OLD HASTINGS PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity Number: 221623
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Run Hastings Fishermen's Museum and Hastings History House, both of which offer archive material, organise walks and talks, events in Old Town and Hastings Weeks, follow planning issues and make representations where appropriate, maintain building databases and supply information as and when required.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £71,618
Total expenditure: £98,326

People

9 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 January 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • O H P S (Working name)
Company number:
00611762 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
  • 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 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANNE SCOTT MBE Chair
None on record
James Robert Breeds Trustee 09 June 2023
ORE COMMUNITY LIBRARY GROUP
Received: On time
Judith Helen Cubison Trustee 09 June 2023
THE MAGDALEN AND LASHER CHARITY
Received: On time
MAGDALEN & LASHER CHARITY - OLD HASTINGS HOUSE, CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Professor Michael Hunter Trustee 09 June 2023
None on record
DOUGLAS JOHN ARTHUR DEEKS Trustee 10 June 2016
The Rotary Club of Senlac St Leonards Samaritan Fund
Received: On time
DENNIS FORDHAM COLLINS Trustee
HISTORIC HASTINGS
Received: On time
Michael Plumbe Trustee
None on record
STEPHEN PEAK Trustee
None on record
CAROL ANN PORTER Trustee
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 £47.61k £71.53k £93.51k £78.98k £71.62k
Total expenditure £58.84k £49.87k £83.46k £84.94k £98.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £59.89k £50.80k £6.67k 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 09 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 05 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 September 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 24TH SEPTEMBER 1958 AS AMENDED 7TH MARCH 1960 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 24TH MAY 1996

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION OF BUILDINGS OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC INTEREST, AND IN PARTICULAR, SUCH BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HASTINGS.

Area of benefit

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

HASTINGS AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
Old Hastings Preservation Society
21 Courthouse Street
Hastings
TN34 3AU
Phone:
01424427718
Email:
ohpscontact@gmail.com
Website:

www.ohps.org.uk Open in new window