THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1051507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to organisations that help young people with potential but poor prospects transform their lives by fostering their desire and confidence to learn, achieve and earn in order to transform our world for the better.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£5.3m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £150,526,889, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £139,986,200. The trustees consider these freely expendable funds to be appropriate and adequate for the Foundation's long-term strategic view and grant-making objectives. Financial sustainability is identified as the major financial risk, but the trustees believe no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)
“Income from: Investments (note 2) 16 4,203,949”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£5.3m
Cost of raising funds
£427k
Reserves (reported)
£150.5m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
31/12/2024£4.2m£5.3m
31/12/2023£2.9m£6.3m
31/12/2022£2.2m£3.7m
31/12/2021£26.7m£10.1m
31/12/2020£3.5m£7.4m

Common questions

Is THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £150,526,889, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £139,986,200. The trustees consider these freely expendable funds to be appropriate and adequate for the Foundation's long-term strategic view and grant-making objectives. Financial sustainability is identified as the major financial risk, but the trustees believe no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with As-Siraj Trust.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
As-Siraj Trust FY2025£807k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JIM JACKSON EDUCATIONAL AND ENABLING FOUNDATION CIO FY2024£187k—0below2.2%no doubt
LIVE AND LEARN FY2024£984k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUBB FOUNDATION FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MILES MORLAND FOUNDATION FY2025£235k——within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.