THE SUSSEX GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1197506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian faith in Sussex in accordance with the charity's Statement of Beliefs.To establish a partnership of Bible-centred churches in Sussex, working together to train Christian leaders, strengthen and plant churches and advance the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP OF BIBLE-CENTRED CHURCHES IN SUSSEX WORKING TOGETHER TO TRAIN CHRISTIAN LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN AND PLANT CHURCHES AND TO ADVANCE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CIO.

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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Registered contact address: Crawley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£91k

Latest spending

£85k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £63,728 at the end of the period. The trustees' report notes that the charity's reserves policy is to hold a minimum of £818,000 to cover three months of self-employment costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and no matters requiring attention were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charity's policy is to hold in reserve, as a minimum, sufficient funds to pay three months of self-employment costs (currently 818,000)” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 30

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam John Thrift
Claudia Jane Elizabeth Sear
Esther Mary Cowley
JULIAN DAVID REBERA · trustee of 2 other charities
REVD JONATHAN NOEL ALAN HOBBS · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev James Russell Knowles
Rev Rory Malise Graham
Rev Samuel Nicholas Cato Carter
Roger James Barden

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£91k	£85k
31/03/2024	£116k	£104k
31/03/2023	£158k	£111k

Common questions

Is THE SUSSEX GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £63,728 at the end of the period. The trustees' report notes that the charity's reserves policy is to hold a minimum of £818,000 to cover three months of self-employment costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and no matters requiring attention were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SUSSEX GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SUSSEX GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, POLEGATE. DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER., THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW, ST. LEONARDS ON SEA.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH	FY2023	£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, POLEGATE. DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.	FY2022	£9k	Missionary and charitable giving
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH	FY2021	£2k
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH	FY2024	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, POLEGATE. DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.	FY2023	£1k	Missionary and charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, POLEGATE. DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.	FY2025	£1k	Charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW, ST. LEONARDS ON SEA	FY2025	£120	Home missionary and charitable giving

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NEW GROUND CHURCHES	1	£12k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£8k
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£2k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE & ST DENIS (MIDHURST)	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S CHURCH WESTHAMPNETT	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUSSEX COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

SUSSEX COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST income £1.1m
SOUTH CAMBS GOSPEL TRUST income £178k
SOUTH CENTRAL GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP income £48k
GOSPEL CHURCH (UK) income £137k
THE SUSSEX HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST income £123k
THE KING'S CHURCH MID-SUSSEX income £968k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SUSSEX GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP	£91k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SUSSEX COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST FY2026	£1.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	12	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH CAMBS GOSPEL TRUST FY2025	£178k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH CENTRAL GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£48k	£35,213	0	above	—	no doubt
GOSPEL CHURCH (UK) FY2026	£137k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUSSEX HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.