SUSSEX RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Charity number: 1035401
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Reducing the incidence and impact of disadvantage and poverty on people living in rural areas, increasing the capacity of rural communities to manage change for the benefit of all their members, informing and amplifying the voice of rural communities to influence public policy

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £479,135
Total expenditure: £469,662

Total income includes £73,666 from 4 government contract(s) and £72,641 from 5 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 March 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ACTION IN RURAL SUSSEX (Working name)
Company number:
02907172 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Hobbs Trustee 08 August 2024
None on record
COLIN BROWN Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record
Kristin Marina Sjovorr Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Owen Ingram Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Major General John Moore-Bick Trustee 03 December 2019
None on record
William Anderson Trustee 15 August 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £631.96k £517.18k £536.70k £413.38k £479.14k
Total expenditure £549.15k £595.16k £590.17k £443.88k £469.66k
Income from government contracts £103.54k N/A N/A £74.60k £73.67k
Income from government grants £51.08k £249.92k £233.68k £81.17k £72.64k
Income - Donations and legacies £8.36k £59.59k £56.06k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £615.35k £438.64k £472.29k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £8.26k £16.06k £8.35k N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £2.89k £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £2.53k £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £549.15k £595.16k £590.17k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £3.29k £4.02k £4.34k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 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 March 2024 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 February 2023 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 February 2023 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 November 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 AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MARCH 1994 AS AMENDED ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 1996 as amended on 13 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE COUNTIES OF EAST AND WEST SUSSEX AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS 2) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS AND TO THAT END BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER BODIES AND PERSONS PURSUING THE ABOVE OBJECTS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit

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

IN PRACTICE SUSSEX

Contact information

Address:
16 Market Street
LEWES
East Sussex
BN7 2NB
Phone:
01273473422
Email:
info@ruralsussex.org.uk
Website:

www.ruralsussex.org.uk Open in new window