THE RONALD AND JOAN JOHNSTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Making donations in accordance with the benefactors wishes- principally cancer and sight relates areas.
Objects
SUCH WHOLLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MY EXECUTORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The trust maintains unrestricted reserves of £2,455,072, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to at least six months' expenditure as per their reserves policy. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Risk management
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 17/03/2026, 40 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2024 (received 23/04/2025, 77 days after the 05/02/2025 due date); year ending 05/04/2023 (received 16/08/2024, 193 days after the 05/02/2024 due date); year ending 05/04/2022 (received 20/02/2023, 15 days after the 05/02/2023 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2021)
Trustees
- Antony Maurice Lesserchair
- David Kramer
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £67k | £76k |
| 05/04/2024 | £58k | £83k |
| 05/04/2023 | £64k | £60k |
| 05/04/2022 | £73k | £52k |
| 05/04/2021 | £2.5m | £34k |
Common questions
Is THE RONALD AND JOAN JOHNSTON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The trust maintains unrestricted reserves of £2,455,072, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to at least six months' expenditure as per their reserves policy. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY) | 1 | £37k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE RONALD AND JOAN JOHNSTON CHARITABLE TRUST | £67k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ROLY AND JUNE TONGE FOUNDATION | £267k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST | £214k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST | £227k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROSTON CHARITABLE TRUST | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |