RHODES TRUST - PUBLIC PURPOSES FUND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To provide financial scholarships to enable students from selected countries, to pursue a post graduate or second undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford. To make benefactions or donations for primarily educational purposes.
Latest income
£34.1m
Expenditure
£62.6m
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 | £23.0m | £29.0m | |
| 2022-06-30 | £16.4m | £37.9m | |
| 2023-06-30 | £18.9m | £49.8m | |
| 2024-06-30 | £27.4m | £55.3m | |
| 2025-06-30 | £34.1m | £62.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-06-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £10.9m |
| Charitable activities | £25.1m |
| Trading | £2.4m |
| Investment income | £4.8m |
| Total income | £43.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £55.9m |
| Raising funds | £6.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £381k |
| Governance | £113k |
| Total expenditure | £62.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £11.5m |
| Total funds | £548m |
| — restricted | £92.6m |
| — unrestricted | £11.5m |
| — endowment | £443m |
| Total assets | £548m |
| Cash | £20.9m |
People
| Employees | 150 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
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.