THE ASHMORE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1122351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Ashmore Foundation supports causes within the Emerging Markets, particularly though not exclusively to the countries and communities in which the Ashmore Group invests. Our grant making policy is wide ranging but maintains a special focus on initiatives in education, livelihoods and social enterprise which benefit those most vulnerable and which support long-term self development.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£941k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at $13.8 million as of 30 June 2025, an increase from the previous year's $11.9 million. The Trustees confirm that the Foundation has sufficient financial resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of the report. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The Foundation employed one sole Director in the period to 30 June 2025. The Director received total remuneration for the year of $87 thousand (2024: $78 thousand) in the form of salaries and pension.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ernst & Young LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ashmore Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£941k

Total spending

£130k

Cost of raising funds

£5k

Reserves (reported)

£10.1m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Patrick Cadellchair
Christos Theodorou
Dhiren Shah
Emma Young
JAMES CARLETON
Mark Coombs
Rashi Talwar Bhatia
Satya Duhita
Seki Mutukwa
Sofia Rodriguez
Thuy Dam

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

Operates in: Colombia · India · Indonesia · Peru

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£941k	£130k
30/06/2024	£980k	£427k
30/06/2023	£951k	£537k
30/06/2022	£1.5m	£343k
31/12/2020	£344k	£159k

Common questions

Is THE ASHMORE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at $13.8 million as of 30 June 2025, an increase from the previous year's $11.9 million. The Trustees confirm that the Foundation has sufficient financial resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of the report. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ernst & Young LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
POWER TO CHANGE TRUST	1	£129k
BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED	1	£53k
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD	1	£5k

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THE ASHA FOUNDATION income £162k
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THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION income £272k
THE APAX FOUNDATION income £1.9m
THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST income £103k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ASHMORE FOUNDATION	£941k	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASHA FOUNDATION FY2025	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Ashley Family Foundation FY2025	£416k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION FY2026	£272k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE APAX FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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