The Ross Foundation
Registered charity 1121871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DAVID ROSS FOUNDATION
To further such charitable purposes and to benefit such charitable institutions as the trustees think fit.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,947,061, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet future expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £459,450 for the year, funded primarily by donations from its founder. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income)
“The principal funding source of the Foundation is the funds donated by the founder David Ross.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to meet future expenditure as and when it becomes due (held: £12.9m)
“The trustees review the reserves of the Foundation annually. As at 31 March 2025 the trustees felt that they had sufficient reserves to meet future expenditure as and when it becomes due.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- David Ross — Chairman (source)
- David Ross — Chair of the Board of Trustees at the National Portrait Gallery (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£13.0m
Reported reserves equal ~88.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAVID JOHN PETER ROSSchair
- ANITA JOSEPHINE BOTT
- Carl Ross
- Henry Carling
- Ottilie Windsor
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Ross Foundation financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,947,061, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet future expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £459,450 for the year, funded primarily by donations from its founder. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited.
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