THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1098540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote appreciation and understanding of 19th century english arts and artefacts by undertaking research, by supporting exhibitions, publications, lectures and workshops. To advance education and knowledge by supporting centres of teaching of art and by providing financial assistance to students, and provision of scholarships and bursaries.

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Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,211,266, which the trustees consider sufficient to protect future activity without setting a specific minimum reserve target. With total income of £119,489 and expenditure of £64,737, the charity generated a net surplus for the year, maintaining a substantial capital base derived from a bequest. The trustees confirm there are no material concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Total income
£4.3m
Total spending
£366k
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~130.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£119k£65k
05/04/2024£49k£122k
05/04/2023£29k£41k
05/04/2022£4.3m£366k
05/04/2021£97£1k

Common questions

Is THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,211,266, which the trustees consider sufficient to protect future activity without setting a specific minimum reserve target. With total income of £119,489 and expenditure of £64,737, the charity generated a net surplus for the year, maintaining a substantial capital base derived from a bequest. The trustees confirm there are no material concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2023£23kGrants to Institutions

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARTSWORK LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST£119k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INGRAM ART FOUNDATION FY2025£152k——unclear—no doubt
THE SUTASOMA TRUST FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£373k—0unclear—no doubt

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