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JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1141159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charity for the benefit of the community of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and for such charitable purposes generally as the trustees may decide.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£557k
Latest spending
£607k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £62,455 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £80,260, driven by significant gains on investment revaluations, while total charitable grants awarded amounted to £201,109.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 (held: £62k)
“It is the policy of the trustees that an unrestricted reserve will be held of £60,000, approximately one and a half months’ gross rent from the investment properties, to enable the trust to meet sudden and unforeseen repairs becoming necessary on those properties, such as storm damage, and to enable continuity of grant funding in the event of fluctuations of income.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 20
“Legal and professional services are provided to the charity by Margaret Downey, Solicitors. The fees for the year were £48,943 (2024: £60,869). Amounts payable to Margaret Downey, solicitors, at 5 April 2025 were £Nil (2024: £Nil). Professional services are provided to the charity by Leaper Stanbrook Ltd, of which A J Leaper is a director. The fees for the year were £300 (2024: £300). Amounts payable to Leaper Stanbrook Ltd at 5 April 2025 were £300 (2024: £300), and are included in note 16 current liabilities.” — page 32
“Professional services are provided to the charity by Leaper Stanbrook Ltd, of which A J Leaper is a director. The fees for the year were £300 (2024: £300). Amounts payable to Leaper Stanbrook Ltd at 5 April 2025 were £300 (2024: £300), and are included in note 16 current liabilities.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 20
“Legal and professional services are provided to the charity by Margaret Downey, Solicitors. The fees for the year were £48,943 (2024: £60,869). Amounts payable to Margaret Downey, solicitors, at 5 April 2025 were £Nil (2024: £Nil). Professional services are provided to the charity by Leaper Stanbrook Ltd, of which A J Leaper is a director. The fees for the year were £300 (2024: £300). Amounts payable to Leaper Stanbrook Ltd at 5 April 2025 were £300 (2024: £300), and are included in note 16 current liabilities.” — page 32
“Professional services are provided to the charity by Leaper Stanbrook Ltd, of which A J Leaper is a director. The fees for the year were £300 (2024: £300). Amounts payable to Leaper Stanbrook Ltd at 5 April 2025 were £300 (2024: £300), and are included in note 16 current liabilities.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Manningtons. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£557k
Total spending
£607k
Cost of raising funds
£348k
Reserves (reported)
£62k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 62.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£557k£607k
05/04/2024£522k£595k
05/04/2023£475k£464k
05/04/2022£465k£343k
05/04/2021£440k£513k

Common questions

Is JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £62,455 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £80,260, driven by significant gains on investment revaluations, while total charitable grants awarded amounted to £201,109. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Manningtons.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST£557k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE FY2024£195k—0below—no doubt
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£842k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Friends of Eastbourne Hospital FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025£229k—0below—no doubt
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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