John Fairclough Charitable Trust

Analysis

John Fairclough Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, John Fairclough Charitable Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £3,613, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £13k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Fairclough Charitable Trust sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Great Wakering Village Memorial Hall (£13k), Phumelela Project UK (£13k) and Brighton and Sussex Institute of Orthopaedics Charitable Trust (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.