CULTURE SHIFT
Culture Shift develops partnership programmes with organisations working across education, health andsocial care. With partners and stakeholders we identify unmet needs and define shared goals. Wedevelop creative interventions delivering on our shared ambitions which focus on relief for people living in disadvantageous circumstances, and skills development to support people to live full lives.
Objects
1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF EAST SUSSEX IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.(FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.)3. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY, FOR EXAMPLE:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £79,296 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total reserves of £91,224. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £67,682 are held, which is below the stated policy target of covering six months of operational costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“Grants provided totalled £146,072 with remaining income was made up from commissioned services and event fees of £6,271 and sundry other income of £1,577.”
“Culture Shift aims to build a reserves fund which will cover 6 months operational costs in the event of the Charity's closure and a free reserves fund to support contingency needs such as IT replacement as well as development funds for piloting new work.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £53,120 — grants £53,120 (3); 35% of the £153,920 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 90
- Government income: £27,984 — grants £27,984 (2); 10% of the £284,868 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 58
- Government income: £51,826 — contracts £16,366 (3), grants £35,460 (4); 15% of the £345,549 total gross income on the same return
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/07/2025)
Trustees
- Andrew Greenchair
- Alex Stewart Flowers
- IAN NOBLE
- Joshua Pipe
- Kim Rogers
- Leah Dennison
- Linda Salway
- Lorna Palmer
- Sam Titterton
- Simon Bottrell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £154k | £233k |
| 31/10/2024 | £285k | £329k |
| 31/10/2023 | £346k | £361k |
| 31/10/2022 | £341k | £311k |
| 31/10/2021 | £486k | £384k |
Common questions
Is CULTURE SHIFT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £79,296 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total reserves of £91,224. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £67,682 are held, which is below the stated policy target of covering six months of operational costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CULTURE SHIFT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CULTURE SHIFT as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | FY2025 | £15k | |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Social Welfare |
| THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated | Health |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/11/2025 | £20k | Being Our Best Selves In Sussex |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/11/2025 | £44k | "History In The Making (working title)" |
| Sport England | 12/08/2024 | £7k | Team Together |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/07/2023 | £93k | "Sussex By Train" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/11/2021 | £126k | Being Our Best Selves In Nature |
| UK government | 07/09/2020 | £4k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/08/2017 | £10k | "Get Into Heritage: Access to heritage spaces for people with learning disabilities" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BERKELEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.7m |
| SOCIAL BUSINESS TRUST | 1 | £844k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £183k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £134k |
| FONTHILL FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION | 1 | £61k |
| THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION | 1 | £59k |
| WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
Charities like this
- SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES
- HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST
- CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER
- THE CHANGE FOUNDATION
- INTER CULTURAL CENTRE
- SHIFT-ED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTURE SHIFT | £154k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES | £64k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST | £9.1m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER | £2.8m | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CHANGE FOUNDATION | £1.3m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 2 | above | — | no doubt |
| INTER CULTURAL CENTRE | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |