Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The College's main activity is the provision of excellent post-graduate education and research opportunities to world-class students and academics from across the globe, focusing on international relations, economics, politics, history, anthropology and interdisciplinary area studies.

Latest income

£9.2m

Expenditure

£9.0m

Financial year end

2025-07-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-07-31 £10.1m £6.9m
2022-07-31 £9.0m £8.2m
2023-07-31 £11.8m £8.6m
2024-07-31 £11.4m £8.7m
2025-07-31 £9.2m £9.0m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £3.5m
Charitable activities £5.2m
Trading £276k
Investment income £2.5m
Total income £11.5m

Spending

Charitable spend £8.3m
Raising funds £702k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £29k
Total expenditure £9.0m

Balance sheet

Reserves £290k
Total funds £99.9m
— restricted £11.9m
— unrestricted £22.1m
— endowment £65.9m
Total assets £99.9m
Cash £4.9m

People

Employees 130

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Accommodation/housing

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • 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.