BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1111811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTH DOWNS WHICH ARE WITHIN THE AREA OF BRIGHTON & HOVE AND MORE PARTICULARLY, THAT OF STANMER PARK.

Area of benefit: SOUTH DOWNS, BRIGHTON & HOVE, STANMER PARK

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income

£150k

Latest spending

£155k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,948 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the financial position has improved due to careful management and the removal of a major financial liability regarding property no 15. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by a new 20-year lease agreement with Brighton and Hove City Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents receivable (100% of income)

“INCOME Charitable activities Rents receivable 150,172”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Cover against void rental periods and a sinking fund for refurbishment; significant surpluses not envisaged (held: £40k)

“As surplus funds arise they will be used to provide some cover against that risk and to provide a sinking fund to facilitate the ongoing refurbishment and conservation of the unimproved cottages and the natural environment in the area. Significant surpluses however are not envisaged in the foreseeable future.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Management and professional fees paid to Savills, where Trustee R Clark is a director.

“The Charity also paid management fees of £21,833 and other professional fees of £9,812 to Savills of which R Clark, a Trustee, is a director. All transactions were at arms length and on commercial terms.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Trustees · trustee networks

Birgit Rose Valeria Rohowsky-Miller · trustee of 1 other charity
CRIPPS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED · trustee of 4 other charities
Carmen Gisela Appich · trustee of 1 other charity
JACQUELINE ANN O'TOOLE-QUINN
Maureen Elizabeth Winder · trustee of 1 other charity
Paula Louise Gardner

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£150k	£155k
31/03/2024	£149k	£141k
31/03/2023	£114k	£137k
31/03/2022	£129k	£96k
31/03/2021	£115k	£145k

Common questions

Is BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,948 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the financial position has improved due to careful management and the removal of a major financial liability regarding property no 15. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by a new 20-year lease agreement with Brighton and Hove City Council. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON Y M C A.

BRIGHTON Y M C A income £6.4m
THE OLD MARKET CHARITABLE TRUST income £558k
FRIENDS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE HOSPITALS income £79k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE income £195k
THE BRIGHTON WEST PIER TRUST income £164k
ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH BRIXTON PCC BUILDING MANAGEMENT CHARITY income £163k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON Y M C A FY2025	£6.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OLD MARKET CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£558k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
FRIENDS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE HOSPITALS FY2025	£79k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE FY2024	£195k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE BRIGHTON WEST PIER TRUST FY2024	£164k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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