Juvenile Arthritis Research

Registered charity 1091620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JABEZ CHARITABLE TRUST

Research, awareness and support for families affected by Juvenile Arthritis

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of -2,743 GBP for the year, resulting in total fund balances decreasing from 62,870 GBP to 60,127 GBP. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain reserves equivalent to six months of anticipated spending, and the available unallocated reserves were 9,959 GBP at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of anticipated spending (held: £60k)
Reserves policy The charity will aim to maintain reserves equivalent to 6 months of anticipated spending — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Juvenile Arthritis Research (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent · Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£103k£106k
31/12/2024£88k£46k
31/12/2023£70k£50k
31/12/2022£17k£17k
31/12/2021£22k£23k

Common questions

Is Juvenile Arthritis Research financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of -2,743 GBP for the year, resulting in total fund balances decreasing from 62,870 GBP to 60,127 GBP. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain reserves equivalent to six months of anticipated spending, and the available unallocated reserves were 9,959 GBP at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£23kUnrestricted Funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Arthritis UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Juvenile Arthritis Research£103k0unclearno doubt
Arthritis UK FY2025£30.0munclearno doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY FY2025£5.4m£250,001 - £260,0001above0.0%no doubt
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION FY2025£807k0belowno doubt
NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY FY2024£1.1m£100,001 - £110,000unclear17.3%no doubt
BATH INSTITUTE FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES FY2025£104k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.