SUSSEX RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Registered charity 1035401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION IN RURAL SUSSEX
Reducing the incidence and impact of disadvantage and poverty on people living in rural areas, increasing the capacity of rural communities to manage change for the benefit of all their members, informing and amplifying the voice of rural communities to influence public policy
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,606 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £1,536,813, with £650,000 designated for specific purposes, while restricted funds were £39,097. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, noting the charity is dependent on continued grant support but has sufficient cash reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Druv Homes Limited
“Druv Homes Limited, registered on 26 May 2023, is a Registered Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, Registration number 9082. This organisation is deemed a subsidiary of Sussex Rural Community Council. Druv Homes Limited has not traded since being registered and has not yet issued any shares.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~22.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- COLIN BROWN
- Christopher Hobbs
- Major General John Moore-Bick
- Owen Ingram
- William Anderson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SUSSEX RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,606 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £1,536,813, with £650,000 designated for specific purposes, while restricted funds were £39,097. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, noting the charity is dependent on continued grant support but has sufficient cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds SUSSEX RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUSSEX RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE HOPE KEITH VILLAGERS TRUST.
Known funders
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