The John Simonds Trust

Analysis

The John Simonds Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The John Simonds Trust reported income of £249k and spending of £249k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £207k to £249k (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The John Simonds 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marc Fitch Fund (£247k), Forest Recycling Project Limited (£250k) and The Pennoyer Centre (£247k).