The Jecda Foundation

Analysis

The Jecda Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sandwich. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06035021). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jecda Foundation reported income of £103k and spending of £113k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £118k to £103k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 153% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Jecda Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tunza's Pride (£103k), Chichester District Scout Council (£104k) and Friends Foundation (£103k).

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.