THE DEANS SENIOR TEA CLUB

Registered charity 1191298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Deans Senior Tea Club main aim is to help combat isolation the elderly community, we hold three Tea Clubs each week in Saltdean, Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs.The clubs are free to all, we hold fun activities and have entertainment to include singers ,dancers. The members come together to drink tea eat cake and meet new friends.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN SALTDEAN, BRIGHTON, EAST LEWES, ROTTINGDEAN, OVINGDEAN, WOODINGDEAN, ROEDEAN, TELSCOMBE, PEACEHAVEN, NEWHAVEN, SEAFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR AGE AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE AGEING PROCESS, PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A) PROVIDING LOCAL NETWORK GROUPS THAT ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND ENGAGE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH, THE WIDER COMMUNITY; AND B) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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 unrestricted funds bank balance was £102,929 at the end of the period. The trustees note that due to clubs being free, the charity relies on grants and funding, indicating a dependency on external income sources.

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What the accounts disclose

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The deans senior tea club (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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• Asda Superstore, Brighton Marina — “Also a huge thank you to Asda Superstore, Brighton Marina for your generous donation of £300” (source page)
• Sainsburys (Newhaven) — “£100 gift voucher from Sainsburys (Newhaven) and the donations from local residents and one of our very own members... this goes towards the…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Maria Daveychair
• Hayley Southon
• Nic Brown

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Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex

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• FOREST OF DEAN GYMNASTIC CLUB income £304k

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