Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

OXFORD RUSSIA FUND 

The main activity of the charity is to advance education in the Russian Federation through the provision of scholarships to students and the making of donations to educational establishments.The charity focuses on grants to Russian universities for the provision of scholarships and the distribution of English language academic books to Russian universities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£10£3£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£186£139£47n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£2,790£2,790£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/19£3,214£3,214£0£0£0£0n/a30
31/12/18£3,285£3,292£-7£0£0£0n/a30
31/12/17£2,339£2,332£7£0£7£7030
31/12/16£2,407£2,519£-112£0£0£0n/a30
31/12/15£2,446£2,353£93£5£93£930.530
31/12/14£3,113£3,113£0£5£0£0n/a30
31/12/13£4,507£4,507£0£8£0£0n/a30
31/12/12£3,770£3,770£0£5£0£0n/a30
31/12/11£4,037£4,037£0£5£0£0n/a30
31/12/10£3,395£3,566£-171£5£0£0n/a30
31/12/09£3,156£3,114£41£5£166£1660.610
31/12/08£5,933£5,796£137£4£137£1370.310
31/12/07£3,574£3,613£-39£4£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£773£756£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.oxfordrussiafund.org

atulloch@atulloch.com

02073181180

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 25-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2005, number: 1108957
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2005, number: 05341971
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

TULLOCH & CO
4 HILL STREET
LONDON
W1J 5NE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH, INTER ALIA, THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AND THE MAKING OF DONATIONS TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER BE DEEMED BY ENGLISH LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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