Wadham College (number 1139726) 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 Wadham College do?
The College, working with the University, provides an education aimed at offering outstanding students from all backgrounds the opportunity to fulfil their maximum potential and seeks to advance world- leading research. The education provided develops students academically, advances their leadership qualities and inter-personal skills, and prepares them to play full and effective roles in society.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wadham College
Answers Wadham 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 Wadham College's highest-paid staff paid?
Wadham College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 25 employees paid more than £60,000, including 6 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (2 employees).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£130,001–£140,000
2
£110,001–£120,000
2
£100,001–£110,000
2
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
3
£60,001–£70,000
15
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Wadham College's money come from?
Wadham College reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £11m (45%), donations and legacies £8.2m (34%), other income £6.5m (27%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £231k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£11m · 45%
Donations and legacies£8.2m · 34%
Other income£6.5m · 27%
Investments£4.2m · 17%
Trading and fundraising events£972k · 4%
Does Wadham College receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Wadham College. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Wadham 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 Wadham 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
Wadham College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Wadham; Wadham College Oxford; Warden Fellows and Scholars of Wadham College in the University of Oxford of the Foundation of Nicholas Wadham and Dorothy His Wife
Where it says it operates
Oxfordshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Wadham College registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Wadham College yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Wadham College as a registered charity (number 1139726) 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 Wadham College's charity number?
Wadham College's charity number is 1139726. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Wadham College do?
The College, working with the University, provides an education aimed at offering outstanding students from all backgrounds the opportunity to fulfil their maximum potential and seeks to advance world- leading research. The education provided develops students academically, advances their leadership qualities and inter-personal skills, and prepares them to play full and effective roles in society.
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How can I donate to Wadham College?
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How much is Wadham College's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wadham College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 25 employees paid more than £60,000, including 6 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (2 employees). 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 Wadham College's money come from?
Wadham College reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £11m (45%), donations and legacies £8.2m (34%), other income £6.5m (27%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £231k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Wadham College?
The register records Wadham 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 Wadham College's trustees paid?
Wadham College's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Wadham College registered as a charity?
Wadham College was entered on the register on 6 January 2011.