THE JANUS FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £48,277 at the year end, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of holding six months' operating costs due to very low administrative expenses. The charity reports a net decrease in funds of £2,792, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income, and notes a dependency on securing future funding from a beneficiary to continue operations.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees aim to hold reserves to cover the costs of operating the Charity for 6 months.” — page 4
“The Foundation must present its case to the beneficiary for the continuance of funding on a periodic basis. The Trustees are planning to present its case in the upcoming months, and have a reasonable expectation that funding will be received to cover the grants payable and to allow the Charity to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.” — page 4
“At the balance sheet date, the Charity was owed £nil (2024: £47,953) from Isle Heritage CIC, there is a common director between the Charity and CIC. Repayments of £48,367 (2024: £19,500) were made during the period. The loan is interest bearing at 2% per annum, interest of £414 (2024: £1,132) was charged during the period. There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 20
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2022)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/11/2025)
Trustees
- Dr Andrew Frank Richardson FSAchair
- Katherine Victoria Bright
- Kelly Crush
- Natasha Cowley
- Rev Jacques Thomas Maurice Desrosiers
- Simon Weymouth
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £126k | £129k |
| 31/05/2024 | £357k | £157k |
| 31/05/2023 | £244k | £245k |
| 31/05/2022 | £1.3m | £1.4m |
Common questions
Is THE JANUS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £48,277 at the year end, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of holding six months' operating costs due to very low administrative expenses. The charity reports a net decrease in funds of £2,792, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income, and notes a dependency on securing future funding from a beneficiary to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE BROOK TRUST | 1 | £242k |
| FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £120k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £45k |
| THE PARGITER TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £34k |