JAMES HOPKINS TRUST

Registered charity 1183110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£734k
Latest spending
£708k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £25,330 and holds £863,713 in unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its stated target of approximately £820,000. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level represents approximately 42 months of expenditure, providing significant financial stability despite ongoing recruitment challenges and cost pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £820,000 (held: £864k)
“The accounts show that the Trust has £863,713 of net unrestricted reserves against a target of approximately £820,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — James Hopkins Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: James Hopkins Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/10/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£734k
Total spending
£708k
Cost of raising funds
£68k
Reserves (reported)
£864k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~14.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£734k£708k
31/05/2024£748k£681k
31/05/2023£670k£716k
31/05/2022£500k£598k
31/05/2021£609k£524k

Common questions

Is JAMES HOPKINS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £25,330 and holds £863,713 in unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its stated target of approximately £820,000. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level represents approximately 42 months of expenditure, providing significant financial stability despite ongoing recruitment challenges and cost pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JAMES HOPKINS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JAMES HOPKINS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LYNN FOUNDATION, BARNWOOD TRUST, Matchroom Charitable Foundation, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE NOTGROVE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LYNN FOUNDATIONFY2022£610k
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2024£150k
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2023£40k
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2022£10k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£7k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
THE NOTGROVE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2023£5kHealth and Wellbeing appeals
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2024£3kRelief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2023£2k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE PARIVAR TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2023£2kDisability & Ill-health
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PARIVAR TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE PARIVAR TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government04/04/2023£147kChildren and Young Peoples Hospice Grant 2023-24 James Hopkins Trust
UK government01/06/2022£123kJames Hopkins Trust
UK government14/09/2021£72kJames Hopkins Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2018£129kOvernight respite care
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2015£280kOvernight Nursing Respite Care
The National Lottery Community Fund07/12/2010£42kKite's Corner Unit Nurses
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2005£735training for use of multi sensory equipment