Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

ROCKINGHORSE CHILDREN'S CHARITY

At Rockinghorse, we aim to make life better for sick and disabled babies, children and teenagers across Sussex. We do this by providing cutting edge equipment that the NHS cannot cover and by making medical and respite facilities for children and young people as comfortable, friendly and accessible as possible.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23		£919	£923	£-5	£246	£761	£579	7.5	9	50
31/03/22		£783	£688	£95	£160	£766	£567	9.9	10	50
31/03/21		£636	£722	£-86	£189	£671	£501	8.3	10	60
31/03/20		£754	£883	£-129	£216	£758	£582	7.9	9	60
31/03/19		£732	£731	£0	£222	£887	£608	10	12	25
31/03/18		£968	£834	£134	£238	£886	£681	9.8	8	0
31/03/17		£849	£893	£-44	£216	£752	£652	8.8	8	0
31/03/16	*	£841	£735	£106	£211	£797	£657	10.7	7	0
31/03/15		£802	£638	£164	£44	£691	£573	10.8	6	0
31/03/14		£714	£568	£146	£232	£528	£428	9	6	0
31/03/13		£433	£488	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£550	£626	£-77	£387	£420	£282	5.4	9	0
31/03/11		£701	£719	£-17	£307	£482	£352	5.9	9	0
31/03/10		£471	£632	£-162	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£593	£556	£37	£230	£573	£493	10.6	7	0
31/03/08		£810	£1,098	£-288	£261	£607	£473	5.2	8	0
31/03/07		£947	£1,269	£-322	£459	£923	£818	7.7	10	0
31/03/06		£440	£456	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£361	£385	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£492	£400	£92	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 10

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 32 years

www.rockinghorse.org.uk

finance@rockinghorse.org.uk

01273330044

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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

Youth Music	£188,939
Sussex Community Foundation	£30,230
Masonic Trust	£14,600

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rockinghorse Children's Charity
£5,000	17/11/2023	Funding was provided towards the staff costs of a Hospital Youth Worker.
Youth Music - Wishing Well
£98,534	27/10/2023	Wishing Well
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rockinghorse
£10,000	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards staff costs and Asthma Inhaler monitors.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rockinghorse
£10,230	17/11/2021 3	Funding was provided for speech testing equipment for 3 audiology departments across Sussex.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£14,600	24/02/2021	A grant to support young people experiencing poor mental health in Sussex,
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rockinghorse
£5,000	19/11/2020 5	Funding was provided towards a mental health and wellbeing service for children undergoing treatment for cancer.
Youth Music - Wishing Well
£90,405	24/04/2020	Wishing Well
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rockinghorse
£10,000	16/11/2018 60	Funding was provided for a 'Mobile Sensory Magic Carpet' unit for children and babies being treated at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	24/01/2018	To provide a 'real-time' digital X-Ray facility for the Trevor Mann Baby Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rockinghorse
£6,000	20/11/2017 12	Rockinghorse supports sick and disabled children throughout Sussex and the South-East of England. Working with local hospitals - primarily the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and the Trevor Mann Baby Unit - and respite centres and other ....more Rockinghorse supports sick and disabled children throughout Sussex and the South-East of England. Working with local hospitals - primarily the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and the Trevor Mann Baby Unit - and respite centres and other specialist health services, projects focus on improving children’s emotional and physical well-being. Funding was provided for term time yoga sessions as well as school holiday music sessions and trips.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Access to Services
£117,395	14/03/2012 36	This new project will train young disabled volunteers to inspect facilities and make recommendations to service providers, in order to improve disability access across leisure in East Sussex. The project will also introduce a concession card system ....more This new project will train young disabled volunteers to inspect facilities and make recommendations to service providers, in order to improve disability access across leisure in East Sussex. The project will also introduce a concession card system to make services more affordable for families of disabled children, and an information database providing information to families will be established. Disability awareness training will be given to providers to help them best understand the beneficiaries' needs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-59

ANDREW MOSLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hotel Managing Director

BARRY CARDEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director

DR RYAN WATKINS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Doctor

GAVIN WILLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Digital Marketing Owner / Director

LYNNE MOULD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Matron

OLI RAHMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Paediatric Consultant

PENINA SHEPHERD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

SAM THOMAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

SCOTT BRADLEY MARSHALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regeneration Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/1993, number: 1018759
Registered at Companies House on 17/02/1993, number: 02791054

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: , current status: Large charity (levy unpaid)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 30 days late,

Main office

13 PRINCE ALBERT STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 1HE

Objectives

(1)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONGST CHILDREN; AND (2)IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE FOR SICK CHILDREN TOGETHER WITH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INTO ALL DISEASES AFFECTING CHILDREN AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST AND WEST SUSSEX

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