Purple Elephant Family Support CIO

Registered charity 1200243 CIO Registered since 2022

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.7y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 7Education/training 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Website	www.purpleelephant.org.uk
Email	info@purpleelephant.org.uk
Phone	07935240640
Address	CHEESE & GRAIN, MARKET YARD, JUSTICE LANE, FROME, BA11 1BE

Finances

£157,581 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2023	£43,950	£42,484
2024	£239,368	£183,773
2025	£157,581	£114,237

What it does

What

Disability

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

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.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Sep 2022

Trustees (7)

7trustees

0aged 70+

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

Connected charities (2)

Oakfield Academy Fundraisers 1 shared trustee
Frome Cheese & Grain Limited 1 shared trustee

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