Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

EDWARD PENLEY ABRAHAM RESEARCH FUND 

The charity's objective is the furtherance of medical, biological and chemical research in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology and Lincoln College Oxford and more broadly within the university of Oxford and its associated colleges. Grants are made by the trustees, in the context of the trust deed and available resources, to support both current and future research.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £12,725,568 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
05/04/23£2,335£3,217£-883£1£148,215£-12,726-47.510
05/04/22£2,471£5,021£-2,550£1£163,859£-13,109-31.310
05/04/21£1,998£10,584£-8,587£0£175,330£-10,332-11.710
05/04/20£1,826£1,811£14£0£123,936£0n/a10
05/04/19£3,731£1,351£2,380£0£138,998£0n/a10
05/04/18£2,339£2,062£278£0£130,951£0n/a10
05/04/17£2,453£9,196£-6,743£0£126,032£0n/a10
05/04/16£2,074£2,705£-631£0£113,805£0n/a10
05/04/15£2,024£1,717£307£56£116,879£0n/a10
05/04/14£3,109£3,063£47£32£99,688£0n/a10
05/04/13£2,224£1,470£754£67£97,645£0n/a10
05/04/12£1,869£4,761£-2,891£55£87,688£0n/a10
05/04/11£2,535£1,304£1,231£54£91,185£0n/a10
05/04/10£2,631£4,188£-1,557£66£86,566£0n/a10
05/04/09£5,151£4,354£797£45£68,008£0n/a10
05/04/08£3,948£18,796£-14,849£41£92,643£0n/a10
05/04/07£3,871£5,967£-2,096£39£119,187£0n/a00
05/04/06£3,340£1,834£1,506£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£3,054£3,005£49£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£2,927£4,976£-2,049£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 589%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -9%
Reserves/Spending: -47.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -35 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 57 years

rachel.faulkes@path.ox.ac.uk

01865 275573

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1 employee

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/03/1967, number: 309659
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 46 days late,
Main office

University of Oxford
Sir William Dunn School of Patholog
South Parks Road
OXFORD
OX1 3RE

Objectives

FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD INCLUDING ITS COLLEGE HALLS AND SOCIETIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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