FE SUSSEX

Registered charity 1142705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FE SUSSEX LIMITED

To promote further education in Sussex and South East, represent Members views, provide a forum for Members to exchange ideas and information, to develop and share best practice and identify and implement key national, local and other agendas in futher education sector and to assist Members in interpreting and implementing such agendas.

Objects

TO ADVANCE FURTHER EDUCATION IN SUSSEX AND THE SOUTH EAST BY:1. PROVIDING A FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION, TO DEVELOP AND SHARE BEST PRACTICE, TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT KEY NATIONAL, LOCAL AND OTHER AGENDAS IN THE FURTHER EDUCATION SECTOR AND TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN INTERPRETING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH AGENDAS;2. SEEKING TO ASSIST POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT IN FURTHER EDUCATION BY ALL PROPER MEANS, INCLUDING ACTING IN A LOBBYING ROLE;3. PROVIDING SUCH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AS WILL ASSIST MEMBERS IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY FURTHER EDUCATION; 4. PROVIDING A RESOURCE FOR THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF; 5. DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH TO INTERESTED PARTIES;6. SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a deficit of £39,341 for the year ended 31 July 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £336,259, which the trustees consider greater than one year's core operating costs, indicating reasonable financial reserves after liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Green
• Donna-Marie Janson
• JEREMY KERSWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• KAREN JUNE HUCKER
• Rebecca Conroy
• William Baldwin

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

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

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