DANDELION TIME

Registered charity 1136613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DANDELION TRUST FOR CHILDREN

Dandelion Time helps children struggling with the effects of trauma, abuse or neglect. Our farm setting provides a structured therapeutic sanctuary, with a wide variety of natural craft activities, where children can feel safe & valued. We work with the whole family, helping to break the cycle of abuse & to effect change. Families learn to build self-belief & create new beginnings.

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Latest income

£1.1m

Latest spending

£991k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £1,091,836 against total expenditure of £991,199, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £623,270, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover just over six months of budgeted expenditure, aligning with their stated reserves policy target of six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“There was one employee with employment benefits (excluding employer pension contributions) within the £70,000 - £80,000 band in the current period.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“There was one employee with employment benefits (excluding employer pension contributions) within the £70,000 - £80,000 band in the current period. There was one employee with employment benefits (excluding employer pension contributions) within the £60,000 - £70,000 in the preceding period.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months of budgeted expenditure (held: £623k)

“the unrestricted reserves policy of 6 months set by the Trustees to ensure completion of work with all attending families and children.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WP Audit Services LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£1.1m

Total spending

£991k

Cost of raising funds

£196k

Reserves (reported)

£623k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 17.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Gillian Mary Elizabeth Brownrigg Wilfordchair
Daniel Michael Barnaby
Dr Neil David Mowbray Potter
Jonathan Mark Fenn
Miranda Jane Romano
Robert Anthony Weare
Simon Edward Cavanagh Norman

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.1m	£991k
31/08/2024	£1.1m	£915k
31/08/2023	£838k	£778k
31/08/2022	£815k	£716k
31/08/2021	£1.1m	£567k

Common questions

Is DANDELION TIME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £1,091,836 against total expenditure of £991,199, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £623,270, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover just over six months of budgeted expenditure, aligning with their stated reserves policy target of six months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WP Audit Services LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DANDELION TIME earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DANDELION TIME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DANDELION TIME as a grant recipient include The Leathersellers' Foundation, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE CHIMO TRUST CIO, THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE HAINSFORD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Leathersellers' Foundation	FY2024	£200k	ACE Charity Main Grants
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2022	£158k
THE CHIMO TRUST CIO	FY2024	£90k	Core funding to expand farm-based therapeutic programme
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£75k
THE HAINSFORD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£67k	transforms the lives of traumatised children in Kent
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£60k
HFC Help For Children UK LTD	FY2022	£44k
RAISE YOUR HANDS	FY2024	£35k
RAISE YOUR HANDS	FY2023	£31k
HFC Help For Children UK LTD	FY2024	£30k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2022	£25k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION	FY2022	£24k	towards a farm-based support programme for children and families
RAISE YOUR HANDS	FY2022	£22k
HFC Help For Children UK LTD	FY2023	£20k
HFC Help For Children UK LTD	FY2021	£18k
RAISE YOUR HANDS	FY2021	£15k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust	FY2024	£10k	Community and welfare
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£10k	Health
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust	FY2025	£10k	Community and welfare
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	FY2022	£10k	Special Category (Young People's Mental Health)
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	FY2024	£8k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2025	£7k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£6k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2022	£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2023	£5k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Mount Fund
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
FUTURES FOR KIDS	FY2025	£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2024	£4k	Other grants
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£3k	Family
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Mount Fund - Community Youth Services
THE HARDY FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k	Children and Youth
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Children and Youth
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Children and Youth
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2023	£1k
EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW	FY2024	£500
EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW	FY2023	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, IGHTHAM	FY2024	£374

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	21/11/2024	£320k	Family Support Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/03/2024	£20k	Solar Energy Project
Postcode Lottery	03/04/2023	£15k	Unrestricted Funding
Community Foundation North East	22/09/2022	£500	Grant to Dandelion Time
ARCADIA	27/07/2021	£10k	Towards core costs
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/01/2016	£10k	Dandelion Time Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/02/2013	£112k	Family Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/03/2006	£88k	Weekend & holiday activities for behaviourally & emotionally isolated child

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
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION	2	£20k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	2	£15k
THE POINTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£347k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£275k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£98k
CHK Foundation	1	£97k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£91k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DANDELIONS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL.

DANDELIONS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £207k
OUR TIME income £253k
TIME CHILDCARE income £259k
ACTS FAST income £142k
TIME IS PRECIOUS (IN MEMORY OF BEN HALFORD) income £115k
THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DANDELION TIME	£1.1m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
DANDELIONS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£207k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OUR TIME FY2025	£253k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TIME CHILDCARE FY2025	£259k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTS FAST FY2025	£142k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
TIME IS PRECIOUS (IN MEMORY OF BEN HALFORD) FY2026	£115k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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