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THE ELIAS ASHMOLE TRUST

Registered charity 1083867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support the Ashmolean Museum.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£181k
Latest spending
£237k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £134,158 to £78,171 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £55,987. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Reserves are maintained above the stated minimum policy target of £8,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £8,000 (held: £78k)
“The Elias Ashmole Trust's reserves levels are kept at a minimum of £8,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received subscription income
“The charity received £15,408 (2024: £15,000) in subscription income from the trustees in the year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£181k£237k
31/07/2024£181k£183k
31/07/2023£170k£133k
31/07/2022£195k£151k
31/07/2021£137k£134k

Common questions

Is THE ELIAS ASHMOLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £134,158 to £78,171 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £55,987. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Reserves are maintained above the stated minimum policy target of £8,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ELIAS ASHMOLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ELIAS ASHMOLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2024£25kArts, heritage and education
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kArts, heritage and education
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kCharitable Donation
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kCharitable Donation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SWIRE 27651£737k
DELAPAGE LIMITED1£275k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED1£116k
BACON FOUNDATION LTD1£60k
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES1£25k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED1£20k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN1£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELIAS ASHMOLE TRUST£181k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025£494k—0above—no doubt
ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE FY2024£223k—0unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024£248k—0above—no doubt
ASSIST TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ECOLOGY TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.