Jolly Josh

Analysis

Jolly Josh is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Jolly Josh reported income of £284k and spending of £235k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £110k to £284k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Jolly Josh sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust (£284k), Salford Red Devils Foundation (£285k) and Long Lane Junior Football Club Limited (£284k).