BRIGHTON PEBBLES

Registered charity 1166802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Brighton Pebbles offers activities and support for families with disabled children & young people in Brighton & Hove, including a weekly family drop in session, days out and short breaks.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY OR CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR, BY PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS AND THEIR SIBLINGS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £6,149 in free reserves as of 31st March 2026, which is above its stated policy target of holding three months' worth of operational costs (estimated at £2,708). Funding is derived from various grant-making charities, local organizations, and fundraising activities. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding accounting records or compliance with the Act.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ worth of operational costs (held: £6k)
“The charity has a Reserves Policy, recognising it is good practice to hold 3 months’ worth of operational costs in the event of the charity needing to wind down.” — page 3
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 3% of the £38,624 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 1

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£25k£33k
31/03/2025£39k£34k
31/03/2024£23k£31k
31/03/2023£48k£35k
31/03/2022£17k£31k

Common questions

Is BRIGHTON PEBBLES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £6,149 in free reserves as of 31st March 2026, which is above its stated policy target of holding three months' worth of operational costs (estimated at £2,708). Funding is derived from various grant-making charities, local organizations, and fundraising activities. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding accounting records or compliance with the Act. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRIGHTON PEBBLES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIGHTON PEBBLES as a grant recipient include THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2021£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2026£15kBrighton Pebbles Family Group Holiday 2026
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2024£12kBrighton Pebbles Family Holiday
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2022£10kBrighton Pebbles Holiday
The National Lottery Community Fund06/06/2019£10kBrighton Pebbles Summer Holiday
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2018£10kPebbles Summer @ Kench Hill
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2016£9kBrighton Pebbles Gothic Mansion Holiday

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEBBLE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRIGHTON PEBBLES£25k——above—no doubt
PEBBLE FOUNDATION FY2025£26k——unclear—no doubt
PEBBLES PROJECT UK LIMITED FY2025£339k—0unclear—no doubt
HETTON BUDDIES FY2025£37k—0above—no doubt
BRIGHTON THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£366k—0below—no doubt
BUBBLES PRESCHOOL (BICESTER) FY2025£179k——unclear—no doubt

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