JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 286547 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Funds of the Trust are to be applied for or towards such charitable purposes at such time or times and in such manner as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit. The objectives are fulfilled by the Trustees making grants or donations.

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Latest income

£278k

Latest spending

£401k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £485,004 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £8,347,896 to £7,862,892. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves held at a minimal level of £10,000. The charity holds significant expendable endowment funds of £7,852,892, which the trustees intend to maintain between £7m and £7.5m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (50% of income)

“Income from UK investment properties 139,645”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between £7m and £7.5m (held: £10k)

“The Trustees desired level of reserves at the present time is between £7m and £7.5m”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WP Audit Services LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY GERARD MAHONEYchair
PAUL FFITCH
SUSAN SIMMONS

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£278k	£401k
05/04/2024	£282k	£392k
05/04/2023	£267k	£366k
05/04/2022	£242k	£370k
05/04/2021	£221k	£276k

Common questions

Is JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £485,004 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £8,347,896 to £7,862,892. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves held at a minimal level of £10,000. The charity holds significant expendable endowment funds of £7,852,892, which the trustees intend to maintain between £7m and £7.5m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WP Audit Services LLP.

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
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

THE ANCASTER TRUST income £131k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH income £133k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
The A and J Charitable Trust income £590k
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST income £296k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	£278k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANCASTER TRUST FY2023	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The A and J Charitable Trust FY2025	£590k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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