BREATHEASY EASTBOURNE

Registered charity 1186901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Breatheasy Eastbourne is a support group that supports people living with chronic lung disease in East Sussex and the surrounding area.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG, AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PULMONARY LUNG DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT GROUPS WHICH PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ORGANISED ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, SUCH AS SINGING FOR LUNG HEALTH, A SPECIALLY ADAPTED DISABLED PERSON’S ALLOTMENT, WALKING GROUPS AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION EXERCISE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 had total unrestricted income of £57,070 and unrestricted payments of £69,704 for the period, resulting in a net deficit. The trustees report that all funds are allocated to projects, resulting in zero reserves held, and note that the charity faces constant financial pressures and rising costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kimberlee Colechair
• Beverley Anne Owen
• Dr Hazel Horobin
• Louisa Anderson
• Steven Banks
• Yvonne Schofield

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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