All Souls College, Oxford
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its grants focus on academic research, selected educational projects and postgraduate scholarships in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and it gives priority to Oxfordshire and Oxford, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
- The annual report gives total awards of £456,000, which may include grants to individuals, but no grant range is stated, so the typical size of a request cannot be judged from the published details and it is worth asking before setting an amount.
- No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch through the contact shown.
- The published details do not say how competitive the funder is or when it decides, so plan for an informal conversation and check timing directly.
- No exclusions are stated, so no organisation is ruled out on the published information.
Overview
All Souls College, Oxford is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1138057).
All Souls College, Oxford is a registered charity whose purposes include praying for the souls of the faithful departed and promoting the study of philosophy, arts, theology and civil and canon law. It aims to advance research and education, particularly in the Humanities, Law, the Social Sciences, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and to promote links between academic work and public life. Its activities are largely funded by investments, which amount to around £600m of investment funds and property. Its giving includes grants towards specific academic research, selected educational projects and activities, annual grants to Codrington College in Barbados, and postgraduate scholarships, including support for the University’s Black Academic Futures programme.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The College makes grants towards specific academic research and selected educational projects and activities within the University, the wider local community and elsewhere. Its aims include advancing scholarship, research and education, particularly in the Humanities, Law, the Social Sciences, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and promoting links between academic work and public life. It also supports postgraduate scholarships in the Humanities and Social Sciences, scholarships for graduate students from the Caribbean, and the University’s Black Academic Futures programme for UK graduate students who are of Black or Mixed-Black ethnicity. It describes support for charitable causes, particularly in Oxford’s local community.
Themes
- Academic research
- Educational initiatives
- Postgraduate scholarships
Geographic Focus
Priority: Oxfordshire; Oxford.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It particularly supports charitable causes in the local community of Oxford.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 July 2021 | £11,621,972 | £10,930,446 | £923,342 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2021 |
| year to 31 July 2022 | £10,411,279 | £14,401,702 | £30,850 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2022 |
| year to 31 July 2023 | £13,479,000 | £12,019,000 | £86,000 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2023 |
| year to 31 July 2024 | £15,638,000 | £9,473,000 | £142,000 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2024 |
| year to 31 July 2025 | £19,159,000 | £15,281,000 | £456,000 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 July 2021; year to 31 July 2022; year to 31 July 2023; year to 31 July 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 July 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- asc.ox.ac.uk
- asc.ox.ac.uk/about/funding · read on 23 October 2026
- asc.ox.ac.uk/contact · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 July 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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Contact
- +44 (0)1865 279379source
- enquiries@all-souls.ox.ac.uksource
- All Souls College High Street Oxford OX1 4ALsource
- asc.ox.ac.uk
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0)1865 279379source
- enquiries@all-souls.ox.ac.uksource
- All Souls College High Street Oxford OX1 4ALsource
- asc.ox.ac.uk