Dormant bank account fund to support charities Dormant bank account fund to support charities
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Department for the Economy and published on
10 February 2026.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request 790727674
How much money was released from the dormant bank account fund to support charities in 2024 & 2025, what charities benefited from this support, how do charities gain access to this funding support, which minister and government department is responsible for the administration of this fund.
Response
1. The amount of money released from the dormant bank account fund to charities for the time period requested was as follows:
2024 £1million
2025 £1.5million
2. The charities that benefited were as follows.
2024: Art in the Frame, Beresford Street Kitchen, Brighter Futures, Brightly, Caritas, Caring Cooks of Jersey, Community Savings Ltd, Family Mediation Jersey, Every Child Our Future, Freeda, Good Companions Club, Grow Jersey, JAAR, JAYF, James’s Ark, JCG Foundation, Jersey Association of Carers Inc, Jersey Cheshire Home, Jersey Recovery College, Jersey Research Foundation, Jersey Rugby Club, Kairos Arts, Les Amis, Lifestyle Medicine Jersey Limited, Liberate Limited, Padel for All, Service Station St John Ambulance, St Mark’s Church, 1st Jersey Sea Scouts, Sanctuary Trust, Shelter Trust
2025: Art in the Frame, Ballet d’Jerri, Beachability, Beresford Street Kitchen, Brighter Futures Limited, Brightly, CAB, Da Capo Academy of Performing Arts, Dementia Jersey, Every Child our Future, Family First, Family Mediation Jersey, Family Nursing, Friends of Africa Jersey CI, Focus on Mental Illness, Good Companions Club, Grow Jersey Limited, Happy Heroes, Healing Waves, JAAR, James’ Ark, Jersey Arts in Health Care Trust, Jersey Cheshire Home, Jersey Child Care Trust, Jersey Community Relations Trust, Jersey Employment Trust, Jersey Sport, Kairos Arts, Lingo Language Learning, Mind Jersey, NSPCC Jersey, Relate Jersey, Sanctuary Trust, Service Station
3. Charities can gain access to the funding by making an application to the Jersey Community Foundation. A link is attached for ease of reference.
Jersey Community Fund | Jersey Community Foundation
4. The Minister for External Relations has responsibility for the administration of this fund. Officers within the Department for the Economy support this activity.
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