THE JON EGGING TRUST
Registered charity 1156265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC048666 (OSCR)
The Jon Egging Trust offers long-term support to vulnerable young people who are struggling to engage at school and may have lost focus, confidence and self-belief. The STEM-inspired Blue Skies programmes raise aspiration, self-belief and resilience, and empower young people to challenge themselves and re-engage with education to make informed career choices.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income grew by 2% to £1,387,237, while total expenditure increased by 23% to £1,414,392, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £508,353, which the Trustees confirm remains within their stated policy target of 3-6 months of operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Trusts and Grants (65% of income)
“Trusts & Grants continue to represent the largest proportion, totalling £901,611 (65% of total income).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 18.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Every £1 we raise, 18p is spent on fundraising.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations to the charity
“During the year, Trustees made donations to the charity totalling £3,331. Other than this & as disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements, there were no transactions with related parties requiring disclosure in either the current or prior years.” — page 69
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Jon Egging Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Alex Brown — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Angie James — Director of Operations (source)
- Laura Carey — Director of Impact and Engagement (source)
- Sian Hartstill — Director of Fundraising and Communications (source)
- Tracie Coultas-Pitman — Chair of the Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Northrop Grumman — “Northrop Grumman has supported JET since 2014, quickly growing to become one of our biggest corporate partners. Northrop Grumman have been p…” (source page)
- NATS — “As JET’s premier partner in Dorset and Hampshire since 2016, NATS have acted as a key delivery partner in the south for over nine years, off…” (source page)
- BAE Systems — “BAE Systems has been a key partner for JET since 2015, initially supporting programme delivery in North Wales, before growing to support del…” (source page)
- Royal Air Force — “As our founding partner, the Royal Air Force is embedded in the DNA of our charity and our programmes. JET and our students are privileged t…” (source page)
- Gordon Brothers — “Gordon Brothers started supporting JET in 2024, delivering Inspirational Outreach sessions to our students. In 2025, Gordon Brothers pulled …” (source page)
- Impetus — “In 2022, JET was selected from over 180 charities to join the Impetus collective of high potential youth charities. Since then, Impetus have…” (source page)
- QinetiQ — “QinetiQ has been a key delivery and funding partner for JET in our regions since 2013. The team at QinetiQ have also supported the delivery …” (source page)
- Red Arrows — “We are proud of our enduring partnership with the Red Arrows. Our programmes are build on many of the values that the Red Arrows exemplify, …” (source page)
- BGF Foundation — “The BGF Foundation began providing funding and pro bono support for our work in 2025. This exciting and valued partnership will enable JET t…” (source page)
- UK Space Agency — “Since 2023, JET has helped to deliver the UK Space Agency ‘Space to Learn’ initiative. Aimed at improving access to space-related careers an…” (source page)
- RAF Museum Midlands — “JET’s partnership with the RAF Museum Midlands has been successfully growing since 2024, from hosting inspirational sessions for our student…” (source page)
- Civil Aviation Authority — “The Civil Aviation Authority began supporting JET in 2022 as a funding partner. CAA’s STEM Ambassadors also help open up the world of aerosp…” (source page)
- Ascent — “Ascent have supported JET since 2015, initially via their team in North Wales. Their support includes employability skills sessions, flight …” (source page)
- Rolls Royce — “Rolls Royce began supporting JET in 2017, committing vital funding to our programmes and encouraging their employees to volunteer time and e…” (source page)
- Lockheed Martin — “Lockheed Martin started supporting JET with delivery in 2017 in East Anglia. They have since become a key funding partner, sponsoring both o…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£258k
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 18.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Tracie Linehanchair
- DAWN Mann
- Dr Emma Royce
- Elizabeth Sharon Gillott
- Jamie Fyleman
- Jim Lee
- Samantha Porteous
- Sophie Anne Spread
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE JON EGGING TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income grew by 2% to £1,387,237, while total expenditure increased by 23% to £1,414,392, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £508,353, which the Trustees confirm remains within their stated policy target of 3-6 months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.
Who funds THE JON EGGING TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JON EGGING TRUST as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE WOOLDRIDGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST, BGF FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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