THE SUSSEX SNOWDROP TRUST

Registered charity 1096622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust - Care at Home for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, providing nursing, emotional and financial support for the children and their families

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£705k

Latest spending

£645k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £80,899 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £704,604. Free reserves stood at £2,429,676, which the trustees confirmed was in line with their stated policy of holding one year's running costs plus specific contractual obligations. The independent examiners reported no matters causing concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's general running costs and an additional amount to cover the NHS contracted period and a further amount to cover the employees of the Trust (held: £2.4m)

“It is the policy of the Trust to hold in reserves the equivalent of one year's general running costs and an additional amount to cover the NHS contracted period and a further amount to cover the employees of the Trust, as per the terms of their employment contracts.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sussex Snowdrop Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£705k

Total spending

£645k

Cost of raising funds

£48k

Reserves (reported)

£2.4m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~45.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DIANA MARIE LEVANTINEchair
Anthony Robert Jago
Caroline Katrina Bechelet-Carter
Dr Marco Emilio Cavaroli
JAMES RICHARD TICKELL
Kathryn Angela Flanagan-Bates
Nicholas John Cockram
VALERIE SEDDON · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£705k	£645k
31/03/2024	£428k	£591k
31/03/2023	£709k	£526k
31/03/2022	£410k	£520k
31/03/2021	£312k	£484k

Common questions

Is THE SUSSEX SNOWDROP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £80,899 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £704,604. Free reserves stood at £2,429,676, which the trustees confirmed was in line with their stated policy of holding one year's running costs plus specific contractual obligations. The independent examiners reported no matters causing concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SUSSEX SNOWDROP TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SUSSEX SNOWDROP TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, The Rathbones Group Foundation, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES, THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k	Other
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Youth work and education
The Rathbones Group Foundation	FY2021	£5k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2022	£4k
The Rathbones Group Foundation	FY2022	£4k	Chichester
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2025	£3k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2024	£3k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES	FY2023	£1k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES	FY2025	£1k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2025	£1k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES	FY2022	£814
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2024	£500	09.05.23 Sussex Snowdrop Trust
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2022	£500	General
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2025	£500	commitment
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES	FY2024	£407

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	06/12/2024	£90k	Millionaire Street 2024 12w3
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/04/2022	£9k	Family days out