THE RIPPLE POND

Charity number: 1161224
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Ripple Pond provides peer-led services for adults supporting loved ones who have been physically, or psychologically injured due to their service with The British Armed Forces. We serve all families regardless of services, both regular and reserve, commissioned and non-commissioned. Our peer-led services provide support groups, specialised 1-to-1 support and information and event services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £214,209
Total expenditure: £254,905

Total income includes £145,935 from 3 government contract(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

21 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Cyprus
  • Falkland Islands
  • France
  • Germany
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Spain

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 April 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brigadier Andrew Charles Wood Chair 08 June 2022
SOUTH EAST RESERVES AND CADETS WELFARE FUND
Received: On time
KENT ARMY CADET FORCE WELFARE AND AMENITIES FUND
Received: On time
Kathleen Parker Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Daniel Arnold Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Jonathan Werrett Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Sarah Elizabeth Cook Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Gemma Begley Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Rachel Mason Trustee 06 October 2021
None on record
Jacqueline Ruth Watts Trustee 23 March 2020
None on record
Simon Mark Broomfield Trustee 24 January 2019
None on record
Jessica Cheesman Trustee 07 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £132.56k £154.73k £217.77k £206.78k £214.21k
Total expenditure £122.18k £120.58k £127.83k £196.28k £254.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £112.43k £145.94k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 09 APR 2015 AMENDED ON 07 MAR 2016 as amended on 23 Jan 2024

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are to relieve the need, suffering and distress of Beneficiaries, in particular by: • Enabling Beneficiaries to meet each other to provide reassurance and comfort to one another; • Providing an opportunity to Beneficiaries to share coping strategies; and • Encouraging self-motivation amongst Beneficiaries for recovery from secondary trauma. Beneficiaries must be at least 18 years of age. In this objects clause: 1. "Beneficiaries" shall mean: a) the families, partners, relatives and other dependants of members and former members of the British Armed Forces; and b) the families, partners, relatives and other dependants of members and former members of any Allied Forces Unit. 2. "Allied Forces Unit" shall mean any unit of any foreign military body allied to His Majesty's Armed Forces at the time of the Member's service

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Ground Floor
66 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1XG
Phone:
03339001028
Email:
admin@theripplepond.org
Website:

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