PETE'S DRAGONS

Registered charity 1187394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pete's Dragons provide immediate and specialist bereavement support across the county of Devon for all of those affected by suicide, whether it is an individual or a whole family, with no age limitation.

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Latest income
£781k
Latest spending
£797k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,323 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £435,244. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £409,407, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £398,528 required to cover six months of expenditure. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position with adequate reserves despite the deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six-month period, equating to £398,528 (held: £409k)
The policy of the trustees is to ensure that all expenses are fully funded, and reserves are sufficient to cover expenditure commitments for a six-month period, equating to £398,528. — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Jordan (CEO) and P Hill (Trustee) own the property at 102 Exeter Road, Exmouth, which is rented to the charity. The charity paid £32,000 in rent during the year.
A Jordan, CEO, and P Hill, a trustee, own the property at 102 Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1QA which is rented as an office space to Pete's Dragons. During the year the charity paid £32,000 (2024: £20,800) for rental of the office space. — page 36
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 — Pete's Dragons (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDSuicide Bereavement Services

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

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

Total income
£781k
Total spending
£797k
Cost of raising funds
£159k
Reserves (reported)
£393k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£781k£797k
31/03/2024£705k£715k
31/03/2023£566k£542k
31/03/2022£700k£474k
31/03/2021£436k£357k

Common questions

Is PETE'S DRAGONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,323 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £435,244. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £409,407, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £398,528 required to cover six months of expenditure. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position with adequate reserves despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PETE'S DRAGONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PETE'S DRAGONS as a grant recipient include SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATION, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government05/08/2020£27kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2019£10kFamily Fun Days