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.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME AT COMPOUND INTEREST BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME IN ANY OF THE AUTHORISED INVESTMENTS AND HOLD THE SAME AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£10.8m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £151,126,391 at 31 December 2025, with no formal reserves target set by the trustees. The filing confirms that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees believing no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: While no formal reserves target has been set, the trustees consider the current level of unrestricted reserves to provide sufficient flexibility to sustain grant making through adverse investment or economic conditions. (reserves figure: £151.1m)
“While no formal reserves target has been set, the trustees consider the current level of unrestricted reserves to provide sufficient flexibility to sustain grant making through adverse investment or economic conditions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£10.8m
Cost of raising funds
£625k
Reserves (reported)
£151.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~168.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

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: 11.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (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
31/12/2025£5.4m£10.8m
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

Common questions

Is THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £151,126,391 at 31 December 2025, with no formal reserves target set by the trustees. The filing confirms that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees believing no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£5.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£22.3m—0above—no doubt
JORDAN FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£69k—0above—no doubt
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m—0above—no doubt
JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
ROBYN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£98k—0above—no doubt

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