THE OXFORD TRUST
Registered charity 292664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Trust aims to encourage the study, application and communication of science, technology and engineering. It does this through a programme of activities, projects and events that support the teaching of science and technology in primary and secondary schools, stimulate and facilitate public engagement with science and assist the growth of technology businesses in Oxfordshire.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased by 3% to £3.34 million, driven primarily by a 12% rise in innovation centre income. The charity reported a net income after transfers of £105,850 and held total funds of £14.99 million, with the trustees confirming sufficient reserves to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Innovation centre income (85% of income)
“The innovation centre income remained the main economic driver of the Trust, rising by 12% from £2.51 to £2.82 million” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HOWMAN, Emily Venetta, Dr — director, appointed 17/04/2026on trustee list
- ELSNER, Lillian Elizabeth — director, appointed 17/04/2026on trustee list
- GRUDSKAYA, Tatiana — director, appointed 31/01/2025on trustee list
- CARR, Geoffrey David Granville — director, appointed 31/01/2025on trustee list
- MCCONVILLE, Nicola Jane — director, appointed 24/02/2023on trustee list
- BENNETT, Judith Ann — director, appointed 02/04/2020on trustee list
- HUSSAIN, Monawar, Imam — director, appointed 22/03/2019not on trustee list
- FLINT, David Jonathan — director, appointed 18/09/2017on trustee list
- BOYLE, Jean-Marc, Mr — director, appointed 19/12/2014on trustee list
- PEBWORTH, Ceris Lynne — director, appointed 19/09/2014on trustee list
- FITT, Alistair David, Professor — director, appointed 19/09/2014on trustee list
- MORYS-CARTER, Megan Mai — director, appointed 19/09/2014on trustee list
- NOBLE, Julia Alison, Professor — director, appointed 19/09/2014on trustee list
- BURGESS, Stephen Rhys — secretary, appointed 01/10/2013
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£11.5m
Reported reserves equal ~39.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DR Jean-Marc Boylechair
- Ceris Lynne Pebworth
- David Johnathan Flint
- Dr Emily Venetta Howman
- Geoffrey Carr
- Imam Monawar Hussain MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
- Judith Bennett
- Lillian Elizabeth Elsner
- Megan Mai Morys-Carter
- Nicola McConville
- PROFESSOR ALISTAIR DAVID FITT
- Professor Julia Alison Noble · trustee of 2 other charities
- Tatiana Grudskaya
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE OXFORD TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 3% to £3.34 million, driven primarily by a 12% rise in innovation centre income. The charity reported a net income after transfers of £105,850 and held total funds of £14.99 million, with the trustees confirming sufficient reserves to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.
Who funds THE OXFORD TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OXFORD TRUST as a grant recipient include ASPEN TRUST, PRIMARY SCIENCE TEACHING TRUST, The William Brake Foundation.
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