The J G Hogg Charitable Trust

Analysis

The J G Hogg Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The J G Hogg Charitable Trust reported income of £681k and spending of £697k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £13k to £681k (+5301%), an average of +171% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 855%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The J G Hogg 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Sandwich Centre for the Retired (£680k), Sector 3 Stockport (£683k) and The Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity (£679k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 12%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £602k. Reserves of £98k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.