JAMES MARSHALL FOUNDATION CIO

Registered charity 1181004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JAMES MARSHALL FOUNDATION

To advance in life young people living in Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Redbourn, Kimpton, Flamstead and Markyate who are under the age of 25 and in financial hardship by the provision of grants to assist with their education and career development.

Objects

To advance in life young people living in Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Redbourn, Markyate, Flamstead, Kimpton and East Hyde, who are under the age of 25 and in financial hardship by the provision of grants to assist with their education and career development with priority given to those aged 16 and over. In exceptional circumstances if necessary, priority will be given to those applicants living in Harpenden and Wheathampstead. '

Area of benefit: HARPENDEN, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, REDBOURN, MARKYATE, FLAMSTEAD, KIMPTON AND EAST HYDE

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: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of JAMES MARSHALL FOUNDATION (charity 312127) — merger registered 15/01/2020.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£446k
Latest spending
£354k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,195,654, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern. Total income for the year was £445,602, primarily from investments, against total expenditure of £353,665, resulting in a net movement in funds of £45,165. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP. Discloses 4 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.

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 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — James Marshall Foundation CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£446k£354k
31/03/2025£442k£311k
31/03/2024£437k£425k
31/03/2023£411k£432k
31/03/2022£391k£260k

Common questions

Is JAMES MARSHALL FOUNDATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,195,654, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern. Total income for the year was £445,602, primarily from investments, against total expenditure of £353,665, resulting in a net movement in funds of £45,165. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JAMES MARSHALL FOUNDATION CIO£446k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVITEENS FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JIM JACKSON EDUCATIONAL AND ENABLING FOUNDATION CIO FY2025£187k——unclear—no doubt
OUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JIM MARSHALL CHARITY FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
JAMAL EDWARDS SELF BELIEF TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0above0.0%no doubt

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