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JOHN A THOMPSON MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 235784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THOMPSON TRUST

The Charity provides for the relief of poverty, need and financial hardship to the elderly by the provision of subsidised accommodation, care and counselling and grants to individuals and organisations.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£444k
Latest spending
£472k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £28,657 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £1,468,300 to £1,439,643. The trustees report that reserves of approximately £100,000 are deemed insufficient against a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and income from donations has been limited. To cover the shortfall, £20,000 was withdrawn from investment accounts, with plans to restore these reserves as soon as possible.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months’ expenditure (held: £1.4m)
“It has been the policy of the Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level at least equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £250k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£444k£472k
31/12/2024£421k£442k
31/12/2023£387k£358k
31/12/2022£353k£336k
31/12/2021£286k£396k

Common questions

Is JOHN A THOMPSON MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £28,657 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £1,468,300 to £1,439,643. The trustees report that reserves of approximately £100,000 are deemed insufficient against a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and income from donations has been limited. To cover the shortfall, £20,000 was withdrawn from investment accounts, with plans to restore these reserves as soon as possible. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH BURTON-IN-WIRRAL1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOHN A THOMPSON MEMORIAL TRUST£444k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST FY2024£181k—0above—no doubt
CHARLES THOMPSON'S MISSION FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN THORNHILL MEMORIAL TRUST FY2026£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
EOTHEN HOMES LIMITED FY2025£6.5m——unclear—no doubt

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