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THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1213572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Julia Rausing Trust is a grant-making charity. It supports a wide range of charitable causes across the UK within the broad strategic areas of health, welfare, education, arts, and heritage. Grants are made to small charities serving local communities through to large national institutions. See more at juliarausingtrust.org

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Latest income
£165.8m
Latest spending
£132.9m
Registered
2025
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported total income of £205.8 million and total expenditure of £132.9 million for the period, resulting in a net income of £72.7 million. The Trust holds unrestricted funds of £9.6 million and unrestricted expendable endowment funds of £39.9 million, with the trustees considering the level of unrestricted cash held to be a prudent position for a newly established charity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted cash should be held at a level at least equal to £4.0 million (held: £9.6m)
“They have agreed that unrestricted cash should be held at a level at least equal to £4.0 million to support working capital and short-term operational requirements.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£205.8m
Total spending
£132.9m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£9.6m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£165.8m£132.9m

Common questions

Is THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported total income of £205.8 million and total expenditure of £132.9 million for the period, resulting in a net income of £72.7 million. The Trust holds unrestricted funds of £9.6 million and unrestricted expendable endowment funds of £39.9 million, with the trustees considering the level of unrestricted cash held to be a prudent position for a newly established charity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£76.6mSupport their family’s future charitable giving and investing
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2025£289kCommunity Garden Grants programme support