The Jones Community and Education Trust

Registered charity 1170804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UKFAST EDUCATION TRUST, UKFast Community and Education Trust

Supporting the work of educational establishments.Signposting to business support services and digital skills based education.Providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education in digital technology and entrepreneurship. Physically and digitally connecting governing bodies, funds, charities, entrepreneurs and organisations to benefit the development of the digital community

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Latest income

£365k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,939,409, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of two years' expenses. The trustees report that the risk of being unable to meet future expenses is very low due to these substantial liquid funds and minimal ongoing running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years' expenses (held: £4.9m)

“The charity operates a reserves policy of holding at least two years’ expenses in liquid cash in order to ensure the charity remains a going concern.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 12. Related Party Disclosures

“During the year, an entity with common directors recharged the charity for staff costs of £17,112 (2024: £29,402). Included in creditors is an amount owed to the related party entity by the charity of £9,077 (2023 £29,691).” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 10241187

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.

CRAVAGAN, Joe — director, appointed 15/01/2021on trustee list
BOWERS, Jonathan Phillip — director, appointed 20/06/2016not on trustee list
JONES, Gail Suzanne — director, appointed 20/06/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

GAIL SUZANNE JONESchair
Joe Cravagan
Tegan Jones

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£365k	£66k
30/06/2024	£26k	£35k
30/06/2023	£49k	£11k
30/06/2022	£8k	£13k
30/06/2021	£0	£88k

Common questions

Is The Jones Community and Education Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,939,409, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of two years' expenses. The trustees report that the risk of being unable to meet future expenses is very low due to these substantial liquid funds and minimal ongoing running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	1	£30k
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST.

FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST income £764k
JAY EDUCATION TRUST income £1.3m
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD income £133k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.6m
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £336k
IAPS CHARITABLE TRUST income £197k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Jones Community and Education Trust	£365k	—	above	—	no doubt
FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST FY2025	£764k	—	below	—	no doubt
JAY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	noted
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£336k	—	below	—	no doubt

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