The Johnson Trust Limited

Analysis

The Johnson Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petworth. It was registered in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01475319). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Johnson Trust Limited reported income of £23.2m and spending of £22.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15.9m to £23.2m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Johnson Trust Limited 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 Godolphin and Latymer School (£23.1m), The College or Hall of Valence Mary Commonly Pembroke College in the University of Cambridge (£23.2m) and Wellingborough School (£22.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £20.1m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 278 people.