JOINING JACK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 17 July 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £889,652
Latest expenditure: £672,888
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ADM Print, 16 Appleton Street, WIGAN, Lancashire, WN3 4BZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.joiningjack.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal objective of the charity is to relieve the needs of sufferers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) by funding research into the methods of treatment and cure of the condition.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £889,652
Total Gross Expenditure: £672,888

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £504,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £728,898

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £173,883
Total Gross Expenditure: £665,156

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £173,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £759,816

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £187,167
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,573

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £889,652
Total Gross Expenditure: £672,888
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £504,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £728,898
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £173,883
Total Gross Expenditure: £665,156
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £173,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £759,816
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £187,167
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,573
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £12,197
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 397424
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 159283
Income Investments: 332945
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 889652
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £166,515
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £504,869
Expenditure Other: 1504
Expenditure Total: 672888
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 14075
Expenditure Depreciation: 26
Gain Loss Investment: -29628
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,840,367
Assets Total Fixed: 23873
Assets Own Use: 105
Assets Long Term Investment: 23768
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 2
Assets Other Assets: £1,826,606
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,114
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,840,367
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10114
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,826,384
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1840367
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1840367
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 238372
Income Other Trading Activities: 250165
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 15732
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 504269
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £95,085
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £519,390
Expenditure Other: 114423
Expenditure Total: 728898
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 7518
Expenditure Depreciation: 33
Gain Loss Investment: 11191
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,000
Assets Total Fixed: 53527
Assets Own Use: 131
Assets Long Term Investment: 53396
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,608,252
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,550
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,653,229
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8550
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,607,845
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1653229
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1653229
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wigan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: JOINING JACK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-07-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 28/02/0212AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 16/07/2012
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUFFERERS OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (DMD) BY FUNDING RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF TREATMENT AND CURE OF THE CONDITION.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures