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rockinghorse children's charity

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Rockinghorse Children's Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Brighton and operates in East Sussex and West Sussex.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

At Rockinghorse, we aim to make life better for sick and disabled babies, children and teenagers across Sussex. We do this by providing cutting edge equipment that the NHS cannot cover and by making medical and respite facilities for children and young people as comfortable, friendly and accessible as possible.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,025,248
Latest Expenditure
£977,508

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 67.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 70.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 30.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £749,956
Charitable Activities £177,663
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,985
Other Income £94,644

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £688,901
Raising Funds £288,607
Governance £6,600
Grants to Institutions £333,124
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,025,248£977,508£688,901£809,055£809,0559 / 50
2023£918,767£923,272£677,230£761,315£323,0849 / 50
2022£782,868£688,228£527,951£765,820£283,09810 / 50
2021£636,119£722,480£533,858£671,180£671,18010 / 60
2020£754,177£883,215£667,184£757,541£581,5799 / 60

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers