JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 27 September 1989
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £343,940
Latest expenditure: £476,640
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 6 MINA ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3AU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.JohnJamesTrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting advancement of education in the Christian religion amongst children and young peopleAdvancing Christian religion by providing grants to those undertaking training for a specific ministryRelieving poverty, advancing religion, promoting education and doing anything charitable for the benefit of the community

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £343,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £476,640

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,318,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,210,929

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £43,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,199

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £108,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,368

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £81,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,594

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £343,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £476,640
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,318,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,210,929
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £43,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,199
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £108,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,368
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £81,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,594
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

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 18817
Income Other: 1299739
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1318556
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £276,372
Expenditure Other: 934557
Expenditure Total: 1210929
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 101530
Expenditure Governance: 10842
Expenditure Support Costs: 10842
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,386,168
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,983,438
Assets Total Liabilities: £597,270
Assets Current Investment: 1810886
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,386,168
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2100
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 595170
Assets Cash: £172,552
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1386168
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1386168
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1989-09-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 1989 as amended on 05 Feb 2026
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THEY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. (B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO CLERGY MISSIONARIES ORDINANDS CHURCH ARMY PERSONNEL OR LAY PEOPLE ENGAGED IN A SPECIFIC MINISTRY TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION WHO ARE UNDERTAKING TRAINING IN RELATION TO THEIR MINISTRY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR SUCH PERSONS. (C) TO RELIEVE POVERTY (AND ANY DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM) CREATED BY SUDDEN OR UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING CLERGY OR THEIR FAMILIES MISSIONARIES OR CHRISTIAN LAY PEOPLE SERVING AT HOME AND OVERSEAS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF THE TRUST DEED.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL & OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests