ST JUDE'S TRUST

Registered charity 222883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the trust is for general charitable purposes, in particular, to help the disabled and disadvantaged either directly to individuals or via charitable organisations. Applications should be made by post only (no e-mails) by April and October for review in May and November. All applications are considered but in the interest of costs, only successful applicants will receive a response.

Objects

(A) RELIEF OF POVERTY; (B) ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION; (C) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; (D) OTHER VALID CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £60,158, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000 to £100,000. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound, noting that no salaries are paid and there are no long-term commitments to third parties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 to £100,000 (reserves figure: £60k)

“It is considered that unrestricted reserves should be amended for the present in the region of £50,000 to £100,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to Henley YMCA, where trustee R Duckett was also a trustee.

“The trustee, R Duckett, was also a trustee (resigned 25 September 2024) of the charity Henley YMCA to whom donations were made totalling £1,000 (2024 - £1,000) during the year.” — page 12

“The trustee, R Millman, is also a Consultant for Druces LLP, solicitors, to which fees were paid for administration services provided to the Charity totalling £10,020 including VAT. He derives no benefit from the fees paid to Druces LLP for such services.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Fees paid to Druces LLP, where trustee R Millman is a Consultant.

“The trustee, R Duckett, was also a trustee (resigned 25 September 2024) of the charity Henley YMCA to whom donations were made totalling £1,000 (2024 - £1,000) during the year.” — page 12

“The trustee, R Millman, is also a Consultant for Druces LLP, solicitors, to which fees were paid for administration services provided to the Charity totalling £10,020 including VAT. He derives no benefit from the fees paid to Druces LLP for such services.” — page 12

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ROGER MILLMAN
ROSEMARY K DUCKETT
WILLIAM GEORGE DUCKETT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£46k	£65k
05/04/2024	£47k	£60k
05/04/2023	£55k	£57k
05/04/2022	£48k	£57k
05/04/2021	£41k	£63k

Common questions

Is ST JUDE'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £60,158, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000 to £100,000. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound, noting that no salaries are paid and there are no long-term commitments to third parties. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST	1	£112k
UNSEEN (UK)	1	£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GABRIEL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BURDEN TRUST.

THE BURDEN TRUST income £206k
THE TRUELOVES CHARITABLE TRUST income £49k
LEEDS DIOCESE CHARITABLE SOCIETY TRUST income £42k
THE C J W TRUST income £160k
THE ST HILDA'S TRUST income £89k
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST income £296k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JUDE'S TRUST	£46k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE BURDEN TRUST FY2025	£206k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRUELOVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£49k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
LEEDS DIOCESE CHARITABLE SOCIETY TRUST FY2025	£42k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE C J W TRUST FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST HILDA'S TRUST FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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