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

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND CREATIVE ARTS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, AGE, SEX, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

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

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

Registered contact address: Bexley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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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).

• The Bailey Thomas Charitable Fund — “A massive thank you to The Bailey Thomas Charitable Fund for your £2000 funding” (source page)
• The Ashley Family Foundation — “and to The Ashley Family Foundation who funded us with £2500” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Contuccichair
• Anna-marie Franklin
• Christopher Leeds
• Hugh Aynsley
• James Wilkie
• Jenette Fone
• KAREN MORGAN
• NIGEL JOHN GILDERSON

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

Operates in: Hackney · Kensington And Chelsea · Lambeth

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUND SENSE.

• SOUND SENSE income £55k
• THE ORGANISATION FOR NEW MUSIC AND SOUND income £844k
• SOUNDABOUT income £532k
• SOUNDCASTLE LTD income £326k
• SOUND CONNECTIONS income £426k
• ALL IN SOUND income £46k

Side by side with its peers

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