PEMBROKE COLLEGE Annual Report and Financial Statements
Pembroke College Annual Report and Financial Statements 31[st] July 2025
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Annual Report and Financial Statements
PEMBROKE COLLEGE
| Governing Body, Officers and Advisers | 3-5 |
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| Report of the Governing Body | 6-14 |
| Independent Auditor’s Report | 15-18 |
| Statement of Accounting Policies | 19-23 |
| Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities | 24 |
| Consolidated and College Balance Sheets | 25 |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | 26 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 27-47 |
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MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY
The Members of the Governing Body are the College’s charity trustees under charity law.
The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder KC Master Dr Brian A'Hearn Prof Yimon Aye Appointed 16/10/24 Prof Andy Baldwin Prof Bruce Biccard Appointed 15/10/25 Prof Guido Bonsaver Martin Bowdery KC Advisory Fellow, Appointed 05/11/25 Dr Or Brook Appointed 15/10/25 Prof Min Chen Ms Jane Chesters Advisory Fellow Mr John Church Advisory Fellow, Retired 31/07/25 Dr Peter Claus Access Fellow Dr Nicholas Cole Academic Director Prof Owen Darbishire Resigned from GB, 12/03/25 Dr Ushashi Dasgupta Prof Ben Davis Prof Ariel Ezrachi Vicegerent Dr Tim Farrant Prof Linda Flores Vicegerent Designate Prof Antonio Forte Appointed 15/10/25 Prof Sandra Fredman Prof Andre Furger Development Fellow Prof Adrian Gregory Prof Henrietta Harrison Prof Raphael Hauser Prof Nick Hawes Prof Justin Jones Welfare Fellow Prof Guy Kahane Mr Matthew Kirkby Advisory Fellow Prof Pramila Krishnan Dr Eamonn Molloy Prof Fitzroy Morrissey Prof Rebecca Mosher Appointed 16/10/24 Prof Lynda Mugglestone
Prof Ana Namburete Prof Andy Orchard Suspended 01/02/24 Prof James Read Prof Johnathan Rees Prof Damian Rossler Dean Prof Roberto Salguero-Gomez Ms Julie Saunders Bursar, retired 31/07/25 Mr Julian Schild Advisory Fellow Prof Nicolai Sinai Prof Clive Siviour Resigned 07/10/24 Prof Hannah Smithson Equalities Fellow Prof Kevin Talbot Reverend Dr Andrew Teal Chaplain Prof Stephen Tuck Resigned 31/07/25 Prof Theo Van Lint Prof Morgan Wascko Prof Stephen Whitefield Prof Rebecca Williams Prof Tim Woollings
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Undergraduate and graduate students attended the Open sessions of meetings of the Governing Body and of the Finance and Planning, Academic, Buildings and Sustainability, and Welfare and Equality Committees.
Ms V. Gouws (Operations Bursar) attends Governing Body, Finance and Planning Committee, House Committee, Staff Committee, Development Committee, Buildings and Sustainability Committee, and Welfare and Equalities Committee.
Mr A. Pitt served as an external member of the Academic Committee.
Mr J. Schild (Advisory Fellow), Mr J. Sleeman, Mr M. Kirkby (Advisory Fellow), and Ms K. Roberts served as external members of the Audit Committee.
Mr M. Bowdery KC and Mr J. Church served as an external member of the Governance Committee and Mr M.
Bowdery KC also served as an external member of the Buildings and Sustainability Committee.
Mr J. Schild, Mr I. West and Mr J. Sleeman served as external members of the Finance and Planning Committee.
In addition to Dr E. Molloy, Prof P. Krishnan and Prof M. Wascko, Professor I. Posner (non-Governing Body, Fellow by Special Election) and Professor V. Nanda (non-Governing Body, Associate Professor) served on the Investment Committee. Ms L. Patel, Mrs B. Hollond, Mr O. Meyohas, Mr W. Hooton and Mr N. Millar served as external members of the Investment Committee.
Prof J. Taylor (Emeritus Fellow), Mr P. Alsop, Mrs S. McKinlay, and Mr T. Gardam served as members of the Fellows’ Remuneration Committee.
Mrs S. McKinlay and Mr T. Gardam also served as external members of the Staff and Operations Committee.
Mr K. Howick served as an independent member of the Development Committee.
Dr R. White, the Junior Deans, the Academic Registrar, and the Lodge Manager served as members of the Welfare and Equality Committee.
COLLEGE OFFICERS
The Officers of the College carrying out the day-to-day management of the College during the year were as follows:
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| Sir Ernest Ryder | Master |
| Professor Ariel Ezrachi | Vicegerent |
| Dr Nicholas Cole | Academic Director |
| Ms Julie Saunders | Bursar (Retired 31/07/2025) |
| Ms Vanessa Gouws | Operations Bursar |
| Professor Damian Rössler | Dean |
| Professor Peter Claus | Access Fellow |
| Professor Andre Furger | Development Fellow |
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COLLEGE ADVISERS
Investment Advisor
JT Financial Management Ltd
Investment Managers
Oxford University Endowment Management Ltd Hamilton Lane (UK) Ltd Vanguard Asset Management Ltd BlackRock Investment Management Brown Advisory Ltd
Auditor
Moore Kingston Smith 6[th] Floor, 9 Appold Street
London EC2A 2AP
Bankers
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Santander UK plc
Solicitors
Blake Morgan LLP Freeths LLP Penningtons Manches LLP Keystone Law Ltd
College Address
Pembroke College, Oxford OX1 1DW
Website
www.pmb.ox.ac.uk
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The Members of the Governing Body present their Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2025 under the Charities Act 2011 together with the audited financial statements for the year.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
The Master, Fellows and Scholars of Pembroke College in the University of Oxford, known as Pembroke College, is an independent self-governing charitable institution. It was founded on the initiative of Dr Thomas Clayton, Principal of Broadgates Hall, who secured the necessary endowment left in legacies by Thomas Tesdale and Richard Wightwick to amalgamate several smaller halls sited along the City Wall with the fifteenth century Broadgates Hall, to form a new College. The original statutes were drawn up by Royal Commission in 1624. The corporation comprises the Master, Fellows and Scholars. The College became a registered charity (no. 1137498) in August 2010.
The names of all Members of the Governing Body in office during the year, together with details of the College Officers and advisers of the College, are given on pages 3 to 5 of this report.
GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT
Governance
The Governing Body of the College comprises the Master and Fellows. This body is constituted and regulated in accordance with the College Statutes, the terms of which are enforceable ultimately by the Visitor, the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. The College Statutes are as made from time to time by order of His Majesty in Council in accordance with the Royal Charter of 1624, and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923.
Over 2024-25, a comprehensive governance review was undertaken with the aim of improving the governance arrangements that apply to the College. Beginning with a consideration of the responsibilities of trustees and the Charity Commission’s code of guidance, this focused on risk and good practice. As a result of this process, it was decided to take time to review the draft Statutes that have already been given informal approval by the Privy Council to ensure they reflect changes proposed in the review. Furthermore, all College policies and procedures were updated and considered by College Committees.
The main governance changes approved by Governing Body are:
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The creation of a new executive body of 7 college officers (6 of whom are trustees) to whom operational decision-making within budget and strategy is delegated. The function of the body is to coordinate the delegated decision-making of each of the officers.
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An enhanced Governance Committee whose function is to scrutinise decision-making for compliance with our charity, legal, and internal governance instruments and responsibilities and act as an active safeguard that cannot be overridden by any of the College committees. The committee is made up of 12 trustees and independent members, including the chairs of the Audit committee, the Fellows Remuneration committee, and the Staff Remuneration committee; it reports to Governing Body on any exception to strategy, budget, and policy and any non-compliance issues. Its function is to identify exceptions and required steps to be taken to bring decision-making back into compliance. It is also responsible for ensuring that serious incident reports are made, that lessons-learned enquires are put in place and acted upon, and that trustee responsibilities, risk registers, and other mandatory materials are understood, updated, and trained upon.
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The rationalisation of the committee structure in College. There are now four senior committees (Governance, Finance and Planning, Academic and Fellowships), each chaired by the Master and responsible for deriving, amending, and recommending strategy, policy, and process to Governing Body and for making delegated decisions at a higher level of authority than each college officer. The levels of delegation will be contained in the new by-law and will be consistent with existing financial authority and control instruments which are regularly reviewed. A new committee (House Committee) has been formed to serve as a venue for all staff and students to make proposals for change to our domestic operations. There are four independent subject specific committees that advise the senior committees every year and make recommendations to Governing Body that have a protected status: investments, audit, the pay and conditions of fellows and the pay and condition of staff. All four of these are independently chaired by a trustee or independent member who is not employed by the College and have both a majority and quorum of non-conflicted independent members.
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The drafting of new by-laws updating of our regulations and terms of reference to ensure the College’s instruments of governance reflect policies approved by Governing Body.
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Agreeing with the University Registrar interim arrangements to appoint a commissary during the election of the new Chancellor should the College need to refer a matter to the Visitor, and actively pursuing the idea of there being a panel of commissaries and assessors to whom College can go and an independent selector who would select an appropriate tribunal to act at the request of the University or College.
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Implementing a by-law to provide for mediation of any dispute that may be referred to the Visitor.
Governing Body
The Governing Body determines the strategic direction of the College and regulates its administration and the management of its finances and assets. It ensures decision-making is effective, and that risk assessment and management systems are established and monitored. It meets nine times a year under the chairmanship of the Master and is advised by committees: senior policy-making committees (including Fellowships Committee, Academic Committee, and Finance and Planning Committee) and senior compliance committees (Governance Committee and Standing Committee) which report directly to Governing Body, and ordinary Committees which provide recommendations to Senior Committees.
Recruitment and training of Members of the Governing Body
New members of the Governing Body are recruited through open competition to advertised posts or through promotion. They are elected on the basis of their abilities in teaching, research, or administration. New members of the Governing Body are inducted into the policies and procedures of the College (including those of Governing Body) and into the legal duties of charitable trustees by the Master and other college officers. Training sessions on the duties of charitable trusteeship and developments in charitable law take place throughout the academic year, and all Governing Body members are expected to attend external trustee training and information courses to keep them informed about regulatory requirements and current issues in the sector.
Remuneration of Members of the Governing Body and College Staff
The remuneration of members of the Governing Body is based on the advice of the Fellows’ Remuneration Committee, none of the members of which is in receipt of remuneration from the College. Remuneration for the Master and individual fellows is determined by factors relevant to the nature of their appointment, including University pay scales.
The remuneration of all college staff who are not also members of the Governing Body is set by the Governing Body taking into account recommendations of the Staff and Operations and Finance and Planning committees.
Organisational management
The Governing Body is responsible for all the affairs of the College. It is supported by fifteen committees which report regularly to the Governing Body:
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The Academic Committee develops and oversees the implementation and management of the College’s Academic Policy, covering Admissions and the progression of undergraduates and graduates.
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The Art Committee ensures the status and rotation of the College’s artworks is reviewed and considers proposals for monuments, engravings, and portraits for recommendation to Governing Body.
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The Audit Committee monitors the performance of the Auditors and reviews the annual report of the Auditors, scrutinises the risk register to ensure key risks and identified and that appropriate controls and mitigation are in place; and reviews the adequacy of the insurance arrangements in place for the College.
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The Buildings and Sustainability Committee ensures effective oversight of the College’s estate and capital spending. It advises Governing body on sustainability and oversees the implementation of the College’s Sustainability strategy.
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The Development Committee takes strategic oversight of the College’s fundraising and alumni relations activities, develops and oversees policies and procedures relating to fundraising, undertakes due diligence on donations and gifts, and ensures regulatory issues and compliance obligations are met.
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The Faith and Chaplaincy Committee reviews all matters pertaining to the Chaplain, the chaplaincy, and the practice of any belief, the fabric and use of the chapel, the performance and practicing of music in the Chapel, and all matters related to benefices to which the College has any right of presentation.
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The Fellows Remuneration Committee considers matters relating to the remuneration of the members of Governing Body in their capacity as employees of the College.
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The Fellowships Committee makes recommendations and reports directly to the Governing Body on matters of the fellowship and academic employment in the college more widely.
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The Finance and Planning Committee oversees the financial and operational performance of the College. It develops and reviews future financial plans and budgets, monitors financial performance, and ensures that appropriate financial policies and practices are in place.
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The Governance Committee oversees the effectiveness of the Governing Body and its committee structures, the processes in place to ensure regulatory compliance and for managing risk.
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The House Committee considers proposals and questions relating to the College’s domestic and professional service activities.
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The Investment Committee advises the Governing Body on the College’s investments and monitors the performance of the College’s investment portfolio.
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The Staff Committee makes recommendations to the Governing Body in relation to human resources and operational issues, including remuneration for academic and non-academic staff of the College and organisational effectiveness; it does not advise on the remuneration of academic staff who are also trustees.
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The Tutors’ (Standing) Committee oversees academic discipline and sits to consider complaints and appeals made on academic grounds.
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The Welfare and Equality Committees develop and oversee the College’s policies regarding welfare, equality and diversity, and other related matters.
The College Officers, listed on Page 4, are responsible for the day-to-day running of the College. All major issues which arise are referred to the relevant college committee or directly to the Governing Body.
Group structure and relationships
The College administers many special trusts and funds, as detailed in Notes 20 and 21 to the financial statements.
The College has two wholly owned non-charitable subsidiaries: Pembroke College Enterprises Limited, a company limited by shares, which undertakes the College’s major building works, and Pembroke College Conferences and Events Limited, a company limited by guarantee, which lets College facilities when not required for its own educational purposes. The profits of both subsidiaries are donated to the College under the Gift Aid Scheme.
The College is part of the collegiate University of Oxford. Material interdependencies between the University and the College arise as a consequence of this relationship.
Risk Management
The Governing Body has identified and reviewed the risks to which the College is exposed and is satisfied that there are systems and procedures in place to manage those risks. The Audit Committee reviews the College’s risk management process with individual risks delegated to relevant Committees, and reports to Governance Committee. Where appropriate, the College seeks external advice to support its risk management processes. These include external health and safety audits, a charity audit, compliance checks and the annual financial audit.
The Governing Body has identified a number of critical risk areas and defined for each of these risk areas a risk control process which sets out the level of risk, what the controls are, who is responsible, how frequently the risk should be monitored, and any further actions required. Risks are grouped into six areas outlined below, with each risk reviewed in depth at least once a year by the Governing Body or one of its committees.
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Risks are grouped into six areas.
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Strategic, overseen by the Governing Body, including reputational risk, mishandling of a serious incident, and risks relating to the sustainability of the business model of the College.
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Financial, overseen by the Finance and Planning Committee and Audit Committee, including ineffective financial oversight, inadequate financial controls, a shortfall in conference income, and a failure to raise sufficient funds via fundraising.
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Academic , overseen by the Academic Committee, including failure to attract and retain the best students with appropriate widening participation representation, student health and welfare, and student performance.
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Operational risks, overseen by the Finance and Planning Committee, including risks related to fire, security, business continuity, and breaches in health and safety procedures.
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Human Resources, overseen by the Staff and Operations Committee, including a failure to attract and retain quality staff, and a serious staff incident. Risks related to the remuneration of staff who are also trustees is overseen by the Fellows’ Remuneration Committee which comprises members who are not remunerated by the College.
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Compliance risks, overseen by the Governance Committee, including failure to comply with best practice, law or regulation, including GDPR and Charity Commission regulations.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Charitable Objects and Aims
The College’s objects are to advance education, scholarship and research through the provision of a college in the University of Oxford.
The Governing Body has considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in keeping with its objects, the College’s aims for public benefit are:
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to promote excellence in undergraduate education, including pastoral and academic support.
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to provide pastoral and academic support to graduate students.
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to enable students to study at Oxford University, irrespective of their personal background and financial circumstances.
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to promote excellence in research on the part of the Fellows.
Activities and objectives of the College
The College’s activities are focused on furthering its stated objects and aims for the public benefit.
Public Benefit
The College advances public learning by providing higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate students within Oxford University, and by supporting the pursuit of publicly disseminated research. In 2024/25, the College had 440 undergraduates and visiting students, and 320 graduates. 34 Tutorial and 15 Junior and Senior Research Fellows held contractual obligations to undertake teaching and research. We also had five Advisory Fellows during the year.
The College provides public benefit by offering higher education to its undergraduates, mostly through the tutorial system which provides the opportunity to meet with a tutor on a weekly basis during term time. In addition, the College provides classes, seminars and other forms of teaching, as appropriate, in conjunction with the University's departments. To support student learning, the College also provides the use of the College's library, meeting rooms, auditorium and accommodation. The College actively promotes the wider cultural and social education of its students through music, drama, sports and careers advice.
The College advances research in a range of disciplines by employing academics who have a contractual obligation to undertake published research and providing them with a supportive academic atmosphere, including the provision of research grants, library and computer facilities, office accommodation and meals. The research
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activities of the majority of College Fellows have been audited by the National Research Assessment Exercise; that research is disseminated through published papers, books, websites and lectures. The College supports the research of academics who, at the beginning of their careers, have already shown outstanding promise in their chosen field of research by supporting Junior Research Fellowships. Research is also supported through lectures and the provision of facilities to research centres and programmes.
The College offers undergraduate places on the basis of academic merit. It aims to attract students who are able to benefit the most from an Oxford education regardless of sex, gender, income, ethnic origin, religion, previous education opportunity or disability, and actively works to recruit students from non-traditional backgrounds.
During the 2024/25 academic year, financial support was available to undergraduates from the UK to assist them with the costs of tuition fees and living costs whilst at the College. In addition to student loans, which are available to undergraduates from within the UK, Oxford Bursaries and Crankstart Scholarships are available to undergraduates from lower income households.
Graduates at the College form an important part of the academic community. Every graduate student is assigned a College Graduate Adviser who provides academic and pastoral support. Funding is available for some graduate studies and, for exceptional graduates, there are a number of scholarship funds available, administered by the University, the College or other sources.
The College awards a number of scholarships and exhibitions each year to undergraduates on course, based on their academic performance. In 2024/25, 119 scholarships and exhibitions were awarded to undergraduates and 20 graduates held College scholarships. In addition, a number of additional academic prizes are available to undergraduates and graduates at the College that are awarded on the basis of academic excellence. These scholarships, exhibitions and prizes serve further to encourage academic endeavour at the College. The College also provides travel grants to meet costs involved in undertaking research.
The Governing Body has considered the processes in place during the financial year ended 31 July 2025. It is satisfied that, with regard to public and publicly accountable funds received from the University of Oxford (out of grants from UK Research and Innovation, other agencies and student fees) for the year ended 31 July 2025, the arrangements for achieving economy, efficiency, effectiveness and value for money were appropriate. In making this confirmation, members of the Governing Body are cognisant of their obligations as charity trustees to ensure that funds are correctly applied in line with the objects of the College.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
In June 2025, the College publicly launched its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date: Imagine Pembroke. The College shared its plans for Pembroke’s future with its community. Inspired by the achievements of Pembrokians past and present, the College’s vision is to secure an environment where future generations are supported, equipped and inspired to make meaningful contributions in pursuit of the common good. We want to see Pembroke thrive as a global community with global impact.
During 2024/25, outstanding results were achieved by the College’s students in their final exams and our research centres and community of independent researchers continued to flourish. In the Trinity Term exams, 55 undergraduates achieved a First-Class degree and 47 an Upper Second-Class degree. Combined with a number of prestigious University prizes across a wide range of subjects, this represents another excellent year for the College. At the same time, Pembroke students have taken full advantage of the range of opportunities available to them, both within and external to the College, nationally and internationally to broaden their experiences and development alongside their studies. Thanks to the generosity of its donors, the College was also able to award a number of extraordinary internship and travel opportunities to its students.
Recognising that every effort must be made to attract the very best talent to the College, Pembroke continues to focus on its Outreach and Access activities. Through its Access Fellow, Pembroke is now widely acknowledged as a significant contributor to the OxNet Academic Access Programme, the results of which are now becoming
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encouraging. Over the past three years, 9.6% of our new freshers have arrived at Pembroke from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds[1] and 12.5% from areas with low progression to higher education[2] .
During the year, construction work was completed on the remodelling of staircases 13-15 in North Quad to provide 17 high-quality study bedrooms for undergraduate students and the Old Quad refurbishment project continued, concentrating on staircase 7 in the year.
As part of our plans to decarbonise the site, the gas boilers in the Main Site dining hall and the older part of the Geoffrey Arthur Building (GAB), serving 99 student accommodation, were removed and replaced by Air Source Heat Pumps, reducing the College’s operational carbon emissions by 24%. In addition, a further project began to decarbonise the Rokos quad.
Further information about the College’s achievements and performance over the past year can be obtained from the Pembroke Record, which is available directly from the College.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
These financial statements present the accounts of Pembroke College and its subsidiaries and include all operational income and expenditure, donations and investment income and all the assets and liabilities of the College.
Overall, net income/(expenditure) before investment and other gains/losses was £3,853k in 2024/25 compared to £5,216k in 2023/24.
After investment gains of £10,749k (2024: £10,978k), net income amounted to £14,602k (2024: 16,194k). As a result, the total funds of the College and its subsidiaries increased in the year to £175,557k on 31 July 2025 from £160,955k on 31 July 2024.
Total income amounted to £22,368k (£21,711k in 2023/24) an increase of £657k in 2024/25 compared to the previous year. Donations of £4,355k in 2024/25 (£3,754k in 2023/24), included a generous donation of £1,500k for the refurbishment of Old Quad, which was partially spent in the year on the major refurbishment of staircase 7. Teaching, research and residential income increased from £10,116k in 2023/24 to £11,085k in 2024/25, this was mainly due to an increase in funding received for our research programmes (£572k) and annual inflationary increases on fees as set out by the University. Trading conference income increased marginally to £1,355k (2024: £1,245k). Investment income rose in the year to £5,181k (2024: £5,138k).
Total expenditure on charitable activities increased to £16,053k (2024: £14,334k). This increased expenditure reflects a return to expected levels, as the prior year included a decrease in the pension provision of £2,176k. Excluding the impact of the pension provision, expenditure in this area was slightly lower partly due to lower research programme staff costs and also the reduction of utility prices in the year.
As reported in Note 24 to the financial statements, the valuation for USS and OSPS no longer reported a deficit after September 2023. This resulted in an adjustment in expenditure of £(2,176)k in 2023/24, £nil provision was required in 2024/25 in line with the new contribution schedule which took effect in 1[st] October 2023. The College monitors discussions regarding contributions carefully, particularly with regard to USS.
The total declared value for insurance purposes of the College’s real estate amounts to £218,000k.
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Going Concern
The Governing Body has assessed the College’s ability to continue as a going concern. It has considered several factors in forming its conclusion as to whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate when preparing these financial statements, including a review of updated forecasts and cash flows to 31[st] July 2027, a consideration of key risks that could impact the College and the latest available management information.
1 ACORN categories 4 and 5 2 POLAR quintiles 1&2
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The freezing of undergraduate fees in recent years, cost inflation, and the need to invest significantly in the estate continues to put pressure on operational results, however the College’s statutory result, net income before gains, is £3,853k and it is predicted that the College will have similar results in the years to come based on the continued success of our fundraising.
The Governing Body is satisfied that it continues to have sufficient cash resources to fund its operations throughout this period, and beyond.
Having regard to the above, the Governing Body is satisfied that there are no material uncertainties around the decision to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
Reserves policy
Total funds of the College and its subsidiaries, including long-term investments, at the year-end amounted to £175,557k (2024: £160,955k). Endowment funds equated to £85,547k (2024: £78,925k), of which £62,612k (2024: £57,512k) is permanent endowment and £22,935k (2024: £21,413k) is expendable endowment. In addition, total restricted funds amount to £13,136k (2024: £11,350k).
The College’s unrestricted funds at the year-end amounted to £76,874k (2024: £70,680k). After deducting an amount of £26,741k (2024: £25,625k) for the book value of fixed assets, the free reserves amount to a £50,132k (2024: £45,055k). The Governing Body is satisfied that the College has sufficient liquidity at the year end, amounting in total to £38,321k (2024: £33,759k).
The College’s reserves policy is to maintain sufficient free reserves so as to enable it to meet its short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall or unexpected increase in costs.
The free reserve amount ensures the College is able to meet its short-term financial obligations; enable the College to be managed efficiently, and to provide a buffer that would ensure uninterrupted services without drawing from its endowment over and above its drawdown policy.
Investment policy, objectives and performance
The College’s investment objectives are to balance current and future needs by:
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maintaining (at least) the value of the investments in real terms;
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producing a consistent and sustainable amount to support expenditure; and
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delivering these objectives within acceptable levels of risk.
To meet these objectives, the College’s investments are managed on a total return basis, maintaining diversification across a range of asset classes in order to produce an appropriate balance between risk and return. In line with this approach, the College statutes allow the College to invest with the objective of maximising the total return and to make available for expenditure each year an appropriate proportion of the unapplied total return (see below).
The investment strategy, policy and performance are monitored by the Investment Committee which reports directly to the Governing Body. At the year end, the College’s long-term investments, combining the securities and property investments, totalled £158,090k (2024: £146,861k). The annualised total investment return was 10.36% on the weighted average investment portfolio available over the year, compared to the College’s strategic benchmark return of 7.80% (CPI+ 4%).
The carrying value of the preserved permanent capital and the amount of any unapplied total return available for expenditure was taken as the open market values of these funds as at 31 July 2002 together with the original gift value of all subsequent endowment received.
Under the total return accounting basis, it is the Governing Body’s policy to draw down as income up to 3.5% (plus costs) of the value of the relevant investments. However, to smooth and moderate the amounts withdrawn this is calculated on the average of the year end values in each of the last three years.
In line with this policy, the equivalent of 3.5% of the average three-year end opening value of the property, securities and other investments, was drawn down as income on the total return basis in the year. The Governing Body will keep the level drawn down under review to balance the current and future needs and interests of the College.
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Fundraising
Pembroke College is committed to best practice in relation to all fundraising activities. The Development Fellow co-ordinates fundraising activities, and reports to the Development Committee. Pembroke College is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. The College has protocols and procedures to ensure that all College fundraising is open, honest and respectful, and that it adheres to legal and fundraising guidelines, including in dealing with vulnerable individuals. The College does not engage any professional third parties to carry out fundraising activities on its behalf.
In the year the College did not receive any complaints in respect to fundraising practices.
FUTURE PLANS
As referenced earlier, during 2024/25 the College launched a major new capital and endowment fundraising campaign, Imagine Pembroke . This seeks to secure a significant level of funds over the next few years to realise Pembroke’s ambition to become the College of choice in the world’s greatest university.
During 2025/26, the Governing Body will continue to implement its strategic plan, covering the period from 2025-2034. The plan reconfirms the College’s commitment to the current tutorial system and emphasises the need to permanently fund the fellowship through increasing the long-term investments. The strategy commits to further augmenting the student experience with enhanced student support and increased possibilities to participate in internships, exchange schemes and career mentoring.
In 2025/26, the College will continue the major initiative to refurbish Old Quad, the SCR Staircase, and Broadgates Hall. Looking forward, the College hopes to replace the ageing McGowin Library with a ‘state of the art’ Research & Study Centre incorporating: an undergraduate library; a graduate study centre; housing for Research Programmes; a rare books’ room; an innovation centre; and an exhibition space.
The College will continue to support its research-led teaching as well as to invest in our flourishing research centres and community of independent researchers. Widening participation will remain centre stage via OxNet, a networked approach to access and outreach work, delivering academically intensive programmes to Sixth Form students which aim to inspire and challenge those who take part, particularly those from disadvantaged and non-traditional university application backgrounds.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES
The Governing Body is responsible for preparing the Report of the Governing Body and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Charity law requires the Governing Body to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Governing Body have prepared the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards) and applicable law, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
Under charity law the Governing Body must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the College and of its net incoming or outgoing resources for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Governing Body is required to:
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select the most suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards, including FRS 102, have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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state whether a Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applies and has been followed, subject to any material departures which are explained in the financial statements.
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prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the College will continue to operate.
The Governing Body is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the College’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the College and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also
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responsible for safeguarding the assets of the College and ensuring their proper application under charity law and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Governing Body on and signed on its behalf by:
Sir Ernest Ryder Master
Date: 3rd December 2025
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Auditor’s Report Year ended 31 July 2025
Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of Pembroke College
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Pembroke College (the ‘parent charity’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 July 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and College Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102; The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and College’s affairs as at 31 July 2025 and of the group’s incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and;
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the audit of financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained in the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
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misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the Report of the Governing Body is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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the parent charity has not kept sufficient accounting records; or
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the parent charity’s financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 18, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group’s and College’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or parent charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK) we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the group and the parent charity’s internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit report.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are: to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the charity.
Our approach was as follows:
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We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the charity and considered that the most significant are the Charities Act 2011, the Charity SORP, and UK financial reporting standards as issued by the Financial Reporting Council.
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We obtained an understanding of how the charity complies with these requirements by discussions with management and those charged with governance.
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We assessed the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, including the risk of material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur, by holding discussions with management and those charged with governance.
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We inquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of noncompliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations.
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- Based on this understanding, we designed specific appropriate audit procedures to identify instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. This included making enquiries of management and those charged with governance and obtaining additional corroborative evidence as required.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
Use of this report
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Moore Kingston Smith LLP, Statutory Auditor 6th Floor 9 Appold Stret London EC2A 2AP
Date:
Moore Kingston Smith LLP is eligible to act as auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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PEMBROKE COLLEGE Statement of Accounting Policies Year ended 31 July 2025
1. Scope of the financial statements
The financial statements present the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA), the Consolidated and College Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement of Cash Flows comprising the consolidation of the College and with its wholly owned subsidiaries Pembroke College Enterprises Limited and Pembroke College Conference and Events Limited. The subsidiaries have been consolidated from the date of their formation being the date from which the College has exercised control through voting rights in the subsidiaries. No separate SOFA has been presented for the College alone as permitted by the Charity Commission on a concessionary basis for the filing of consolidated financial statements. A summary of the results and financial position of the charity and each of its material subsidiaries for the reporting year are in note 14.
2. Basis of accounting
The College’s individual and consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards, in particular ‘FRS 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (FRS 102).
The College is a public benefit entity for the purposes of FRS 102 and a registered charity. The College has therefore also prepared its individual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with ‘The Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with FRS 102’ (The Charities SORP (FRS 102)).
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the previous Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities which was effective from 1 April 2005 but which has since been withdrawn.
The Governing Body has assessed the College’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Governing Body has considered several factors when forming its conclusion as to whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate when preparing these financial statements, including a review of updated forecasts and cash flows to 31[st] July 2027, a consideration of key risks, that could impact on the College and the latest available management information. Having regard to the above, the Governing Body is satisfied that there are no material uncertainties around the decision to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the measurement of investments and certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value with movements in value reported within the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA). The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below and have been applied consistently throughout the year.
3. Accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty
In preparing financial statements, it is necessary to make certain judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The following judgements and estimates are considered by the Governing Body to have most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
The Governing Body, in applying the accounting policies, have included an estimate (for 2025 this is £nil) for the College’s share of the USS and OSPS pension scheme liabilities in relation to funding past service deficits – this involves a number of estimates as disclosed in note 24.
The College includes an estimate of the useful economic life of its buildings. This is re-assessed annually. Leases on equipment are classified as either operating or finance leases which require an evaluation of the terms and conditions of each lease to determine whether the College retains or acquires the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the leased assets and as a result recognises an asset and a liability for future payments relating to the capital element of the lease in the balance sheet.
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The College carries investment property at fair value in the balance sheet, with changes in fair value being recognised in the income and expenditure section of the SOFA. Independent valuations are obtained to determine fair value at the balance sheet date – this involves a number of estimates.
4. Income recognition
All income is recognised once the College has entitlement to the income, the economic benefit is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.
a. Income from fees, the Office for Students (formerly known as HEFCE) support and other charges for services
Fees receivable, less any scholarships, bursaries or other allowances granted from the College unrestricted funds, the Office for Students support and charges for services and use of the premises are recognised in the period in which the related service is provided.
b. Income from donations, grants and legacies
Donations and grants that do not impose specific future performance-related or other specific conditions are recognised on the date on which the charity has entitlement to the resource, the amount can be reliably measured and the economic benefit to the College of the donation or grant is probable. Donations and grants subject to performance-related conditions are recognised as and when those conditions are met. Donations and grants subject to other specific conditions are recognised as those conditions are met or their fulfilment is wholly within the control of the College and it is probable that the specified conditions will be met.
Legacies are recognised following grant of probate and once the College has received sufficient information from the executor(s) of the deceased’s estate to be satisfied that the gift can be reliably measured and that the economic benefit to the College is probable.
Donations, grants and legacies accruing for the general purposes of the College are credited to unrestricted funds.
Donations, grants and legacies which are subject to conditions as to their use imposed by the donor or set by the terms of an appeal are credited to the relevant restricted fund or, where the donation, grant or legacy is required to be held as capital, to the endowment funds. Where donations are received in kind (as distinct from cash or other monetary assets), they are measured at the fair value of those assets at the date of the gift.
c. Investment income
Interest on bank balances is accounted for on an accrual basis with interest recognised in the period to which the interest relates.
Income from fixed interest debt securities is recognised using the effective interest rate method.
Dividend income and similar distributions are recognised on the date the share interest becomes exdividend or when the right to the dividend can be established.
Income from investment properties is recognised in the period to which the rental income relates.
5. Expenditure
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. A liability and related expenditure is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation commits the College to expenditure that will probably require settlement, the amount of which can be reliably measured or estimated.
Grants awarded that are not performance-related are charged as an expense as soon as a legal or constructive obligation for their payment arises. Grants subject to performance-related conditions are expensed as the specified conditions of the grant are met.
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All expenditure including support costs and governance costs are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure categories in the Statement of Financial Activities (the SOFA).
Support costs which includes governance costs (costs of complying with constitutional and statutory requirements) and other indirect expenditure are apportioned to expenditure categories in the SOFA based on the estimated amount attributable to that activity in the year, either by reference to staff time or the use made of the underlying assets, as appropriate. Irrecoverable VAT is included with the item of expenditure to which it relates.
Grants awarded are expensed as soon as they become legal or operational commitments.
Intra-group sales and charges between the College and its subsidiaries are excluded from trading income and expenditure in the consolidated financial statements.
6. Leases
Leases of assets that transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. The costs of the assets held under finance leases are included within fixed assets and depreciation is charged over the shorter of the lease term and the assets’ useful lives. Assets are assessed for impairment at each reporting date. The corresponding capital obligations under these leases are shown as liabilities and recognised at the lower of the fair value of the leased assets and the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between capital repayment and finance charges in the SOFA so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Leases that do not transfer all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as operating leases. Rentals payable under operating leases are charged in the SOFA on a straight line basis over the relevant lease terms. Any lease incentives are recognised over the lease term on a straight line basis.
7. Tangible fixed assets
Land is stated at cost. Buildings and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Expenditure on the acquisition or enhancement of land and on the acquisition, construction and enhancement of buildings which is directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use and amounting to more than £5,000 together with expenditure on equipment costing more than £5,000 is capitalised.
Where a part of a building or equipment is replaced and the costs capitalised, the carrying value of those parts replaced is derecognised and expensed in the SOFA.
Other expenditure on equipment incurred in the normal day-to-day running of the College and its subsidiaries is charged to the SOFA as incurred.
8. Depreciation
Depreciation is provided to write off the cost of all tangible fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, in equal annual instalments over their expected useful economic lives as follows:
Freehold properties, including major extensions 50 years Building improvements 10 - 30 years Plant and machinery 15 years Equipment 5 - 15 years
Freehold land is not depreciated. The cost of maintenance is charged in the SOFA in the period in which it is incurred.
At the end of each reporting period, the residual values and useful lives of assets are reviewed and adjusted if necessary. In addition, if events or change in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable then the carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment.
9. Heritage Assets
The College has no assets which it considers should be classified as Heritage Assets.
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10. Investments
Investment properties are initially recognised at their cost and subsequently measured at their fair value (market value) at each reporting date. Purchases and sales of investment properties are recognised on exchange of contracts.
Listed investments are initially measured at their cost and subsequently measured at their fair value at each reporting date. Fair value is based on their quoted price at the balance sheet date without deduction of the estimated future selling costs.
Investments such as hedge funds and private equity funds which have no readily identifiable market value are initially measured at their costs and subsequently measured at their fair value at each reporting date without deduction of the estimated future selling costs. Fair value is based on the most recent valuations available from their respective fund managers.
Changes in fair value and gains and losses arising on the disposal of investments are credited or charged to the income or expenditure section of the SOFA as ‘gains or losses on investments’ and are allocated to the fund holding or disposing of the relevant investment.
11. Other financial instruments
a. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash at banks and in hand and short term deposits with a maturity date of three months or less.
b. Debtors and creditors
Debtors and creditors receivable or payable within one year and Fellows’ Loans payable out with one year of the reporting date are carried at their transaction price.
12. Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, cost being the purchase price on a first in, first out basis.
13. Foreign currencies
The functional and presentation currency of the College and its subsidiaries is the pound sterling.
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies during the year are translated into pounds sterling using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into pounds sterling at the rates applying at the reporting date.
Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the exchange rates at the reporting date are recognised in the income and expenditure section of the SOFA.
14. Total return investment accounting
The College statutes authorise the College to adopt a ‘total return’ basis for the investment of its permanent endowment. The College can invest its permanent endowments without regard to the capital/income distinctions of standard trust law and with discretion to apply any part of the accumulated total return on the investment as income for spending each year. Until this power is exercised, the total return is accumulated as a component of the endowment known as the unapplied total return that can be either retained for investment or released to income at the discretion of the Governing Body.
15. Fund accounting
The total funds of the College and its subsidiaries are allocated to unrestricted, restricted or endowment funds based on the terms set by the donors or set by the terms of an appeal. Endowment funds are further sub-divided into permanent and expendable.
Unrestricted funds can be used in furtherance of the objects of the College at the discretion of the Governing Body. The Governing Body may decide that part of the unrestricted funds shall be used in future for a specific purpose and this will be accounted for by transfers to appropriate designated funds.
Restricted funds comprise gifts, legacies and grants where the donor has specified that the funds are to be used for particular purposes of the College. They consist of either gifts where the donor has specified that
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both the capital and any income arising must be used for the purposes given or the income on gifts where the donor has required that the capital be maintained and the income used for specific purposes.
Permanent endowment funds arise where donors specify that the funds should be retained as capital for the permanent benefit of the College. Any part of the total return arising from the capital that is allocated to income will be accounted for as unrestricted funds unless the donor has placed restrictions on the use of that income, in which case it will be accounted for as a restricted fund.
Expendable endowment funds are similar to permanent endowment in that they have been given, or the College has determined based on the circumstances that they have been given, for the long term benefit of the College. However, the Governing Body may at their discretion determine to spend all or part of the capital.
16. Pension costs
The College participates in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS). These schemes are hybrid pension schemes, providing both defined benefits and benefits based on defined contributions. The assets of each scheme are held in a separate trustee-administered funds.
Due to the mutual nature of the schemes, the assets are not attributed to individual employers, and scheme-wide contribution rates are set. As a result, the College is exposed to actuarial risks arising from employees of other employers and is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the schemes on a consistent and reasonable basis.
In accordance with Section 28 of FRS 102 ‘Employee Benefits’, the College therefore accounts for the schemes as if they were wholly defined contribution schemes. Consequently, the amount charged to the income and expenditure account represents the contributions payable to each scheme.
Where a scheme valuation determines that the scheme is in deficit on a ‘technical provisions’ basis (as was the case following the 2020 USS valuation), the scheme’s Trustee must agree a Recovery Plan that sets out how each participating employer will fund an overall deficit. The College recognises a liability for the contributions payable under such an agreement (to the extent that they relate to the deficit) with related expenses being recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.
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Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 July 2025
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowed 2025 2024
Funds Funds Funds Total Total
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Charitable activities:
Teaching, research and residential 1 9,395 1,690 - 11,085 10,116
Other Trading Income 3 1,359 - - 1,359 1,056
Donations and legacies 2 626 2,721 1,008 4,355 3,754
Investments
Investment income 4 2,198 332 2,651 5,181 5,138
Total return allocated to income 15 1,098 1,740 (2,838) - -
Other income 5 4 384 - 388 1,647
Total income 14,680 6,867 821 22,368 21,711
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities:
Teaching, research and residential 12,419 3,634 - 16,053 14,334
Generating funds:
Fundraising 578 150 - 728 642
Trading expenditure 1,012 - - 1,012 894
Investment management costs 296 48 378 722 625
Total Expenditure 6 14,305 3,832 378 18,515 16,495
Net Income/(Expenditure) before gains 375 3,035 443 3,853 5,216
Net gains/(losses) on investments 12, 13 4,569 - 6,180 10,749 10,978
Net Income/(Expenditure) 4,944 3,035 6,623 14,602 16,194
Transfers between funds 20 1,250 (1,249) (1) - -
Net movement in funds for the year 6,194 1,786 6,622 14,602 16,194
Fund balances brought forward 20 70,680 11,350 78,925 160,955 144,761
Funds carried forward 20 76,874 13,136 85,547 175,557 160,955
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Prior year comparative SOFA Is shown in note 34
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Pembroke College Consolidated and College Balance Sheets As at 31 July 2025
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2025 2024 2025 2024
Group Group College College
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 51,732 50,616 52,172 51,047
Property investments 12 8,555 7,220 8,555 7,220
Other Investments 13 149,535 139,641 149,535 139,641
Total Fixed Assets 209,822 197,477 210,262 197,908
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 220 234 220 234
Debtors 16 3,055 1,988 2,932 1,668
Investments 1,735 1,474 1,735 1,473
Cash at bank and in hand 4,499 2,997 4,387 2,894
Total Current Assets 9,509 6,693 9,274 6,269
LIABILITIES
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 17 3,672 3,115 3,433 2,688
NET CURRENT ASSETS 5,837 3,578 5,841 3,581
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 215,659 201,055 216,103 201,489
CREDITORS: falling due after more than one year 18 40,102 40,100 40,102 40,100
NET ASSETS BEFORE PENSION ASSET OR LIABILITY 175,557 160,955 176,001 161,389
Defined benefit pension scheme liability 24 - - - -
TOTAL NET ASSETS 175,557 160,955 176,001 161,389
FUNDS OF THE COLLEGE
Endowment funds 85,547 78,925 85,547 78,925
Restricted funds 13,136 11,350 13,136 11,350
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds 63,888 59,352 63,888 59,352
General funds 12,986 11,328 13,430 11,761
Pension reserve 24 - - - -
175,557 160,955 176,001 161,388
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The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Governing Body of Pembroke College on 3rd December 2025
Master: Sir E. Ryder
Trustee: Prof. A Ezrachi
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows For the year ended 31 July 2025
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restated
2025 2024
Notes £'000 £'000
Net cash provided/ (used in) operating activities 27 (477) (325)
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 5,181 5,138
Finance costs paid in relation to Investments (482) (454)
Donation of investment property (160) -
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (2,987) (6,305)
Proceeds from sale of investments/reinvested income 528 (267)
Purchase of investments (848) (1,697)
Net reduction to current asset investments (261) 4,035
Net cash used in investing activities 971 450
Cash flows from financing activities
Receipt of endowment 1,008 150
Net cash provided used in financing activities 1,008 150
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period 1,502 275
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
reporting period 2,997 2,722
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting
period 4,499 2,997
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Pembroke College Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
| 1 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Teaching, Research and Residential Unrestricted funds Tuition fees - UK and EU students Tuition fees - Overseas students Other fees Other Office for Students support Other academic income College residential income Restricted funds Other academic income Total Teaching, Research and Residential Total income from charitable activities |
2025 £'000 1,672 1,751 725 130 470 4,647 9,395 1,690 1,690 11,085 11,085 |
2024 £'000 1,674 1,602 630 134 433 4,525 8,998 1,118 1,118 10,116 10,116 |
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The above analysis includes £3553k received from Oxford University from publicly accountable funds under the CFF Scheme (2024: £3400k).
| DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Donations and Legacies Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowed funds |
2025 £'000 626 2,721 1,008 4,355 |
2024 £'000 2,204 1,400 150 3,754 |
|---|---|---|
2 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
The College use a legacy pipeline to record those legacies that are known to the College but do not yet fulfil the criteria for income recognition. At 31 July 2025, the value of the legacy pipeline was £371k (2024: £491k).
| 3 INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES Subsidiary company trading income Other trading income 4 INVESTMENT INCOME Unrestricted funds Commercial rent Equity dividends Other investment income Bank interest Other interest Restricted funds Equity dividends Bank interest Endowed funds Commercial rent Equity dividends Bank interest Total Investment income 5 OTHER INCOME Income -Employment allowance HMRC Government Funding (Low Carbon Skills Fund) |
2025 £'000 1,355 4 1,359 2025 £'000 88 1,915 (21) 216 - 2,198 315 17 332 266 2,130 255 2,651 5,181 2025 £'000 4 384 388 |
2024 £'000 1,245 (189) 1,056 2024 £'000 89 1,638 139 441 1 2,308 293 33 326 271 1,983 250 2,504 5,138 2024 £'000 - 1,647 1,647 |
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| 6 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE Charitable expenditure Direct staff costs allocated to: Teaching, research and residential Other direct costs allocated to: Teaching, research and residential Support and governance costs allocated to: Teaching, research and residential Total charitable expenditure Expenditure on raising funds Direct staff costs allocated to: Fundraising Trading expenditure Investment management costs Other direct costs allocated to: Fundraising Trading expenditure Investment management costs Support and governance costs allocated to: Fundraising Trading expenditure Investment management costs Total expenditure on raising funds Total expenditure |
2025 £'000 7,232 4,490 4,331 16,053 353 388 - 303 205 1 72 419 721 2,462 18,515 |
2024 £'000 6,973 5,107 2,254 14,334 282 321 - 285 197 1 75 376 624 2,161 16,495 |
|---|---|---|
The 2025 resources expended of £18,515k represented £14,305k (2024: £12,132k) from unrestricted funds, £3,832k (2024: £4,027k) from restricted funds and £378k (2024: £336k) from endowed funds.
The College is liable to be assessed for Contribution under the provisions of Statute XV of the University of Oxford. The Contribution Fund is used to make grants and loans to colleges on the basis of need. Contributions are calculated annually in accordance with regulations made by the Council of the University of Oxford. No College contribution was payable in the financial year (2024 - £0k)
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7 ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT AND GOVERNANCE COSTS
| Financial administration Domestic administration Human resources IT Depreciation Write off of fixed assets Bank interest payable Other finance charges Investment management costs Governance costs Financial administration Domestic administration Human resources IT Depreciation Write off of fixed assets Bank interest payable Other finance charges (including pension provision movement) Investment management costs Governance costs |
Generating Funds £'000 260 112 - 23 94 - - - 722 1 1,212 Generating Funds £'000 283 64 - 18 84 - - - 624 2 1,075 |
Teaching and Research £'000 522 263 240 283 1,776 - 1,164 44 - 39 4,331 Teaching and Research £'000 619 169 214 282 1,588 316 1,164 (2,134) - 36 2,254 |
2025 Total £'000 782 375 240 306 1,870 - 1,164 44 722 40 5,543 2024 Total £'000 902 233 214 300 1,672 316 1,164 (2,134) 624 38 3,329 |
|---|---|---|---|
Financial and domestic administration, IT, human resources and governance costs are attributed according to the estimated staff time spent on each activity. Depreciation costs and profit or loss on disposal of fixed assets are attributed according to the use made of the underlying assets. Interest and other finance charges are attributed according to the purpose of the related financing.
| Governance costs comprise: Auditor's remuneration - audit services Auditor's remuneration - tax advisory services Other governance costs |
2025 £'000 34 5 1 40 |
2024 £'000 30 5 3 38 |
|---|---|---|
No amount has been included in governance costs for the direct employment costs or reimbursed expenses of the College Fellows on the basis that these payments relate to the Fellows involvement in the College's charitable activities. Details of the remuneration of the Fellows and their reimbursed expenses are included as a separate note within these financial statements.
| 8 GRANTS AND AWARDS Unrestricted funds Grants to individuals: Scholarships, prizes and grants Bursaries and hardship awards Total unrestricted Restricted funds Grants to individuals: Scholarships, prizes and grants Bursaries and hardship awards Total restricted Total grants and awards During the year the College funded research awards and bursaries to students from its restricted and unrestricted fund as follows: |
2025 £'000 131 98 229 235 22 257 486 |
2024 £'000 190 73 263 268 5 273 536 |
|---|---|---|
The figure included above represents the cost to the College of the Oxford Bursary scheme. Students of this college received £342k (2024: £330k).Some of those students also received fee waivers amounting to £3k (2024: £3k).
The above costs are included within the charitable expenditure on Teaching and Research. No grants to other institutions were paid.
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9 STAFF COSTS
| The aggregate staff costs for the year were as follows. Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs: Defined benefit schemes Other benefits The average number of employees of the College, excluding Trustees, on a full time equivalent basis was as follows. Tuition and research College residential Fundraising Support Total The average number of employees of the College, excluding Trustees, on an actual basis was as follows. Tuition and research College residential Fundraising Support Total The average number of employed College Trustees during the year was as follows. University Lecturers CUF Lecturers Other teaching and research Other Total |
2025 £'000 7,402 748 916 245 9,311 53 81 7 16 157 94 91 7 38 230 26 5 2 5 38 |
2024 £'000 6,902 619 (1,190) 218 6,549 58 78 4 26 166 98 87 4 30 219 26 5 2 6 39 |
|---|---|---|
Redundancy payments are accounted for in the period in which the employee was informed of the decision. There was no redundancy payments made in the year (None in 2024). There was one termination payment of £120k in the year ( 2024:£0k).
The following information relates to the employees of the College excluding the College Trustees. Details of the remuneration and reimbursed expenses of the College Trustees is included as a separate note in these financial statements.
The number of employees (excluding the College Trustees) during the year whose gross pay and benefits (excluding employer NI and pension contributions) greater than £60K:
| £60,001-£70,000 £70,001-£80,001 Total The number of the above employees with retirement benefits accruing was as follows: In defined benefits schemes |
1 1 4 3 5 4 5 4 |
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10 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| Group Cost At start of year Additions Transfers Disposals At end of year Depreciation and impairment At start of year Depreciation charge for the year Depreciation on disposals Impairment At end of year Net book value At end of year At start of year College Cost At start of year Additions Transfers Disposals At end of year Depreciation and impairment At start of year Charge for the year On disposals Impairment At end of year Net book value At end of year At start of year |
Assets Under Construction £'000 5,976 2,134 (5,403) - 2,707 - - - - - 2,707 5,976 Assets Under Construction £'000 6,020 2,144 (5,457) - 2,707 - - - - - 2,707 6,020 |
Freehold land and buildings £'000 57,507 324 5,337 - 63,168 14,831 1,397 - - 16,228 46,940 42,676 Freehold land and buildings £'000 57,882 324 5,391 - 63,597 14,831 1,397 - - 16,228 47,369 43,051 |
Plant and machinery £'000 2,674 299 18 - 2,991 2,044 183 - - 2,227 764 630 Plant and machinery £'000 2,674 299 18 2,991 2,044 183 - - 2,227 764 630 |
Fixtures, fittings and equipment £'000 3,712 230 48 (525) 3,465 2,378 291 (525) - 2,144 1,321 1,334 Fixtures, fittings and equipment £'000 3,723 230 48 (525) 3,476 2,378 291 (525) - 2,144 1,332 1,346 |
Total £'000 69,869 2,987 - (525) 72,331 19,253 1,871 (525) - 20,599 51,732 50,616 Total £'000 70,299 2,997 - (525) 72,771 19,253 1,871 (525) - 20,599 52,172 51,047 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The College has substantial long-held historic assets all of which are used in the course of the College’s teaching and research activities. These comprise listed buildings on the College site, together with their contents comprising works of art, ancient books and manuscripts and other treasured artefacts. Because of their age and, in many cases, unique nature, reliable historical cost information is not available for these assets and could not be obtained except at disproportionate expense. However, in the opinion of the Trustees the depreciated historical cost of these assets is now immaterial.
11 HERITAGE ASSETS
College and Group
The College does not hold any heritage assets at 31 July 2025 (2024 - Nil)
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12 PROPERTY INVESTMENTS
| Group Valuation at start of year Additions and improvements at cost Revaluation gains/(losses) in the year Valuation at end of year College Valuation at start of year Additions and improvements at cost Revaluation gains/(losses) in the year Valuation at end of year |
Commercial £'000 7,220 160 1,175 8,555 Commercial £'000 7,220 160 1,175 8,555 |
2025 Total £'000 7,220 160 1,175 8,555 2025 Total £'000 7,220 160 1,175 8,555 |
2024 Total £'000 7,425 - (205) 7,220 2024 Total £'000 7,425 - (205) 7,220 |
|---|---|---|---|
In the year, the College received a donation of an investment property valued at £160k. A formal valuation as at 31 July 2025, by Bidwells, for one of the investment properties, resulted in an increase of £1,305k. A formal valuation of other commercial properties was prepared by Cluttons as at 31 July 2023. An informal valuation of those remaining properties as at 31 July 2025 has resulted in a valuation decrease of £(130)k.
13 OTHER INVESTMENTS
All investments are held at fair value.
| Group investments Valuation at start of year New money invested Amounts withdrawn Reinvested income Increase/ (decrease) in value of investments Group investments at end of year Investment in subsidiaries College investments at end of year Group investments comprise: Equity investments Global multi-asset funds Fixed term deposits and cash Total group investments |
Held outside the UK £'000 - 9,085 - 9,085 |
Held in the UK £'000 259 132,725 7,466 140,450 |
2025 Total £'000 259 141,810 7,466 149,535 |
Held outside the UK £'000 - 9,585 - 9,585 |
2025 £'000 139,641 848 (957) 429 9,574 149,535 - 149,535 Held in the UK £'000 474 122,373 7,209 130,056 |
2024 £'000 126,494 1,697 (721) 988 11,183 139,641 - 139,641 2024 Total £'000 474 131,958 7,209 139,641 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The commitment in relation to Hamilton Lane at 31/07/2025 was £210k ( 2024: £314k). The College held £1,502k ( 2024: £1,021k) of Private Credit in Brown Advisory in the year.
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14
The College wholly owns both, Pembroke College Conference and Events (PCCE), a company limited by guarantee which provides conference and other event services on the College premises, and 100% of the issued share capital in Pembroke College Enterprises Limited (PCEL), a company providing design and build construction services to the College. PCCE and PCEL both have their registered office at New Kings Court, Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 3LG. Their company registration numbers are PCCE - 7665202 and PCEL - 5174033.
The results and their assets and liabilities of the parent and subsidiaries at the year end were as follows.
| Income Expenditure Donation to College under gift aid Result for the year Total assets Total liabilities Net funds at the end of year |
£'000 33,117 (18,515) - 14,602 219,536 (43,535) 176,001 Parent College |
£'000 558 (543) (14) - 222 (222) - Pembroke College Enterprises Limited |
£'000 1,355 (1,017) (338) - 479 (479) - Pembroke College Conferences and Events |
|---|---|---|---|
During the year an amount of £1,020k (2024: £894k) was paid by PCCE to College in respect of costs incurred by the College on behalf of the subsidiary including staff costs, catering costs and a share of other running costs and overheads. At the year end, a balance of £293k (2024: £195k) was owed by PCCE to Pembroke College. At the year end, a balance of £172k was owed by College to PCEL (2024: £238k). During the year income received by PCEL of £527k (2024: £2,980K) was derived from the College.
Prior year comparative of this note is shown in note 34.
15 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN
The Trustees have adopted a duly authorised policy of total return accounting for the College investment returns with effect from 1 August 2010. The investment return to be applied as income is calculated as 3.5% (2022: 3.5%) of the average of the year-end values of the relevant investments in each of the last 3 years. The preserved (frozen) value of the invested endowment capital represents its open market value at 31 July 2002 together with all subsequent endowments valued at date of gift.
| At the beginning of the year: Gift component of the permanent endowment Unapplied total return Expendable endowment Total Endowments Movements in the reporting period: Gift of endowment funds Investment return: total investment income Investment return: realised and unrealised gains and losses Less: Investment management costs Other transfers Total Endowments transferred to income Net movements in reporting period At end of the reporting period: Gift component of the permanent endowment Unapplied total return Expendable endowment Total Endowments |
Trust for Investment £'000 26,551 - - 26,551 1,007 - - - - 1,007 - - 1,007 27,558 - - 27,558 Pe |
Unapplied Total Return £'000 - 30,961 - 30,961 - 1,932 4,503 (274) - 6,162 (2,069) (2,069) 4,093 - 35,054 - 35,054 rmanent Endowmen |
Total £'000 26,551 30,961 - 57,512 1,007 1,932 4,503 (274) - 7,168 (2,069) (2,069) 5,099 27,558 35,054 - 62,612 t |
Expendable Endowment £'000 - - 21,413 21,413 1 719 1,677 (104) (1) 2,291 (769) (769) 1,522 - - 22,935 22,935 |
Total Endowments £'000 26,551 30,961 21,413 78,925 1,008 2,651 6,180 (378) (1) 9,460 (2,838) (2,838) 6,623 27,558 35,054 22,935 85,547 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prior year comparative of this note is shown in note 34.
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| 16 DEBTORS Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Amounts owed by College members Amounts owed by Group undertakings Loans repayable within one year Prepayments and accrued income Amounts falling due after more than one year: Loans 17 CREDITORS: falling due within one year Trade creditors Amounts owed to Group undertakings Taxation and social security Accruals and deferred income Other creditors 18 CREDITORS: falling due after more than one year Bank loans Other creditors |
2025 Group £'000 296 77 - 19 2,073 590 3,055 2025 Group £'000 783 - 228 2,345 316 3,672 2025 Group £'000 40,000 102 40,102 |
2024 Group £'000 350 199 - 17 1,092 330 1,988 2024 Group £'000 438 - 181 2,190 306 3,115 2024 Group £'000 40,000 100 40,100 |
2025 College £'000 254 77 293 19 1,699 590 2,932 2025 College £'000 783 172 228 1,939 311 3,433 2025 College £'000 40,000 102 40,102 |
2024 College £'000 279 199 195 17 648 330 1,668 2024 College £'000 436 235 181 1,535 301 2,688 2024 College £'000 40,000 100 40,100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A placement of a private bond totalling £40m took place in January 2019. The bond has a fixed term of 45 years with a fixed coupon of 2.91%.
19 PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES
The College has no provisions at 31 July 2025 (2024 - None)
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Pembroke College
| 20 ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS ON FUNDS At 31st July 2025 Endowment Funds - Permanent General College Capital Damon Wells Trust Stanley Ho Trust TEPCo Trust Lee Trust Tanaka Fund in Numerical Mathematics Damon Wells Chaplaincy Trust Chris Rokos Fund in Computer Science Shimizu Trust Nuffield Fund Aisbitt Fund BTP Fund Tanaka Fund in Biochemistry Oxford Stanion Fund Bandar Trust Fund Saleh Trust Fund Rokos Physics Theology Fellowship Rokos Economics Blackstone-Heuston Trust Leung Trust Mike and Hilary Wagstaff Fund Burt 1923 Scholarship Fund Rhodes Pelczynski Fund Eekelaar Law Fellowship Fund Abraham Trust Jose Gregorio Hernandez Award Chris Rokos Fund for Black STEM Grad. Scholarships Abraham O'Brien Trust Italian Fellowship Lewin Trust Damon Wells Music and Chapel Fund Sue Cormack Trust Pension Fund Karpowicz-McGinnis Fellowship Fund Other funds < £500k relating to: Buildings Bursaries Fellowships General purposes Lecture Chapel and Library Scholarships, prizes & grants Endowment Funds - Expendable Expendable Capital Fund Total Endowment Funds - College Endowment funds held by subsidiaries Total Endowment Funds - Group |
At 1 August 2024 £'000 12,408 3,097 1,965 1,781 1,721 1,704 1,507 1,483 1,326 1,297 1,246 1,190 1,265 1,091 1,067 1,062 1,036 953 949 949 892 889 874 869 864 768 717 636 625 599 592 573 565 544 0 369 845 1,945 2,849 276 64 2,060 21,413 78,925 - 78,925 |
Incoming resources £'000 417 104 66 60 58 57 51 50 44 44 42 40 122 37 36 36 35 32 32 48 30 30 29 34 30 26 24 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 567 12 29 330 96 9 2 143 719 3,659 - 3,659 |
Resources expended £'000 (60) (15) (10) (8) (8) (7) (7) (7) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) - (2) (4) (9) (14) (1) (0) (10) (104) (378) - (378) |
Transfers £'000 (447) (112) (71) (64) (63) (61) (54) (53) (48) (47) (45) (43) (45) (39) (38) (38) (37) (34) (34) (34) (32) (32) (31) (31) (31) (28) (26) (23) (22) (22) (21) (21) (20) (20) - (13) (30) (69) (102) (10) (2) (74) (772) (2,839) - (2,839)* |
Gains/ (losses) £'000 972 243 154 139 134 133 118 116 104 102 98 93 99 85 83 83 81 74 74 74 70 70 68 68 68 60 56 50 49 47 46 45 44 43 - 29 66 152 223 22 5 161 1,679 6,180 - 6,180 |
At 31 July 2025 £'000 13,290 3,317 2,105 1,908 1,842 1,826 1,615 1,589 1,420 1,390 1,335 1,274 1,435 1,169 1,143 1,138 1,110 1,020 1,016 1,033 956 953 936 936 927 822 768 681 670 641 634 614 605 582 567 395 906 2,349 3,052 296 69 2,280 - - 22,935 85,547 - 85,547 |
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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
| Restricted Funds Library Research Centre - Quill Research Centre - CCW Old Quad Funds < £500k relating to: Buildings Fellowships Scholarships, prizes & grants Research Centres Other funds Total Restricted Funds - College Restricted funds held by subsidiaries Total Restricted Funds - Group Unrestricted Funds Designated funds: Financial Resilience Fund Private Placement Fund Theology Fellowship Physics Fellowship Scholarships, prizes & grants Other Total designated funds General funds Revaluation reserve Pension reserve Total Unrestricted Funds - College Unrestricted funds held by subsidiaries Total Unrestricted Funds - Group Total Funds |
At 1 August 2024 £'000 1,351 565 614 - 1,126 3,051 1,704 326 2,613 11,350 - 11,350 41,060 15,600 623 703 556 810 59,352 11,761 - - 71,113 (431) 70,680 160,955 |
Incoming resources £'000 45 709 953 1,500 551 415 304 309 341 5,127 - 5,127 1,379 524 21 24 19 27 1,993 11,599 - - 13,592 (10) 13,582 22,368 |
Resources expended £'000 (7) (737) (715) - (8) (1,263) (319) (195) (588) (3,832) - (3,832) (200) (76) (12) (3) (7) (5) (304) (14,001) - - (14,305) - (14,305) (18,515) |
Transfers £'000 - - - (505) (720) 1,078 253 - 385 491 - 491 (985) (677) - (25) (15) (20) (1,722) 4,070 - - 2,348 - 2,348 -* |
Gains/ (losses) £'000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,214 1,222 - 55 33 43 4,568 - - - 4,568 - 4,568 10,748 |
At 31 July 2025 £'000 1,389 537 852 995 949 3,281 1,941 440 2,751 13,136 - 13,136 44,468 16,593 632 754 585 856 63,888 13,431 - 0 77,318 (441) 76,874 175,557 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*Transfers included £1,098k and £1,740k released to unrestricted and restricted funds respectively in accordance with the College's total return policy. Prior year comparative of this note is shown in note 34
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21 FUNDS OF THE COLLEGE DETAILS
The following is a summary of the origins and purposes of each of the Funds
| Endowment Funds - Permanent: | |
|---|---|
| General College Capital | General Permanent Endowment |
| Damon Wells Trust | Supports a Fellowship in History |
| Stanley Ho Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Chinese History |
| TEPCo Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Japanese |
| Lee Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Engineering |
| Tanaka Fund in Numerical Mathematics | Supports a Fellowship in Numerical Mathematics |
| Damon Wells Chaplaincy Trust | Supports the Chaplaincy |
| Shimizu Trust | Supports the teaching of science |
| Nuffield Fund | Supports general expenditure |
| Aisbitt Fund | Supports a Fellowship in English Literature |
| BTP Fund | Supports a Fellowship in Chemistry |
| Tanaka Fund in Biochemistry | Supports a Fellowship in Biochemistry |
| Bandar Trust Fund | Supports the maintenance of College buildings |
| Oxford Stanion Fund | Supports a Graduate Scholarship in Biochemisty |
| Saleh Trust Fund | Supports a Fellowship in Arabic |
| Rokos Physics Fund | Supports a Fellowship in Physics |
| Theology Fellowship | Supports a Fellowship in Theology |
| Rokos Economics Fund | Supports a Fellowship in Economics |
| Blackstone-Heuston Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Law |
| Leung Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Law |
| Mike and Hilary Wagstaff Fund | Supports student activities and programmes |
| Burt 1923 Scholarship Fund | Supports hardship and general expenditure |
| Rhodes Pelczynski Fund | Supports a Fellowship in Politics |
| Eekelaar Law Fellowship Fund | Supports a Fellowship in Law |
| Abraham Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Zoology |
| Jose Gregorio Hernandez Award | Advance the education of graduates of Venezuelan nationality |
| Chris Rokos Fund for Black STEM Scholarships | Supports graduate scholarships for black students |
| Abraham O'Brien Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Medicine |
| Italian Fellowship | Supports a Fellowship in Italian |
| Lewin Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Philosophy |
| Damon Wells Music and Chapel Fund | Supports Music and Chapel |
| Sue Cormack Trust | Supports a Fellowship in Management |
| Pension Fund | Supports payment of Pensions |
| Karpowicz-McGinnis Fellowship Fund | Supports a Fellowship |
| Endowment Funds - Expendable: | |
| General College Capital | General Expendable Endowment |
| Designated Funds | |
| Financial Resilience Fund | Supports resilience for the long term by generating a return, from the |
| long term investment pool, to support the charitable objects and aims. |
The General Unrestricted Funds represent accumulated income from the College's activities and other sources that are available for the general purposes of the College.
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22 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| Tangible fixed assets Property investments Other investments Net current assets and other long term liabilities Long term loan finance |
Unrestricted Funds £'000 51,732 - 68,329 (3,187) (40,000) 76,874 |
Restricted Funds £'000 - - 4,214 8,922 - 13,136 |
Endowment Funds £'000 - 8,555 76,992 - - 85,547 |
2025 Total £'000 51,732 8,555 149,535 5,735 (40,000) 175,557 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prior year comparative of this note is shown in note 34.
23 TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION
The Fellows who are the Trustees of the College for the purposes of charity law receive no remuneration for acting as charity trustees but are paid by either or both of the University and the College for the academic services they provide to the College.
Trustees of the College fall into the following categories: Head of House Professorial Fellow Official Fellow Advisory Fellow
No trustee receives any remuneration for acting as a trustee. However, those trustees who are also employees of the College receive salaries for their work as employees. These salaries are paid on external academic and academic-related scales and often are joint arrangements with the University of Oxford.
All Official Fellows are eligible for a Housing Allowance to support academic and/or other employment services, which is disclosed within the salary figures below.
The College has a Remuneration Committee which makes recommendations to Governing Body on pay and benefits which are outside of external scales.
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Remuneration paid to trustees
| Range £3,001-£4,000 £6,001-£7,000 £8,001-£9,000 £12,001-£13,000 £13,001-£14,000 £18,001-£19,000 £20,001-£21,000 £22,001-£23,000 £23,001-£24,000 £25,001-£26,000 £26,001-£27,000 £27,001-£28,000 £28,001-£29,000 £29,001-£30,000 £30,001-£31,000 £31,001-£32,000 £33001-£34000 £34,001-£35000 £35,001-£36,000 £37001-£38000 £39,001-£40,000 £43001-£44000 £54,001-£55,000 £58,001-£59,000 £60,001-£61,000 £61,001-£62,000 £62,001-£63,000 £64,001-£65,000 £65001-£66000 £66,001-£67,000 £67,001-£68,000 £70001-£71000 £72001-£73000 £75,001-£76,000 £82,001-£83,000 £84,001-£85,000 £95,001-£96,000 £99,001-£100,000 £123,001-124,000 £150,001-£151,000 £238,001-£239,000 Total |
1 - - - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 7 - 3 4 1 3 2 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 2 - 1 1 41 Number of Trustees/Fellows |
£ £ 3,840 - - - 1 6,304 - 1 8,200 - 1 12,193 27,220 1 13,153 - 1 18,604 20,499 1 20,104 22,973 - - - 2 47,114 51,053 - - - 8 208,731 192,058 2 55,959 - 5 141,734 89,044 1 29,258 122,047 - - 31,322 2 63,712 100,147 - - 68,829 - - - 2 71,005 37,709 - - - 1 39,136 43,500 - - - 1 54,499 - 1 58,628 60,262 - - - 1 61,186 - 1 62,596 64,645 - - 65,189 - - 66,092 - - - 2 135,426 70,827 - - 72,906 - - - 1 75,766 - 1 82,998 84,616 - - 95,812 2 191,064 198,544 - - - 1 123,017 150,521 1 144,041 238,813 - - 1,978,468 41 1,724,428 Gross remuneration, taxable benefits and pension contributions Number of Trustees/Fellows Gross remuneration, taxable benefits and pension contributions 2025 2024 |
|---|---|---|
10 trustees are not employees of the College and do not receive remuneration. All trustees may eat at common table, as can all other employees who are entitled to meals while working.
Other transactions with trustees
Fellows receive reimbursement of personal expenses necessarily incurred in connection with their services to the College as Trustees. During the year a total of £108 (2024 - £16) was reimbursed to two (2024 - one) of the Trustees .
See also note 31 Related Party Transactions.
Key management remuneration
The total remuneration paid to key management was £653k (2024: £509k). Key management are considered to be the College Officers as set out in the Report of the Governing Body.
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Pembroke College Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
24 PENSION SCHEMES
The College participates in two principal pension schemes for its staff – the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS). The assets of each scheme are held in separate trustee-administered funds. USS and OSPS are contributory mixed benefit schemes (i.e. they provide benefits on a defined benefit basis – based on length of service and pensionable salary – and on a defined contribution basis – based on contributions into the scheme). Both are multi-employer schemes and the College is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities relating to defined benefits of each scheme on a consistent and reasonable basis. Therefore, in accordance with the accounting standard FRS 102 paragraph 28.11, the College accounts for the schemes as if they were defined contribution schemes. As a result, the amount charged to the Income and Expenditure Account represents the contributions payable to the schemes in respect of the accounting period. In the event of the withdrawal of any of the participating employers in USS or OSPS, the amount of any pension funding shortfall (which cannot be otherwise recovered) in respect of that employer will be spread across the remaining participating employers and reflected in the next actuarial valuation of the scheme. The College has also made available the National Employment Savings Trust for employees who are eligible under automatic enrolment regulations to pension benefits but not eligible for either USS or OSPS. Schemes accounted for under FRS 102 as defined contribution schemes
Deficit Recovery Plans
For USS, a deficit recovery plan was put in place as part of the 2020 valuation, which required payment of 6.2% of salaries over the period 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2024, at which point the rate would increase to 6.3%. No deficit recovery plan was required under the 2023 valuation because the scheme was in surplus on a 'technical provisions' basis. The College was no longer required to make deficit recovery contributions from 1 January 2024 and accordingly released the outstanding provision to the income and expenditure account in the prior year. The latest available complete actuarial valuation of the Retirement Income Builder,the defined benefit part of the scheme, is as at 31 March 2023 (the valuation date), which was carried out using the projected unit method.
Since the College cannot identify its share of USS Retirement Income Builder (defined benefit) assets and liabilities, the following disclosures reflect those relevant for those assets and liabilities, as a whole.
The 2023 valuation was the seventh valuation for the scheme under the scheme-specific funding regime introduced by the Pensions Act 2004, which requires schemes to have sufficient and appropriate assets to cover their technical provisions (the statutory funding objective). At the valuation date, the value of the assets of the scheme was £73.1 billion and the value of the scheme’s technical provisions was £65.7 billion indicating a surplus of £7.4 billion and a funding ratio of 111%. In August 2024, the Department for Work and Pensions announced its intention to legislate and to retrospectively validate affected amendments, and accompanying guidance was published in September 2025 as part of the Pension Schemes Bill process. Pending completion of this review and the enactment of the proposed legislation, no material financial impact has been identified.
The key financial assumptions used in the 2023 valuation are described below.
University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS)
The University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS) is a multi-employer hybrid scheme set up under trust and sponsored by the University. It is the pension scheme for support staff at the University, participating colleges and other related employers. New members joining the scheme build up benefits on a defined contribution basis. Members who joined before 1st October 2017 build up benefits on a career average revalued earnings basis.
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Pembroke College Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
The latest full actuarial valuation for the OSPS scheme was completed as at 31 March 2022. The funding position of this scheme has improved significantly moving from deficit of £113m to a surplus of £47m at the valuation date. As a result, the recovery plan agreed at the last valuation is no longer required and the deficit contribution ended on 30th September 2023. A provision of £2,176k was made at 31 July 2023 (2022: £3,396m) to account for deficit recovery payments up to 30th September 2023. That remaining liability of £2,176k was released to the income and expenditure account in 2024.
The Trustee and the University have agreed a new contribution schedule which took effect from 1 October 2023 and takes account of the benefit improvements and changes to member contributions since the last valuation date. It was agreed that the scheme will meet its own running costs from the scheme's assets, including expenses relating to both the DB and DC Sections and the cost of pension Protection Fund /other statutory levies.
The table below summarises the key actuarial assumptions. Further details of the assumptions are set out in the statement of funding principles dated 27 June 2023 and can be found at https://finance.admin.ox.ac.uk/osps-documents
| Date of valuation: | 31/03/2022 |
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| Value of liabilities: | £914m |
| Value of assets: | £961m |
| Funding surplus / (deficit): | £47m |
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Pension charge for the year
The pension charge recorded by the College during the accounting period (excluding pension finance costs) was equal to the contributions payable after allowance for the deficit recovery plan as follows:
25 TAXATION
The College is able to take advantage of the tax exemptions available to charities from taxation in respect of income and capital gains received to the extent that such income and gains are applied to exclusively charitable purposes. No liability to corporation tax arises in the College's subsidiary companies because the directors of these companies have indicated that they intend to make donations each year to the College equal to the taxable profits of the company under the Gift Aid scheme. Accordingly no provision for taxation has been included in the financial statements.
26 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The College holds basic financial instruments,as described in the accounting policy. No financial instruments are considered complex in nature.
27 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMING RESOURCES TO
| NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS Net income Elimination of non-operating cash flows: Investment income (Gains) in investments Endowment donations Depreciation Financing costs for investment activities Decrease/(Increase) in stock (Increase)/Decrease in debtors Increase/(Decrease) in creditors (Decrease)/Increase in provisions (Decrease)/Increase in pension scheme liability Write off of fixed assets Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
2025 Group £'000 14,602 (5,181) (10,749) (1,008) 1,871 482 14 (1,067) 559 - - - (477) |
2024 Group £'000 (Restated) 16,194 (5,138) (10,978) (150) 1,673 454 (8) (396) (115) - (2,176) 316 (325)* |
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- Financing costs for investment activitites only relates to the interest cost attributable to the Private Bond element held in the Investment portfolio.
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28 ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT
| Cash at bank and in hand Current asset investments Investment cash held Loans falling due after more than one year Total net debt |
2025 £'000 4,499 1,735 7,466 (40,000) (26,300) |
2024 £'000 2,997 1,474 7,209 (40,000) (28,320) |
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29 FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
The College had no new contracted commitments at 31 July 2025. ( 2024 - none)
30 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
Outstanding costs in relation to an ongoing building project were estimated to be £1.3m at the year end. These costs will be paid in the financial year ending 31st July 2026 (2024:£0.5m).
31 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The College is part of the collegiate University of Oxford. Material interdependencies between the University and of the College arise as a consequence of this relationship. For reporting purposes, the University and the other Colleges are not treated as related parties as defined in FRS 102.
Members of the Governing Body, who are the trustees of the College and related parties as defined by FRS 102, receive remuneration and facilities as employees of the College. Details of these payments and reimbursed expenses as trustees are disclosed separately in these financial statements.
Loans to trustees are available under one scheme:
Loans up to £200,000 to assist with the purchase of a principal residence or significant extension and are interest free and repayable within 8 years of inception or when the trustee leaves the College, if earlier. These loans are made to assist recruitment and retention. The need for such a loan must be demonstrated to a committee comprising of the Bursar, the College Accountant and a Fellow who is not remunerated by the College.The loan balance as at the year ending 31st July 2025 of £590k, 4 No. loans (2024: £330k, 3 No. loans).
A trustee delivered training to staff in the year. The amount relating to this financial year was £9.7k. £5.8k of which was paid after the year end.
32 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The College does not have any contingent liabilities at 31 July 25 (2024 - Nil)
33 POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
None
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34 PRIOR YEAR COMPARATIVES
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 July 2024
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Charitable activities: Teaching, research and residential Other Trading Income Donations and legacies Investments Investment income Total return allocated to income Other income Total income EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities: Teaching, research and residential Generating funds: Fundraising Trading expenditure Investment management costs Total Expenditure Net Income/(Expenditure) before gains Net gains/(losses) on investments Other gains Net Income/(Expenditure) Transfers between funds Net movement in funds for the year Fund balances brought forward Funds carried forward at 31 July |
Unrestricted Funds £'000 8,998 1,056 2,204 2,308 1,114 - 15,680 10,432 561 894 245 12,132 3,548 4,579 - 8,127 2,137 10,264 60,416 70,679 |
Restricted Funds £'000 1,118 - 1,400 326 1,671 1,647 6,162 3,902 81 - 44 4,027 2,135 - - 2,135 (2,127) 8 11,342 11,351 |
Endowed Funds £'000 - - 150 2,504 (2,785) - (131) - - - 336 336 (467) 6,399 - 5,932 (10) 5,922 73,003 78,925 |
2024 Total £'000 10,116 1,056 3,754 5,138 - 1,647 21,711 14,334 642 894 625 16,495 5,216 10,978 - 16,194 - 16,194 144,761 160,955 |
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PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS 2024 (Note 14)
The results and their assets and liabilities of the parent and subsidiaries at the year end were as follows.
| Income Expenditure Donation to College under gift aid Result for the year Total assets Total liabilities Net funds at the end of year |
£'000 32,689 (16,495) - 16,194 204,177 (42,788) 161,389 Parent College |
£'000 3,003 (2,936) (67) - 451 (451) - College Enterprises Limited |
£'000 1,245 (911) (334) - 403 (403) - College Conferences and Events |
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During the year an amount of £863k (2021: £196k) was paid by PCCE to the College in respect of costs incurred by the College on behalf of the subsidiary including staff costs, catering costs and a share of other running costs and overheads. At the year end, a balance of £425k (2021: £230k) was owed by PCCE to Pembroke College. At the year end, a balance of £919k was owed by the College to PCEL (2021: £224k was owed by the College).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN 2024 (Note 15)
The Trustees have adopted a duly authorised policy of total return accounting for the College investment returns with effect from 1 August 2010. The investment return to be applied as income is calculated as 3.5% (2022: 3.5%) of the average of the year-end values of the relevant investments in each of the last 3 years. The preserved (frozen) value of the invested endowment capital represents its open market value at 31 July 2002 together with all subsequent endowments valued at date of gift.
| At the beginning of the year: Gift component of the permanent endowment Unapplied total return Expendable endowment Total Endowments Movements in the reporting period: Gift of endowment funds Investment return: total investment income Investment return: realised and unrealised gains and losses Less: Investment management costs Other transfers Total Expendable endowments transferred to income Net movements in reporting period At end of the reporting period: Gift component of the permanent endowment Unapplied total return Expendable endowment Total Endowments |
Trust for Investment £'000 26,406 - - 26,406 150 - - - - 150 - - 150 26,556 - - 26,556 Pe |
Unapplied Total Return £'000 - 26,761 - 26,761 - 1,810 4,661 (243) - 6,228 (2,028) (2,028) 4,198 - 30,961 - 30,961 rmanent Endowmen |
Total £'000 26,406 26,761 - 53,167 150 1,810 4,661 (243) - 6,378 (2,028) (2,028) 4,349 26,556 30,961 - 57,517 t |
Expendable Endowment £'000 - - 19,836 19,836 - 694 1,739 (93) (11) 2,329 (757) (757) 1,572 - - 21,408 21,408 |
Total Endowments £'000 26,406 26,761 19,836 73,004 150 2,504 6,400 (336) (11) 8,707 (2,785) (2,785) 5,922 26,556 30,961 21,408 78,925 |
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Pembroke College
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
| ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS ON FUNDS(Note 20) At 31st July 2024 Endowment Funds - Permanent General College Capital Damon Wells Trust Stanley Ho Trust TEPCo Trust Lee Trust Tanaka Fund in Numerical Mathematics Damon Wells Chaplaincy Trust Chris Rokos Fund in Computer Science Shimizu Trust Nuffield Fund Aisbitt Fund BTP Fund Tanaka Fund in Biochemistry Oxford Stanion Fund Bandar Trust Fund Saleh Trust Fund Rokos Physics Theology Fellowship Rokos Economics Blackstone-Heuston Trust Leung Trust Mike and Hilary Wagstaff Fund Burt 1923 Scholarship Fund Rhodes Pelczynski Fund Eekelaar Law Fellowship Fund Abraham Trust Jose Gregorio Hernandez Award Chris Rokos Fund for Black STEM Grad. Scholarships Abraham O'Brien Trust Italian Fellowship Lewin Trust Damon Wells Music and Chapel Fund Sue Cormack Trust Pension Fund Other funds < £500k relating to: Buildings Bursaries Fellowships General purposes Lecture Chapel and Library Scholarships, prizes & grants Endowment Funds - Expendable Expendable Capital Fund Total Endowment Funds - College Endowment funds held by subsidiaries Total Endowment Funds - Group Restricted Funds Library Research Centre - Quill Research Centre - CCW Funds < £500k relating to: Buildings Fellowships Scholarships, prizes & grants Research Centres Other funds Restricted funds held by subsidiaries Total Restricted Funds - Group |
At 1 August 2023 £'000 11,500 2,870 1,821 1,651 1,595 1,579 1,396 1,374 1,229 1,202 1,155 1,103 1,099 1,011 990 985 961 885 880 879 827 824 810 800 800 712 665 590 579 555 549 531 524 502 340 782 1,775 2,640 256 59 1,882 19,836 73,003 - 73,003 1,521 777 667 979 2,926 1,607 313 2,552 11,342 - 11,342 |
Incoming resources £'000 392 98 61 56 54 54 48 47 42 41 39 38 117 35 33 33 32 29 30 30 29 28 28 33 29 24 22 20 20 19 19 18 17 17 12 27 90 90 9 2 93 699 2,654 - 2,654 52 516 871 1,820 288 217 334 393 4,491 - 4,491 |
Resources expended £'000 (53) (13) (8) (8) (7) (7) (6) (6) (6) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (2) (2) (2) (2) (3) (8) (12) (1) (0) (9) (93) (336) - (336) (7) (728) (910) (25) (1,150) (358) (335) (514) (4,027) - (4,027) |
Transfers £'000 (439) (110) (69) (63) (61) (60) (53) (52) (47) (46) (44) (43) (42) (39) (38) (38) (37) (34) (34) (33) (32) (31) (31) (31) (31) (27) (25) (23) (22) (21) (21) (21) (20) (17) (11) (30) (68) (100) (10) (2) (71) (768) (2,795) - (2,795) (215) - (14) (1,648) 987 238 14 182 (456) - (456) |
Gains/ (losses) £'000 1,008 252 160 145 140 138 122 120 108 105 101 97 96 89 87 86 84 77 77 77 72 72 72 71 70 62 58 52 51 49 48 47 46 44 30 69 156 231 22 5 165 1,739 6,399 - 6,399 - - - - - - - - - - - |
At 31 July 2024 £'000 12,409 3,097 1,964 1,781 1,721 1,704 1,506 1,483 1,326 1,297 1,246 1,190 1,265 1,091 1,067 1,062 1,036 953 949 949 892 889 874 869 864 768 717 636 625 599 592 573 565 544 369 845 1,945 2,849 276 64 2,060 21,413 78,925 - 78,925 1,351 565 614 1,126 3,051 1,704 326 2,613 11,350 - 11,350 |
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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
| Unrestricted Funds Designated funds: Financial Resilience Fund Private Placement Fund Theology Fellowship Physics Fellowship Scholarships, prizes & grants Other Total designated funds General funds Revaluation reserve Pension reserve Total Unrestricted Funds - College Unrestricted funds held by subsidiaries Total Unrestricted Funds - Group Total Funds ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 202** Tangible fixed assets Property investments Other investments Net current assets and other long term liabilities Long term loan finance |
At 1 August 2023 £'000 35,776 14,458 563 561 518 745 52,621 10,146 - (2,176) 60,591 (175) 60,416 144,761 4(Note 22) |
Incoming resources £'000 1,218 492 19 22 18 25 1,794 13,030 - - 14,824 (256) 14,566 21,711 |
Resources expended £'000 (163) (66) (9) (3) (14) (3) -258 (14,050) - 2,176 (12,132) - (12,132) (16,495) Unrestricted Funds £'000 50,616 - 64,087 (4,023) (40,000) 70,680 |
Transfers £'000 1,093 (551) - 74 - - 616 2,635 - - 3,251 - 3,251 - Restricted Funds £'000 - - 3,848 7,502 - 11,350 |
Gains/ (losses) £'000 3,136 1,267 50 49 34 43 4,579 - - - 4,579 - 4,579 10,978 Endowment Funds £'000 - 7,220 71,705 - - 78,925 |
At 31 July 2024 £'000 41,059 15,600 623 703 556 810 59,352 11,761 - - 71,113 (431) 70,680 160,955 2024 Total £'000 50,616 7,220 139,640 3,479 (40,000) 160,955 |
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