The Frederick Ashton Foundation

Analysis

The Frederick Ashton Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07647089). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Frederick Ashton Foundation reported income of £535k and spending of £349k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £535k (+1434%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 204%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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 Frederick Ashton Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collections Trust (£535k), Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company (£535k) and The London Welsh Centre Trust (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80% and charitable activities 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £370k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £927k would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate.