BEXHILL HERITAGE

Registered charity 1196525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bexhill Heritage identifies, protects, conserves and restores heritage buildings and other structures in Bexhill. We work in partnership with Rother District Council and Bexhill Town Council to achieve these aims. We also seek to inform and educate other organisations, businesses, residents and visitors about the significance and value of Bexhill's built environment. We operate in Bexhill, Sussex.

Objects

I. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF BEXHILL'S TOWNSCAPE AND ITS HISTORICALLY, ARCHITECTURALLY AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, AND OPEN SPACES IN BEXHILL (PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE BEXHILL TOWN CENTRE CONSERVATION AREA) BY PROVIDING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, ARCHITECTS, PROPERTY DEVELOPERS, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITH APPROPRIATE ADVICE AND SUPPORT. II. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF BEXHILL'S TOWNSCAPE AND ITS BUILT, ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BY EDUCATING AND ENGAGING BEXHILL'S RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING: GUIDED RESEARCH; ACCESS TO PUBLICATIONS; LECTURES, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND VISITS; COMPETITIONS; AND PRACTICAL CONSERVATION WORK.

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 made a loss on the year of £3,915, with total expenditure of £14,145 against income of £10,229 from unrestricted sources. However, the trustees report a robust financial position, citing an unrestricted carry-forward of £11,320 and a £2,000 reserve, noting that a £2,000 receivable from Rother District Council was paid in April 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Jonathan Leslie Johnsonchair
• Clive Peter O'Brien
• SIMON STEPHEN ALLEN
• Samantha Jane Barber
• Yvonne Louise Menzies

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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