DOWNING COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
TO FURTHER PUBLIC GOOD BY PROMOTING LEARNING, STUDY AND TEACHING IN A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Latest income
£18.5m
Expenditure
£21.1m
Financial year end
2025-06-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | £10.2m | £12.4m | |
| 2022-06-30 | £12.8m | £15.6m | |
| 2023-06-30 | £14.4m | £17.9m | |
| 2024-06-30 | £16.2m | £18.2m | |
| 2025-06-30 | £18.5m | £21.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-06-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £8.5m |
| Charitable activities | £13.4m |
| Trading | £1.4m |
| Investment income | £941k |
| Total income | £24.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £19.2m |
| Raising funds | £1.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £192k |
| Total expenditure | £21.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £249m |
| — restricted | £4.6m |
| — unrestricted | £192m |
| — endowment | £51.9m |
| Total assets | £249m |
| Cash | £189k |
People
| Employees | 214 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.