The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The J VAN Mars Foundation

Registered charity 1131389 Registered since 2009

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
0
trustees past 6 years
0y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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Contact

Emailcharitabletrusts@ludlowtrust.com
Phone01173138200
AddressLudlow Trust Co Ltd, Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, BRISTOL, BS2 0JJ

Finances

£4,418,070 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,575,523£2,135,451
2022£377,532£615,536
2023£2,942£362,244
2024£5,944,557£5,591,701
2025£4,418,070£4,707,947

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") OF THE TRUST ARE TO FURTHER SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSESWHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANYPART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTEDISCRETION THINK FIT.2.3 THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME AND, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, THE CAPITAL OFTHE TRUST IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTEDISCRETION THINK FIT AND IN DOING SO MAY MAKE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO SUCHINSTITUTIONS, FOUNDATIONS, TRUSTS, INDIVIDUALS AND UNDERTAKINGS, AT SUCH TIME AND INSUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 10 JULY 2009

Trustees (6)

5trustees
0aged 70+

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