The Jessie Spencer Trust

Analysis

The Jessie Spencer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grantham. It was registered in May 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Jessie Spencer Trust reported income of £142k and spending of £121k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £164k to £142k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Jessie Spencer Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kingslakes Charitable Trust (£142k), The Invesco Cares Foundation (£142k) and Smile with Gambia (£142k).