CENTRAL SUSSEX UNITED AREA

Charity number: 1134357
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. To teach, baptise and nurture believers. To respond to human need by loving service. To seek to transform unjust social structures of society. To strive to safeguard the integrity or creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

29 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jennifer Ann Gandy Trustee 01 May 2021
THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT
Received: On time
Helen Abel Trustee 01 May 2021
None on record
Daniel Ellison McQuillin Trustee 23 March 2021
LINDFIELD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
Rev BRIDGET JANE BANKS Trustee 23 March 2021
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTHERN SYNOD) TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Hugh Cochrane Young Trustee 01 September 2020
CROSS WAY CHURCH (LEP) SEAFORD
Received: On time
Rev Memona Shahbaz Trustee 01 September 2020
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE
Received: On time
Rev William Fletcher Trustee 01 September 2020
THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT
Received: On time
Janice May Crompton Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Rev Barbara Theresa Evans-Routley Trustee 01 September 2020
HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Robert Maurice Drake Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Andrew David Feasey Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Heather Johnson Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Andrew David Ferris Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Adrian James Morris Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Jennifer Dorothy Macfadyen Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Janet Walton Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
Kathleen Shaw Trustee 23 January 2019
None on record
Rev Ann Caffyn Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
Dr Brenda Vance Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Rev ANDREW SIMON CHRISTIAN MELVIN Trustee 01 July 2017
None on record
Bernard John Dignum Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
ALAN NEVILLE COLGATE Trustee 01 May 2015
None on record
Rev KEITH JAMES MORRISON Trustee 28 February 2015
LINDFIELD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
Angela Bridget Jenkins Trustee 25 February 2015
None on record
Carol Jewell Trustee 01 January 2015
None on record
Neil Graham Fisher Trustee 01 November 2014
FITZJOHNS FOODBANK
Received: On time
Rev Paul Simon Tabraham Trustee 01 September 2014
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE
Received: On time
CAROLYN FRANCES AUGER Trustee
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE
Received: On time
JEREMY NIGEL HALLETT Trustee
CORNERSTONE UCKFIELD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £756.12k £360.83k £548.79k £375.41k £645.76k
Total expenditure £630.01k £553.62k £935.00k £384.65k £401.29k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £800 N/A £2.99k N/A £20.63k
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities £309.26k N/A £339.00k N/A £391.56k
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Investment £3.96k N/A £1.41k N/A £3.61k
Income - Other £442.10k N/A £205.39k N/A £229.96k
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £630.01k N/A £935.00k N/A £395.02k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A £0 N/A £6.27k
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A £7.84k N/A £9.08k
Expenditure - Grants institution £273.52k N/A £547.37k N/A £9.26k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £3.67m N/A £3.19m N/A £3.39m
Long-term investments £0 N/A £0 N/A £0
Other assets £630.07k N/A £86.01k N/A £168.05k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 N/A £0 N/A £0
Total liabilities £450.06k N/A £0 N/A £58.33k

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 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 27 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 27 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 14 November 2022 137 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

14 November 2022 137 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 28 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 28 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 16 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 16 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Methodist Church
High Street
HAILSHAM
East Sussex
BN27 1AU
Phone:
01323 840026