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CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO

Registered charity 1156568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CPRE SUSSEX, SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

The Campaign to Protect Rural England, Sussex Branch CIO exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country.

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Latest income
£99k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,190 for the year, primarily due to a significant drop in legacy income compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £546,110 remain well in excess of the stated reserves policy target, providing adequate support for current activities for the next three to four years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Subscriptions (36% of income)
“Membership Subscriptions 35,511” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months operating overheads (held: £546k)
“Once there is a regular surplus in the annual unrestricted funds activities the unrestricted reserves should be greater than 6 months operating overheads” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CPRE Sussex (matched by registered charity number).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£574k
Total spending
£153k
Cost of raising funds
£9k
Reserves (reported)
£563k
Employees
2

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income.

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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
31/12/2024£99k£125k
31/12/2023£574k£153k
31/12/2022£197k£196k
31/12/2021£80k£91k
31/12/2020£80k£85k

Common questions

Is CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,190 for the year, primarily due to a significant drop in legacy income compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £546,110 remain well in excess of the stated reserves policy target, providing adequate support for current activities for the next three to four years. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO as a grant recipient include JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2026£9kCommunity tree planting in Brighton & Hove
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£10kPlant Your Postcode