THE EASTBOURNE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1142550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Running the Eastbourne Heritage Centre where exhibitions and talks are staged; campaigning on planning issues relevant to Eastbourne's built heritage; organising monthly talk evenings; publishing quarterly magazine.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £12,796 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £45,672 to £32,876. The trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. However, the trustees' report notes that the loss of a rent support grant from the local council will force the charity to vacate its Heritage Centre from March 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £32k)

“It is the policy of the Society that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received payments of £1,050 for magazine design, typesetting and production services.

“During the year, one trustee undertook the design, typesetting and production of the Society's magazine and received payments totalling £1,050 (2023 - £1,020) for this service.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee received payment for magazine design/typesetting/production services.

“During the year, one trustee undertook the design, typesetting and production of the Society's magazine and received payments totalling £1,050 (2023 - £1,020) for this service.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07335791

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

LUCAS, Ralph Matthew, Lord — director, appointed 11/08/2026not on trustee list
MEDWAY, Sandra Janet — director, appointed 12/12/2023on trustee list
MURPHY, Brian Victor — director, appointed 08/02/2022on trustee list
SWINGLAND, John Peter — director, appointed 08/05/2012on trustee list
MEDWAY, Sandra Janet — secretary, appointed 06/02/2024

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/07/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Brian Victor Murphy
Daniel Mark Joseph Rozarieux
JOHN PETER SWINGLAND
SANDRA JANET MEDWAY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£68k	£81k
31/12/2023	£70k	£63k
31/12/2022	£15k	£15k
31/12/2021	£11k	£10k
31/12/2020	£12k	£13k

Common questions

Is THE EASTBOURNE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £12,796 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £45,672 to £32,876. The trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. However, the trustees' report notes that the loss of a rent support grant from the local council will force the charity to vacate its Heritage Centre from March 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE EASTBOURNE SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EASTBOURNE SOCIETY as a grant recipient include JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£25k	Heritage
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Heritage
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500	Heritage