THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY

Registered charity 268055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHICHESTER SOCIETY

We are Chichester's only civic society. We have a unique role in the city: we are devoted to preserving, protecting and improving its features of historic or public interest, and the environment in the City and District. Our interests include not only building developments but other impacts on us: like traffic growth, licensing laws, waste and noise.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT: (A) TO STIMULATE AND FOSTER GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (B) TO SECURE A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (C) TO PRESERVE PROTECT AND IMPROVE FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (D) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: CHICHESTER AND DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£11k
Latest spending
£10k
Registered
1974

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Policies the charity declares

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 9% of the £11,351 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£11k£10k
31/08/2024£10k£8k
31/08/2023£7k£7k
31/08/2022£7k£7k
31/08/2021£5k£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/08/2015£53k"Chichester Heritage Trails Project"