THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The charity provides financial support to charitable organisations at the discretion of the trustees in accordance with the trust deed, with a focus on disadvantaged children and youth support, education, medical care, arts and culture, prisoners and young offenders and religious organizations. The principal objective of the charity is to help people to help themselves.
Latest income
£9.2m
Expenditure
£7.8m
Financial year end
2025-04-05
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-05 | £4.4m | £4.6m | |
| 2022-04-05 | £16.3m | £7.7m | |
| 2023-04-05 | £11.3m | £6.1m | |
| 2024-04-05 | £7.8m | £7.9m | |
| 2025-04-05 | £9.2m | £7.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-04-05
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £9.0m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £202k |
| Total income | £9.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.4m |
| Raising funds | £252k |
| Grants to institutions | £7.2m |
| Governance | £199k |
| Total expenditure | £7.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £232m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £0 |
| — endowment | £232m |
| Total assets | £232m |
| Cash | £647k |
People
| Employees | 1 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Religious Activities
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.