The Jecta Trust

Analysis

The Jecta Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Jecta Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £22k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £16k to £22k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Jecta Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smawthorne Community Project (£22k), Together Newcastle (£22k) and Rotary Club of the Channel Trust Fund (£22k).