Joy of Sound (Jos)

Analysis

Joy of Sound (Jos) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06403192). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Joy of Sound (Jos) reported income of £36k and spending of £33k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £45k to £36k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Joy of Sound (Jos) sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The a C and K Reid Foundation (£36k), Midlands Social Care Management Trust (£36k) and Shiv Mandir (£36k).