Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

PIPPA'S GROUP

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF PRE-PLAY GROUP AGE (2 TO 3YEARS APPROXIMATELY) WHO LIVE IN LEWES AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS OFFERING APPROPRIATE TEACHING, GUIDANCE, SUPERVISION, CARE AND HEALTH FACILITIES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23	£147	£136	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£124	£126	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£128	£118	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£115	£114	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£116	£104	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£95	£99	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.pippasgroup.org

info@pippasgroup.org.uk

01273483992

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other education services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£5,000	20/03/2023 12	Funding was provided towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Room Weekends
£6,133	24/06/2022	The funding will be used to provide free access to the groups sensory room for children with special educational needs and their families. The project aims to support the personal development ....more The funding will be used to provide free access to the groups sensory room for children with special educational needs and their families. The project aims to support the personal development wellbeing and potential of young children.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£5,000	11/03/2022	Funding was provided towards running costs of their pre-school sessions and Family Support Service.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£5,000	12/03/2021 12	Funding was provided towards staffing costs to continue the family support service.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£4,134	27/04/2020	Pippa’s Group is a pre-school set up for children who are in need. Pippa’s Group enrols children who have obvious additional needs before diagnosis. Their Family Support service continues to ....more Pippa’s Group is a pre-school set up for children who are in need. Pippa’s Group enrols children who have obvious additional needs before diagnosis. Their Family Support service continues to operate virtually. Their Pre-school is open to children of Key Workers and vulnerable children as well as supporting children within these categories who would usually attend an alternative childcare setting. Funding will support rent, phone bills and Pre-school Learning Alliance insurance.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£750	24/03/2020 1	Funding was provided for staff costs associated with running the family support service.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pippa's Group - New Home Renovations
£2,840	19/11/2018	We want to renovate an old community building to make a new home for Pippa's Group when the school we rent a portacabin from closes in July.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£4,971	16/11/2018 11	Funding was provided towards the cost of their SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) for one year.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pippa's Group
£4,995	14/07/2017 10	Pippa’s Group runs a subsidised pre-school for children who are in need. The majority are at an economic disadvantage and/or have additional needs. Funding was provided towards the cost of a ....more Pippa’s Group runs a subsidised pre-school for children who are in need. The majority are at an economic disadvantage and/or have additional needs. Funding was provided towards the cost of a term-time weekly support group for parents/carers who have children with special educational needs. It will also pay for a 1-1 support worker for children with un-diagnosed disabilities/behavioural issues across the 10 x pre-school sessions that they run each week during term-time.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINA RUTH O'KEEFFE MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Other trusteeships: FRIENDS OF LEWES-THE LEWES CIVIC SOCIETY, THE LEWES PRIORY TRUST, LANDPORT YOUTH CENTRE,

DEBORAH TWITCHEN MBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: LANDPORT COMMUNITY HUB,

FREDERICK HOAD Appointed: 2017

HEATHER FROST Appointed: 2016

MARIE-CHRISTINE TURNER Appointed: 2015

PHILIPPA CAMPBELL Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2017, number: 1171697

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

LANDPORT COMMUNITY HUB
LANDPORT ROAD
LEWES
EAST SUSSEX
BN7 2SU

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