THE JECDA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1117914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity continued to develop its innovative concept of mentoring teenagers using retired people, called "Grandmentors". Jecda selected Volunteering Matters to carry out this project, which was formally launched in June 2010, and has been extended into 2019.

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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by 9% to £2,711,087, driven by a net gain on investments and charitable donations. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustee Lord David Freud

“Donations were recorded for £50,750 (2024: £49,796) from trustee Lord David Freud during the accounting period. The amount claimed for associated gift aid is £12,688 (2024: £12,449 ).” — page 12

“Lord David Freud, a trustee of The Jecda Foundation, was appointed the President of Volunteering Matters in May 2019. During the year the charity donated £80,000 (2024: £80,000) to Volunteering Matters in relation to the Grandmentor Scheme.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Volunteering Matters where trustee is President

“Donations were recorded for £50,750 (2024: £49,796) from trustee Lord David Freud during the accounting period. The amount claimed for associated gift aid is £12,688 (2024: £12,449 ).” — page 12

“Lord David Freud, a trustee of The Jecda Foundation, was appointed the President of Volunteering Matters in May 2019. During the year the charity donated £80,000 (2024: £80,000) to Volunteering Matters in relation to the Grandmentor Scheme.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06035021

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.

FREUD, Juliet Sophie — director, appointed 27/01/2007on trustee list
FREUD, Priscilla Jane — director, appointed 21/12/2006on trustee list
FREUD, Andrew Alexander — director, appointed 21/12/2006on trustee list
FREUD, David Anthony, Lord — director, appointed 21/12/2006on trustee list
FREUD, Emily Annette — director, appointed 21/12/2006on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

LORD DAVID ANTHONY FREUDchair
ANDREW ALEXANDER FREUD
EMILY ANNETTE FREUD
JULIET FREUD
LADY PRISCILLA JANE FREUD

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£103k	£113k
31/12/2024	£86k	£96k
31/12/2023	£69k	£84k
31/12/2022	£88k	£328k
31/12/2021	£118k	£91k

Common questions

Is THE JECDA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by 9% to £2,711,087, driven by a net gain on investments and charitable donations. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£596k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£590k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£166k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£133k
TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA	1	£100k
FRIENDS OF WMSBG-KOLEL DAMESEK ELIEZER	1	£95k
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED	1	£94k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JD FOUNDATION.

THE JD FOUNDATION income £2.5m
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £154k
MIFAL TZEDOKO V'CHESED LIMITED income £8.7m
KADWA PATIDAR SAMAJ (UK) LIMITED income £639k
TEEN CRISIS UK income £119k
GFG FOUNDATION income £145k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JECDA FOUNDATION	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JD FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MIFAL TZEDOKO V'CHESED LIMITED FY2025	£8.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KADWA PATIDAR SAMAJ (UK) LIMITED FY2025	£639k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEEN CRISIS UK FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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