John Jacob Astor Charitable Trust
Analysis
John Jacob Astor Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, John Jacob Astor Charitable Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £78k, spending 312% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £26k to £25k (-4.8%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 218% 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 Jacob Astor Charitable Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include ASTM Foundation (£25k), Aldworth Lodge Benevolent Fund (£25k) and Jakin Pregnancy Care and Counselling (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Promotion of medical research on terms that the results of such research are published, including (but not restricted to) research into the field of biophysics, research into the causes and treatment of neurological diseases and the study of electro-magnetic fields in living things and the use of such fields in the treatment of disease.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| ASTM Foundation | Leicester | £25k |
| Aldworth Lodge Benevolent Fund | Reading | £25k |
| Jakin Pregnancy Care and Counselling | Wigston | £25k |
| 1st Pannal Scout Group | Harrogate | £25k |