JOHN SYKES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1156623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The John Sykes Foundation is a grant giving charity focused on the town of Reading. The foundation's key objective is to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals and communities where there is an element of disadvantage.

Objects

To advance such charitable purposes for the community of Reading, Berkshire at the Trustees discretion.

Area of benefit: READING BOROUGH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Reading, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £52,800, supported by a net income of £44,341. The trustees confirm adequate resources are available to continue activities, and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN JAC SYKESchair
• ANDREW JAMES STRONG
• ANNABELLE ELIZABETH SYKES
• CHARLIE JOHN SYKES
• JESSICA SALLY SYKES
• JOHN WILLIAM SYKES

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Reading · West Berkshire · Wokingham

Income and spending

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