SPRINGBOARD PROJECT

Registered charity 1014270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRASSHOPPERS, HORSHAM TOY LIBRARY, SPRINGBOARD

The Springboard Project works with children and young people with or without disabilities and their families by providing inclusive play and leisure opportunities.

Causes: Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£469k

Latest spending

£492k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £22,816, contrasting with a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £245,124, which the board calculates as covering six months of charitable expenditure. The trustees note that while cash balances are healthy, some 2026 funding is not yet secured, presenting an ongoing financial risk.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Contracts/Grants (71% of income)

“Contracts and grants continue to be the largest income category at £331,253, making up 70.61% of the annual income” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months of 2025 expenditure on charitable activities (held: £245k)

“calculated reserves stand at £245,124 (6 months of 2025 expenditure on charitable activities)” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

Ofsted — The Springboard Project: Good (NULL) · Ofsted

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Springboard Project (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN VALLONchair
JILL CARNIE · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Wilson
Rebecca Jupp
Rory Church
Sarah Priston

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

Operates in: Sutton · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£469k	£492k
31/03/2024	£431k	£352k
31/03/2023	£400k	£353k
31/03/2022	£355k	£332k
31/03/2021	£413k	£330k

Common questions

Is SPRINGBOARD PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £22,816, contrasting with a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £245,124, which the board calculates as covering six months of charitable expenditure. The trustees note that while cash balances are healthy, some 2026 funding is not yet secured, presenting an ongoing financial risk. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPRINGBOARD PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPRINGBOARD PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE THREE OAKS TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Short break activities for children and young people with SEND
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Horsham
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2024	£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/12/2025	£500k	Stepping Stones
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/01/2022	£313k	Stepping Stones
UK government	28/02/2020	£3k	UK Youth Fund YAF
City Bridge Foundation	17/11/2011	£60k	Grant to Springboard Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/11/2006	£8k	Jubilee Leisure Garden - Sensory Garden Scheme