Supporting Charities and Community Organisations
Just AJD is a proud supporter of a two local organisations and a London-based children’s charity. For further details of each organisation we support, please see below.
We supply – free of charge – each of our nominated organisations with consultation, printing, production and installation of external and internal signage and promotional banners, helping them to showcase their work and attract volunteers, supporters and financial donors.
Personal statement by Andrew Ballington-James, director of Just AJD
‘The work of these organisations is very close to my heart. In the case of Free to be Kids, I am a Londoner, born in Lewisham, and have lived and worked in the capital for most of my working life before moving to Kent. At school I struggled to learn because I am profoundly dyslexic. I appreciate just how much the work of Woodpecker Court and Free to be Kids makes to children who can’t benefit from traditional classroom teaching or for whom fun, confidence-boosting outdoor activities away from city life would never be possible.
‘I am also an animal lover. I was fortunate to grow up with dogs, cats and rabbits and today am the doting owner of a cat and a golden retriever. Waggy Tails Rescue, which I’ve personally supported for more than a decade, never turns away an animal in need and has a great track record finding them new homes.’
Woodpecker Court and Woodpecker CIC
Woodpecker Court and Woodpecker CIC work hand in hand to create a seamless pathway of aspiration, opportunity, and real world learning for young people.
As an Ofsted Outstanding post 16 specialist college where ‘learning meets the outdoors,’ Woodpecker Court provides a calm…
Waggy Tails
Waggy Tails Rescue is a well-established local animal charity based in Dorset that takes in dogs and sometimes other small pets that need a fresh start. Whether an animal has been abandoned, its owner can’t look after them anymore, or they just need some extra care, Waggy Tails provides a safe place where they receive vet care, and plenty of love, and the opportunity to be carefully matched with foster or permanent owners.
Free To Be Kids
Free to Be Kids is a London charity that works with children and young people who have had a really tough start in life, including challenges like poverty, family difficulties, neglect or homelessness.
Through outdoor residential trips, kids are able to escape the pressures of everyday life, spend time in nature…
Affiliations and Memberships
AJD our proud to be affiliated with BPIF and FSB, and we are accredited as a Living Wage Employer and a member of the Prompt Payment Code.
