THE BEATRICE DREWE TRUST

Registered charity 305314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEATRICE DREWE TRUST, THE TICEHURST INSTITUTE

THE BEATRICE DREWE TRUST OWNS AND MANAGES THE BUILDINGS KNOWN AS TICEHURST VILLAGE INSTITUTE AND THE ADJOINING RECREATION GROUND.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF:(A) A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS, INCLUDING USE FOR: (I) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND (II) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION; AND(B) A RECREATION GROUND FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF TICEHURST AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £22,332 for the year ended 31st March 2025, increasing its net assets to £157,653. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds no reserves policy and currently has unrestricted reserves of £141,965. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view and that no matters requiring attention were identified during the examination.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER REEVESchair
• MISS S ATTERIDGE
• SHEILA JEMMETT

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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