KATIE PIPER FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1133313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Katie Piper Foundation is the only charity in the UK dedicated to burns rehabilitation and restoration services. Supporting adult survivors of burns and those living with severe trauma scarring with both their physical and mental health. The vision is a brighter future for all survivors of burns and scars.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £183,204, including £175,977 in unrestricted reserves, following a surplus of £171,517. The trustees report that the charity remains in a strong and sustainable financial position, having successfully increased income by 70% compared to the previous year. The reserves policy target is currently a minimum cash reserve of £50,000, which the charity comfortably exceeded.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The following number of employees earned emoluments within the bands shown below: £60,001 - £70,000 2024 1” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £50K (held: £176k)
“The policy in 2024 has been to maintain minimum cash reserves of £50K” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Katie Piper 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).
- LPG Endermologie — “With the support of LPG Endermologie, the Katie Piper Foundation has pioneered this treatment for burns survivors in the UK. By providing an…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£138k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (42% 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: 17.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- NICHOLAS HAROLD RUDGARDchair
- Allyson Ballard
- Andrea Sofield
- Annette Perez
- Caryn Jane Owen
- Helen Jeremiah · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jackie Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
- Joanne Rowena Mackie
- KATIE PIPER
- Laura Rolley
- Mark Roberts
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KATIE PIPER FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £183,204, including £175,977 in unrestricted reserves, following a surplus of £171,517. The trustees report that the charity remains in a strong and sustainable financial position, having successfully increased income by 70% compared to the previous year. The reserves policy target is currently a minimum cash reserve of £50,000, which the charity comfortably exceeded. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KATIE PIPER FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KATIE PIPER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, The Brindle Foundation, THE CHARIS TRUST, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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