Jill and Norman Franklin Trust — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 30 August 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £274,253
Latest expenditure: £372,401
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 7 BOSCASTLE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1EE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.jill-franklin-trust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Grants to organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers, people with mental health or learning disabilities, desistance from crime, domestic violence. Grants are given to organisations working in NE England and Central Scotland. A small number of grants are given for restoration of architecturally important churches. Refer to our website for current application policies.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £274,253
Total Gross Expenditure: £372,401

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £556,611
Total Gross Expenditure: £656,577

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £72,024
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,066

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £78,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £208,057

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,954
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,833

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2027
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £274,253
Total Gross Expenditure: £372,401
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £556,611
Total Gross Expenditure: £656,577
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £72,024
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,066
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £78,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £208,057
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,954
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,833
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 485000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 71611
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 556611
Income Legacies: 485000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £654,708
Expenditure Other: 1869
Expenditure Total: 656577
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 654708
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1869
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -100705
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,010,981
Assets Total Fixed: 1966278
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1966278
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £45,783
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,080
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,010,981
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1080
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £45,783
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2010981
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2010981
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Jill and Norman Franklin Trust
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-08-30T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SETTLEMENT DATED 26TH AUGUST 1988 as amended on 18 Aug 2023
Charitable Objects: FOR SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 590653
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SOCIAL ACTION

Charity Name Id: 42439
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: JILL FRANKLIN TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures