Registered charity (CIO) · Frome
Purple Elephant Family Support CIO
- 7 trustees
- Income £158k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.purpleelephant.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£158k£114k
- 2024£239k£184k
- 2023£44k£42k
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN FROME AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREA ARISING FROM THEIR ADDITIONAL NEEDS, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE PRIMARILY THROUGH PROVIDING:A) EARLY INTERVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES;B) SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER ORGANISATION FOR MORE COMPLEX SUPPORT WHEN REQUIRED;C) RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
10 grants · £263,040 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £209,642 (2 grants)
- Somerset Community Foundation · £28,398 (6 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £15,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Cath Puddick since 2021
- Emma Wilkes since 2026
- John-Sebastian Clarke since 2021
- Jonathan Amiss since 2025
- Karen Stewart since 2024
- Rachel Griffin since 2023
- Robert Ashford since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- John-Sebastian Clarke since 2021
- Jonathan Amiss since 2025
- Karen Stewart since 2024
- Rachel Griffin since 2023
- Robert Ashford since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Cath Puddick since 2021
- Emma Wilkes since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1200243
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Sep 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07935240640 · info@purpleelephant.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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