Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust

Analysis

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £3.6m, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 221% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sir Jules Thorn Charitable 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Christian Medical and Dental Association (UK) CIO (£1.9m), Young People Cornwall (£1.9m) and Via Residential Ltd (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m. It employed 4 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.