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The Johnson Trust Limited

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The Johnson Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Johnson Trust Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£23,208,699
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£22,789,423
Registered charity number
277439
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lavington Park
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.seaford.org.uk

Quick answer

The Johnson Trust Limited (number 277439) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Johnson Trust Limited do?

Seaford College is an educational charitable trust with a Church of England tradition that exists to provide an education for boys and girls aged between 6 and 18.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Johnson Trust Limited

Answers The Johnson Trust Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Johnson Trust Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

The Johnson Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 14 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,0001
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0004
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0006

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Johnson Trust Limited's money come from?

The Johnson Trust Limited reported £23m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £23m (97%), other income £480k (2%), investments £157k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£23m · 97%
  • Other income£480k · 2%
  • Investments£157k · 1%

Does The Johnson Trust Limited receive government funding?

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

The Johnson Trust Limited reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

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

The register records The Johnson Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Johnson Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01475319 (Companies House)
Also known as
Seaford College
Previous names on the register
The Saxon Welfare Trust Limited
Where it says it operates
West Sussex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Johnson Trust Limited registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Johnson Trust Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Johnson Trust Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to The Johnson Trust Limited?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Johnson Trust Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Johnson Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 277439) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Johnson Trust Limited's charity number?
The Johnson Trust Limited's charity number is 277439. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 277439?
Search 277439 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Johnson Trust Limited do?
Seaford College is an educational charitable trust with a Church of England tradition that exists to provide an education for boys and girls aged between 6 and 18.
Does The Johnson Trust Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Johnson Trust Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Johnson Trust Limited?
The Johnson Trust Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.seaford.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Johnson Trust Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Johnson Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 14 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Johnson Trust Limited's money come from?
The Johnson Trust Limited reported £23m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £23m (97%), other income £480k (2%), investments £157k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Johnson Trust Limited?
The register records The Johnson Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Johnson Trust Limited's trustees paid?
The Johnson Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Johnson Trust Limited previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Johnson Trust Limited: The Saxon Welfare Trust Limited.
When was The Johnson Trust Limited registered as a charity?
The Johnson Trust Limited was entered on the register on 26 June 1980. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01475319).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.