RIPPLES CHARITY

Registered charity 1198000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

This is to work towards the prevention and relief of poverty anywhere in the world, with a particular focus in Ghana. Assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and the necessary support designed to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals/groups through grants and direct funding opportunities, with the view of the charity facilitating future projects directly.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO FURTHER THESE PURPOSES.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£344k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £288,407 at year-end, derived from £343,577 in income primarily from founder donations. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue its activities for the next 12 months based on current funds and planned expenditure, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“The charity’s income came mainly from donations from founders.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to ensure we hold sufficient unrestricted funds to meet known commitments, basic running costs and any short-term funding gaps during the next reporting year (reserves figure: £288k)
“However, the trustees agreed to put a reserve in place to ensure we hold sufficient unrestricted funds to meet known commitments, basic running costs and any short-term funding gaps during the next reporting year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from founders
“The charity’s income came mainly from donations from founders.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 01/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 01/11/2024 (received 15/09/2025, 14 days after the 01/09/2025 due date); year ending 01/11/2022 (received 05/09/2023, 4 days after the 01/09/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/11/2025£344k£59k
01/11/2024£1k£8k
01/11/2023£21£60
01/11/2022£10k£0

Common questions

Is RIPPLES CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £288,407 at year-end, derived from £343,577 in income primarily from founder donations. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue its activities for the next 12 months based on current funds and planned expenditure, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 MILLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RIPPLES CHARITY£344k—0unclear—no doubt
MILLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£587k—0above—no doubt
Ripple Effect International FY2025£12.6m——below—no doubt
THE REPPER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£56k—0above—no doubt
LET THEM SHINE FY2026£42k——unclear—no doubt
MINDAPPLES FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt

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