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edward penley abraham research fund

The charity supports the general public. Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Oxfordshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,473,715
Latest Expenditure
£2,836,263

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 78.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 23.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,451,789
Other Income £21,926

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,225,235
Raising Funds £611,028
Governance £57,648
Grants to Institutions £2,121,059
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,473,715£2,836,263£2,225,235£156,449,289£156,449,2891 / 0
2023£2,334,507£3,217,108£2,741,707£148,214,577£148,214,5771 / 0
2022£2,471,208£5,020,993£4,480,883£163,858,753£163,858,7531 / 0
2021£1,997,891£10,584,426£10,090,831£175,330,249£175,330,2491 / 0
2020£1,825,732£1,811,484£1,333,249£123,936,257£123,936,2571 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers