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Trinity College Cambridge

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Trinity College Cambridge is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Trinity College Cambridge?

Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30
£105,509,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30
£101,207,000
Registered charity number
1137604
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Cambridge
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.trin.cam.ac.uk

Quick answer

Trinity College Cambridge (number 1137604) 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 Trinity College Cambridge do?

Provision, along with the University, of education of the highest standard for some 1100 undergraduate and graduate students; maintaining a Chapel, extensive Library, and substantial buildings; promoting research by its Fellows and students; and making grants to others with similar objects. Although situated in Cambridge, Trinity's members come from a very wide range of areas and backgrounds.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Trinity College Cambridge

Answers Trinity College Cambridge gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Trinity College Cambridge's highest-paid staff paid?

Trinity College Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 51 employees paid more than £60,000, including 14 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£140,001–£150,0001
£130,001–£140,0001
£120,001–£130,0003
£110,001–£120,0004
£100,001–£110,0004
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0007
£70,001–£80,00011
£60,001–£70,00017

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Trinity College Cambridge's money come from?

Trinity College Cambridge reported £109m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were investments £84m (76%), charitable activities £15m (14%), donations and legacies £11m (10%).

  • Investments£84m · 76%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£15m · 14%
  • Donations and legacies£11m · 10%
  • Other income£3.7m · 3%
  • Trading and fundraising events£197k · 0%

Does Trinity College Cambridge receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Trinity College Cambridge. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Trinity College Cambridge 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 Trinity College Cambridge 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

Trinity College Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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
Previous names on the register
Trinity College Within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's Foundation
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.

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 Trinity College Cambridge registered for?

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Trinity College Cambridge yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Trinity College Cambridge. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Trinity College Cambridge a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Trinity College Cambridge as a registered charity (number 1137604) 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 Trinity College Cambridge's charity number?
Trinity College Cambridge's charity number is 1137604. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1137604?
Search 1137604 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Trinity College Cambridge do?
Provision, along with the University, of education of the highest standard for some 1100 undergraduate and graduate students; maintaining a Chapel, extensive Library, and substantial buildings; promoting research by its Fellows and students; and making grants to others with similar objects. Although situated in Cambridge, Trinity's members come from a very wide range of areas and backgrounds.
Does Trinity College Cambridge have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Trinity College Cambridge. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Trinity College Cambridge?
Trinity College Cambridge's website listed in our register data is http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Trinity College Cambridge's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Trinity College Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 51 employees paid more than £60,000, including 14 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (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 Trinity College Cambridge's money come from?
Trinity College Cambridge reported £109m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were investments £84m (76%), charitable activities £15m (14%), donations and legacies £11m (10%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Trinity College Cambridge?
The register records Trinity College Cambridge 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 Trinity College Cambridge's trustees paid?
Trinity College Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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.
What was Trinity College Cambridge previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Trinity College Cambridge: Trinity College Within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's Foundation.
When was Trinity College Cambridge registered as a charity?
Trinity College Cambridge was entered on the register on 26 August 2010.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.