Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE HOUSE OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN IN OXFORD, COMMONLY CALLED ORIEL COLLEGE, OF THE FOUNDATION OF EDWARD THE SECOND OF FAMOUS MEMORY SOMETIME KI

Promotion of undergraduate education within the University of Oxford and to promote research and advanced study.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 10.5% of total funds

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 46 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £2,028,000

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£11,897£12,422£-525£647£118,157£15,40714.91340
31/07/22£12,627£14,113£-1,486£442£110,149£10,9919.31660
31/07/21£6,579£18,580£-12,001£518£110,800£13,85991710
31/07/20£8,273£11,449£-3,176£492£105,618£16,68017.51340
31/07/19£10,282£12,820£-2,538£539£105,790£14,927141730
31/07/18£11,114£10,800£314£487£96,728£13,18914.71770
31/07/17£11,514£11,257£257£481£92,855£11,55712.31740
31/07/16£10,793£10,781£12£425£83,452£11,35212.61250
31/07/15£12,023£10,304£1,719£496£78,082£11,35413.21230
31/07/14£13,435£9,233£4,202£482£72,740£10,026131110
31/07/13£18,607£9,183£9,424£440£65,732£9,41012.31030
31/07/12£8,640£8,508£132£318£48,691£3,8435.41010

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 313%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 13%
Reserves/Spending: 14.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years
(54 years as a company)

www.oriel.ox.ac.uk

LODGE@ORIEL.OX.AC.UK

01865276555

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Match - Oriel College Development Trust
£4,750 19/06/2024
Bursary
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Oriel College Development Trust
£5,000 02/06/2021
Conservation of historic buildings (not Places of Worship which is covered elsewhere)
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£15,000 29/04/2021
to support specified work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (46)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 38/46 persons

  • ANDREW BOOTHROYD Appointed: 2011
  • ANNETTE VOLFING Appointed: 2011
  • BRUNO CURRIE Appointed: 2011
  • CHRISTOPHER BOWDLER Appointed: 2011
  • DAVID HODGSON Appointed: 2011
  • DR ANDREW WELLS Appointed: 2017
  • DR BERNADETTE YOUNG Appointed: 2023
  • DR CECILE BISHOP Appointed: 2021
  • DR DAVID MAW Appointed: 2020
  • DR DOMINIC ALONZI Appointed: 2023
  • DR JULIEN DEVRIENDT Appointed: 2017
  • DR JUSTIN COON Appointed: 2013
  • DR LUCA CASTAGNOLI Appointed: 2015
  • DR MUNGO WILSON Appointed: 2011
  • DR NICHOLAS GASKILL Appointed: 2019
  • DR OLIVER POOLEY Appointed: 2011
  • DR OLIVIA ELDER Appointed: 2023
  • DR PAUL YOWELL Appointed: 2013
  • DR PATRICK FARRELL Appointed: 2016
  • DR SUMANA SUNYAL Appointed: 2019
  • DR TERESA BEJAN Appointed: 2015
  • DR THOMAS LUKE JOHNSON Appointed: 2024
  • DR VICTOR MATTELLAN Appointed: 2017
  • GONZALO RODRIGUEZ-PEREYRA Appointed: 2011
  • IAN HORROCKS Appointed: 2011
  • JAMES FRANK SPARKS Appointed: 2011
  • JOHN ARMOUR Appointed: 2011
  • JOHN HUBER Appointed: 2011
  • JULIA MANNHERZ Appointed: 2011
  • JULIANE KERKHECKER Appointed: 2011
  • KATHRYN MURPHY Appointed: 2011
  • LARS FUGGER Appointed: 2011
  • LYNNE COX Appointed: 2011
  • MARCO ZHANG Appointed: 2021
  • MARGARET JONES MRS Appointed: 2021
  • MARK WYNN Appointed: 2019
  • NEIL MENDOZA Appointed: 2018
  • PROF LYNDAL ROPER Appointed: 2013
  • PROF HINDY NAJMAN Appointed: 2015
  • PROF MICHAEL PETER DEVEREUX Appointed: 2011
  • REV ROBERT WAINWRIGHT Appointed: 2019
  • SANDRA ROBERTSON Appointed: 2011
  • TIM ELLIOT Appointed: 2021
  • WILLIAM WOOD Appointed: 2011
  • YADVINDER MALHI Appointed: 2011
  • YAKOV KREMNITZER Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2011, number: 1141976
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000392
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SIR MICHAEL MCWILLIAM FOUNDATION on 25/08/2023
Main office

ORIEL COLLEGE
ORIEL SQUARE
OXFORD
OX1 4EW

Objectives

A COLLEGE OF SCHOLARS STUDYING SACRED THEOLOGY, CIVIL AND CANON LAW AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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