THE FATHER'S JOY

Registered charity 1195225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing; - Educational support, grants and kits to children with special needs, and other facilities to families in hardship: Vocational training and technical skills to help them to increase skills and capabilities that will lead to increase in income and improved life chances: Training, awareness conferences, mentoring/coaching supporting them (within the BAME community) and the general public

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF POVERTY THROUGH THE:• PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, GRANTS AND KITS TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, FOOD AND OTHER FACILITIES TO FAMILIES IN HARDSHIP &;• PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS TO HELP BENEFICIARIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE LEARNING, SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES THAT WILL LEAD TO INCREASE IN INCOME AND IMPROVED LIFE CHANCES TO BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TRAINING, AWARENESS EVENTS, CONFERENCES, MENTORING AND COACHING SUPPORT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ESPECIALLY TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND FATHERS WITHIN THE BLACK, ASIAN AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BAME). COMMUNITY.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UK & AFRICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF FAITH EMPOWERING SEMINARS, MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORK TO EMPOWER AND ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's voluntary income reduced by 16% to £40,637, resulting in a net incoming resource of £10,161 for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are £nil, which is insufficient to meet their stated policy target of two months of expenditure (£7,000). Despite this, the charity remains solvent with current assets of £11,462 against current liabilities of £265.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The current level of reserves is insufficient to meet the policy requirements” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nigeria · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71k£61k
31/03/2024£48k£49k
31/03/2023£32k£31k
31/03/2022£2k£2k

Common questions

Is THE FATHER'S JOY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's voluntary income reduced by 16% to £40,637, resulting in a net incoming resource of £10,161 for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are £nil, which is insufficient to meet their stated policy target of two months of expenditure (£7,000). Despite this, the charity remains solvent with current assets of £11,462 against current liabilities of £265. 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 Fund21/03/2024£20kAngel Special Program