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JACOB'S WELL APPEAL

Registered charity 1192373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JACOB'S WELL, JACOBS WELL APPEAL

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Latest income
£4.8m
Latest spending
£4.9m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was dormant throughout the financial year ended 31st March 2022, resulting in zero income, expenditure, and net income. The trustees report that the charity is in the process of transitioning its activities to a new CIO structure, which was delayed by difficulties in establishing a bank account during the pandemic.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £30k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to hold sufficient funds (£30,000) to enable the charity to run efficiently for a period of approximately 3 months.” — page 3
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.8m
Total spending
£4.9m
Cost of raising funds
£77k
Reserves (reported)
£35k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Burkina Faso · Cameroon · Congo (Democratic Republic) · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Eswatini · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Moldova · Morocco · Sierra Leone

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.8m£4.9m
31/03/2024£4.7m£4.7m
31/03/2023£5.7m£5.2m
31/03/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is JACOB'S WELL APPEAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity was dormant throughout the financial year ended 31st March 2022, resulting in zero income, expenditure, and net income. The trustees report that the charity is in the process of transitioning its activities to a new CIO structure, which was delayed by difficulties in establishing a bank account during the pandemic.