THE SUSSEX INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

Registered charity 267159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S I A S

Recording the physical remains of economic and industrial activity, especially since 1750, in the counties of East and West Sussex; promoting the preservation and restoration of industrial buildings and plant of historical or technical importance; studying and preserving documentary and other types of records relating to the industrial history of East and West Sussex; publishing the results of suc

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Latest income
£414k
Latest spending
£9k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £483,097, a significant increase from the previous year's £78,502, driven largely by a substantial legacy of £403,793. The trustees report that the charity is financially stable with sufficient resources to continue its activities, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £3,500 (held: £483k)
The charity has a reserve fund of £3,500 — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£414k£9k
30/09/2024£8k£19k
30/09/2023£5k£8k
30/09/2022£20k£7k
30/09/2021£86k£13k

Common questions

Is THE SUSSEX INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £483,097, a significant increase from the previous year's £78,502, driven largely by a substantial legacy of £403,793. The trustees report that the charity is financially stable with sufficient resources to continue its activities, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/02/2000£1k"This group studies records and preserves industrial and archaeological remains in West Sussex. They are beginning conservation work on The O"