THE PETER JOHN FOORD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1106553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the Trust include the relief of sickness and the preservation of health by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by the statutory authorities.

Objects

(I) THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST IS TO MAKE GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED AS CHARITIES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, OR THAT ARE OTHERWISE RECOGNISED AS CHARITIES BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Latest income
£96k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a deficit in incoming resources over resources expended of £37,112 for the year ended 5 April 2025. Total net assets decreased from £604,326 to £567,214, with unrestricted funds falling to £472,014. The Trustees confirmed the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (reserves figure: £472k)
“During the year the Trustees reviewed and continued their policy toward reserves and making donations.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Professional fees charged by TC Citroen Wells Limited, a firm where Trustee Mr D. Marks is a partner.
“Professional fees of £2,700 (2024: £4,956) were charged by TC Citroen Wells Limited. One of the Trustees, Mr D. Marks, is a partner in TC Citroen Wells Limited.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • 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 05/04/2023

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

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 11/02/2026, 6 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2024 (received 06/02/2025, 1 day after the 05/02/2025 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 07/02/2022, 2 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£96k£133k
05/04/2024£16k£85k
05/04/2023£23k£52k
05/04/2022£5k£25k
05/04/2021£874£28k

Common questions

Is THE PETER JOHN FOORD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a deficit in incoming resources over resources expended of £37,112 for the year ended 5 April 2025. Total net assets decreased from £604,326 to £567,214, with unrestricted funds falling to £472,014. The Trustees confirmed the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£50k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PETER JOHN FOORD CHARITABLE TRUST£96k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£409k—0below—no doubt
THE PETER AND TERESA HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PIERREPONT TRUST FY2025£436k—0below—no doubt
PAUL LUNN-ROCKLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt

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