Registered charity · Oxford
The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College
- 45 trustees
- Income £20m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anastasia IgnatievaTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew ParkerTrustee · since 2013
- Annie SutherlandTrustee
- Catherine RoyleTrustee · since 2025
- Charlotte PottsTrustee · since 2014
- Colin PhillipsTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Beate DignasTrustee
- Dr Benjamin Thompson MA PHDTrustee
- Dr Daniel AnthonyTrustee
- Dr Faridah ZamanTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Francesca ArduiniTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Francesca SoutherdenTrustee · since 2016
- Dr Jonathan BurtonTrustee
- Dr Julie DicksonTrustee
- Dr Luke Pitcher BA MA MSTTrustee
- Dr Markos KoumaditisTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Michael HaywardTrustee
- Dr Natalia Magdalena NowakowskaTrustee
- Dr Philip WestTrustee
- Dr Samantha DieckmannTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Simon KempTrustee
- Dr Steve RaynerTrustee · since 2011
- Dr Thaddeus KomacekTrustee · since 2024
- Iyiola SolankeTrustee · since 2022
- Konstantina VogiatzakiTrustee · since 2022
- Professor Almut SuerbaumTrustee
- Professor Charles Spence PHDTrustee
- Professor Christopher HareTrustee · since 2012
- Professor Dale DorseyTrustee · since 2025
- Professor Damian TylerTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Dan CiubotaruTrustee · since 2014
- Professor Elena SeiradakeTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Emily FlashmanTrustee · since 2022
- Professor Fiona Stafford Sparkes FrseTrustee
- Professor Karen NielsenTrustee · since 2013
- Professor Lois McnayTrustee
- Professor Louise MycockTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Michelle JacksonTrustee · since 2020
- Professor Owens PatriciaTrustee · since 2020
- Professor Renaud LambiotteTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Robin KlemmTrustee · since 2020
- Professor Stephen RobertsTrustee
- Professor Steven SimonTrustee · since 2009
- Sara KalimTrustee · since 2014
- Sarah ButlerTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.some.ox.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£20m£18m
- 2024£18m£16m
- 2023£16m£17m
Earlier years
- 2022£14m£17m
- 2021£12m£14m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1) TO PROVIDE FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD THE PROTECTION AND TRAINING OF AN ACADEMIC HOUSE, AND, WITH THAT OBJECT, TO CARRY ON THE WORK OF THE OLD ASSOCIATION WITH SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME APPEAR DESIRABLE.(2) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ADVANCING EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN OXFORD AND ELSEWHERE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
45 trustees on the board
- Andrew Parker since 2013
- Annie Sutherland
- Anastasia Ignatieva since 2024
- Catherine Royle since 2025
- Charlotte Potts since 2014
- Colin Phillips since 2024
- Dr Beate Dignas
- Dr Benjamin Thompson MA PHD
- Dr Daniel Anthony
- Dr Faridah Zaman since 2018
- Dr Francesca Arduini since 2025
- Dr Francesca Southerden since 2016
- Dr Jonathan Burton
- Dr Julie Dickson
- Dr Luke Pitcher BA MA MST
- Dr Michael Hayward
- Dr Markos Koumaditis since 2023
- Dr Natalia Magdalena Nowakowska
- Dr Philip West
- Dr Simon Kemp
- Dr Samantha Dieckmann since 2018
- Dr Steve Rayner since 2011
- Dr Thaddeus Komacek since 2024
- Iyiola Solanke since 2022
- Konstantina Vogiatzaki since 2022
- Professor Charles Spence PHD
- Professor Fiona Stafford Sparkes Frse
- Professor Lois Mcnay
- Professor Stephen Roberts
- Professor Almut Suerbaum
- Professor Christopher Hare since 2012
- Professor Dale Dorsey since 2025
- Professor Damian Tyler since 2015
- Professor Dan Ciubotaru since 2014
- Professor Elena Seiradake since 2017
- Professor Emily Flashman since 2022
- Professor Karen Nielsen since 2013
- Professor Louise Mycock since 2017
- Professor Michelle Jackson since 2020
- Professor Owens Patricia since 2020
- Professor Renaud Lambiotte since 2017
- Professor Robin Klemm since 2020
- Professor Steven Simon since 2009
- Sara Kalim since 2014
- Sarah Butler since 2023
7.5y median 8y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Parker since 2013
- Charlotte Potts since 2014
- Dr Faridah Zaman since 2018
- Dr Francesca Southerden since 2016
- Dr Samantha Dieckmann since 2018
- Dr Steve Rayner since 2011
- Professor Christopher Hare since 2012
- Professor Damian Tyler since 2015
- Professor Dan Ciubotaru since 2014
- Professor Elena Seiradake since 2017
- Professor Karen Nielsen since 2013
- Professor Louise Mycock since 2017
- Professor Michelle Jackson since 2020
- Professor Owens Patricia since 2020
- Professor Renaud Lambiotte since 2017
- Professor Robin Klemm since 2020
- Professor Steven Simon since 2009
- Sara Kalim since 2014
6.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (40)
- Annie Sutherland
- Anastasia Ignatieva since 2024
- Charlotte Potts since 2014
- Dr Beate Dignas
- Dr Benjamin Thompson MA PHD
- Dr Daniel Anthony
- Dr Faridah Zaman since 2018
- Dr Francesca Arduini since 2025
- Dr Francesca Southerden since 2016
- Dr Jonathan Burton
- Dr Julie Dickson
- Dr Luke Pitcher BA MA MST
- Dr Michael Hayward
- Dr Markos Koumaditis since 2023
- Dr Natalia Magdalena Nowakowska
- Dr Philip West
- Dr Simon Kemp
- Dr Samantha Dieckmann since 2018
- Dr Thaddeus Komacek since 2024
- Iyiola Solanke since 2022
- Konstantina Vogiatzaki since 2022
- Professor Charles Spence PHD
- Professor Fiona Stafford Sparkes Frse
- Professor Lois Mcnay
- Professor Stephen Roberts
- Professor Christopher Hare since 2012
- Professor Dale Dorsey since 2025
- Professor Damian Tyler since 2015
- Professor Dan Ciubotaru since 2014
- Professor Elena Seiradake since 2017
- Professor Emily Flashman since 2022
- Professor Karen Nielsen since 2013
- Professor Louise Mycock since 2017
- Professor Michelle Jackson since 2020
- Professor Owens Patricia since 2020
- Professor Renaud Lambiotte since 2017
- Professor Robin Klemm since 2020
- Professor Steven Simon since 2009
- Sara Kalim since 2014
- Sarah Butler since 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Andrew Parker since 2013
- Catherine Royle since 2025
- Colin Phillips since 2024
- Dr Steve Rayner since 2011
- Professor Almut Suerbaum
5
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 45Amateur Sport 1General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 6Hospitality 2Arts and leisure 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£20.0m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
89.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 117.9 in 2021
290 from 214 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1139440
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CHARTER GRANTED 7 JUNE 1927 AS AMENDED 17 JANUARY 1961 AND 15 JULY 1992
- Contact on the register
- 01865270627 · enquiries@some.ox.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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