The John Burns Foundation

About The John Burns Foundation

The John Burns Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1165392). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 95/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), The John Burns Foundation reported a total income of £1,030,232 and total expenditure of £815,015, a spending ratio of 79% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, The John Burns Foundation describes its activities as follows: Training socially isolated people and children in conservation,horticulture and woodland related countryside skills;Preventing people from social exclusion as a result of unemployment; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); disability; poor educational or skills attainment. Helping others via human animal interaction Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for The John Burns Foundation. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 79.1% of income spent on charitable work