FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS

Charity number: 230329
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object for which the Society is established is the preservation of the beauty and amenities of the South Downs for the public benefit. The Society works through its many volunteers and skilled professional staff, guided by its trustees who are elected by the membership, to achieve its objectives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £141,933
Total expenditure: £169,991

People

10 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Hampshire
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 October 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS (Working name)
  • SOCIETY OF SUSSEX DOWNSMEN (Previous name)
  • SOCIETY OF SUSSEX DOWNSMEN LIMITED (Previous name)
  • SOUTH DOWNS SOCIETY (Previous name)
Company number:
00319437 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Sawyer Chair 06 May 2017
None on record
Dr ANTHONY MALCOLM WHITBREAD Trustee 13 January 2025
ARUN COUNTRYSIDE TRUST
Received: On time
KNEPP WILDLAND FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Henrietta Lacey-Gutsell Trustee 13 January 2025
DAYBREAK FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES
Received: On time
Paul Martin Gilchrist Trustee 08 April 2024
None on record
Martin Small Trustee 14 November 2022
None on record
Janet Goody Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Paul Wilkinson Trustee 03 March 2020
None on record
David Gordon Green Trustee 23 July 2019
None on record
Patrick Sutcliffe Haworth Trustee 09 June 2015
None on record
ANDREW FRANCES LOVETT Trustee 28 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £98.38k £89.71k £107.65k £229.01k £141.93k
Total expenditure £94.59k £98.64k £124.78k £81.28k £169.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 22 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 22 May 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 10 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 10 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSCN INCORPORATED 10/10/1936 & 20/05/1982 & CERT. OF INC'N ON CHANGE OF NAME 03/05/2005 AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS 1/10/1983, 20/06/1984 & 23/04/2005, NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 01/05/2010 REG. AT CO. HOUSE 28/05/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 MAY 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 MAY 2017 as amended on 07 Nov 2020 as amended on 07 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE BEAUTY AND AMENITIES OF THE SOUTH DOWNS IN AND WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN AND WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK

Contact information

Address:
3 Swan Court
Station Road
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 1RL
Phone:
01798875073
Email:
enquiries@friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk
Website:

www.friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk Open in new window