Congregation of Jesus Charitable Trust

Analysis

Congregation of Jesus Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Congregation of Jesus Charitable Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £4.0m, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £2.5m (+1.0%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Congregation of Jesus Charitable Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Crusaders' Union (£2.5m), Siri Guru Nanak Darbar (Sikh Temple) (£2.5m) and The Banner of Truth Trust (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 44%, trading 39%, donations and legacies 14% and charitable activities 2.5%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 29%. Grants to other organisations totalled £182k. Reserves of £13.4m would cover about 39 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 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.