THE E P A CEPHALOSPORIN FUND

Registered charity 309698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE E P A CEPHALOSPORIN FUND ICW OXFORD UNIVERSITY

The aims of the charity are the furtherance of education and research in the medical, biological and chemical sciences in the University of Oxford, its departments and colleges, the Royal Society and the King Edward VI School Southampton. Its activities are directed at achieving these aims.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.4m

Latest spending

£4.7m

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £693,419 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by investment gains of £1,020,476. Total net assets increased to £106,670,370, with unrestricted reserves standing at £702,234. The trustees confirm that available reserves are sufficient to meet all commitments and that the charity is not dependent on donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to ensure the long term sustainability of the Charity (held: £702k)

“The Trustees aim to retain sufficient unrestricted reserves to ensure the long term sustainability of the Charity, without expending the expendable endowment fund unless necessary, and to allow it the flexibility to practically consider all grant applications of any reasonable value.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£4.4m

Total spending

£4.7m

Cost of raising funds

£713

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR NEIL BARCLAYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
PROFESSOR JEFFERY ERRINGTON FRS
PROFESSOR PENELOPE ANN HANDFORD
Professor Christoph Marcel Tang
Professor Philip Anton van der Merwe · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Tony Green

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hampshire · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£4.4m	£4.7m
05/04/2024	£4.2m	£1.4m
05/04/2023	£4.0m	£5.5m
05/04/2022	£3.8m	£1.9m
05/04/2021	£3.5m	£881k

Common questions

Is THE E P A CEPHALOSPORIN FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £693,419 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by investment gains of £1,020,476. Total net assets increased to £106,670,370, with unrestricted reserves standing at £702,234. The trustees confirm that available reserves are sufficient to meet all commitments and that the charity is not dependent on donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford 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
NNS FOUNDATION	1	£6.5m
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£200k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	1	£20k
THE CASCIA TRUST	1	£12k
THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O.	1	£10k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£928

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EDWARD PENLEY ABRAHAM RESEARCH FUND.

EDWARD PENLEY ABRAHAM RESEARCH FUND income £2.2m
THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION income £352k
ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £15.5m
NUFFIELD OXFORD HOSPITALS FUND income £2.0m
OXFORD CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE: SOBELL HOUSE income £474k
THE RECTOR AND SCHOLARS OF EXETER COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £14.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE E P A CEPHALOSPORIN FUND	£4.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EDWARD PENLEY ABRAHAM RESEARCH FUND FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£352k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£15.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
NUFFIELD OXFORD HOSPITALS FUND FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE: SOBELL HOUSE FY2026	£474k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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