SUSSEX COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Registered charity 1122082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTIVE SUSSEX
To promote increased community participation in sport and active recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Sussex
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource movement of £59,186 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £574,182. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £252,908, which is consistent with the stated reserves policy requiring a minimum of 4 months of expenditure. The charity remains dependent on Sport England for the majority of its income, which the trustees consider a principal economic risk.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Sport England (88% of income)
“Of the £870,145 income received, 88.1% of this (£766,327) came from Sport England (2024: 87.5%, £856,384).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of expenditure on employment and running costs and 100% end of contract costs (held: £253k)
“Active Sussex’s reserves protocols ensure that sufficient unrestricted funds are held to cover a minimum of 4 months of expenditure on employment and running costs and 100% end of contract costs (in the event of any significant delays or cessation of external core funding).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Christine Gibbonschair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Alex White
- Beverley Banton
- Diana Whitney
- Dr Angela Jane Glynn
- John Graddon
- Liam-Scott Davies
- Sarah Curgenven
- Thomas James Howell
- Yvonne Louise Rees · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SUSSEX COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource movement of £59,186 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £574,182. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £252,908, which is consistent with the stated reserves policy requiring a minimum of 4 months of expenditure. The charity remains dependent on Sport England for the majority of its income, which the trustees consider a principal economic risk. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
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