The Jinja Educational Trust
Analysis
The Jinja Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jinja Educational Trust reported income of £238k and spending of £292k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £76k to £238k (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Jinja Educational Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greater World Christian Spiritualist Association (£238k), New Life Family Church (£241k) and The Reading Hindu Centre (£237k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Trust supports children at a number of schools and orphanages in Jinja, including Mama Jane's,Valley View, Great Hopes, Son Rise and Lake Victoria, through the sponsorship of children to attend school and by implementing projects such as the building of classrooms, installation of new water tanks and new playground equipment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Greater World Christian Spiritualist Association | London | £238k |
| New Life Family Church | Kent | £241k |
| The Reading Hindu Centre | Reading | £237k |
| Living Word International | Poole | £242k |