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Sussex Community NHS Charity

Registered charity 1051763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH DOWNS HEALTH NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES, SUSSEX COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FUNDS, SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES, SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

To support the activities of Sussex Community a community, specialist and rehabilitation services NHS Foundation Trust by means of grant funding.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£568k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(427,000) for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources falling to £141,368. The trustees confirm that the charity will continue in operation during the next financial year and consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding its ability to do so.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least a year (held: £321k)
“The new reserves policy clarifies that the Charity should retain enough resources in its General Fund to meet its cost commitments for a period of at least a year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) are the sole beneficiaries of the charity. The charity has provided funding to the Trust and to the ICB for approved expenditure made on its behalf. This funding amounted to £476,516 (£210,030 in 2023-24) and is included in the total grant making costs of £490,491 (£221,868 in 2023-24) detailed in note 3.1. At the 31st March, 2025 the Charity owed the NHS Foundation Trust and the ICB £306,302 (£300,876 in 2023-24) and £nil (£nil in 2023-24) respectively for items purchased by these NHS bodies which the Charity had previously agreed to finance.
“The NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) are the sole beneficiaries of the charity. The charity has provided funding to the Trust and to the ICB for approved expenditure made on its behalf. This funding amounted to £476,516 (£210,030 in 2023-24) and is included in the total grant making costs of £490,491 (£221,868 in 2023-24) detailed in note 3.1. At the 31st March, 2025 the Charity owed the NHS Foundation Trust and the ICB £306,302 (£300,876 in 2023-24) and £nil (£nil in 2023-24) respectively for items purchased by these NHS bodies which the Charity had previously agreed to finance.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sussex Community NHS Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£141k£568k
31/03/2024£166k£333k
31/03/2023£159k£465k
31/03/2022£88k£317k
31/03/2021£279k£246k

Common questions

Is Sussex Community NHS Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(427,000) for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources falling to £141,368. The trustees confirm that the charity will continue in operation during the next financial year and consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding its ability to do so. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Sussex Community NHS Charity?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Sussex Community NHS Charity as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, Sussex Community NHS Charity.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£50kGrants to members
Sussex Community NHS CharityFY2025£37kFunding to finance the creation of the Charity’s own website
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£24kGrants awarded 2023
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£5kGrant

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST2£83k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST2£9k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST2£2k
THE LYNN FOUNDATION1£6.5m
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£500k
CULLUM FAMILY TRUST1£495k
OPTIGENE FOUNDATION1£238k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£200k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUSSEX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Sussex Community NHS Charity£141k—0unclear—no doubt
SUSSEX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£4.9m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
THE SUSSEX HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
SUSSEX COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£3.6m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.