Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

LITTLE GREEN PIG

Little Green Pig offers accessible opportunities to seven to 18-year olds who are living in areas of high deprivation or facing challenging circumstances. We run free creative writing projects across Sussex which give young people the space and time to write for pleasure and purpose. We believe that writing can positively change lives by building confidence, communication and literacy skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£160£142£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£123£143£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£136£135£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£119£115£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£136£119£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£134£95£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£72£93£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£99£88£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£56£52£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£42£39£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

http://www.littlegreenpig.org.uk/

info@littlegreenpig.org.uk

01273234776

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£66,321
The Blagrave Trust£26,000
Sussex Community Foundation£21,943
The Foyle Foundation£12,500
J J Charitable Trust£11,998
National Lottery Community Fund£9,998
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
J J Charitable Trust - Towards its afterschool creative writing clubs for primary and secondary school pupils
£11,998 15/11/2023
Towards its after school creative writing clubs for primary and second school pupils.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig
£750 19/06/2023
Funding was provided for their InterPlay sessions in East Brighton.
The Blagrave Trust - The Listening Fund Grassroots Fund
£26,000 31/03/2023
Little Green Pig
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig
£6,500 20/03/2023
8
Funding was provided towards their free after school writing clubs.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500 07/02/2023
towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 01/04/2022
Little Green Pig - addressing capacity
Sussex Community Foundation - Little Green Pig's Letters to the Earth: Planet Power
£500 17/03/2022
Funding was provided for an artist/illustrator facilitator for after school clubs at Whitehawk Library and Moulsecoomb Primary, to engage children who struggle with writing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Green Pig core After School Clubs
£9,998 05/11/2021
The funding will be used to continue delivering literacy workshops for children and young people who face barriers to learning due to challenging circumstances such as looked-after children refugees ....more
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£28,161 22/10/2021
To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig Writing Project
£5,000 16/07/2021
5
Funding was provided to support core costs.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 30/09/2020
towards core costs of continuing creative writing activity with children and young people over 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,998 25/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig Writing Project
£4,927 22/06/2020
Little Green Pig offers accessible, creative opportunities to young people who are experiencing social, educational or economic disadvantage and as a result may be struggling with literacy, ....more
DCMS - Building a sustainable future for LGP
£28,162 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig Writing Project
£4,266 24/03/2020
12
Funding was provided towards the costs of running an internship experience for a local 18-20 year old, including a contribution towards the salary of the Volunteer Manager.
National Lottery Community Fund - Past, Present, Future
£7,803 25/04/2019
12
The aim of this project is to encourage young children from deprived backgrounds to attend writing clubs assisted by a professional writer/workshop leader. The project aims to enable people to create ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig Writing Project
£5,000 15/03/2019
4
Funding was provided for core staff costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig
£500 08/02/2019
Funding was provided for volunteer costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Green Pig Writing Project
£7,128 20/11/2017
11
Little Green Pig are a creative writing and mentoring charity, based in Brighton & Hove, which focuses on engaging 7-18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds on a programme of free projects. ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - LGP Young Story Mentors
£3,685 17/11/2017
6
Little Green Pig are a creative writing and mentoring charity, based in Brighton & Hove, which focuses on engaging 7-18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds on a programme of free projects. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Space to Create
£24,668 01/11/2017
12
This group will develop a project which works with children and young people aged 8 – 16, through the provision of unique creative writing experiences. The aim is to improve self-esteem, develop ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Garden Words
£500 17/07/2017
Little Green Pig is a creative writing and mentoring charity which focuses on engaging 7-18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds on a programme of free projects. The funding is to support a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 20-69
  • CHRISTOPHER ROBERT CALLARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Graphic Designer
  • EDWARD ALAN COTTRELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Digital Marketing Manager
  • ELIZABETH MULLARKY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Headteacher
  • EMILY NADINE BROMFIELD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Production
  • JESSICA AIMEE STARNS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Museum Professional And Artist
  • JOSS PERRING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student
  • MATILDA BARROWMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student
  • PETER LAWSON (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Writer
  • SAMANTHA O'MAHONEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Funds Assurance & Operations
  • SUHAYLA EL-BUSHRA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Writer
  • TIMOTHY ROBIN NEVILLE SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2014, number: 1155661
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/2012, number: 08302801
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG

Objectives

4(1)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WRITING AND READING IN ALL ITS FORMS,4(2)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE,ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF(A)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES, AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT,MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS,(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION(C)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT,AND 4(3)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED,RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE“SOCIALLY EXCLUDED”MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP,YOUTH OR OLD AGE,ILL HEALTH(PHYSICAL OR MENTAL),SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS,DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX,RACE,DISABILITY,ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,BELIEF,CREED,SEXUAL ORIENTATION,OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT,POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT,RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN,POOR HOUSING(THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS),CRIME(EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY)

Data Sources

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360 Giving

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