JOHN LA ROSE TRUST

Registered charity 1003001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEORGE PADMORE INSTITUTE, NEW BEACON EDUCATIONAL TRUST, THE GEORGE PADMORE INSTITUTE

The development of an archive relating to the postwar black experience in Britain and related areas such as the Caribbean, India and Africa. Public talks and seminars. Some work with schools. Publishing.

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Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,935 for the year, with total income of £100,003 and expenditure of £102,938. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held at £50,000, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover six months' running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England (74% of income)
“Arts Council England 74,175” — page 22
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ running costs (held: £50k)
“The GP! has reserves of £50,000 to cover six months’ running costs.” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£100k£103k
31/03/2025£99k£137k
31/03/2024£176k£80k
31/03/2023£40k£71k
31/03/2022£87k£104k

Common questions

Is JOHN LA ROSE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,935 for the year, with total income of £100,003 and expenditure of £102,938. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held at £50,000, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover six months' running costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£73kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£73kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government15/11/2021£28kCulture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/05/2020£28k"COVID19: George Padmore Institute"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/06/2017£62k"Citizens of a Common Future: forward steps for the George Padmore Institute (GPI)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2009£213k"Dream to Change the World"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/08/2006£50k"Crossing Borders"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/06/2002£82k"Changing Britannia Archive Project"