JOYDENS WOOD RESIDENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 291737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Association was formed to benefit local Residents and is empowered and Governed by a Scheme of Management which incorporates our Constitution. The association is responsible for the maintenance and management of the local Community Centre which is used by voluntary groups and organisations.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF JOYDENS WOOD ESTATE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY TILE KILN LANE, BALDWYN'S PARK, DARTFORD ROAD, OLD BEXLEY LANE, LEYTON CROSS ROAD, BIRCHWOOD ROAD AND JOYDENS WOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (SEE G.I. FOR DETAILS)

Area of benefit: THE JOYDENS WOOD ESTATE.

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 · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dartford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £1,714 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £38,021 to £36,307. Despite the operational loss, the charity maintains positive unrestricted reserves of £36,307 and holds £37,178 in cash at bank. The accounts were subject to an independent examination which found no material matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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 31/01/2026

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£45k£46k
31/01/2025£46k£43k
31/01/2024£40k£49k
31/01/2023£38k£37k
31/01/2022£48k£46k

Common questions

Is JOYDENS WOOD RESIDENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £1,714 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £38,021 to £36,307. Despite the operational loss, the charity maintains positive unrestricted reserves of £36,307 and holds £37,178 in cash at bank. The accounts were subject to an independent examination which found no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Barnes Fund1£42k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION1£23k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOYDENS WOOD RESIDENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£45k—0unclear—no doubt
PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£102k—0above—no doubt
HAYWOOD ROAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLLIERS WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUDEN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt

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