# THE RIPPLE POND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161224
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 9, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161224


## Contact

- **Address:** Ground Floor, 66 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN7 1XG
- **Phone:** 0333 900 1028
- **Email:** admin@theripplepond.org
- **Website:** www.theripplepond.org



## Activities

**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.         &quot;Beneficiaries&quot; 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.         &quot;Allied Forces Unit&quot; shall mean any unit of any foreign military body allied to His Majesty&#x27;s Armed Forces at the time of the Member&#x27;s service

**Activities:** The Ripple Pond provides peer-led services for adults supporting loved ones who have beenphysically, or psychologically injured due to their service with The British Armed Forces.We serve all families regardless of services, both regular and reserve, commissioned and non-commissioned.Our peer-led services provide support groups, specialised 1-to-1 support and information and event services.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Canada
- Chile
- Cyprus
- Falkland Islands
- France
- Germany
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Spain
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Brigadier Andrew Charles Wood** | Chair | June 8, 2022 |
| Gemma Begley |  | Sept. 13, 2023 |
| Jacqueline Ruth Watts |  | March 23, 2020 |
| Jessica Cheesman |  | March 7, 2016 |
| Jonathan Werrett |  | Sept. 13, 2023 |
| Kathleen Parker |  | Sept. 13, 2023 |
| Rachel Mason |  | Oct. 6, 2021 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Cook |  | Sept. 13, 2023 |
| Simon Mark Broomfield |  | Jan. 24, 2019 |




