The Jephcott Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Jephcott Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingsbridge. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Jephcott Charitable Trust reported income of £2.7m and spending of £254k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £41k to £2.7m (+6383%), an average of +184% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 2642%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Jephcott Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Broomgrove Trust (£2.7m), Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation (£2.7m) and Community of St Mary at the Cross (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.6m. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 25%. Grants to other organisations totalled £166k. Reserves of £11.5m would cover about 545 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.