BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1111811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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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.

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALMOND TRUST1£30k
THE ROSAZ CHARITY1£17k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST£150k0unclearno doubt
BRIGHTON Y M C A FY2025£6.4munclearno doubt
FRIENDS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE HOSPITALS FY2024£623k0unclearno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE FY2023£183k0belowno doubt
THE BRIGHTON WEST PIER TRUST FY2024£182k0unclearno doubt
ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH BRIXTON PCC BUILDING MANAGEMENT CHARITY FY2024£163k0belowmaterial uncertainty

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