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ELIZABETH MONTAGU CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE

Registered charity 1174697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity advances education for the public benefit by publishing an online edition of the letters of Elizabeth Montagu, her correspondents and other members of her circle, as a means to advance scholarship and literary and historical research by making the online correspondence archive freely available for use as an educational tool.

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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £13,235 to £26,050, with cash at bank rising to £26,680. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy of holding sufficient cash to meet obligations for the next twelve months, which the current balance sheet supports. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern are disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Donations and legacies 20,000” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to fulfil its known obligations for the next twelve months (held: £26k)
“The policy adopted by the Trustees is to hold a level of cash that, taken together with firm future pledges from its existing funders, will be sufficient to fulfil its known obligations for the next twelve months” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Ardeola Charitable Trust, of which Joanna Barker is a trustee.
“A donation was reccived during the year from the Ardeola Charitable Trust, of which Joanna Barker is a trustee.” — page 4
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

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£33k£20k
31/05/2024£30k£17k
31/05/2023£10k£24k
31/05/2022£42k£37k
31/05/2021£41k£44k

Common questions

Is ELIZABETH MONTAGU CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £13,235 to £26,050, with cash at bank rising to £26,680. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy of holding sufficient cash to meet obligations for the next twelve months, which the current balance sheet supports. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern are disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ELIZABETH MONTAGU CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELIZABETH MONTAGU CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE as a grant recipient include THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£51k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k