JOHN AND NATHANIEL CARTER

Registered charity 225849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARTERS TRUST

The Charity was established by the Will of John Carter dated 1696, to provide for his poor kindred forever.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1. THE RELIEF OF THE POOR KINDRED OF JOHN CARTER AND NATHANIEL CARTER; AND2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE IN NEED THAT ARE RESIDING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BEING THE COUNTIES OF NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK BY MAKING GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS AND BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds total unrestricted and endowment funds of £2,881,609, with unrestricted funds at £139,666. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and have confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. No employees were paid more than £60,000, and there were no related party transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Charity continues to maintain sufficient reserves to enable it to meet its continuing obligations. (reserves figure: £140k)
“The Charity continues to maintain sufficient reserves to enable it to meet its continuing obligations.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£65k£49k
31/12/2024£60k£44k
31/12/2023£42k£34k
31/12/2022£34k£31k
31/12/2021£31k£34k

Common questions

Is JOHN AND NATHANIEL CARTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds total unrestricted and endowment funds of £2,881,609, with unrestricted funds at £139,666. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and have confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. No employees were paid more than £60,000, and there were no related party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MRS JANE CART'S TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOHN AND NATHANIEL CARTER£65k—0unclear—no doubt
MRS JANE CART'S TRUST FY2025£193k——unclear—no doubt
The A and J Charitable Trust FY2025£590k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN THACKER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLIN AND JANET MARSHALL TRUST FY2025£130k—0above—no doubt
THE JOAN TURNER FOUNDATION FY2025£31k——unclear—no doubt

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