ROCKINGHORSE CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Registered charity 1018759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROCKINGHORSE APPEAL, THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN CENTENARY FUND
At Rockinghorse, we aim to make life better for sick and disabled babies, children and teenagers across Sussex. We do this by providing cutting edge equipment that the NHS cannot cover and by making medical and respite facilities for children and young people as comfortable, friendly and accessible as possible.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity raised £1,298,917 in income for the year ended 31 March 2025, a 26.7% increase over the previous year. Total expenditure on charitable activities and fundraising was £975,991, resulting in a net income of £322,926. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £282,501, which the trustees confirm meet their policy target of covering six months of operational costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Three Trustees are employed by The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust.
“Three Trustees are employed by The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust. In compliance with the conflicts of interest policy, although these Trustees have influence over grants awarded to their department, Trustee decisions for all grants are made by majority votes.” — page 47
“During the year a total of £13,673 was received in donations and donated services from two businesses connected to two trustees.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Received £13,673 in donations/services from two businesses connected to two trustees.
“Three Trustees are employed by The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust. In compliance with the conflicts of interest policy, although these Trustees have influence over grants awarded to their department, Trustee decisions for all grants are made by majority votes.” — page 47
“During the year a total of £13,673 was received in donations and donated services from two businesses connected to two trustees.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Paid £1,900 to a business owned by a trustee for legal services.
“Three Trustees are employed by The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust. In compliance with the conflicts of interest policy, although these Trustees have influence over grants awarded to their department, Trustee decisions for all grants are made by majority votes.” — page 47
“During the year a total of £13,673 was received in donations and donated services from two businesses connected to two trustees.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Chariot House Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rockinghorse Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BECK, Elizabeth — director, appointed 29/07/2025on trustee list
- SHEPHERD, Penina — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
- WILLIS, Gavin James — director, appointed 27/09/2023on trustee list
- MOULD, Lynne — director, appointed 27/09/2023on trustee list
- MARSHALL, Scott Bradley — director, appointed 23/11/2020on trustee list
- CARDEN, Barry Charles — director, appointed 17/09/2018on trustee list
- RAHMAN, Mohammed — director, appointed 16/06/2014on trustee list
- WATKINS, Ryan — director, appointed 22/10/2012on trustee list
- HOLLAND, Donna — secretary, appointed 31/07/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£240k
Reported reserves equal ~13.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Mohammed RAHMANchair
- Barry Carden
- Dr RYAN WATKINS
- Elizabeth Louise Beck
- Gavin Willis
- Lynne Mould
- Penina Shepherd
- Scott Bradley Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROCKINGHORSE CHILDREN'S CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity raised £1,298,917 in income for the year ended 31 March 2025, a 26.7% increase over the previous year. Total expenditure on charitable activities and fundraising was £975,991, resulting in a net income of £322,926. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £282,501, which the trustees confirm meet their policy target of covering six months of operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chariot House Limited.
Who funds ROCKINGHORSE CHILDREN'S CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROCKINGHORSE CHILDREN'S CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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