Registered charity (CIO) · Bristol
Jacari
Jacari is a registered charity (number 1177211) based in Bristol, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Matthew Lister since 2018. Latest income £220k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £220k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Oxfordshire, Bristol City
- Website
- www.jacari.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£220k£176k
- 2024£153k£153k
- 2023£97k£111k
Earlier years
- 2022£119k£98k
- 2021£94k£79k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY OF OXFORD AND BRISTOL WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS THIR FIRST LANGUAGE AND ARE AT RISK OF FAILING TO ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC POTENTIAL. TO DO THIS BY INCREASING THEIR:LANGUAGE ABILITY AND OTHER ACADEMIC SKILLS;GENERAL CONFIDENCE AND MOTIVATION; ANDABILITY TO ENGAGE AND CONTRIBUTE TO SCHOOL LIFE AND WIDER COMMUNITY/SOCIETY AND THEREFORE IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
20 grants · £318,179 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £158,841 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £53,000 (3 grants)
- The Fore · £30,000
- Postcode Local Trust · £20,000
- Quartet Community Foundation · £16,691 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Matthew Lister Chair since 2018
- Dr Sofia Latif since 2021
- Ilan Elson-Schwab since 2020
- Jennifer Benson since 2025
- Rameez Madeppadi Sydeek since 2025
- Suzanne Louise Sykes since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Matthew Lister Chair since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Matthew Lister Chair since 2018
- Dr Sofia Latif since 2021
- Ilan Elson-Schwab since 2020
- Jennifer Benson since 2025
- Rameez Madeppadi Sydeek since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Suzanne Louise Sykes since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1177211
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Feb 2018
- Contact on the register
- 0117 3257913 · bristol@jacari.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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