THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1020192 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charity works with and supports 650 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The main activities are 1 - Choices supported living schemes & community support, 2 - housing, 3 - shared lives scheme and 4 - Active Lives, day time opportunities such as supported employment, travel buddy scheme, friendship groups, education, training , creative arts and sports and leisure.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £113,287 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss from the previous year. The trustees report that the level of free reserves is currently slightly above the stated policy target of £750,000. However, the charity faces financial pressures from low local authority fee increases and increased costs for staff wages and National Insurance.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £750,000 (held: £855k)
“Reserves policy minimum target 750,000” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One Trustee received services from the charity during the year. These services were received on the same terms as received by other beneficiaries of the charity.
“One Trustee received services from the charity during the year. These services were received on the same terms as received by other beneficiaries of the charity.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Grace Eyre Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Brighton & Hove Buses — “Long-time supporter of our Travel Buddy project” (source page)
- The Joker — “We are proud to be The Joker's charity partner” (source page)
- The Modern Funeral — “Supporter of our Artists Open House exhibition” (source page)
- The Paint Club — “Supporter of our Artists Open House exhibition” (source page)
- Brighton & Hove Estate Agents Association — “as their charity of the year 2025” (source page)
- Brighton and Hove Golf Club — “This donation as a member of Brighton and Hove Golf Club and friend of Peter Groves” (source page)
- Kingsbury Estate Brighton Ltd — “Building on the Founder's insight” (source page)
- Pier Investment Management — “Proud to help the great work of Grace Eyre” (source page)
- Diversified Communications — “did a charity auction” (source page)
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.
- GUBBIONI, Natalia — director, appointed 29/04/2026on trustee list
- GROVER, Mark Francis — director, appointed 29/04/2026on trustee list
- MCMAHON, Dominic James — director, appointed 07/07/2025on trustee list
- HORNE, Andrew Fraser — director, appointed 31/05/2024on trustee list
- SMITH, Stephanie — director, appointed 15/03/2023on trustee list
- DHOL, Baldeep Singh — director, appointed 15/03/2023on trustee list
- PUGLIA, Joshua Daniel — director, appointed 15/03/2023on trustee list
- RYAN, Lisa — director, appointed 15/03/2023on trustee list
- COOLEY, Anna Marie — director, appointed 29/03/2021on trustee list
- OWEN, Simon Jonathan — director, appointed 13/11/2017on trustee list
- BETTANY, Jane Hayward — secretary, appointed 01/04/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £657k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Grace Eyre Foundation — Registered, 9 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 07/11/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£142k
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Grace Eyre Choices Sussex: Good (24/12/2022) · CQC record
- Grace Eyre Shared Lives Sussex: Good (11/11/2022) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Fraser Horne
- Anna Marie Cooley
- Baldeep Singh Dhol
- Dominic James McMahon
- Joshua Daniel Puglia
- Lisa Ryan
- Mark Francis Grover
- Natalia Gubbioni
- Simon Jonathan Owen
- Stephanie Smith
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £113,287 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss from the previous year. The trustees report that the level of free reserves is currently slightly above the stated policy target of £750,000. However, the charity faces financial pressures from low local authority fee increases and increased costs for staff wages and National Insurance. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, MOTABILITY.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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