SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUST
Registered charity 1174975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £208,479, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of nine months' running costs. The charity's operating costs are underwritten by the South Downs National Park Authority until 2026, and the trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Galloways Accounting (Audit) Limited.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- James Winkworth — Head of Charity (source)
- Dean Orgill — Former Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- OSB Group
- Hydro Flask
- Howdens
- National Parks UK
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£109k
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- Josephine Carrchair
- Ana Mundim Dr
- Christopher John Knell
- Eric Lhomond
- Jayasri Prasad · trustee of 1 other charity
- Julia Louise Marshall
- Mark Aubrey Potter
- Nicholas William Pink
- Paul Coffey · trustee of 1 other charity
- Stephen McAuliffe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · Hampshire · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £208,479, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of nine months' running costs. The charity's operating costs are underwritten by the South Downs National Park Authority until 2026, and the trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Galloways Accounting (Audit) Limited.
Who funds SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUST as a grant recipient include M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, FONTHILL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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