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

Objects

TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHTo advance the study of and research into the causes, effects and impacts of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and to work towards finding a cure.To provide relief for people with JIA and their families including but not limited to (a) providing support, information and advocacy services, (b) training and education, (c) provision of wellbeing information and services, and (d) improving the treatment and care of persons suffering from JIA.To raise awareness of JIA, its impacts, effects and treatments to people with JIA, health professionals and others who care for them, and the general public.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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).

• Arnold Clark Community Fund — “Arnold Clark Community Fund” (source page)
• The Postcode Society Trust — “The Postcode Society Trust, thanks to players of the People's Postcode Lottery.” (source page)
• Kent County Council Combined Members Grant — “Kent County Council Combined Members Grant” (source page)
• Kent Community Foundation — “Kent Community Foundation” (source page)
• Betty Messenger Charitable Foundation — “Betty Messenger Charitable Foundation” (source page)
• Waitrose Community Matters, Tonbridge — “Waitrose Community Matters, Tonbridge” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• NIGEL THOMASchair · trustee of 5 other charities
• Jill Mitchell
• Rev Robert Mitchell
• Richard Kemsley
• Timothy Bower

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

Operates in: Kent · Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• Arthritis UK income £30.0m
• BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY income £5.4m
• THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION income £807k
• NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY income £1.1m
• BATH INSTITUTE FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES income £104k
• ARTHRITIS ACTION income £651k

Side by side with its peers

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