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The John Townsend Trust

48 /100

Clarity score

Poor

Historical financial rating & register information

48/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2014

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Is The John Townsend Trust a good charity?

The John Townsend Trust scores 48/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2014 (£14m total income, 94% cause spend, 3-yr avg). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£14m

Accounts 2014-07-31

Spending

£13m

Accounts 2014-07-31

Charitable activities

94%

3-yr avg · share of spending

Accounts filing

Missing

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What does The John Townsend Trust do?

Our mission is to educate and care for d/Deaf children and young people or young people with communication difficulties, who may have additional needs, for a positive future within work and their communities, preparing them for a positive future. We provide education, care, therapy, medical support, independence training and residential care

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does The John Townsend Trust raise and spend?

Accounts period 2013-08-01 to 2014-07-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

The John Townsend Trust revenue and expenses for 2014
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £14m —
Total expenditure £13m —
Charitable activities £12m 93%
Reported governance £15k 0%

Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.

What changed in The John Townsend Trust’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2014 compared with 2013. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
−5.5%
£15m → £14m
Spending change
+4.5%
£13m → £13m
Charitable activities share
−1.1 pp
94% → 93% · percentage points

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

93%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2014) · £13m spent

  • Charitable activities93%
  • Governance0%
  • Remaining expenditure7%

From the annual return

What does The John Townsend Trust pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers The John Townsend Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2014, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Where does The John Townsend Trust's money come from?

The John Townsend Trust reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 July 2014. The largest sources were charitable activities £12m (90%), donations and legacies £800k (6%), trading and fundraising events £566k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £8,721.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts) £12m · 90%
  • Donations and legacies £800k · 6%
  • Trading and fundraising events £566k · 4%
  • Investments £1,787 · 0%

Cash at year end: £1m · unrestricted funds: £12m · restricted funds: £2.6m. Restricted funds can only be spent on purposes set by the donor.

Does The John Townsend Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The John Townsend Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

In its annual return for the year ending 31 July 2014, The John Townsend Trust says it raises funds from the public.

The John Townsend Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades (for example shops or merchandise) and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The John Townsend Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06769267 (Companies House)
Also known as
Monkshill Farm; Royal School for Deaf Children Margate; Westgate College
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have The John Townsend Trust's finances changed over five years?

Income rose 8% from £13m in 2010 to £14m in 2014; spending was £13m in 2014.

£0 £5.0m £10m £15m £20m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Income 2010: £13m Spending 2010: £12m Cause spend 2010: £12m Income 2011: £13m Spending 2011: £13m Cause spend 2011: £12m Income 2012: £12m Spending 2012: £11m Cause spend 2012: £10m Income 2013: £15m Spending 2013: £13m Cause spend 2013: £12m Income 2014: £14m Spending 2014: £13m Cause spend 2014: £12m
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The John Townsend Trust income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2014 £14m £13m £12m
2013 £15m £13m £12m
2012 £12m £11m £10m
2011 £13m £13m £12m
2010 £13m £12m £12m

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

How does The John Townsend Trust compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below The John Townsend Trust, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Income band (£10m+) 3rdpercentile

Scores at or above 3% of 930 charities in its income band · 48/100 vs 77 peer average.

Homelessness charities 3rdpercentile

Scores at or above 3% of 237 charities in this cause · 48/100 vs 78 peer average.

How does The John Townsend Trust compare, and where else can you look?

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about The John Townsend Trust

In 2014, reported income was £13,712,111 and expenditure was £13,315,390. Income exceeded expenditure by £396,721. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income fell 5.5% compared with 2013. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

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Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.

How it works: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2014-07-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

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Linked funds and trusts

These 5 linked records sit under parent registration 1127209. They are not separate charity registrations in our directory. Source extract 2026-10-04.

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What is The John Townsend Trust's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

38/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for The John Townsend Trust
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

 0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

 100% 4 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

 0% 0/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

73/100

Financial Health metrics for The John Townsend Trust
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

 67% 2 months · 10/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

 80% 8/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

 80% 16% · 4/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

50/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for The John Townsend Trust
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

 100% 94% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

 0% Not stated · 0/10 pts

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

10/100

Community Support metrics for The John Townsend Trust
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

 10% 115 volunteers / 402 staff · 1/10 pts

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What trust indicators does The John Townsend Trust have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: missing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    4 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    402 employees · 115 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Not listed as member

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Official register

Reg 1127209

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Paul Andrew Simpson Chair · since 2011
  • His Hon John Colyer Qc since 2011
  • Lindsey Rousseau since 2011
  • Wendy Jane Eadsforth since 2011

How reliable is The John Townsend Trust's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2014
Filing date
—
Data refreshed

Low confidence — key filing data unavailable

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 4043262. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about The John Townsend Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is The John Townsend Trust a good charity? +

The John Townsend Trust scores 48 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 94% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are missing. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is The John Townsend Trust a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists The John Townsend Trust as a registered charity (charity number 1127209). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1127209&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is The John Townsend Trust's charity number? +

The John Townsend Trust's charity number is 1127209. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is The John Townsend Trust's charity rating? +

The John Townsend Trust scores 48 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does The John Townsend Trust have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The John Townsend Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: poor filing history). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches The John Townsend Trust? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 94% of The John Townsend Trust's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are The John Townsend Trust's overheads? +

The John Townsend Trust's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does The John Townsend Trust receive? +

The John Townsend Trust reported £14m total income in its 2014 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.

Are The John Townsend Trust's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: missing. CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is The John Townsend Trust based? +

The John Townsend Trust's registered contact address is in Canterbury (CT9 1NB). It tells the regulator it operates in England, with a focus on homelessness.

Where does The John Townsend Trust's money come from? +

The John Townsend Trust reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 July 2014. The largest sources were charitable activities £12m (90%), donations and legacies £800k (6%), trading and fundraising events £566k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £8,721.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The John Townsend Trust? +

The register does not record The John Townsend Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

When was The John Townsend Trust registered as a charity? +

The John Townsend Trust was entered on the register on 16 December 2008. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06769267).

How does CharityCompare score The John Townsend Trust? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The John Townsend Trust's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The John Townsend Trust's most recent accounts cover 2014. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.