JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
11918316 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 April 2026

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 May 2025

End date: 30 April 2026

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2026

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Directors' report period ended 30 April 2026

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 April 2026

Principal activities of the company

The company's principal activity during the year continued to be supporting personal and community wellbeing through creative, learning and community-based activities, including workshops, courses, storytelling, broadcasting and participatory projects.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 May 2025 to 30 April 2026

Kathryn Gray
Jolene Sheehan
Claire Trivino


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
5 October 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jolene Sheehan
Status: Director

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 April 2026

2026 2025


£

£
Turnover: 12,925 17,001
Cost of sales: ( 109 ) ( 827 )
Gross profit(or loss): 12,816 16,174
Administrative expenses: ( 16,279 ) ( 22,114 )
Other operating income: 4,648 3,247
Operating profit(or loss): 1,185 (2,693)
Profit(or loss) before tax: 1,185 (2,693)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 1,185 (2,693)

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet

As at 30 April 2026

Notes 2026 2025


£

£
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 2,845 2,059
Total current assets: 2,845 2,059
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 3 ( 7,308 ) ( 7,707 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (4,463) (5,648)
Total assets less current liabilities: (4,463) ( 5,648)
Total net assets (liabilities): (4,463) (5,648)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (4,463) ( 5,648)
Total members' funds: ( 4,463) (5,648)

The notes form part of these financial statements

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 April 2026 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 5 October 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Jolene Sheehan
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2026

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.

    Valuation information and policy

    Creditors - Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.

    Other accounting policies

    Taxation - A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2026

  • 2. Employees

    2026 2025
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2026

3. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2026 2025
£ £
Trade creditors 500 899
Other creditors 6,808 6,808
Total 7,308 7,707

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

JOY ETHIC COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company Number: 11918316 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 30 April 2026

Company activities and impact

Joy Ethic Community Interest Company supports personal and community wellbeing through creativity, storytelling, learning and connection. During the year we worked with communities across Greater Manchester, creating accessible opportunities for people to connect, develop skills, share experiences and take part in creative and wellbeing activities. Stories of Our Lives continued as our regular community storytelling programme in Chorlton. We delivered 24 sessions during 2025, with average attendance of around 14 and a wider community of more than 45 members. Sessions used storytelling, writing, creativity and conversation to support connection and wellbeing, with participants increasingly contributing ideas and helping to lead activities. Feedback highlighted new friendships, reduced loneliness, increased confidence and the value of having a welcoming creative community. Motherline, delivered collaboratively with Alice Robinson from February 2025 to January 2026, was a year-long creative programme for women exploring motherhood, heritage, creativity and belonging. During this reporting year participants took part in regular creative sessions and opportunities to share their work, culminating in a showcase in December 2025 and final reflection in January 2026. Outcomes included new friendships, people sharing creative work for the first time, increased confidence and participants describing a rebuilding of trust and connection with others. The Joy Ethic Show on ALL FM continued to provide a platform for community voices and conversations about wellbeing, creativity and connection. Programmes brought together contributions from community members, creative practitioners and local organisations and provided opportunities for people whose voices may not usually be heard in broadcasting to share their experiences and ideas. Community wellbeing and development of the Wellbeing, Arts and Faith Hub: In May 2025 Joy Ethic coordinated the Me Time Women’s Wellbeing Day at Altrincham United Reformed Church, bringing together six practitioners and 26 women for an accessible programme of wellbeing activities. Relationships developed through this work helped create further opportunities, including supporting facilitator Nat Winrow to secure ongoing paid work and contributing to the establishment of the Wellbeing, Arts and Faith Hub at Altrincham URC. From January 2026, Joy Ethic helped develop and deliver the Hub's accessible programme of community wellbeing activities. The first five weeks recorded 181 attendances. Activities included mindfulness, laughter yoga, creative activities, memoir and wellbeing, singing for lung health and the development of a Happiness Drop-In. Feedback described the Hub as welcoming and supportive and highlighted increased connection, happiness and wellbeing. Windows Through the Seasons was developed with Chorlton Civic Society/Green Chorlton Hub as a community art project for the community garden beside Chorlton Library. Local people contributed words, observations and creative responses exploring the changing seasons. These contributions informed the development of a permanent artwork for a shared community space. Across our work we continued to prioritise accessibility, participant choice, creativity and the development of welcoming spaces where people could connect without pressure to perform or achieve.

Consultation with stakeholders

Our stakeholders included participants in Joy Ethic activities, community members, partner organisations, freelance facilitators and creative practitioners. We consulted stakeholders throughout the year through end-of-session reflections, informal and facilitated group discussions, written feedback, surveys and forms, one-to-one conversations and creative activities. Participants were also regularly invited to suggest themes, activities and ways of developing programmes. Feedback was used to shape activities as they developed. Stories of Our Lives continued to evolve around the interests, ideas and contributions of its members, including increased opportunities for participants to contribute to and lead sessions. Feedback and learning from community wellbeing activities informed the development of the Happiness Drop-In at the Wellbeing, Arts and Faith Hub and helped us consider how activities could remain accessible, welcoming and responsive to participants. We also worked closely with partner organisations and practitioners, using ongoing conversations and reflection to develop programmes, partnerships and future activities.

Directors' remuneration

The Directors receive no remuneration in return for their services as officers of the Company. One director received remuneration of £11,605 during the year for project delivery.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
5 October 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jolene Sheehan
Status: Director