Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BRIGHTON PEBBLES 

Brighton Pebbles offers activities and support for families with disabled children & young people in Brighton & Hove, including a weekly family drop in session, days out and short breaks.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be 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
Established: 8 years

www,brightonpebbles.org.uk

brightonpebbles1@gmail.com

07840867478

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£48£35£13n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/22£17£31£-14n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£25£17£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£44£38£6n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19£38£42£-4n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£44£42£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£40£76£-37£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£19,950
Sussex Community Foundation£14,990
Co-Operative Group£6,012
Henry Smith Charity£5,740
True Colours Trust£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£750 10/11/2023
Funding was provided to run a weekly Pilates class for Parent Carers at Manor Road Gym.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£9,292 11/11/2022
Funding was provided for their family drop-in sessions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£3,472 22/10/2022
We will enable families with children and young people with additional needs to enjoy days trips and activities within a supportive group.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighton Pebbles Holiday
£9,960 23/03/2022
The funding will be used to offer the families of children with disabilities and learning needs a holiday. The aim is for the families to be provided with a carer to support them and catering to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£4,948 26/11/2020
11
Funding was provided for staff costs and rent.
True Colours Trust - Towards family and sibling days out in 2020/21
£4,500 18/03/2020
Towards family and sibling days out in 2020/21
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£2,540 15/11/2019
We want to offer a weekly after-school drop-in session for families with disabled children.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£5,740 31/08/2019
12
towards one year's salary costs of Playworkers for a project supporting families with disabled children in Brighton & Hove
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighton Pebbles Summer Holiday
£9,990 06/06/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to deliver a respite week's holiday for families with disabled children and carers to spend quality family time together
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£3,000 15/03/2019
11
Funding was provided for family events.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pebbles Summer @ Kench Hill
£9,990 20/04/2018
12
The project will organise a residential trip for children with disabilities and their family with the aim of providing respite and reducing social isolation.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£4,850 19/03/2018
11
Brighton Pebbles is a parent led charity supporting families with disabled children in Brighton and Hove, particularly those who find accessing mainstream activities difficult due to severe learning ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£5,000 07/12/2017
12
towards one year's salary of a project providing activities and support for parents, carers, and children with disabilities in East Sussex
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighton Pebbles
£3,328 29/11/2017
We want to arrange days out for our families. The more funding we have, the more days out we can provide.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighton Pebbles Bristol Break
£9,930 05/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to deliver a residential trip for children who are living with disabilities and their families. This will offer a break from the normal routine for families who are ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2016, number: 1166802
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

37 GRAHAM AVENUE
PORTSLADE
BRIGHTON
BN41 2WN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY OR CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR, BY PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS AND THEIR SIBLINGS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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