John a Thompson Memorial Trust

Analysis

John a Thompson Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southsea. It was registered in February 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00806342). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John a Thompson Memorial Trust reported income of £444k and spending of £472k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £286k to £444k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, John a Thompson Memorial 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 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Saunderson Foundation (£442k), Lewsey Christian Centre (£445k) and Coal Trade Benevolent Association (£442k).