The Jesmond Trust

Analysis

The Jesmond Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jesmond Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 87% of its income. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Jesmond Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halal Food Foundation Ltd (£1.7m), Danbury Mission Church (£1.7m) and The Community of the Resurrection (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 7.7% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £272k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £369k. Reserves of £552k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.