THE JAMES GRACE TRUST

Registered charity 1185450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust makes grants to organisations to advance the Christian faith and the relief of poverty.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANT MAKING:-4.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND4.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THOSE IN NEED BY WAY OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, AND/OR VICTIMS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTER OR CATASTROPHE.

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £605,983 from £670,785 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure that exceeded income and investment gains. The Trustees do not maintain a formal reserves policy, noting that the long-term objective is to fully distribute remaining assets to charitable causes. The fund is expected to be exhausted by 30 June 2029 based on current withdrawal rates for grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN JAMES SUTHERLANDchair
• Ian Michael Spaxman
• Janet Grace Sutherland
• Jyotir Moy Banerjee

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

Operates in: Egypt · India · Kyrgyzstan · Malaysia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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