SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST

Registered charity 229553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

charitable donations are made to organisations in a variety of area, education, the arts, the environment, and christian outreach. Unsolicited applications are not sought since our funds are very committed.

Objects

GENERAL 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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£223k

Latest spending

£163k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £194,075, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain grant levels during periods of income volatility or capital loss. The charity reported a net deficit of £68,511 for the year, driven by investment losses, though total assets remained substantial at £9.15 million. 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

Largest income source: Income from listed investments (99% of income)

“Income from listed investments 219,538” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in income, or unrealised capital losses on Invested funds, or costs of generating funds, grants will continue at a similar level until capital and income generation improves, or consideration can be given to other ways in which additional funds may be raised (reserves figure: £194k)

“The Trustees consider that this level of reserves will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in income, or unrealised capital losses on Invested funds, or costs of generating funds, grants will continue at a similar level until capital and income generation improves, or consideration can be given to other ways in which additional funds may be raised.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs V R Persson, daughter of trustee Lady Colman, received a salary as bookkeeper.

“Mrs V R Persson received a salary of £5,460 (2024 - £5,304) as the charity bookkeeper. Mrs Persson is the daughter of Lady Colman who is a trustee of the charity.” — page 30

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.

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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 04/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 04/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 04/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JEREMIAH MICHAEL COLMANchair
CAMILLA ADENEY · trustee of 1 other charity
LADY JUDITH COLMAN
Louisa Mulvaney
SUE COLMAN
Thomas Colman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
04/04/2025	£223k	£163k
04/04/2024	£218k	£227k
04/04/2023	£229k	£193k
04/04/2022	£203k	£228k
04/04/2021	£181k	£220k

Common questions

Is SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £194,075, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain grant levels during periods of income volatility or capital loss. The charity reported a net deficit of £68,511 for the year, driven by investment losses, though total assets remained substantial at £9.15 million. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

THE JULIUS SILMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £32k
RJM CHARITY TRUST income £364k
THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST income £100k
D S COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £79k
THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST income £50k
JOHN AND FREDA COLEMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £381k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST	£223k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE JULIUS SILMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£32k	£4,000	unclear	—	no doubt
RJM CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£364k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
D S COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£79k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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