THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 802750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Economic and social research and education

Causes: Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£447k

Latest spending

£277k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £263,854, up from £93,981 in the prior year, following a net income of £169,873. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which meets its needs, without a specific quantitative target 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 (100% of income)

“Donations and legacies 446,841”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a level which meets its needs (held: £264k)

“It is the policy of the Trust to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which meets its needs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

James Anthony David Lawsonchair

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£447k	£277k
30/09/2024	£288k	£324k
30/09/2023	£408k	£309k
30/09/2022	£180k	£261k
30/09/2021	£223k	£318k

Common questions

Is THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £263,854, up from £93,981 in the prior year, following a net income of £169,873. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which meets its needs, without a specific quantitative target disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST as a grant recipient include MOYNITRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MOYNITRUST	FY2025	£5k

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
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS.

BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS income £110k
RICHMOND TRUST FUND income £220k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT income £182k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
ADENFIRST LIMITED income £547k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST	£447k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND TRUST FUND FY2025	£220k	—	above	—	no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2024	£182k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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