JOY OF SOUND (JOS)

Registered charity 1126361 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of inclusive and accesible music and arts workshops , activities and equipment

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Joy of Sound ended the year with a surplus of £3,770.49, resulting in total net assets of £36,124.00, comprising £16,446.00 in restricted funds and £19,678.00 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report a stable position with promising prospects for a sustainable future, supported by ongoing funding from the City Bridge Foundation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Live Workshop Fees/Standing Orders (33% of income)
Live Workshops’ Fees/Standing Orders £10,406.50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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: Hackney · Kensington And Chelsea · Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£36k£33k
31/03/2024£36k£40k
31/03/2023£45k£22k
31/03/2022£17k£26k
31/03/2021£45k£34k

Common questions

Is JOY OF SOUND (JOS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Joy of Sound ended the year with a surplus of £3,770.49, resulting in total net assets of £36,124.00, comprising £16,446.00 in restricted funds and £19,678.00 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report a stable position with promising prospects for a sustainable future, supported by ongoing funding from the City Bridge Foundation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£10kContinuing Delivery of Inclusive Therapeutic Zoom Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2021£10kJOS’s Inclusive Therapeutic Zoom Sessions
UK government25/09/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2019£10kJOS Social Prescribing Platform
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2012£10kJoyofsound(JOS) 2012-2013 Towards Inclusive Sustainability
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2011£10kJoy of Sound (JOS) 'European Year of the Volunteer 2011' Celebrations
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2009£10kJoy Of Sound Inclusive Musical Art Day