J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Analysis
J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation reported income of £33k and spending of £78k, spending 234% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £29k to £33k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 171% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ward Freman Community Pool Group CIO (£33k), Recreation in Aston (£33k) and Criffel Charitable Trust (£33k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main objects of the Charity is the receipt of donations for charitable distribution within the U K or any other part of the world, as the Trustees see fit. In particular the Foundation will concentrate on making grants in the areas of education, religion, medicine and the arts, with an emphasis placed on supporting local charitable organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ward Freman Community Pool Group CIO | Hertfordshire | £33k |
| Recreation in Aston | Derby | £33k |
| Criffel Charitable Trust | Stoke-On-Trent | £33k |
| Cromford Institute | Derbyshire | £33k |