Registered charity · Oxford
Seesaw
Seesaw is a registered charity (number 1076321) based in Oxford, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £629k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £629k (2025)
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Network
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Who leads it
- Andrew SmithTrustee · since 2026
- Debbie ChapelTrustee · since 2020
- Denise CrippsTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Katherine HalkerstonTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Marilyn RelfTrustee
- Glynis PhillipsTrustee
- Kay SymonsTrustee
- Nicholas CouldrickTrustee · since 2022
- Robert KirtlandTrustee · since 2023
- Sheila HurstTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.seesaw.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Seesaw
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£629k£471k
- 2024£476k£414k
- 2023£434k£431k
Earlier years
- 2022£312k£395k
- 2021£373k£384k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION , BY:THE SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ABOUT TO SUFFER A BEREAVEMENT; ANDTHE PROMOTION OF STUDY AND RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTS OF SUCH LOSS AND INTO METHODS OF SUPPORTING BEREAVED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN RELATION TO THOSE EFFECTS AND METHODS.
Grants received
22 grants · £206,436 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £55,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £40,643 (4 grants)
- Rank Foundation · £30,000 (2 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £22,375 (3 grants)
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation · £20,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Andrew Smith since 2026
- Debbie Chapel since 2020
- Denise Cripps since 2026
- Dr Katherine Halkerston since 2025
- Dr Marilyn Relf
- Glynis Phillips
- Kay Symons
- Nicholas Couldrick since 2022
- Robert Kirtland since 2023
- Sheila Hurst since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Sheila Hurst since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Andrew Smith since 2026
- Debbie Chapel since 2020
- Denise Cripps since 2026
- Dr Katherine Halkerston since 2025
- Dr Marilyn Relf
- Nicholas Couldrick since 2022
- Robert Kirtland since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Glynis Phillips
- Kay Symons
- Sheila Hurst since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
12.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1076321
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 JUNE 1999 AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 7 SEPTEMBER 1999 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 OCTOBER 2006
- Companies House
- Company number 03790965 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01865744768 · info@seesaw.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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