Jack Foat's Trust

Analysis

Jack Foat's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Jack Foat's Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £138k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £61k to £83k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Jack Foat's Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Buckwell Memorial Almshouses (£83k), The Betenson Trust (£83k) and The William Holmes Almshouses (£82k).