THE JOHN PARKER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1096035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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.

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Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £3,171 at the end of the reporting period, a decrease from £5,017 in the prior year. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, supported by expendable endowment investments valued at £879,097. No funds were in deficit and no material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (held: £3k)
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ludlow Trust Company (Southampton) Limited was paid £3,144 for trust administration fees... HSBC UK Bank PLC was paid £9,908 for trust administration and investment management services... These fees are authorised under clause 33 of the trust deed.
“No trustee received any remuneration or was reimbursed any expenses in the year under review. Ludlow Trust Company (Southampton) Limited was paid £3,144 for trust administration fees during the year under review. HSBC UK Bank PLC was paid £9,908 for trust administration and investment management services during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 33 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Investment management fees paid to a related service provider
“HSBC UK Bank PLC was paid £9,908 for trust administration and investment management services during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 33 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 20/11/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 20/11/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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
20/11/2025£45k£56k
20/11/2024£19k£22k
05/04/2024£18k£39k
05/04/2023£14k£17k
05/04/2022£22k£37k

Common questions

Is THE JOHN PARKER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £3,171 at the end of the reporting period, a decrease from £5,017 in the prior year. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, supported by expendable endowment investments valued at £879,097. No funds were in deficit and no material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOHN PARKER CHARITABLE TRUST£45k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN HENDERSON MCGREGOR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£47k——unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN WEILER FOUNDATION FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARJORIE PURSER TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THOMAS HENRY NORMAN ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt

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