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THE JOHN BLACK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1143431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects for which the charity was established are the advancement of health and the relief of sickness in particular prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease and the furtherance of such other charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.1m
Latest spending
£4.9m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £78,421,450, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue successfully in the future. The charity generated a net income of £4,118,201 after making grants and donations totaling £4,157,491. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One person received remuneration in excess of £60,000. See Note 5 for details.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee David Taglight received £100,000 remuneration for services as director of a wholly owned subsidiary, The Margin Finance Corporation Limited. Trustee Stephen Conway is a director of another subsidiary, Borrisbrook Properties Limited, but no specific remuneration amount is disclosed for him.
“The directors' remuneration of £100,000 (2024: £100,000) was paid to D Taglight, in his capacity as director of The Margin Finance Corporation Limited. This was paid in accordance with the will of the late J Black.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Stephen Conway is a director of Borrisbrook Properties Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary.
“Stephen Conway is a director of Borrisbrook Properties Limited.”
“The directors' remuneration of £100,000 (2024: £100,000) was paid to D Taglight, in his capacity as director of The Margin Finance Corporation Limited.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration of £100,000 was paid to Trustee David Taglight for services as director of the subsidiary Margin Finance Corporation Limited.
“Stephen Conway is a director of Borrisbrook Properties Limited.”
“The directors' remuneration of £100,000 (2024: £100,000) was paid to D Taglight, in his capacity as director of The Margin Finance Corporation Limited.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £14.3m. 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
£4.1m
Total spending
£4.9m
Reserves (reported)
£78.4m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~193.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.1m£4.9m
31/03/2024£4.2m£5.6m
31/03/2023£4.0m£4.1m
31/03/2022£4.9m£4.9m
31/03/2021£4.9m£4.1m

Common questions

Is THE JOHN BLACK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £78,421,450, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue successfully in the future. The charity generated a net income of £4,118,201 after making grants and donations totaling £4,157,491. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST1£80k
THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION1£26k
THE MUTLEY FOUNDATION1£20k
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND1£5k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOHN BLACK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£4.1m—1unclear—no doubt
THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£9.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE CITY CHARITY TRUST FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
RICHARDSON BROTHERS FOUNDATION FY2025£335k——unclear—no doubt
JFS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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