THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1140840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Arts Support and to support international humanitarian aid including education and women's rights. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £37,923 at the end of the reporting period, compared to £30,970 in the previous year. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. No funds were held in deficit, and no uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation as a going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (held: £38k)

“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd (a corporate trustee) was paid £15,090 for trust administration and cash management fees.

“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £15,090 (2024: £14,343) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, a corporate trustee, received £15,090 for trust administration and cash management fees.

“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £15,090 (2024: £14,343) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 6 of the trust deed.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Elizabeth Oldridge-Turner
LUDLOW TRUST CO LTD · trustee of 7 other charities
MARGARET ROSE MARY TURNER
REBECCA TURNER-JONES
RICHARD TIMMIS TURNER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/10/2025	£103k	£98k
30/10/2024	£66k	£56k
30/10/2023	£49k	£185k
30/10/2022	£102k	£94k
30/10/2021	£59k	£65k

Common questions

Is THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £37,923 at the end of the reporting period, compared to £30,970 in the previous year. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. No funds were held in deficit, and no uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation as a going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION	1	£8k

Charities like this

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

THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST income £494k
GO HELP ASIA TRUST income £265k
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUST income £166k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £120k
THE HARGREAVES CHARITABLE TRUST income £169k
THE IMP TRUST income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025	£494k	—	above	—	no doubt
GO HELP ASIA TRUST FY2025	£265k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUST FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HARGREAVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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