James Madison Charitable Trust

Analysis

James Madison Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. 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, James Madison Charitable Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £21k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £18k to £30k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, James Madison Charitable Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Liverpool Council of Education (Incorporated) (£30k), Lions Youth Brass (£30k) and Branch (£30k).