THE BETH JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1122401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Beth Johnson Foundation's purpose is to stimulate/facilitate change to enhance the quality of life and experience of the ageing process for older people through its current four programmes of work being Advocacy, Health, Intergenerational Practice and Midlife; to influence policy makers/ funders to have increasing focus on effective measures to increase people's well-being and health as they age.

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Latest income
£368k
Latest spending
£441k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,773 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £101,980 to £26,506. The trustees note that this deficit was largely due to a tough funding environment and that reserves have diminished throughout the year. Despite this, the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' worth of staff salaries (held: £27k)
The aspiration of the Board is to achieve a reserve level equivalent to three months’ worth of staff salaries. Such a level would accommodate both shorter durations of notice required and any redundancy costs. This level was thus set, and has been retained, at £77,161. — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beth Johnson Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£541k
Total spending
£530k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£408k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£368k£441k
31/12/2023£441k£494k
31/12/2022£541k£530k
31/12/2021£481k£501k
31/12/2020£555k£521k

Common questions

Is THE BETH JOHNSON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,773 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £101,980 to £26,506. The trustees note that this deficit was largely due to a tough funding environment and that reserves have diminished throughout the year. Despite this, the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kBereavement Friendship Groups: Promoting resilience for ageing communities
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland07/12/2022£5kBuilding Age-friendly Communities
Community Foundation for Northern Ireland20/08/2020£10kReaching Out Together- Digitally Connecting Generations
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2020£54kBereavement and loss help points: Helping communities to support each other
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2018£317kHealthy Generations
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch17/01/2018£2kThe Beth Johnson Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch12/11/2015£18kThe Beth Johnson Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2013£3kSporting Tales Reminiscence Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/07/2012£35k"Sporting Tales: Grasmere Sports"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/06/2012£35k"Birchfield Harrier Tales"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/05/2012£45k"Sporting Tales Enfield Town"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/07/2010£50k"Swinton Lions Tales and more"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/04/2010£50k"Tales and More Shrewsbury Town FC"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2008£219kThe Centre for Intergenerational Practise

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BETH JOHNSON FOUNDATION£368k0unclearno doubt
THE BETH JOHNSON ENDOWMENT FY2024£100k0aboveno doubt
THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION FY2025£366k0unclearno doubt
CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER TRUST FY2024£861kunclearno doubt
CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED FY2024£864kunclearno doubt
JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.1m0aboveno doubt

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