CAMP JOJO

Registered charity 1189163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting families of children with complex needs and disabilities, many with life limiting conditions or reduced life expectancy, to enjoy a family camping experience. Full accessibility, extensive equipment and volunteer support allows tent accommodation and activities to be available to all. Camp Jojo builds resilience and hope for families alongside people who understand their challenges.

Objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A BESPOKE, ACCESSIBLE CAMPSITE WITH ALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

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

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Registered contact address: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£357k

Latest spending

£199k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £157,636 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £189,975. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting a minimum of three months of running costs, and the current free reserves of £96,964 are above this threshold. The charity has secured significant multi-year funding from major bodies, including the National Lottery and Children in Need, to support its operations and expansion.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £97k)

“The Trustees have established a policy to maintain a minimum of 3 month and a maximum of 6 month running costs in reserves.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent paid to trustee J Spence for Ivy Farm at a discount

“Rent of £12,400 has been paid for the use of Ivy Farm, trustee J Spence is a part owner of this land. The land is offered at a discount to the charity of £10,000, this is within gifts in kind in the SOFA.” — page 35

“During the year £3,000 has been paid to DA & AM Chalmers for the use of Nags Head Farm and site management fees. Trustee A Chalmers is a partner of DA & AM Chalmers.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to DA & AM Chalmers for site management

“Rent of £12,400 has been paid for the use of Ivy Farm, trustee J Spence is a part owner of this land. The land is offered at a discount to the charity of £10,000, this is within gifts in kind in the SOFA.” — page 35

“During the year £3,000 has been paid to DA & AM Chalmers for the use of Nags Head Farm and site management fees. Trustee A Chalmers is a partner of DA & AM Chalmers.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee donations

“Rent of £12,400 has been paid for the use of Ivy Farm, trustee J Spence is a part owner of this land. The land is offered at a discount to the charity of £10,000, this is within gifts in kind in the SOFA.” — page 35

“During the year £3,000 has been paid to DA & AM Chalmers for the use of Nags Head Farm and site management fees. Trustee A Chalmers is a partner of DA & AM Chalmers.” — page 35

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.

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)

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 112

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 80
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Camp Jojo (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

National Lottery Community Fund — “Camp Jojo is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Christine Wrightchair
Alan McViety
Alex Chalmers
Alex Patrick
Darren Cock
David Playfoot
Jennifer Spence

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£357k	£199k
31/12/2024	£171k	£132k
31/12/2023	£102k	£98k
31/12/2022	£58k	£46k
31/12/2021	£60k	£28k

Common questions

Is CAMP JOJO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £157,636 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £189,975. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting a minimum of three months of running costs, and the current free reserves of £96,964 are above this threshold. The charity has secured significant multi-year funding from major bodies, including the National Lottery and Children in Need, to support its operations and expansion. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMP JOJO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMP JOJO as a grant recipient include BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, LET YOURSELF TRUST, THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£42k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	FY2025	£9k	Activities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£6k
LET YOURSELF TRUST	FY2024	£6k	Community Development Donation (CDD) to fund camps.
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
THE COLCHESTER AND TENDRING COMMUNITY TRUST	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	28/04/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery	01/11/2023	£19k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/05/2023	£196k	Camp Jojo
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/01/2021	£10k	Camp Jojo

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£215k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£7k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION	1	£800k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£382k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£382k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£375k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£375k

Charities like this

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

OVER THE WALL CAMP income £3.1m
REDEEMED CAMP income £132k
JIG-SO CHILDREN'S CENTRE income £201k
KIDS ON TRACK income £185k
SEFTON CHILDRENS TRUST income £71k
BASECAMP ADVENTURE TRUST income £245k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CAMP JOJO	£357k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OVER THE WALL CAMP FY2025	£3.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CAMP FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
JIG-SO CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2026	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KIDS ON TRACK FY2025	£185k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SEFTON CHILDRENS TRUST FY2026	£71k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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