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THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 518660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOHNSON FOUNDATION (THE)

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the City of Liverpool or of the immediate neighbourhood and in particular the advancement of education, the preservation and protection of health and the relief of poverty and sickness

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£366k
Latest spending
£317k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,008,666, which the trustees deem to be in excess of requirements and prudent given market volatility. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from investments (100% of income)
“Income from investments 2 365,644 299,647” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee loan
“During the year a trustee, Katherine Eugeni, loaned £525,000 from the Foundation at 7% rate of interest which has been paid regularly on a monthly basis. Full repayment of the loan is anticipated within six months of the date of these accounts being signed.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: J2 Hydro Limited
“The Charity owned 100% of the ordinary share capital of J2 Hydro Limited (08709619). The turnover for the year ended ended 31st March 2024 was £0 which continued through 2024 and into 2025. The company did not trade and was dissolved at Companies House on 18th March 2025.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Robinson Rice Associates. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £2.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£7.8m
Total spending
£2.8m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£7.4m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~31.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£366k£317k
31/03/2024£7.8m£2.8m
31/03/2023£106k£152k
31/03/2022£109k£132k
31/03/2021£93k£198k

Common questions

Is THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,008,666, which the trustees deem to be in excess of requirements and prudent given market volatility. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robinson Rice Associates.

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 LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION1£178k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£173k
CIVIC POWER FUND1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JOHANSSON FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION£366k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHANSSON FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£843k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024£956k—0above—no doubt
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£227k—0unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE LIVERPOOL LIMITED FY2025£4.3m—0within—no doubt

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