The Joseph Collier Charitable Trust
National and international causes, principally Jewish. No localised appeals, please.
Objects
FOR SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AS TRUSTEES DECIDE. TO MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND POVERTY IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,381,709, with invested assets of approximately £1.37m acting as a financial reserve. The trustees' policy is to distribute substantially all income, and the charity reported a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The trust’s policy is to distribute substantially all its income.”
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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
Trustees
- Jeremy Cohen
- Richard Cohen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £45k | £43k |
| 05/04/2024 | £47k | £45k |
| 05/04/2023 | £44k | £46k |
| 05/04/2022 | £46k | £43k |
| 05/04/2021 | £38k | £40k |
Common questions
Is The Joseph Collier Charitable Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,381,709, with invested assets of approximately £1.37m acting as a financial reserve. The trustees' policy is to distribute substantially all income, and the charity reported a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SAMJO LIMITED | 1 | £1.1m |
| JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION | 1 | £739k |
| SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £183k |
| RICHARD WATTS AND THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES | 1 | £200 |
Charities like this
- THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST
- SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST
- S O CHARITABLE TRUST
- OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST
- JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE KOBLER TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Joseph Collier Charitable Trust | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST | £505k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST | £187k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| S O CHARITABLE TRUST | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST | £955k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST | £153k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |