THE PETER JOST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 293571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MICHAEL JOHN TRUST

Advancement of public education and knowledge in science and technology through teaching and research, particularly advancement of public education and the increase of public knowledge in tribology. Also, advancement of medical education and research and the relief of suffering, resulting from both physical and mental illness and its effects.

Objects

THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND IS TO BE APPLIED FOR: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE INCREASE OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH TEACHING REASEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE TRUSTEES ARE REQUESTED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO CONSIDER AS A PRIMARY OBJECT IN THEIR REGARD THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE INCREASE OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE IN TRIBOLOGY. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION REASEACH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING RESULTING FROM BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS AND ITS EFFECTS WHETHER PHYSICAL PYSCHOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE TRUSTEES ARE REQUESTED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO CONSIDER AS A PRIMARY OBJECT IN THES REGARD THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SUBJECT OF DEAFNESS AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING RESULTING FROM DEAFNESS. (3) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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.

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Registered contact address: Broxbourne, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,906,155 from £4,212,033 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £305,878 driven largely by investment losses. Despite this, the Trustees confirmed that available funds are adequate to fulfill future obligations and maintain the charity's operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Investment

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2021 (received 03/05/2022, 87 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2021)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Prof Hugh Alexander Spikes
• Prof John A Williams
• Professor Henry Peredur Evans
• ROBIN EDWARD WORBY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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