The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

Registered charity 210037 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, United States, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Czech Republic, France, Germany

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Board DNA

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12
trustees on the board
1.4y median 1y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
5.7y
average years in governance
11 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 12General Charitable Purposes 12Religious Activities 12

Commercial experience

Health and social care 6Education 4Professional services 2

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Contact

Websitewww.jrct.org.uk
Emailenquiries@jrct.org.uk
Phone01904627810
AddressJOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GARDEN HOUSE, WATER END, YORK, YO30 6WQ

Finances

£3,508,742 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£1,624,664£19,957,994
2021£1,875,466£15,682,792
2022£1,051,171£17,110,825
2023£2,944,426£24,625,965
2024£3,508,742£19,142,097

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesReligious ActivitiesEnvironment/conservation/heritageHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR OBJECTS AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION THINK FIT

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 6 NOVEMBER 1939 AS VARIED BY DEED DATED 7 DECEMBER 1968, DEED OF VARIATION DATED 18 SEPTEMBER 1990, DEED OF VARIATION DATED 13 JUNE 1998, AND DEED OF VARIATION DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2006 . as amended on 09 Sep 2022 as amended on 09 Sept 2023

Trustees (12)

12trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

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  • Ikdi 1 shared trustee

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