JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1176221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION COMPANY

The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up by Sir Jack Petchey to inspire and motivate young people across London and Essex to do their best and reach their full potential. The Foundation funds and supports youth programmes through schools and youth organisations in the statutory and voluntary sector.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£10.8m
Latest spending
£10.8m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is almost exclusively funded by donations from Incorporated Holdings Limited, with trustees holding written assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet commitments. The trustees do not believe it is necessary to hold significant free reserves, noting that total free reserves held at the end of 2024 were £233,046.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£10.8m
Total spending
£10.8m
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Portugal · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£10.8m£10.8m
31/12/2023£10.2m£10.2m
31/12/2022£8.8m£8.9m
31/12/2021£7.6m£8.6m
31/12/2020£7.5m£6.8m

Common questions

Is JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is almost exclusively funded by donations from Incorporated Holdings Limited, with trustees holding written assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet commitments. The trustees do not believe it is necessary to hold significant free reserves, noting that total free reserves held at the end of 2024 were £233,046. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include LEADERS IN COMMUNITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LEADERS IN COMMUNITYFY2022£66k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PEARCE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION£10.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE PEARCE FOUNDATION FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£28.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE SIR JOHN SEDLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025£221k—0above—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
THE PETERS FAMILY FOUNDATION CIO FY2025£243k—0within—no doubt

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