HILLCREST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1070198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supplies accommodation for community & charity activities. Provides studio space for arts & crafts.

Objects

1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEWHAVEN AND DISTRICT, COMPRISING VALLEY, MEECHING, EAST SIDE AND DENTON WARDS, AND PARISHES OF SOUTH HEIGHTON AND PIDDINGHOE, ( HEREINAFTER CALLED ' THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS, THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION , AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION:2. TO ESTABLISH AND SECURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEWHAVEN DISTRICT, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED ' THE CENTRE') , AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSONS OR ORGANISATIONS) .

Area of benefit: NEWHAVEN, EAST SUSSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £44,731 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £571,385 to £526,654. The trustees identified a need to raise reserves to safeguard operations, noting they had reduced an anticipated shortfall by 25% upon their appointment in December 2024. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£129k£174k
31/03/2024£153k£207k
31/03/2023£123k£137k
31/03/2022£123k£126k
31/03/2021£135k£121k

Common questions

Is HILLCREST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £44,731 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £571,385 to £526,654. The trustees identified a need to raise reserves to safeguard operations, noting they had reduced an anticipated shortfall by 25% upon their appointment in December 2024. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kHillcrest Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2015£1kHillcrest Christmas Extravaganza
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2010£10kHear This!