HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE

Registered charity 1100276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEACEHAVEN AND TELSCOMBE HOUSE PROJECT, THE HOUSE PROJECT

Community Resource Centre for local residents offering activities and courses, social groups and opportunities to volunteer. The Project organizes events in the community such as Tea Dances, and gives support to local nursery groups, nursing homes and other organisations. All services are provided free.

Objects

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES OF EAST SALTDEAN, TELSCOMBE CLIFFS, PEACEHAVEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSE BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE DIRECT PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE RUNNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT BY SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: THE COMMUNITIES OF EAST SALTDEAN, TELSCOMBE CLIFFS, PEACEHAVEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lewes, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,039 for the year ended 31 March 2026, increasing its unrestricted funds to £1,041,158. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention suggesting the accounts failed to comply with legal requirements or accounting records were not kept. The trustees confirmed the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£160k£90k
31/03/2025£154k£103k
31/03/2024£185k£141k
31/03/2023£209k£94k
31/03/2022£191k£52k

Common questions

Is HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,039 for the year ended 31 March 2026, increasing its unrestricted funds to £1,041,158. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention suggesting the accounts failed to comply with legal requirements or accounting records were not kept. The trustees confirmed the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime. Its FY2026 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 Fund17/07/2006£3kHouse Project Organic Allotment

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRADBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE£160k——unclear—no doubt
BRADBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE CHARITY FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARYS SOCIAL CENTRE FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY HOUSE (ETON ROAD) FY2025£372k—0unclear—no doubt
NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
OUR HOUSE COMMUNITY FY2025£256k—0above—no doubt

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