THE JINJA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1107636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUJAGALI TRUST

The Trust supports children at a number of schools and orphanages in Jinja, including Mama Jane's,Valley View, Great Hopes, Son Rise and Lake Victoria, through the sponsorship of children to attend school and by implementing projects such as the building of classrooms, installation of new water tanks and new playground equipment.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS UP TO THE AGE OF 30 FROM THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES AND IN PARTICULAR UGANDA IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY OR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP THOSE PRACTICAL, BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS WHICH MAY ASSIST THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING AND THOSE OF THEIR COMPATRIOTS AND OTHERS.

Area of benefit: UGANDA AND UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£238k

Latest spending

£292k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Jinja Educational Trust reported a deficit of £54,456 for the year ended December 2025, resulting in a closing bank balance of £113,941. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner finding no material issues regarding accounting records or compliance. The charity's activities are primarily funded through project and one-off fundraisers, with no disclosed reserves policy or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Project & one off fundraisers (100% of income)

“Project & one off fundraisers 226,641”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 3

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Jinja educational Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Jon Symondschair · trustee of 2 other charities
Jacqueline Onslow
SUE SYMONDS
Sally Anne Funnell · trustee of 1 other charity
Smita Ganatra
TESSA JANE DOUCH
donald featherstone

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£238k	£292k
31/12/2024	£243k	£190k
31/12/2023	£201k	£146k
31/12/2022	£277k	£273k
31/12/2021	£76k	£93k

Common questions

Is THE JINJA EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Jinja Educational Trust reported a deficit of £54,456 for the year ended December 2025, resulting in a closing bank balance of £113,941. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner finding no material issues regarding accounting records or compliance. The charity's activities are primarily funded through project and one-off fundraisers, with no disclosed reserves policy or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE JINJA EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JINJA EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PRIORY FOUNDATION, THE MELETE FOUNDATION, HELP CHANGE LIVES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£50k
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k	Grants payable to Institutions
THE MELETE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE MELETE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
HELP CHANGE LIVES	FY2022	£800	Donation for backpacks for orphanages in Uganda
THE MELETE FOUNDATION	FY2024	amount not stated

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UJAMAA CHILDREN'S TRUST.

UJAMAA CHILDREN'S TRUST income £38k
TARAJ EDUCATION TRUST income £126k
THE ZAMBEZI SUNRISE TRUST income £59k
THE KANIKI TRUST income £47k
RURAL AFRICA CHILDRENS EDUCATION TRUST income £76k
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST income £103k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JINJA EDUCATIONAL TRUST	£238k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UJAMAA CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TARAJ EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ZAMBEZI SUNRISE TRUST FY2025	£59k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KANIKI TRUST FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RURAL AFRICA CHILDRENS EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£76k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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