The College’s Annual Report and Accounts for recent years are available online and include the College’s Financial Statements. Information for earlier years is available on request from the Bursar, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, CB2 3HU, bursar@sid.cam.ac.uk.

Funding/Income

The funding of the College derives from:

  • Undergraduate tuition fees, which are paid to the College by the University
  • College fees for Graduate Students
  • The College’s investment portfolio including commercial rental property
  • Charges to members of College
  • Charitable Donations and Gift Aid receipts
  • Conferencing

The College’s investment policy is kept under regular review by the College Council on the advice of the Investment Committee and the College’s Investment Managers. The College follows Charity Commission guidance on ethical investments, and the investment policy includes a section on Ethical Investment.

Budgetary and account information

This can be found in the College’s Annual Report and Accounts.

The College Council sets budgets in Easter Term for the following academic year. Budgets are monitored through the College’s Management Accounts and reviewed each quarter against predicted outcomes.

Financial audit reports

The independent auditors’ annual ‘Audit Matters’ reports are reviewed by the Audit Committee and presented to the Governing Body and the Council alongside the College’s Annual Report and Accounts.

Capital programme

There are no major plans for capital expenditure at this time.

Financial regulations and procedures

The College is in the process of developing financial regulations and procedures.

Allowances and expenses

Fellows’ Expenses Policy and Procedure, available upon request.
Staff Expenses Policy and Procedure, available upon request.

Staff pay and grading structures

Multiple pay scales apply to members of the College. Fellows and some staff are paid on the University of Cambridge pay scale whilst hourly paid staff are paid on the College’s own pay scale (available on request).

The College Council has authority to make decisions relating to staff pay and grading, including adjustments to employment terms and conditions.

Details of staff salaries, including those of key management personnel are available in the College’s Annual Report and Accounts.

Register of suppliers

The College does not have an approved list of suppliers, but in order to obtain best value for money engages in various consortium purchasing arrangements. The details of those arrangements are not included in this publication scheme for reasons of commercial confidentiality.

Procurement and tender procedures and reports

The College is not a public authority for the purpose of UK law relating to tendering requirements. The normal practice in relation to major works is to procure them through a tendering process.

Contracts

The College does not publish details of its commercial contracts.

Research funding

The College funds its own scheme of Research Fellowships for early-career academics, details of which are published on the College website, and in other media, when vacancies arise. 

The College provides College Teaching Officer posts, the duties of which require the postholder to dedicate at least 50% of their time to research. 

Research pursued by Fellows is supported by the College providing facilities and materials, including the library and College Archive, and grants to attend national and international conferences and research trips. 

Through its Visiting Fellowships and other similar programmes, the College encourages visits from other academics who are researching in Cambridge. 

Study, research and travel grants from the College are also available for students.

Details of research funding are available in the College’s Annual Report and Accounts.