THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1208148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£505k
Latest spending
£1k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Joseph Charitable Trust reported unrestricted reserves of £514,439, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to six months of expenditure, satisfying their stated reserves policy. The charity received £505,251 in income, primarily from donations, while total expenditure was £5,582. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £514k)
“It is the policy of the Charitable Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£505k
Total spending
£1k
Cost of raising funds
£170
Reserves (reported)
£514k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£505k£1k
31/03/2025£15k£370

Common questions

Is THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Joseph Charitable Trust reported unrestricted reserves of £514,439, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to six months of expenditure, satisfying their stated reserves policy. The charity received £505,251 in income, primarily from donations, while total expenditure was £5,582. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST£505k—0unclear—no doubt
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£58k—0above—no doubt
The Joseph Collier Charitable Trust FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.