The Lincoln College Michael Zilkha Fund

Analysis

The Lincoln College Michael Zilkha Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Lincoln College Michael Zilkha Fund reported income of £23k and spending of £50k, spending 223% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £22k to £23k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 266% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Lincoln College Michael Zilkha Fund sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chatteris Museum Trust (£23k), The Rowland Singers Choral Society (£23k) and Uppermill Band (£23k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.