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THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND

Registered charity 1107395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC054048 (OSCR)

Our prime purpose is to provide help, financial and otherwise, to those jockeys past or present who are injured, unable to ride or generally in need. These beneficiaries, their families and dependants receive pastoral care from the IJF almoners as well as financial assistance.

Objects

3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG:A) INJURED JOCKEYS; ANDB) ANY OTHER PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ANY OF THE SPECIFIED CLASSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL REGARD PERSONS FALLING WITHIN PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE AS BEING THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN;3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF JOCKEYS AND OTHER PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ANY OF THE SPECIFIED CLASSES3.2 THE SPECIFIED CLASSES ARE:3.2.1 ANY PERSON WHO HAS EVER BEEN INJURED AT A TIME WHEN HE OR SHE WAS A) A LICENSED JOCKEY; ORB) RIDING IN A RACE, AND3.2.2 ANY SPOUSE (INCLUDING THE WIDOW OR WIDOWER, WHETHER OR NOT RE-MARRIED), PARTNER, CHILD, DEPENDANT MEMBER OF THE FAMILY INCLUDING PARENTS-IN-LAW, OR OTHER DEPENDANT, OF A PERSON FALLING WITHIN CLAUSE 3.2.1 ABOVE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£8.0m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports strong financial health with total funds exceeding £64 million and free reserves of £7.2 million, which are above the stated policy target of £6.7 million. The organization generated a net surplus of £2.9 million for the year, supported by significant income from legacies and donations, while maintaining positive cash flows and adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months expenditure, or £6.7m (reserves figure: £7.2m)
“The policy is to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately 12 months expenditure, or £6.7m, growing in line with planned increases. At 31 March 2025, free reserves of £7.2m equate to approximately 13 months of planned expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mortgage advance to Sam Berry and Carol Berry
“A mortgage advance of £171,000 (2024: £171,000) is in place to Sam Berry (and his wife Carol Berry), the son of Jack Berry, both qualifying as beneficiaries under the objects of the charitable company.” — page 26
“In addition, Sam Berry and Carol Berry received grants totalling £1,483 (2024: £3,659) in the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Sam Berry and Carol Berry
“A mortgage advance of £171,000 (2024: £171,000) is in place to Sam Berry (and his wife Carol Berry), the son of Jack Berry, both qualifying as beneficiaries under the objects of the charitable company.” — page 26
“In addition, Sam Berry and Carol Berry received grants totalling £1,483 (2024: £3,659) in the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cost recharge from trading subsidiary
“A mortgage advance of £171,000 (2024: £171,000) is in place to Sam Berry (and his wife Carol Berry), the son of Jack Berry, both qualifying as beneficiaries under the objects of the charitable company.” — page 26
“In addition, Sam Berry and Carol Berry received grants totalling £1,483 (2024: £3,659) in the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid from trading subsidiary
“A mortgage advance of £171,000 (2024: £171,000) is in place to Sam Berry (and his wife Carol Berry), the son of Jack Berry, both qualifying as beneficiaries under the objects of the charitable company.” — page 26
“In addition, Sam Berry and Carol Berry received grants totalling £1,483 (2024: £3,659) in the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Injured Jockeys Company Limited
“The Charitable Company has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, the Injured Jockeys Company Limited, incorporated in the United Kingdom (registered number: 1008228)” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 67
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

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Corporate structure

INJURED JOCKEYS COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £773k
  • Profit before tax: £74k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £61k
“Gift aid distribution (61,286)”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Injured Jockeys Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£8.0m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£967k
Reserves (reported)
£7.2m
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

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
31/03/2025£8.0m£6.7m
31/03/2024£7.8m£6.2m
31/03/2023£6.2m£5.6m
31/03/2022£5.0m£5.0m
31/03/2021£5.7m£4.7m

Common questions

Is THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports strong financial health with total funds exceeding £64 million and free reserves of £7.2 million, which are above the stated policy target of £6.7 million. The organization generated a net surplus of £2.9 million for the year, supported by significant income from legacies and donations, while maintaining positive cash flows and adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore.

Who funds THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND as a grant recipient include SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, The Trevor Hemmings Foundation, THE WILSON FOUNDATION, REUBEN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£225kGrants for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£225kGrants for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£100k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£50k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2024£50kOther grants
THE WILSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£30k
THE WILSON FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
REUBEN FOUNDATIONFY2021£25k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£20kSpecific project
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kGrant for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year
REUBEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kTowards the Thrive - A Mental Health App for Jockeys.
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kDiscretionary Grants
THE PHILIP OPPENHEIMER FOUNDATIONFY2021£8k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2021£5kOther
THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE PHILIP OPPENHEIMER FOUNDATIONFY2026£5k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2022£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kDonations
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£800Donation
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£800
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024amount not stated
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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
JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATION2£355k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£10k
RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES1£208k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JOCKEYS EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHEME.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND£8.0m——above—no doubt
THE JOCKEYS EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHEME FY2025£577k——unclear—no doubt
RACING INDUSTRY ACCIDENT BENEFIT SCHEME FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
NEW BEGINNINGS HORSES FY2025£414k—0unclear—no doubt
RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES FY2025£2.5m£120,001 - £130,0002unclear—no doubt
RACEHORSE TRAINERS BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025£71k—0unclear—no doubt

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