Registered charity · Kent
Juvenile Arthritis Research
Juvenile Arthritis Research is a registered charity (number 1091620) based in Kent, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Nigel Thomas. Latest income £103k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHTo advance the study of and...
- 5 trustees
- Income £103k (2025)
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Kent, Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Website
- www.jarproject.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£103k£106k
- 2024£88k£46k
- 2023£70k£50k
Earlier years
- 2022£17k£17k
- 2021£22k£23k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHTo advance the study of and research into the causes, effects and impacts of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and to work towards finding a cure.To provide relief for people with JIA and their families including but not limited to (a) providing support, information and advocacy services, (b) training and education, (c) provision of wellbeing information and services, and (d) improving the treatment and care of persons suffering from JIA.To raise awareness of JIA, its impacts, effects and treatments to people with JIA, health professionals and others who care for them, and the general public.
Grants received
3 grants · £41,340 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Postcode Society Trust · £23,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £16,955
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation · £1,385
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Nigel Thomas Chair
- Jill Mitchell since 2022
- Rev Robert Mitchell since 2022
- Richard Kemsley since 2018
- Timothy Bower since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard Kemsley since 2018
- Timothy Bower since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Jill Mitchell since 2022
- Rev Robert Mitchell since 2022
- Richard Kemsley since 2018
- Timothy Bower since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Nigel Thomas Chair
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1091620
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 24TH OCTOBER 2001 AND AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 19TH MARCH 2002 as amended on 17 Nov 2020 as amended on 06 Jul 2022 as amended on 19 Jan 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01732852214 · kipo@jarproject.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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