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the ashmore foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. The Ashmore Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Colombia, India, and various other locations.


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 Ashmore Foundation supports causes within the Emerging Markets, particularly though not exclusively to the countries and communities in which the Ashmore Group invests. Our grant making policy is wide ranging but maintains a special focus on initiatives in education, livelihoods and social enterprise which benefit those most vulnerable and which support long-term self development.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£980,319
Latest Expenditure
£427,048

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 40.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £692,594
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £287,724
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £394,618
Raising Funds £27,632
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £4,798

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£980,319£427,048£394,618£9,448,311£9,448,3111 / 10
2023£950,866£537,045£519,376£8,591,151£8,591,1511 / 7
2022£1,484,562£343,351£342,569£8,385,755£8,385,7551 / 4
2020£343,819£158,7420 / 0
2019£331,371£281,5520 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers