THE EASTBOURNE SOCIETY

Charity number: 1142550
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Running the Eastbourne Heritage Centre where exhibitions and talks are staged; campaigning on planning issues relevant to Eastbourne's built heritage; organising monthly talk evenings; publishing quarterly magazine.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £70,100
Total expenditure: £63,276

Total income includes £30,000 from 1 government contract(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 June 2011: Standard registration
  • 10 July 2012: Funds received from 228653 THE EASTBOURNE SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07335791 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
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTOPHER JOHN LEACH Chair 01 July 2013
None on record
SANDRA JANET MEDWAY Trustee 12 December 2023
None on record
John Richard Minnis Trustee 25 July 2023
None on record
Brian Victor Murphy Trustee 08 February 2022
None on record
Terrie Rintoul Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
Colin Russell Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
RICHARD NICHOLAS CROOK Trustee 01 July 2013
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOUR & ST PETER, EASTBOURNE
Received: On time
SUSSEX HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
JOHN PETER SWINGLAND Trustee 01 July 2013
None on record
NICHOLAS HOWELL Trustee 31 July 2012
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 £17.47k £11.64k £11.26k £15.34k £70.10k
Total expenditure £17.49k £12.84k £9.89k £15.02k £63.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £30.00k
Income from government grants £4.36k N/A N/A £1.70k 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 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/08/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02/06/2011

Charitable objects

(A) PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE IN THE BOROUGH OF EASTBOURNE AND ADJOINING AREAS (HEREAFTER CALLED EASTBOURNE) HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE, TOWN PLANNING, PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT OF EASTBOURNE AND THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, OR ENHANCEMENT OF FEATURES, OR AREAS, INCLUDING BUILDINGS, OPEN SPACES, AND MAN MADE FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC AMENITY INTEREST; (B) LOCATE, OR SECURE, OR ENDEAVOUR TO SECURE, THE PRESERVATION OF OBJECTS, RECORDS AND ANTIQUITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THEM BY THE PUBLIC AND WHERE APPROPRIATE BY PROVIDING FOR THEIR EXHIBITION IN MUSEUMS OR OTHER SUITABLE PLACES; (C) PURSUE THESE ENDS BY MEANS OF MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER FORMS OF INSTRUCTION AND PUBLICITY AND THE PROMOTION OF SCHEMES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE

Contact information

Address:
The Heritage Centre
2 Carlisle Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4BT
Phone:
01323411189
Email:
services@eastbourneheritagecentre.co.uk
Website:

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