JACK'S JOURNEY

Registered charity 1171182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Jack's Journey supports Cumbrian families who have received a cancer diagnosis and are currently, or have recently finished, cancer treatment. This is through financial grant making, but also through smaller gifts to aid their time in hospital.In addition, Jack's Journey provides holiday accommodation for families from across the north who are currently, or recently finished, cancer treatment.

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Latest income

£61k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained strong financial performance with income considerably outstripping every previous year of operation. The trustees report that reserves were rebuilt appropriately to ensure stability, and there is no reason to doubt the management of finances or grant-making policies. The charity employs no permanent staff and relies on volunteers, with cash funds ending the period at £6,669.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jack's Journey (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (08/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW THOMAS GIBSONchair
CAROL REID
JESSICA SOUTHWELL
JOHN GLYN COWARD
KENNETH HODGSON
SAMANTHA LOUISE GIBSON

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£61k	£111k
31/03/2024	£28k	£24k
31/03/2023	£41k	£22k
31/03/2022	£15k	£23k
31/03/2021	£23k	£13k

Common questions

Is JACK'S JOURNEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained strong financial performance with income considerably outstripping every previous year of operation. The trustees report that reserves were rebuilt appropriately to ensure stability, and there is no reason to doubt the management of finances or grant-making policies. The charity employs no permanent staff and relies on volunteers, with cash funds ending the period at £6,669. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.