JUMP

Registered charity 1105437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUMP Childrens Charity

JUMP provides professional photography services for children with life limiting health conditions to enable them to capture special memories with families and friends. We run a programme of face to face social events where the families we support can come together for activities, entertainment ,information and to access our photography and other range of support services.

Objects

The ObjectsThe Charity’s objects (the Objects) are:To provide unique visual and audio memories to support positive living and end of life carefor children and young people under the age of 21 who have or are affected by life limitinghealth conditions.To provide Memory Making Events for eligible children and their families, offeringactivities, information and support.To provide online and telephone support where required to direct families to our supportnetwork and to provide support from the introduction of the charity’s services andthroughout the journey of supporting a child with a life limiting illness, through tobereavement support for the family

Area of benefit: UNITARY AUTHORITY OF WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Warrington, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's main income sources are in-house fundraising and business partnerships, which have replaced hard-to-achieve grants. The charity holds reserves equivalent to six months of running costs and employs only one paid staff member. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: inhouse fundraising and fundraising platforms
“The main sources of income are inhouse fundraising and fundraising platforms” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months running costs
“The charity has developed a policy of 6 months running costs to be held in a reserve account” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Gwynedd · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · St Helens · Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£101k£77k
31/03/2024£91k£61k
31/03/2023£62k£75k
31/03/2022£42k£43k
31/03/2021£70k£51k

Common questions

Is JUMP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's main income sources are in-house fundraising and business partnerships, which have replaced hard-to-achieve grants. The charity holds reserves equivalent to six months of running costs and employs only one paid staff member. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JUMP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JUMP as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2021£316kDCMS Fund Grants
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022Unverified read£100kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/07/2023£15kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2022£9kJUMP Children's Charity Family Events Program
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2018£10kCharity Coordinator Pilot Project
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2009£10kCapturing Unique Memories for Sick and Disabled Children and Young People
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/05/2005£23k"Sound Check"