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JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1141159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£557k
Latest spending
£607k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £96,763 at the year end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. The trust reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £138,633 for the year, driven by investment revaluations and grant expenditures, but maintains a substantial permanent endowment fund valued at over £18 million.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 (held: £97k)
“It is the policy of the trustees that an unrestricted reserve will be held of £60,000, approximately two 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 FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees Crispin Freeman, Margaret Downey, and A J Leaper received payments for professional services (bookkeeping/accounting, legal, and valuation services respectively) as disclosed in Note 21. Note 8 confirms the Will allows trustees to charge usual professional charges for administration.
“In accordance with the specific authority in the Will of the late John Alan Jackson the trustees may charge their usual professional charges for time spent in the administration of the charitable trust. Note 21 discloses the amounts charged.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 12
“The investment properties (all freehold) were valued on 5 April 2024 by Leaper Stanbrook Ltd, Estate Agents, of which one of the trustees is a director, on an open market basis.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Manningtons.

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).

Trustees

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?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £96,763 at the year end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. The trust reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £138,633 for the year, driven by investment revaluations and grant expenditures, but maintains a substantial permanent endowment fund valued at over £18 million. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Manningtons.

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