SIDNEY WEST CENTRE CHARITY

Registered charity 1129153 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To establish, maintain and manage a Sports and Community Centre for the benefit of the inhabitants of Burgess Hill in the county of West Sussex.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF BURGESS HILL IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATED TOGETHER WITH SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: BURGESS HILL IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX

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

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Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,509 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £79,010. The trustees confirm that net current assets remain strong and that systems are in place to mitigate major operational and financial risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of the annual surplus, if any, is transferred each year to the Sinking Fund (held: £79k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain a Sinking Fund for the long-term future repair and replacement of major items of expenditure. Currently, 50% of the annual surplus, if any, is transferred each year to the Sinking Fund.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£60k£54k
31/03/2024£53k£60k
31/03/2023£45k£52k
31/03/2022£46k£43k
31/03/2021£55k£35k

Common questions

Is SIDNEY WEST CENTRE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,509 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £79,010. The trustees confirm that net current assets remain strong and that systems are in place to mitigate major operational and financial risks. Its FY2025 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 Fund25/11/2010£808Purchase of folding tables and storage trolley