JACT SUMMER SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 1137562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JACT, JOINT ASSOCIATION OF CLASSICAL TEACHERS

To run summer schools in Classical subjects in order to: advance the education of the public in Classics; to improve and maintain the quality of teaching of Classics; to provide a means by which Classics teachers may help one another to meet the challenge of changing educational conditions & requirements; to serve teachers of Classics.

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Latest income

£568k

Latest spending

£592k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity generated a net deficit of £24,546 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £143,842. The Trustees confirm that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: for each of its Summer Schools to maintain reserves at least sufficient to cover the annual fixed costs of running its activities independently and to maintain Central Office's working capital by proportional contributions at a figure agreed by the Governors (held: £144k)

“The Charity’s reserves policy is for each of its Summer Schools to maintain reserves at least sufficient to cover the annual fixed costs of running its activities independently and to maintain Central Office's working capital by proportional contributions at a figure agreed by the Governors.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£568k

Total spending

£592k

Reserves (reported)

£144k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/04/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Prof. Judith Margaret Mossmanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alice Case
David Moyes
Dr Richard Marshall

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£568k	£592k
31/12/2023	£536k	£523k
31/12/2022	£513k	£505k
31/12/2021	£423k	£385k
31/12/2020	£74k	£56k

Common questions

Is JACT SUMMER SCHOOLS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity generated a net deficit of £24,546 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £143,842. The Trustees confirm that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JACT SUMMER SCHOOLS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JACT SUMMER SCHOOLS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION, CLASSICS FOR ALL.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Prof. Judith Margaret Mossman — trustee here and at THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION	FY2025	£21k	Summer Schools/course
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION	FY2022	£16k	Summer Schools/course
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION	FY2024	£16k	Summer Schools/course
CLASSICS FOR ALL	FY2022	£3k	Grant Making
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION	FY2021	£2k	Summer Schools/course
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION	FY2023	£2k	Summer Schools/course