THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 701658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust fund and income is to be applied for such charitable purposes as the trustees may at their absolute discretion think fit, particularly in Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire and with particular regard to the preservation of wild life, the environment, the advancement of religion and the preservation of rural church fabric.

Objects

THE TRUST FUND SHALL BE PAID OR APPLIED IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE OR IN EITHER OF THEM AND WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND THE PRESERVATION OF RURAL CHURCH FABRIC.

Area of benefit: LEICESTERSHIRE AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit before movement on investments of £1,567, driven by significant net losses on investments of £78,092. Despite this, unrestricted reserves increased to £28,793, and the trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Mr Jackson, a trustee, is a partner in Buckles Solicitors. During the year Buckles Solicitors charged the trust £19,451 (2024 - £23,112).
“Mr Jackson, a trustee, is a partner in Buckles Solicitors. During the year Buckles Solicitors charged the trust £19,451 (2024 - £23,112). Mr Knipe, a trustee, is a valuer and land agent at Stephen Knipe & Co. During the year Stephen Knipe & Co charged the trust £4,513 (2024 - £4,647) for rent commission and professional services.” — page 17
“Mr Jackson, a trustee, is a partner in Buckles Solicitors. During the year Buckles Solicitors charged the trust £19,451 (2024 - £23,112). Mr Knipe, a trustee, is a valuer and land agent at Stephen Knipe & Co. During the year Stephen Knipe & Co charged the trust £4,513 (2024 - £4,647) for rent commission and professional services.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr Knipe, a trustee, is a valuer and land agent at Stephen Knipe & Co. During the year Stephen Knipe & Co charged the trust £4,513 (2024 - £4,647) for rent commission and professional services. At the year end £1,350 (2024 - £2,429) was owed to Stephen Knipe & Co.
“Mr Jackson, a trustee, is a partner in Buckles Solicitors. During the year Buckles Solicitors charged the trust £19,451 (2024 - £23,112). Mr Knipe, a trustee, is a valuer and land agent at Stephen Knipe & Co. During the year Stephen Knipe & Co charged the trust £4,513 (2024 - £4,647) for rent commission and professional services.” — page 17
“Mr Jackson, a trustee, is a partner in Buckles Solicitors. During the year Buckles Solicitors charged the trust £19,451 (2024 - £23,112). Mr Knipe, a trustee, is a valuer and land agent at Stephen Knipe & Co. During the year Stephen Knipe & Co charged the trust £4,513 (2024 - £4,647) for rent commission and professional services.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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 05/04/2024 (received 06/02/2025, 1 day after the 05/02/2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£124k£125k
05/04/2024£122k£130k
05/04/2023£113k£123k
05/04/2022£120k£118k
05/04/2021£111k£104k

Common questions

Is THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit before movement on investments of £1,567, driven by significant net losses on investments of £78,092. Despite this, unrestricted reserves increased to £28,793, and the trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WYMESWOLD IN THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTER.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WYMESWOLD IN THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTERFY2025£3kFabric and Development Account (Nave roof repairs)

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
BROADMEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH1£16k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£253k—0above—no doubt
JACK LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt
THE J P JACOBS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£800k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£557k—0unclear—no doubt

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