THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1090668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£180k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted funds of £139,547, having seen a net increase of £41,978 during the year. The trustees report that they do not consider there to be a need to require a set amount to be held in reserve, treating the balance of unrestricted income funds as free reserves. The charity is funded primarily by donations and legacies, with no active fundraising undertaken.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)

“Donations and legacies 180,094” — page 41

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no set amount (held: £115k)

“The Trustees exclude designated funds when considering an amount to be held as reserves, as they are earmarked for specific use. The Trustees have reviewed the Unrestricted Income position and do not consider there to be a need to require a set amount to be held in reserve. Accordingly, the Trustees treat the balance of Unrestricted Income Funds as being held as free reserves. The policy will continue to be regularly reviewed.” — page 9

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Thaw
Flavia Rittner
HELEN COTTERILL
Julie Linda Martine Legrand
Lola Isobel Byam Shaw
Neil Vivian Bartlett
SHEILA HANCOCK

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2026	£180k	£138k
28/02/2025	£190k	£137k
29/02/2024	£52k	£119k
28/02/2023	£105k	£95k
28/02/2022	£171k	£90k

Common questions

Is THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted funds of £139,547, having seen a net increase of £41,978 during the year. The trustees report that they do not consider there to be a need to require a set amount to be held in reserve, treating the balance of unrestricted income funds as free reserves. The charity is funded primarily by donations and legacies, with no active fundraising undertaken. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£323k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£219k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THAMES FOUNDATION.

THAMES FOUNDATION income £368k
SALT FOUNDATION income £426k
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION income £190k
STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION income £61.1m
The Ethos Foundation income £1.1m
THE HARDY FOUNDATION income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THAMES FOUNDATION FY2024	£368k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SALT FOUNDATION FY2025	£426k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025	£190k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION FY2025	£61.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Ethos Foundation FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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