The Jane Hodge Foundation
What it does
We award grants to UK registered or exempt charities for the purpose of furthering objectives in the UK or overseas, but with particular emphasis in Wales, working in the areas of welfare, education, medicine and religion. Further information and guidance on how to apply for a grant can be found on our web site at HodgeFoundation.org.uk.
Its charitable purposes
(I) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR THE STUDY OF A RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH CAUSES DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT AND CURE OF CANCER POLIOMYELITIS AND TUBERCULOSIS AND DISEASES AFFECTING CHILDREN. (II) THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCE. (III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. (IV) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Accommodation and housing
- Religious activities
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: National and Overseas
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £3,640,910 and spent £3,457,710.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £3,640,910 | £3,457,710 | 0 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £3,924,919 | £3,749,018 | 0 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £3,668,149 | £1,863,574 | 1 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £3,383,704 | £6,104,160 | 1 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £6,016,775 | £2,922,684 | 1 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 39%, from £6,016,775 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £3,640,910 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The Carlyle Trust Limited gave £2,607,873 in the year to 30 September 2024, 66% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 30 September 2025
- Investments£3,640,910
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 September 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £2,607,873. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Sept 2024 | Sept 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carlyle Trust Limited | Trust, company or other | £2,607,873 | £2,607,873 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- J Jonathan HodgeChair
- Ian Hudson Davies
- Jennifer Natalie Hodge
- Karen Louise Hodge
- Rupert John Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 25 July 2026, 5 days early | Received 25 July 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 4 July 2025, 26 days early | Received 4 July 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 18 July 2024, 12 days early | Received 18 July 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 10 July 2023, 20 days early | Received 10 July 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 26 July 2022, 4 days early | Received 27 July 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 216053
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 January 1963
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 15TH OCTOBER 1962
- Website
- www.hodgefoundation.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.