The Warden and Scholars of the House OR College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford
Registered charity 1139022 Registered since 2010
Operates: Oxfordshire
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53
trustees on the board
6.8y median 6.5y
average tenure
23y
longest tenure
19
trustees past 6 years
5.5y
average years in governance
46 vs 3 portfolio
first-time trustees
6
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage
Education/training 53Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Animals 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Religious Activities 1
Commercial experience
Education 2Property 2Arts and leisure 1
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- The Church of England Record Society 1 shared trustee
- Thomas Wiedemann Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- Oxford Lieder 1 shared trustee
- Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature 1 shared trustee
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- Dragon School Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Thomas Wiedemann Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Newsmast Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Wildlife Research and Management Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Church of England Record Society 1 shared trustee
- Oxford Lieder 1 shared trustee
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Contact
| Website | www.merton.ox.ac.uk |
| charles.alexander@merton.ox.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 01865276310 |
| Address | MERTON COLLEGE, MERTON STREET, OXFORD, OX1 4JD |
Finances
£20,350,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £13,847,000 | £16,969,000 |
| 2022 | £15,112,000 | £18,981,000 |
| 2023 | £19,304,000 | £19,047,000 |
| 2024 | £21,160,000 | £21,855,000 |
| 2025 | £20,350,000 | £23,996,000 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIGION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH AND TO BE A COLLEGE IN OXFORD OR ELSEWHERE
Governing document: FOUNDED IN 1264 WITH STATUTES DATED 30 APRIL 1926 LAST AMENDED MARCH 2008AS AMENDED ON 15 JUL 2015 08 NOV 2022AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 08 NOV 2022
Trustees (53)
53trustees
63median age
1aged 70+
- Andrew Mackieage 54 since 2013
- Charles Alan Heathcote Alexanderage 69 since 2013
- Dr Alice Brooke since 2018
- Dr Andres Bustamante since 2025
- Dr Bassel Tarbush since 2013
- Dr Gabrielle Messederage 38 since 2025
- Dr Julia Caroline Walworth
- Dr Jane Gover since 2020
- Dr Jennifer Altehenger since 2019
- Dr Kate Blackmon since 2003
- Dr Katharina Friege since 2025
- Dr Lindsay Baker since 2023
- Dr Matthew Grimley
- Dr Raz Slutsky since 2025
- Dr Rory Gregson since 2024
- Dr Sumali Bajaj since 2026
- Dr Ted Tregear since 2024
- FRA' John Eidinow since 2016
- Mark Coote since 2021
- Prof David Paterson
- Professor Alan Morrison
- Professor Alexander Scott
- Professor Artur Ekertage 64
- Professor Hugh Watkins since 2016
- Professor Irene Lemos
- Professor Peter William Harold Holland
- Professor Simon Martin Hooker
- Professor SIR Andrew Wilesage 75 since 2011
- Prof Radek Erban since 2014
- Prof. Daniel Macgregor Grimley
- Professor Alan Barr
- Professor Alexander Schekochihin
- Professor Ehud Hrushovski since 2016
- Professor Helen Small since 2018
- Professor IAN Maclachlanage 62
- Professor Jonathan Ralph Warburg Prag
- Professor James Newton since 2021
- Professor Julian Knight since 2016
- Professor Lorna Hutson since 2016
- Professor Michael Whitworth
- Professor Madhavi Krishnan since 2018
- Professor Matthew Higgins since 2016
- Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith since 2023
- Professor Patricia Thornton
- Professor Paul Mcgonigal since 2025
- Professor Rhiannon ASH
- Professor Steven Gunn
- Professor Samuel Fletcher since 2024
- Professor Stanislav Zivny since 2024
- Professor Thomas Richards since 2020
- Rev Justin White since 2025
- Tim Lightfoot since 2016
- Warden Jennifer Payne
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- The Newsmast Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Holland Lectureship 1 shared trustee
- Denne Gilkes Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- RAY Lankester Fund 1 shared trustee
- Dragon School Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Church of England Record Society 1 shared trustee
- Wildlife Research and Management Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
- Thomas Wiedemann Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature 1 shared trustee
- Oxford Lieder 1 shared trustee
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