The Ashley Family Foundation
Analysis
The Ashley Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01759854). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Ashley Family Foundation reported income of £416k and spending of £582k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £255k to £416k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 176% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Ashley Family Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (East London) (£416k), Living Light Christian Church Taunton (£420k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Overcomers' House (£415k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are very wide, but the board have, in recent years, focused their attention in the following areas:1. Advancement of education and learning in all matters, but particularly appertaining to the fine and applied arts.2. Projects particularly associated with enhancing and supporting projects for the benefit of communities in Wales- and in particular in Mid Wales.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (East London) | London | £416k |
| Living Light Christian Church Taunton | Somerset | £420k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Overcomers' House | Bristol | £415k |
| Peace Brigades International UK Section | London | £425k |