# JOY BAKER FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1203315
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 30, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1203315


## Contact

- **Address:** Freestone Lodge, Addington Road, Irthlingborough, WELLINGBOROUGH, Northamptonshire
- **Postcode:** NN9 5UU
- **Phone:** 07814264495
- **Email:** joybakerfund@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR ‘HOME EDUCATING’ FAMILIES (INCLUDING THOSE WHO WISH TO HOME EDUCATE OR WHO HAVE HOME EDUCATED/BEEN HOME EDUCATED) BY FUNDING ACCESS TO LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, AND REPRESENTATION INVOLVING A PARENT’S DUTY TO SECURE EDUCATION SUITABLE TO THEIR CHILD’S AGE, ABILITY, APTITUDE AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, WHERE PERSONS COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THEM THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING HOME EDUCATION LAW, IN PARTICULAR THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK WHICH UNDERPINS EDUCATION OTHER THAN BY ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL, BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS, INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AND BY COMMISSIONING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

**Activities:** We provide grants to relieve the financial hardship of home educating families in the UK by funding access to legal advice, assistance and representation on issues affecting a parent's duty to ensure their child receives an education where persons could otherwise not afford them through lack of means. The charity also provides grants relating to the education of the public on home education law.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £739 | £105 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ann Helen Mary Charles** (Chair) — appointed May 30, 2023
- Beverly Adams — appointed May 30, 2023
- Juliet Louise English — appointed May 30, 2023