577£5,92815.4700
31/07/13£4,703£4,606£97£454£18,090£5,91115.4670
31/07/12*£4,516£4,053£463£286£16,707£5,99717.8870

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 20.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 36 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk

bursar@mansfield.ox.ac.uk

01865270996

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Shrieval Year Fundraising Activities Graduate Role
£20,000 28/06/2021
7
Employ Oxford University graduate to support MB shrieval year fundraising activities.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Allan Dodds Bursary
£4,000 18/05/2021
To provide bursary in name of Allan Dodds, late Bursar of Mansfield College, who was a great supporter of Beard.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (38)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 34/38 persons

  • CLEMENT IRWIN BROHIER Appointed: 2021
  • DR HELEN LACEY PHD Appointed: 2011
  • DR KATHERINE MORRIS DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • DR ANDREW GOSLER Appointed: 2011
  • DR AMBER MURREY-NDEWA Appointed: 2018
  • DR ANDREA BERNINI Appointed: 2021
  • DR CHRISTOPHER SALAMONE Appointed: 2021
  • ELIZABETH DRUMMOND Appointed: 2023
  • HELEN MOUNTFIELD (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • JAMES COLMAN Appointed: 2020
  • LUCINDA RUMSEY MA Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ALISON SALVESEN DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR CHRIS MARTIN DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR DEREK MCCORMACK DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR HELEN MARGETTS DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR JAMES MARROW D PHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR JASON SMITH Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR JOCELYN BELL-BURNELL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR JOEL RASMUSSEN Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR MARINA GALANO D PHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR MICHELE MENDELSSOHN DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR PAUL LODGE DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ROSALIND BALLASTER DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR STEPHEN BLUNDELL DPHIL Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR STEVE BILLER Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR ANDREW ALLAN HIGGINS Appointed: 2014
  • PROFESSOR BASAK CALI Appointed: 2024
  • PROFESSOR CARL FREY Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR CATHERINE MARY ELIZABETH O'REGAN Appointed: 2016
  • PROFESSOR DAVID LEOPOLD Appointed: 2014
  • PROFESSOR IAN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2019
  • PROFESSOR JON CHAPMAN Appointed: 2011
  • PROFESSOR JENNIFER RUTH STRAWBRIDGE Appointed: 2016
  • PROFESSOR MEHMET SINAN ACIKGOZ Appointed: 2018
  • PROFESSOR PETER KEEVASH Appointed: 2014
  • PROFESSOR VANESSA BERENGUER-RICO Appointed: 2014
  • PROFESSOR VICENTE GRAU COLOMER Appointed: 2014
  • TESSA CLAIRE MCCORMICK Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2011, number: 1143860
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 9 days late, AR12: 221 days late,
Main office

MANSFIELD COLLEGE
MANSFIELD ROAD
OXFORD
OX1 3TF

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE LEARNING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY IN WHICH THEY MAY WORK FOR DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES OF THE UNIVERSITY AND WHERE MEN AND WOMEN MAY ENGAGE IN ADVANCED AND OTHER STUDY AND THE CONDUCT AND PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH IN OXFORD.C) TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR THE CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE CONTINENTAL REFORMATION AND ENGLISH DISSENT; AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY AND TRAINING FOR THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, HAVING REGARD ESPECIALLY TO THE MINISTRIES OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE CHURCHES OF THE CONGREGATIONAL FEDERATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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