01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 12 August 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £18,474,745
- Latest expenditure
- £21,087,538
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Master's Lodge, Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1DQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dow.cam.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
TO FURTHER PUBLIC GOOD BY PROMOTING LEARNING, STUDY AND TEACHING IN A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £18,474,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,087,538
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £16,155,551
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,219,353
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £14,433,445
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,947,805
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,767,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,615,349
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,240,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,370,824
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £18,474,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,087,538
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £16,155,551
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,219,353
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £239,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £14,433,445
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,947,805
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,767,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,615,349
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,240,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,370,824
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8461518
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1375404
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13352413
- Income Investments
- 940694
- Income Other
- 215
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24130244
- Income Legacies
- 448184
- Income Endowments
- 5655499
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,898,400
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,189,138
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21087538
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 58607
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 191994
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 256092
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2648717
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2562516
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 91272
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 286056894
- Assets Own Use
- 204109567
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 81947327
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -433036
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,333,330
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £40,186,901
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £248,770,287
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6074999
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34111902
- Assets Cash
- £189,222
- Funds Endowment
- 51887986
- Funds Unrestricted
- 192306782
- Funds Restricted
- 4575519
- Funds Total
- 248770287
- Count Employees
- 214
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2728653
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1608443
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11736379
- Income Investments
- 1185480
- Income Other
- 42
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17258997
- Income Legacies
- 744308
- Income Endowments
- 1103446
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,880,896
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,338,457
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18219353
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 59178
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 84848
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 251738
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2460131
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3989812
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 116368
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 15954050
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 280404029
- Assets Own Use
- 198491447
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 81912582
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -536054
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,364,221
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £39,158,402
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £243,073,794
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4600597
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34557805
- Assets Cash
- £380,213
- Funds Endowment
- 45821694
- Funds Unrestricted
- 192603581
- Funds Restricted
- 4648519
- Funds Total
- 243073794
- Count Employees
- 220
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2466039
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1594005
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10121115
- Income Investments
- 1085193
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15266352
- Income Legacies
- 191612
- Income Endowments
- 832907
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,290,324
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,657,481
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17947805
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 60602
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 214858
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2405503
- Gain Loss Investment
- 37489
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 125040
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 260656643
- Assets Own Use
- 181399553
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 79257090
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1797061
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,557,998
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £38,443,664
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £223,973,916
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3811146
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34632518
- Assets Cash
- £1,945,186
- Funds Endowment
- 43873159
- Funds Unrestricted
- 175709402
- Funds Restricted
- 4391355
- Funds Total
- 223973916
- Count Employees
- 204
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3287586
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 835477
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8783518
- Income Investments
- 1149107
- Income Other
- 96
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14055784
- Income Legacies
- 232903
- Income Endowments
- 1288703
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,430,011
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,185,338
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15615349
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 113902
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 105503
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 219914
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2385978
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1961346
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 485259
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 258816903
- Assets Own Use
- 180513982
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 78302921
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1940752
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,562,377
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,945,686
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £226,492,842
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3241152
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30704534
- Assets Cash
- £1,318,899
- Funds Endowment
- 44111964
- Funds Unrestricted
- 177094317
- Funds Restricted
- 5286561
- Funds Total
- 226492842
- Count Employees
- 180
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2996379
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6935
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7077886
- Income Investments
- 825926
- Income Other
- 1358
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10908484
- Income Legacies
- 1149085
- Income Endowments
- 668260
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,781,196
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,589,628
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12370824
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 90274
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 139309
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 188867
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2285098
- Gain Loss Investment
- 10805034
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 689547
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 13511763
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,366,621
- Assets Total Fixed
- 255846290
- Assets Own Use
- 176083517
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 79762773
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1812954
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,202,344
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,629,880
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £225,605,800
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2856026
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30773854
- Assets Cash
- £2,432,214
- Funds Endowment
- 43049527
- Funds Unrestricted
- 177746937
- Funds Restricted
- 4809336
- Funds Total
- 225605800
- Count Employees
- 164
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DOWNING COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-08-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CHARTER OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1800 AND STATUTES LAST AMENDED 9 MAY 2006AS AMENDED ON 11 MAR 2020
- Charitable Objects
- ONE PERPETUAL COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS IN LAW, PHYSIC, AND OTHER USEFUL ARTS AND LEARNING.
- Area Of Benefit
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 418578
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DOWNING COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures