EAST SUSSEX FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1092668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Association aims to support East Sussex Foster Carers and their families in their efforts to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children in their care, by working in partnership with appropriate statutory and voluntary agencies. It has developed a range of support, advice, advocacy, activities and training for their fellow carers, their families and Looked After Children.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF FOSTER FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX, BY PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES, ADVICE, ADVOCACY, TRAINING, AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit: 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £81,513 to £80,847. Unrestricted funds fell to £69,025, while restricted funds increased to £11,822. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern and note that it is switching to new online accountancy systems to improve financial controls.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSANNE BEESLEYchair
• ANN HOLDER
• Anja Christina Leeves
• Christine Ellen Phillips
• Emily Victoria Wells
• Laura Ottley
• Michael Kim Phillips
• Ru Petraitis-Williams BEM
• Sandra Josephine Maylam
• Tina Henderson

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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