Jact Summer Schools Trust
Analysis
Jact Summer Schools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07331184). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Jact Summer Schools Trust reported income of £642k and spending of £639k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £423k to £642k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jact Summer Schools Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Barakat Trust (£642k), The Africa Centre Limited (£643k) and Foundation for Community Dance (£642k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £148k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 14%
- Charitable activities 86%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
To run summer schools in Classical subjects in order to: advance the education of the public in Classics; to improve and maintain the quality of teaching of Classics; to provide a means by which Classics teachers may help one another to meet the challenge of changing educational conditions & requirements; to serve teachers of Classics.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Barakat Trust | London | £642k |
| The Africa Centre Limited | London | £643k |
| Foundation for Community Dance | Leicester | £642k |
| Dartford Arts Centre | Kent | £645k |