JNF Charitable Trust

Analysis

JNF Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00355248). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, JNF Charitable Trust reported income of £22.0m and spending of £19.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14.1m to £22.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, JNF Charitable Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Douglas Macmillan Hospice (£21.7m), Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (£22.0m) and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (£21.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 7.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.0m. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7.1m. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.