PIPPA'S GROUP

Registered charity 1171697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF PRE-PLAY GROUP AGE (2 TO 3YEARS APPROXIMATELY) WHO LIVE IN LEWES AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS OFFERING APPROPRIATE TEACHING, GUIDANCE, SUPERVISION, CARE AND HEALTH FACILITIES.

Objects

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

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Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£171k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,893 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £43,037 to £17,144. The trustees note that costs are high due to skilled staffing ratios, while grant income per hour is lower than the cost of provision, creating financial pressure. Despite this, the charity maintains positive unrestricted reserves of £43,037 at the end of the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The cost of our skilled and experienced one-to-one workers is £8.50 per hour. We continue to receive only £5.28 per child per hour for 2 year olds and £4.10 per child per hour for 3 and 4 year olds from the Early Years Education (EYEE) grant and we only charge parents (not receiving this grant) the equivalent of £4 per hour.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
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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
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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
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £190k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Diana Jane Freestonechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Deborah Twitchen MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
FREDERICK HOAD · trustee of 1 other charity
Lucy Smith
Philippa Campbell

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£145k	£171k
31/03/2024	£149k	£149k
31/03/2023	£147k	£136k
31/03/2022	£124k	£126k
31/03/2021	£128k	£118k

Common questions

Is PIPPA'S GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,893 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £43,037 to £17,144. The trustees note that costs are high due to skilled staffing ratios, while grant income per hour is lower than the cost of provision, creating financial pressure. Despite this, the charity maintains positive unrestricted reserves of £43,037 at the end of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	07/02/2025	£5k	Inclusive Forest School
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/01/2024	£4k	Beach School
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/06/2022	£6k	Sensory Room Weekends
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/10/2014	£4k	Chairs for Pippa's Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/02/2011	£5k	Specialist Toys For Children With Additional Needs

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 TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School.

Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £144k
FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £141k
PIED PIPER PRE-SCHOOL income £126k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PIPPA'S GROUP	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School FY2025	£137k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PIED PIPER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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