We are currently one of the largest corporate foundations in the UK, supporting hundreds of charities every year through our grant-making programmes.

Many of our charity partnerships go beyond funding, as we also seek to provide a deeper level of support and add value through the SJP community volunteering their time and skills, helping to deliver an even bigger impact.

Our story

The Foundation was set up in 1992 as a way for the staff and advisers of St. James’s Place plc (SJP) to give back in their communities.

More than 30 years on, and the support of the SJP community has helped us raise millions of pounds for charities and become one of the largest corporate foundations in the UK.

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2024

The number of charities supported increases by 14% on the previous year, with grants made to 981 deserving causes.

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2023

Through external evaluation the Foundation is shown to have increased both its 'reach' and 'depth' of impact on previous years. 79% of beneficiaries reported substantive or transformative change to their lives.

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2022

The Foundation celebrates 30 years of giving, having supported over 4,000 charities both in the UK and overseas,  impacting 8 million people in a positive way.

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2021

The Foundation wins a Better Society Award for the third consecutive year. The Foundation is also listed as the 3rd largest Corporate Foundation for their grant-making* (*ACF Giving Trends Report 2021).

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2020

In response to the pandemic we launched a COVID fund and awarded £2.3 million in COVID grants to support our partnered charities.

In August we reached a huge milestone in our history by raising £100 million since inception.

The late Mike Wilson
2018

Total raised since 1992 reaches £81 million. £1m of grant funding was committed to 5 mental health based charities to support a new funding stream of the Foundation.

‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ presented to our Founder Mike Wilson OBE at the St. James’s Place Annual Company meeting.

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2017

In the 25th Anniversary year £17.1 million was raised, making the total amount raised since inception in 1992 £71.4 million.

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2013

£388,000 raised in one day by the St. James’s Place community at the Annual Company Meeting in aid of Stephen Sutton’s fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust.

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2011

The Government’s Giving White Paper features the St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation as a shining example of what can be achieved through ‘payroll giving,’ with over 80% of the SJP community giving in this way.

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2009

The total fundraising and amount donated since inception exceeds the £20 million milestone. The funding themes are expanded to include support for ex-services personnel.

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2001

The St. James’s Place community raises in excess of £1,000,000.

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1999

The shareholders of St. James’s Place plc agree to use some of the Company’s profits to match funds donated and raised by the St. James’s Place Community.

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1993

Grant making begins and children and young people along with the hospice movement are chosen as the main themes to help guide the Foundation’s grant-making.

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1992

The St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation is established as a UK Registered Charity by the Founders of the SJP Wealth Management Group, Mike Wilson CBE, Sir Mark Weinberg and Lord Rothschild. The community of St. James’s Place, staff and advisers began fundraising for the Foundation.

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Impact reports

Take a look at our annual Impact Reports to see the difference we are making to charities and their beneficiaries.

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Our team

Our team

Meet our Trustees and dedicated team who oversee the Foundation's governance and day-to-day running of the Foundation.

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