Joining Jack

Analysis

Joining Jack is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Joining Jack reported income of £890k and spending of £673k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £187k to £890k (+375%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Joining Jack sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aurora Wellbeing Centres (£888k), Child's i Foundation (£890k) and Unity (Southern) Ltd (£887k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45%, investments 37% and charitable activities 18%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 25%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.