WHOOPSADAISY BRIGHTON

Registered charity 1083024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRIAN HOLLAND CHARITABLE COMPANY, THE BRIAN HOLLAND COMPANY, WHOOPSADAISY

To provide conductive education and other support to young disabled children to help them in their everyday life and increase their self-sufficiency. To advise and teach 'hands on' parents, teachers, carers and support assistants to enable children to be more independent.

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS. 2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CEREBRAL PALSY TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN PAID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE STANMER.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£250k

Latest spending

£229k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £21,100 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £250,098 against total expenditure of £228,998. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £215,026, which is above the stated policy target of nine to twelve months of running costs based on expected 2026 expenditure of around £300,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: charitable trusts & foundations (56% of income)

“56% of our income came from charitable trusts & foundations” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between nine- and twelve-months running costs (held: £215k)

“The trustees have agreed a reserves policy of between nine- and twelve-months running costs.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 62

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 31

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 37

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Frederick St George
Grant Jason Jennings
Michelle Donna Marie Westbury
TIM FENTON

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£250k	£229k
31/12/2024	£245k	£201k
31/12/2023	£186k	£180k
31/12/2022	£145k	£176k
31/12/2021	£181k	£178k

Common questions

Is WHOOPSADAISY BRIGHTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £21,100 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £250,098 against total expenditure of £228,998. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £215,026, which is above the stated policy target of nine to twelve months of running costs based on expected 2026 expenditure of around £300,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WHOOPSADAISY BRIGHTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WHOOPSADAISY BRIGHTON as a grant recipient include THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, CHEYNE CHARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	Unverified read£91k	Grant
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	Unverified read£11k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2021	£8k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£8k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£8k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
CHEYNE CHARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY	FY2024	£5k	Learning/development
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Grant paid or payable
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
FRIARSGATE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Care and Welfare
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
FRIARSGATE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Education
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2022	£2k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE DERVIA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£672
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£200

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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	22/07/2024	£20k	Under-5s Groups helping children with disabilities reach their full potential.
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/03/2022	£10k	Whoopsadaisy Under-fives Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/07/2019	£5k	Whoopsadaisy Pavilion: Project Cosy Toes

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	2	£1k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£56k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£42k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£20k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	1	£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE.

HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE income £20k
BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT income £845k
HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE income £1.6m
WHITBY HIDDEN IMPAIRMENTS SUPPORT AND HELP income £225k
PETTY POOL income £4.1m
HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHOOPSADAISY BRIGHTON	£250k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE FY2024	£20k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT FY2025	£845k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
WHITBY HIDDEN IMPAIRMENTS SUPPORT AND HELP FY2025	£225k	£25,106	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PETTY POOL FY2025	£4.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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