Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

RIPPLES OF COMPASSION

The charity supports bereaved parents through providing access to therapy/counselling free of charge; activities/services to help them remember their child that has died; and activities to help them remember to look after their emotional well-being. We support children with cancer and life limiting conditions and their families by providing gifts and activities whilst receiving treatment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£32,697	£40,689	£-7,992	15
31/12/21	£15,433	£15,708	£-275	15
31/12/20	£37,715	£17,117	£20,598	15

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://ripplesofcompassion.com/

contact@ripplesofcompassion.com

01172795875

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

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	£9,090
The Foyle Foundation	£7,800
DCMS	£5,920
Quartet Community Foundation	£3,984
Wiltshire Community Foundation	£1,665

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,800	18/09/2023	towards the core costs and ongoing bereavement support over the next 12 months as the charity works to clear waiting lists
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Ripples of Compassion
£2,990	20/12/2022	Towards self-care and activity boxes and bespoke support for vulnerable isolated groups of people.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Ripples of Compassion
£994	19/12/2022	For a project providing healthy home/chef-made ready meals for parents leaving hospitals/hospice following the death of their child and families of children with cancer/life-limiting conditions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Support for Parents and Siblings
£9,090	11/03/2022	The funding will be used to provide therapy and practical support to parents and family members following the loss of a child. The project aims to address the impact of bereavement on people's mental ....more The funding will be used to provide therapy and practical support to parents and family members following the loss of a child. The project aims to address the impact of bereavement on people's mental wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,920	23/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Ripples of Compassion
£1,665	01/05/2020	To provide food boxes and activity packs for families.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLYN DELYTH WATSON Appointed: 2022

FIONA CORLESS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

MATTHEW LONGLEY Appointed: 2018

SAMUEL DAVIS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2019, number: 1185499

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

10 Clevedale
BRISTOL
BS16 2SQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECT BY CHILDHOOD CANCER OR OTHER SERIOUS CHILDHOOD ILLNESS OR BEREAVEMENT AND THOSE THAT SUPPORT THEM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING AWARENESS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER, CHILD BEREAVEMENT AND THEIR RELATED ISSUES, AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND GRANTS.

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