01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046402
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- BN7 1XG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the CIO are to relieve the need, suffering and distress of Beneficiaries, in particular by: • Enabling Beneficiaries to meet each other to provide reassurance and comfort to one another. • Providing an opportunity to Beneficiaries to share coping strategies. and • Encouraging self-motivation amongst Beneficiaries for recovery from secondary trauma. Beneficiaries must be at least 18 years of age. In this objects clause: 1. 'Beneficiaries' shall mean: a) the families, partners, relatives and other dependants of members and former members of the British Armed Forces. and b) the families, partners, relatives and other dependants of members and former members of any Allied Forces Unit. 2. 'Allied Forces Unit' shall mean any unit of any foreign military body allied to His Majesty's Armed Forces at the time of the Member's service.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £365,911 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £271,462 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £214,209 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £254,905 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 24 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £206,904 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £196,283 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 28 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £170,561 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £127,833 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 23 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £154,727 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £120,583 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 7 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Ground Floor, 66 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.theripplepond.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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