THE PIED PIPER TRUST

Registered charity 1011611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PIED PIPER APPEAL

The Pied Piper Appeal was founded in 1992 by Mr Peter Hickman MBE, with the aim to improve the lives of sick children in Gloucestershire by providing extra facilities that would comfort, reassure and give the best possible equipment when children are most in need.

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Latest income

£879k

Latest spending

£707k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income reached a record £878,577, resulting in a net movement in funds of £171,207. The charity holds total funds of £683,390, with unrestricted reserves of £281,847, which the trustees consider adequate for short-term operational commitments. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern, supported by strong financial performance and robust governance systems.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (held: £282k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a minimum level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pied Piper Appeal (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£879k

Total spending

£707k

Cost of raising funds

£274k

Reserves (reported)

£683k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (03/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Edward Arnold Caton
Cathryn Hage
Dr Clara Thompson
Jonathan Lawrence Viney
Julie Dawn Kent
Kevin Day
Marcus Gomery
Michael Peter Everson
Michaela Annette Pearson
Philip Knight
Richard Wilkey
Sarah Katherine Mills
Steven Wilmer
Timothy William Fry

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£879k	£707k
31/12/2023	£860k	£671k
31/12/2022	£628k	£499k
31/12/2021	£348k	£384k
31/12/2020	£303k	£302k

Common questions

Is THE PIED PIPER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income reached a record £878,577, resulting in a net movement in funds of £171,207. The charity holds total funds of £683,390, with unrestricted reserves of £281,847, which the trustees consider adequate for short-term operational commitments. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern, supported by strong financial performance and robust governance systems. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PIED PIPER TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PIED PIPER TRUST as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2024	£2k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2025	£2k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2023	£2k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2022	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PIED PIPER PRE-SCHOOL.

PIED PIPER PRE-SCHOOL income £126k
THE PETERHOUSE APPEAL (UK) income £266k
PAPPLEWICK EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £6.7m
THE PIERREPONT TRUST income £436k
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £345k
PIPPA'S GROUP income £145k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PIED PIPER TRUST	£879k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PIED PIPER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PETERHOUSE APPEAL (UK) FY2024	£266k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PAPPLEWICK EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£6.7m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PIERREPONT TRUST FY2025	£436k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£345k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.