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The Jerusalem Trust
The Jerusalem Trust is a registered charity (number 285696) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Lady Susan Sainsbury since 1982. Latest income £2.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £2.4m (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Kenya, India, Ethiopia and more
- Website
- www.sfct.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1982
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.4m£5.4m
- 2024£3.2m£5.6m
- 2023£3.2m£4.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.8m£4.1m
- 2021£3.1m£3.1m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
I) TO OR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE PROMOTION FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY OF ANY CHRISTIAN BODY OR ORGANISATION. II) TO OR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND LEARNING. III) TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTED UNDERTAKEN OR AFFECTED BY ANY CHRISTIAN BODY OR ORGANISATION.
Grants received
3 grants · £550,000 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 Jerusalem Trust · £550,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
Grants given
100 grants · £9,930,350 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 recipients
- Church Revitalisation Trust · £1,250,000
- Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer · £1,000,000
- Tearfund · £850,000 (3 grants)
- Jerusalem Trust RE Small Grants scheme · £550,000 (3 grants)
- Home for Good · £300,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Lady Susan Sainsbury Chair since 1982
- David Nathanael Beresford Wright since 2016
- Louisa Elder since 2025
- Mark David Browning since 2019
- Melanie Karen Townsend since 2013
- Peter Toby Hartley Booth since 2023
- Professor Peter Frankopan since 2005
Trustees past 6 years
- Lady Susan Sainsbury Chair since 1982
- David Nathanael Beresford Wright since 2016
- Mark David Browning since 2019
- Melanie Karen Townsend since 2013
- Professor Peter Frankopan since 2005
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- David Nathanael Beresford Wright since 2016
- Louisa Elder since 2025
- Mark David Browning since 2019
- Melanie Karen Townsend since 2013
- Peter Toby Hartley Booth since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Lady Susan Sainsbury Chair since 1982
- Professor Peter Frankopan since 2005
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
0.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 285696
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF APPOINTMENT DATED 28TH SEPTEMBER 1982 as amended on 29 Nov 2018
- Contact on the register
- 02074100330 · info@sfct.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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