DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1091125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£196k

Latest spending

£252k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year of £211,783, driven by a £108,751 loss in the market value of its investments. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain at £204,463, which the trustees consider prudent to cover one year's administration costs and other commitments. The charity continues to distribute income to charitable causes, having granted £236,750 during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends - UK equities and unit trusts (38% of income)

“Dividends - UK equities and unit trusts 74,461” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year's administration costs and specific commitments (held: £204k)

“The trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to: i) avoid the necessity of realising investments at short notice; ii) cover one year's administration costs; iii) cover the trustees' commitments to fund: - bursaries at the Stephen Perse Foundation and Wellingborough School” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD CURRINGTON ONGLEYchair
Keith Moncur Lamont Dickson
Philip John Humphrey
Thomas James Reed

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£196k	£252k
05/04/2024	£176k	£187k
05/04/2023	£151k	£194k
05/04/2022	£112k	£234k
05/04/2021	£101k	£182k

Common questions

Is DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year of £211,783, driven by a £108,751 loss in the market value of its investments. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain at £204,463, which the trustees consider prudent to cover one year's administration costs and other commitments. The charity continues to distribute income to charitable causes, having granted £236,750 during the year. Its FY2025 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
DILLHAVEN LIMITED	1	£92k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£17k
KTRUST LIMITED	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST.

MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST income £183k
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST income £850k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
T & S TRUST FUND income £334k
KLSA CHARITABLE TRUST income £123k
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST income £115k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025	£183k	—	above	—	no doubt
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£850k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
T & S TRUST FUND FY2025	£334k	—	above	—	no doubt
KLSA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£123k	—	within	—	no doubt

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