JUBILEE GARDENS TRUST

Registered charity 1137514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Provide park and facilities at Jubilee Gardens for the benefit of the public, in the interest of Social Welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Public.2. To Educate the Public on the subject of the history of the area.3. Promote the community participation in healthy recreation.

Objects

1 PROVIDE A PARK AND FACILITIES AT JUBILEE GARDENS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC; AND2 PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC; AND3 PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA;4 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE HISTORY OF THE AREA; AND5 PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND6 PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ARTS; AND7 ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND8 ADVANCE ALL OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: JUBILEE GARDENS

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

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Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£810k
Latest spending
£674k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity reported an operating surplus of £135,562 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £2,171,803. The Trustees maintain an operating reserve of £506,000, which they designate as sufficient to cover nine months of running costs, while the majority of remaining funds are designated for long-term asset renewals. Although the medium-term financial outlook is described as problematic due to reliance on uncertain income sources, the Trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income)
“Charitable activities 3 - 411,697 411,697 520,584” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 1.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 5 - 13,198 13,198 27,021” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: nine months of average operating costs (reserves figure: £506k)
“The minimum amount to be designated as Operating Reserve is set to be sufficient to maintain ongoing operations for nine months of average operating costs.” — page 10
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). 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
£810k
Total spending
£674k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~38.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£810k£674k
31/03/2024£918k£695k
31/03/2023£757k£570k
31/03/2022£585k£498k
31/03/2021£431k£367k

Common questions

Is JUBILEE GARDENS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity reported an operating surplus of £135,562 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £2,171,803. The Trustees maintain an operating reserve of £506,000, which they designate as sufficient to cover nine months of running costs, while the majority of remaining funds are designated for long-term asset renewals. Although the medium-term financial outlook is described as problematic due to reliance on uncertain income sources, the Trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JUBILEE HOUSE CARE TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JUBILEE GARDENS TRUST£810k—0above1.6%no doubt
JUBILEE HOUSE CARE TRUST LTD FY2025£3.8m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
JUBILEE HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
JUBILEE PARK WOODHALL SPA LIMITED FY2025£985k—0unclear—no doubt
JUBILEE PRIESTHOOD CENTRE FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt
JUBILEE+ FY2025£243k—0above—no doubt

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