Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE RIPPLE POND

The Ripple Pond provides peer-led services for adults supporting loved ones who have beenphysically, 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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£207	£196	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/22	£218	£128	£90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	£155	£121	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/20	£133	£122	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19	£133	£103	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	£69	£78	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£46	£56	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£66	£28	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.theripplepond.org

admin@theripplepond.org

03339001028

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333	14/10/2022	"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties within a community to offer support to the local Armed Forces community and make it easier for Service personnel, families and veterans to access the help and support available from the MOD, from statutory providers and from the Charitable and Voluntary Sector. These organisations already work together in partnership at local level. 3) the scheme is intended to be a two-way arrangement and the Armed Forces community are encouraged to do as much as they can to support their community and promote activity which integrates the Service community into civilian life. "
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333	14/10/2022	"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties within a community to offer support to the local Armed Forces community and make it easier for Service personnel, families and veterans to access the help and support available from the MOD, from statutory providers and from the Charitable and Voluntary Sector. These organisations already work together in partnership at local level. 3) the scheme is intended to be a two-way arrangement and the Armed Forces community are encouraged to do as much as they can to support their community and promote activity which integrates the Service community into civilian life. "
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Carers Project
£93,080	09/03/2021 11	The funding will be used to deliver and enable peer-support to family carers of people who have been physically or psychologically injured or have an illness connected to their service in the Armed ....more The funding will be used to deliver and enable peer-support to family carers of people who have been physically or psychologically injured or have an illness connected to their service in the Armed Forces. Members include spouses partners parents grandparents children and other family members of people who are currently serving or have previously served in the Forces. The group supports family carers by offering listening support signposting and by bringing people with shared experiences together for mutual support.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£35,000	12/02/2021	Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£33,326	01/04/2019	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£32,722	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Local Grants 2017/18
£16,674	01/04/2017	Community Integration and Local Service Delivery

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIG ANDREW CHARLES WOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: KENT ARMY CADET FORCE WELFARE AND AMENITIES FUND, SOUTH EAST RESERVES AND CADETS WELFARE FUND,

DANIEL ARNOLD Appointed: 2023

GEMMA BEGLEY Appointed: 2023

JACQUELINE RUTH WATTS Appointed: 2020

JESSICA ANN ARNOLD Appointed: 2020

JESSICA CHEESMAN Appointed: 2016

JONATHAN WERRETT Appointed: 2023

KATHLEEN PARKER Appointed: 2023

RACHEL MASON Appointed: 2021

SARAH ELIZABETH COOK Appointed: 2023

SIMON MARK BROOMFIELD Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/2015, number: 1161224

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ground Floor
66 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1XG

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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