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THE JONAS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1049167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity operates a Christian residential centre and holiday venue in the Yorkshire Dales. Guests enjoy holiday retreats, group residentials and respite breaks. The majority of group use is for church and Christian ministry getaways and conferences. Subsidised respite breaks are provided for those experiencing a range of difficult circumstances, through referrals from churches and services.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£294k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ran a deficit for the year, with total expenses exceeding total income by £57,368. Despite this, unrestricted reserves were maintained at £416,540, which the trustees consider adequate to meet their policy target of three months of operational expenditure. The charity remains open to expanding capacity through potential property purchases.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational expenditure (held: £417k)
“an appropriate level of free reserves i.e., those funds not tied up in fixed assets should equate to approximately three months of operational expenditure” — page 5
Per its FY2025 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£735k
Total spending
£291k
Reserves (reported)
£279k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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
30/09/2025£294k£352k
30/09/2024£735k£291k
30/09/2023£276k£310k
30/09/2022£289k£307k
30/09/2021£338k£235k

Common questions

Is THE JONAS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ran a deficit for the year, with total expenses exceeding total income by £57,368. Despite this, unrestricted reserves were maintained at £416,540, which the trustees consider adequate to meet their policy target of three months of operational expenditure. The charity remains open to expanding capacity through potential property purchases. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE JONAS CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JONAS CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£4kHealth & Wellbeing