JCT - JOINING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER

Charity number: 1165925
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

JCT helps refugees, asylum-seekers and homeless people in the West Midlands to resolve their problems accessing secure accommodation, benefits, and asylum approval. Each year we help hundreds of clients.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £194,066
Total expenditure: £455,420

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 March 2016: Standard registration
  • 20 January 2026: Removed (Transfer of funds)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • JCT - Joining Communities Together (Working name)
  • HEARTCRY (Previous name)
  • JESUS ARMY CHARITABLE TRUST (Previous name)
  • JESUS ARMY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
  • JESUS CENTRES TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £404.97k £288.03k £547.72k £134.67k £194.07k
Total expenditure £1.64m £652.59k £698.34k £313.55k £455.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £78.93k £29.46k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £15.29k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £19.81k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £12.62k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £500.00k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £690.34k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £8.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 15 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 September 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/09/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/03/2016 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 SEP 2018 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 JUN 2020 as amended on 08 Oct 2021 as amended on 16 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN ALL CASES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS: 1.1.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS IT CAUSES, OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; 1.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; 1.1.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 1.1.4 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. 1.2 THROUGHOUT THESE ARTICLES “CHARITABLE” MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.”