ROTTINGDEAN HERITAGE CIO

Registered charity 1206340 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We look after the iconic windmill on Beacon Hill in Rottingdean and other village properties, and run the Grange Museum and Gallery with permanent and changing exhibitions and cultural events. We are digitising our archive of photographs and documents from Rottingdean's past and are setting out a heritage trail.

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Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£135k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total financial resources, including cash and the investment portfolio, amounted to £365,559, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves requirement of £270,000. The charity reported a net receipt of £86,039 for the period, supported by an investment return of £6,018. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet current expenditure and the reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees are concerned about the potential loss of the library as a facility for Rottingdean residents and also for the long term future of The Grange itself, the gardens, the Grange Gallery and Museum.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ROTTINGDEAN HERITAGE (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr CHRISTOPHER DAVIDSONchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Colin Theobald Dellar
Dr Kim Turnbull James · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Anne Kirkcaldy
JEREMY DAVID NICHOLSON THOMAS · trustee of 3 other charities
John Gavin Turnbull · trustee of 3 other charities
Michael Phillip Bennett · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£173k	£135k

Common questions

Is ROTTINGDEAN HERITAGE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total financial resources, including cash and the investment portfolio, amounted to £365,559, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves requirement of £270,000. The charity reported a net receipt of £86,039 for the period, supported by an investment return of £6,018. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet current expenditure and the reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.