Johnson Family Charitable Trust

The Johnson Family Charitable Trust (charity number 1108720) is a private UK-based grant-making trust established in March 2005, previously known as The Guy Johnson Charitable Trust and The Ladham Charitable Trust. Chaired by Guy Johnson with two trustees and Pip Trustees Limited since 2023, it operates a lean, non-bureaucratic structure supported by three volunteers. Its core mission is to distribute funds to charitable causes at trustees' full discretion, embracing a generalist approach without declared thematic priorities, vision statements, or guiding values. This trustee-led flexibility defines its identity, with minimal public presence—no website, strategic plans, or grant examples—favoring indirect networks over broad outreach.

The trust funds a wide array of general charitable purposes, including core costs and project support, without restrictions on sectors, beneficiaries, or activities. It targets no specific causes, communities, or programmes, relying solely on trustees' judgement to award broadly across UK charities of varying sizes.

Eligibility is open to UK-registered charities with no income thresholds, geographic limits (supporting organisations anywhere), or entity specifications, though grants go exclusively to those with pre-existing trustee connections. Unsolicited applications are not accepted, with no forms, guidance, or open rounds.

Typical grants range from £2,000 to £30,000, awarded adhoc via unpublicised trustee meetings without deadlines or standard timelines. Distinctive for its opacity and discretion, the trust avoids exclusions, competitive processes, or measurable impact frameworks, suiting aligned charities with insider ties rather than public applicants. Recent finances show variable spending (£53,930–£129,190 annually), underscoring its modest, opportunistic scale.