THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK)

Registered charity 1115274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDTION (UK)

To support the humanitarian activities in Indonesia of the John Fawcett Foundation Inc., whose aim is to relieve sickness, suffering and distress in families of the lower socio-economic group, associated through blindness, eye disease, cleft lip and palate, and serious crippling and debilitating disease, particularly in children, through provision of medical care, advice, welfare and support.

Objects

TO SUPPORT THE HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES, THAT WOULD BE CHARITABLE AT LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES, IN INDONESIA OF THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, WHOSE AIM IS TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS IN FAMILIES OF THE LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP ASSOCIATED ASSOCIATED THROUGH BLINDNESS, EYE DISEASE, CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, AND SERIOUS CRIPPLING AND DEBILITATING DISEASE, PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN, THROUGH PROVISION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL CARE, MEDICAL ADVICE, WELFARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

Area of benefit: INDONESIA

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Malvern Hills, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£69k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,635 at the year-end, which the trustees describe as the minimum cash held as is practicable. The charity reported a significant increase in donations to £69,470, largely driven by a single legacy, and remitted £67,300 to its partner foundation in Bali. No staff or fundraising costs were incurred as operations were conducted from the Chair's home.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum cash as reserves, as is practicable (held: £4k)

“The policy is to hold minimum cash as reserves, as is practicable.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Champaca Fund through the Asia Community Foundation — “Thanks to the generous support of the Champaca Fund through the Asia Community Foundation, the Foundation acquired a new portable Karl-Kaps …” (source page)
UK Charitable Trusts (JFF-UK) — “MAJOR DONORS & SUPPORTERS UK Charitable Trusts (JFF-UK)” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Wendy Eugene Gough Chairchair
JAMES MASON
James Frederick Mitcalfe Hope

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

Operates in: Indonesia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£69k	£67k
31/12/2024	£33k	£32k
31/12/2023	£24k	£24k
31/12/2022	£29k	£29k
31/12/2021	£15k	£15k

Common questions

Is THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,635 at the year-end, which the trustees describe as the minimum cash held as is practicable. The charity reported a significant increase in donations to £69,470, largely driven by a single legacy, and remitted £67,300 to its partner foundation in Bali. No staff or fundraising costs were incurred as operations were conducted from the Chair's home. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK) as a grant recipient include THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	amount not stated

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
THE KIAWAH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£873k
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION	1	£115k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£70k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	1	£70k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£12k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HATCH-BARNWELL CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE HATCH-BARNWELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £47k
AL-HASANAAT FOUNDATION income £645k
FAMILIES IN NEED CIO income £265k
UNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION income £34k
JORDAN FAMILY FOUNDATION income £69k
THE INNOCENT FOUNDATION income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK)	£69k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE HATCH-BARNWELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£47k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL-HASANAAT FOUNDATION FY2025	£645k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAMILIES IN NEED CIO FY2025	£265k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JORDAN FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025	£69k	—	above	—	no doubt

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