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THE PEPPER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1056823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£544k
Latest spending
£507k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus before grants of £331,543 and held free reserves of £244,066, which the trustees confirm satisfies their policy requirement of covering six to nine months of operating costs. The filing notes that the charity is moving forward with confidence and energy into a new era, having successfully mitigated risks associated with the closure of a key partner hospice by establishing new strategic relationships.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six and nine months of the Charity’s operating costs (held: £244k)
“The Trustees have determined that unrestricted general reserves (after deducting any amounts designated by the Board) should comprise funds to cover between six and nine months of the Charity’s operating costs” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Pepper Events Limited
“Its only fixed asset investment is in its wholly owned trading subsidiary, Pepper Events Limited, a company incorporated in the UK with an issued share capital of £1.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Pepper Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£544k
Total spending
£507k
Cost of raising funds
£156k
Reserves (reported)
£104k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£544k£507k
31/03/2024£392k£501k
31/03/2023£405k£332k
31/03/2022£316k£331k
31/03/2021£427k£603k

Common questions

Is THE PEPPER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus before grants of £331,543 and held free reserves of £244,066, which the trustees confirm satisfies their policy requirement of covering six to nine months of operating costs. The filing notes that the charity is moving forward with confidence and energy into a new era, having successfully mitigated risks associated with the closure of a key partner hospice by establishing new strategic relationships. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PEPPER FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PEPPER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£250k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2023£4k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2025£4k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2022£3k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2024£1k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£0
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£0

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£5k
FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

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