The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College (number 1139440) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College do?
To provide for members of the University of Oxford the protection and training of an academic house.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College
Answers The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's highest-paid staff paid?
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 21 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£120,001–£130,000
1
£110,001–£120,000
1
£100,001–£110,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
16
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's money come from?
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £8.6m (43%), donations and legacies £7.3m (37%), investments £3.5m (17%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £3.7m.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£8.6m · 43%
Donations and legacies£7.3m · 37%
Investments£3.5m · 17%
Other income£595k · 3%
Trading and fundraising events£566k · 3%
Does The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Oxfordshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College yet?
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Is The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College as a registered charity (number 1139440) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's charity number?
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's charity number is 1139440. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College do?
To provide for members of the University of Oxford the protection and training of an academic house.
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How much is The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 21 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's money come from?
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £8.6m (43%), donations and legacies £7.3m (37%), investments £3.5m (17%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £3.7m.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College?
The register records The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's trustees paid?
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College registered as a charity?
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College was entered on the register on 22 December 2010.