THE JOSHUA TRUST

Registered charity 255922 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support of religious organisations, institutions of higher and further education, and institutions caring for the poor and sick together with grants to individuals who qualify as Charitable beneficiaries in accordance with English Law.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £26,318 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £12,225,919. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £5,995,641, which the trustees describe as a general reserve arising from property disposals. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Management charges
“The charge in the Accounts for Management Charges of £26k (2024: £12k) relates to properties that it is not practical due to their remote geographical locations for the Trustees to manage and hence they are managed by a third party manager.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Addison Properties Limited, Pastbridge Limited
“The Charity and its Subsidiaries own a portfolio of commercial investment properties registered both in its own name and in the names of its group undertakings, Addison Properties Limited and Pastbridge Limited.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shears & Partners Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£272k
Reserves (reported)
£6.0m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~60.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.3m£979k
31/03/2023£1.1m£979k
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.2m£929k

Common questions

Is THE JOSHUA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £26,318 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £12,225,919. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £5,995,641, which the trustees describe as a general reserve arising from property disposals. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shears & Partners Limited.

Who funds THE JOSHUA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JOSHUA TRUST as a grant recipient include TERRACE LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TERRACE LIMITEDFY2023£45kRelated party transaction
TERRACE LIMITEDFY2021£20kRelated party transaction

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
SAMJO LIMITED1£966k
BEAULAND LIMITED1£107k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
EMES FOUNDATION1£24k
GEFEN FOUNDATION1£0

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOSHUA TRUST£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025£240kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CHARITWORTH LIMITED FY2025£3.3m—0unclear—no doubt
B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£3.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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