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THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1113226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £502,490, which represents 28 weeks of operating expenditure, falling below the stated policy target of twenty-six weeks (six months) of the subsequent year's budgeted operating expenditure. The trustees noted that the level of reserves is likely to reduce in the next 3-5 year period due to the economic situation and strategic investments in staffing. Despite this, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twenty-six weeks (six months) of the subsequent year's budgeted operating expenditure (held: £502k)
“Our Reserves Policy is that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to twenty-six weeks (six months) of the subsequent year's budgeted operating expenditure.” — page 12
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knill James LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£163k
Reserves (reported)
£281k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.6m£4.2m
31/03/2024£4.1m£4.0m
31/03/2023£4.3m£4.7m
31/03/2022£3.5m£5.5m
31/03/2021£4.9m£5.7m

Common questions

Is THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £502,490, which represents 28 weeks of operating expenditure, falling below the stated policy target of twenty-six weeks (six months) of the subsequent year's budgeted operating expenditure. The trustees noted that the level of reserves is likely to reduce in the next 3-5 year period due to the economic situation and strategic investments in staffing. Despite this, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Knill James LLP.

Who funds THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, OPTIGENE FOUNDATION, THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE LYNN FOUNDATION, CULLUM FAMILY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£500k
OPTIGENE FOUNDATIONFY2025£238k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£200k
THE LYNN FOUNDATIONFY2023£200k
CULLUM FAMILY TRUSTFY2024£150k
CULLUM FAMILY TRUSTFY2025£145k
THE LYNN FOUNDATIONFY2024£100k
CULLUM FAMILY TRUSTFY2022£100k
CULLUM FAMILY TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2023£20k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£5k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£2k

Funders of similar charities

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THE AMATEURS TRUST2£186k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION1£100k
THE JABBS FOUNDATION1£100k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION1£91k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION1£85k
THE PARGITER TRUST1£80k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£75k
COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£70k

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