Our Latest Annual Report
We are proud to launch the latest Rockinghorse Annual Report, showing the support we have received and the impact we have had on our local community during the last financial year.
As a registered charity, we are required to write a trustees’ annual report each year which includes our accounts for the previous financial year along with information about our work, where our money has come from and how it was spent during the year.
Along with being required by the Charity Commission, an annual report is also great way to help demonstrate what we do, particularly to our funders and beneficiaries, and shows the impact we have had thanks to all the wonderful people that have supported us.
This year’s report, covering the financial year spanning April 2023-March 2024, is packed full of information including:
- Our impact – showing the real difference we have made to more than 185,000 children directly supported.
- Our fundraising – explaining how we raised our funds and where they were spent.
- The people we support – the difference we have made to children, families, NHS staff and our Champions.
- Our supporters – all the people within our community who took time out to support us during the year.
- The projects we fund – highlighting a range of the projects that we have been able to fund.
- Our plans – how we are going to continue to support babies, children and young people over the coming years.
Donna Holland, Chief Executive of Rockinghorse said, “The past year has been tough for so many. We’ve seen the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on patients, their families and the incredible staff team at the hospital. We’ve seen more and more children and families coming to the hospital and needing the care and support of our services.
“But thanks to the incredible kindness and generosity of our community and those who want to make sure our children get the best possible care when they are unwell, and the sheer determination, hard work and passion of our team we’ve raised more than a million pounds for children and young people across Sussex.
“This year we have delivered and funded an incredible 76 projects and supported more than 185,000 children. The work we do saves lives – we are here for the children with cancer, the babies who can’t breathe and for the teenagers facing suicide.
“We work alongside doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working in children’s wards and baby units across Sussex to develop and deliver projects and services that address the issues children in Sussex are facing.”
Dr Oli Rahman, Chair of Rockinghorse Children’s Charity added, “I’ve seen the huge difference Rockinghorse makes to the lives of children and their families. I’ve seen the impact the charity has on the care that doctors and nurses can provide. Rockinghorse is uniquely able to make instant and lasting change for children.”