JCD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the CIO is to advance such charitable purposes ( according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

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

Registered contact address: Harrow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £18,510,854, which the trustees consider adequate to support current activities. The charity generated a net income of £281,074 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,841,507 primarily from donations and investment income. The trustees and auditors have confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees
“The total amount of donations received from trustees amounted to £910,001 (2024: £1,116,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shah & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£18.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~142.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.8m£1.6m
31/12/2024£2.1m£1.1m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.6m
31/12/2021£3.1m£1.4m

Common questions

Is JCD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £18,510,854, which the trustees consider adequate to support current activities. The charity generated a net income of £281,074 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,841,507 primarily from donations and investment income. The trustees and auditors have confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shah & Co (Accountants) Ltd.

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
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON1£103k
PH MEDIA GROUP FOUNDATION1£27k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD1£23k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£8k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WLJM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JCD FOUNDATION£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
WLJM FY2025£446k—0below—noted
THE CHANDRAJ FOUNDATION FY2025£68k—0unclear—no doubt
CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
THE C J W TRUST FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL FY2025£521k—0above—no doubt

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