THE JESUS LANE TRUST

Registered charity 292017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN WORK AMONG STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS BASED IN CHURCH MINISTRY IN CAMBRIDGE.

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Latest income

£242k

Latest spending

£254k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £178,123, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least twelve months of upcoming grant funding expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £9,364 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £242,322 against charitable expenditure of £254,231. The trustees confirmed there are 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

Reserves policy: At least twelve month's worth of expenditure (held: £178k)

“At least twelve month's worth of expenditure should usually be kept in reserves to cover upcoming grant funding (excluding the grant funding for International Interns which is fully funded by a restricted donation).” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nathan James Butterychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anna Ruth Nye · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sophia Marie Irmgard Shellard-von Weikersthal
Eloise Constance James
Laura Hargreaves Sanderson
Rev ALASDAIR PAINE · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£242k	£254k
31/12/2024	£232k	£214k
31/12/2023	£214k	£217k
31/12/2022	£214k	£242k
31/12/2021	£215k	£218k

Common questions

Is THE JESUS LANE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £178,123, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least twelve months of upcoming grant funding expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £9,364 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £242,322 against charitable expenditure of £254,231. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE JESUS LANE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JESUS LANE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HOWARD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£6k	Support of evangelistic outreach, health and educational work
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£6k	Support of evangelistic outreach, health and educational work

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
THE ENNISMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation income £154k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD CITY OF DAVID CAMBRIDGE income £279k
LONG LANE CHURCH income £228k
NEW LIFE CHURCH CAMBRIDGE income £114k
THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS) income £378k
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JESUS LANE TRUST	£242k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation FY2024	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD CITY OF DAVID CAMBRIDGE FY2024	£279k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONG LANE CHURCH FY2025	£228k	—	unclear	—	noted
NEW LIFE CHURCH CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£114k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS) FY2025	£378k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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