Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE PURPLE ELEPHANT PROJECT 

For the public benefit to preserve and protect good health among children and young people aged 0-16 resident in the Greater London area who have been affected by traumatic life experiences, attachment or developmental trauma, in particular but not exclusively, by providing subsidised Play Therapy and other therapeutic services, emotional support and training to parents, carers and school staff
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/11/22£408,808£402,139£6,6692
30/11/21£316,961£318,268£-1,3074
30/11/20£203,324£164,119£39,2054
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.thepurpleelephantproject.org

info@thepurpleelephantproject.org

07736906819

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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£140,220
DCMS£38,455
London Borough of Hounslow£20,760
City Bridge Trust£15,744
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Purple Elephant Project
£3,204 21/10/2023
We wish to help as many children and families as possible within our community by providing free or subsidised therapeutic interventions, either at our hub in Twickenham or within the child's school.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to The Purple Elephant Project
£10,766 12/07/2022
To provide 4 family therapy support groups in Hounslow to improve parent/children relationships
National Lottery Community Fund - The Purple Elephant Project Therapeutic Hub
£9,600 28/01/2022
The funding will be used to cover the costs of rent for the hub and software system. The project aims to support young people at an early stage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Play therapy interventions for children with complex needs
£130,620 14/07/2021
The group is using funding to support the hub-based therapeutic play interventions for children living in Richmond and Hounslow. The hub provides a safe space for both children and parents to seek ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£38,455 19/08/2020
"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
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to The Purple Elephant Project
£9,994 22/06/2020
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To improve emotional and mental well-being in children and young people affected by COVID-19 and facilitate parents/ carer support and connection through our Newsletter
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Purple Elephant Project
£15,744 14/06/2020
£15,744 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
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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 19/11/2019, number: 1186434
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

School House
Chase Bridge School
Kneller Road
TWICKENHAM
TW2 7DE

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-16 RESIDENT IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY TRAUMATIC LIFE EXPERIENCES, ATTACHMENT OR DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING SUBSIDISED PLAY THERAPY AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO PARENTS, CARERS AND SCHOOL STAFF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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