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THE AURORA TRUST

Registered charity 802623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ASHDEN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ASHDEN TRUST

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by 8.6% from £43.8m to £40.0m during the year, driven by a net loss on investments of £2.57m which exceeded investment income and donations. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are held to meet working capital needs and grant instalments, with any shortfall met from expendable endowment, and they remain satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payables to related trusts
“The following amounts are included in Other Creditors (Note 10) that are due to/from related parties: - £30,794 due to The J J Charitable Trust (2024: £32,688). - £29,733 due to The Linbury Trust (2024: £31,600). - £7,482 due from The Mark Leonard Trust (2024: £6,112).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£189k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
15

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Italy · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.9m£3.0m
05/04/2024£2.1m£2.7m
05/04/2023£737k£2.6m
05/04/2022£1.8m£3.2m
05/04/2021£2.0m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE AURORA TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds decreased by 8.6% from £43.8m to £40.0m during the year, driven by a net loss on investments of £2.57m which exceeded investment income and donations. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are held to meet working capital needs and grant instalments, with any shortfall met from expendable endowment, and they remain satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE AURORA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AURORA TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ERNEST COOK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ERNEST COOK TRUSTFY2024£99k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN AND ALL SAINTS, STEPNEY1£3k

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