MUSEUM OF OXFORD DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1173867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the Trust is to raise funds for the development and continued support of the Museum of Oxford.

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Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £21,738 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total funds carried forward increasing to £155,832. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £42,333, while the charity released £46,561 to support the Museum of Oxford. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£69k£47k
31/07/2024£107k£21k
31/07/2023£31k£92k
31/07/2022£103k£30k
31/07/2021£39k£119k

Common questions

Is MUSEUM OF OXFORD DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £21,738 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total funds carried forward increasing to £155,832. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £42,333, while the charity released £46,561 to support the Museum of Oxford. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MUSEUM OF OXFORD DEVELOPMENT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSEUM OF OXFORD DEVELOPMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TOLKIEN TRUST, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2021£30k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2019£10kOxford Revisited