JOLLY JOSH

Registered charity 1178116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to enable families who have a loved one with additional/complex needs, disability and/or Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities to Connect Support and Thrive.Jolly Josh aims to Inspire Inclusion. Our registered charity is based in Rochdale.

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Latest income
£284k
Latest spending
£235k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £466,973 to £495,975, resulting in a net income of £29,002 for the year. The charity holds cash at bank of £275,792 against current liabilities of £487, indicating strong liquidity and no stated reserves policy target.

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 — Jolly Josh (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£284k£235k
05/04/2024£309k£238k
05/04/2023£324k£192k
05/04/2022£117k£29k
05/04/2021£110k£21k

Common questions

Is JOLLY JOSH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £466,973 to £495,975, resulting in a net income of £29,002 for the year. The charity holds cash at bank of £275,792 against current liabilities of £487, indicating strong liquidity and no stated reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JOLLY JOSH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JOLLY JOSH as a grant recipient include THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2025£10kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITYFY2023£4kTo purchase a sound system
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITYFY2021£3kTo purchase Magic Carpet Interaction Projection System
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2025£19kSupport for Siblings of Children with Complex Needs
Sport England26/08/2025£10kExpanding Hydrotherapy for Children with Complex Needs
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2024£20kHydrotherapy support for children with complex medical needs and disabilities
Sport England27/09/2023£9kPhysical activity for PMLD children - rebound therapy
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kSensory Room at Jolly Josh
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2019£10kyear 2 bid

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMP JOJO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOLLY JOSH£284k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMP JOJO FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOLLY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSHUA TREE - SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCERS FY2025£1.1m—0within—no doubt
JUST KIDDING FY2024£132k—0above—no doubt
JOSHA FY2024£141k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.