The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Ripple Pond

Registered charity 1161224 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, France, Germany, Spain, Falkland Islands

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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.

9
trustees on the board
4.9y median 4y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
6.4y
average years in governance
8 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1
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Contact

Websitewww.theripplepond.org
Emailadmin@theripplepond.org
Phone03339001028
AddressGround Floor, 66 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1XG

Finances

£365,911 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£154,727£120,583
2022£217,768£127,833
2023£206,778£196,283
2024£214,209£254,905
2025£365,911£271,462

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

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

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 09 APR 2015AMENDED ON 07 MAR 2016 as amended on 23 Jan 2024

Trustees (9)

9trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

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