THE SUSSEX HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity number: 282159
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To make grants for the preservation of churches in Sussex.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £142,125
Total expenditure: £123,315

People

9 Trustee(s)

25 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 April 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • S H C T (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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 Henry Charles Whittick Chair
LEWES DISTRICT CHURCHES HOMELINK
Received: On time
WEALDEN IRON RESEARCH GROUP
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF THE KEEP ARCHIVES
Received: On time
Diana Jill Hansen Trustee 27 September 2024
THE FRIENDS OF THE KEEP ARCHIVES
Received: On time
ANTHONY GORDON DUNNETT Trustee 27 September 2024
None on record
Raymond Charles James Cocks Trustee 27 September 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE LEWES
Received: On time
Philip Gray Bowden Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Michael Foster DL LLM Trustee 11 October 2018
None on record
John Booth DL Trustee 11 October 2018
None on record
JONATHAN MARTIN ROBIN PRICHARD Trustee 28 January 2016
THE COMMUNITY TRUST OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Received: On time
CHICHESTER THEOLOGICAL TRUST
Received: On time
SARA JANE STONOR DL Trustee 15 June 2012
THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)
Received: On time
THE MOTHER AGNES TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £101.85k £129.18k £164.11k £131.04k £142.13k
Total expenditure £71.39k £61.75k £82.37k £104.28k £123.32k
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 2024 26 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 27 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 March 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11/8/1956, ORDER OF CHARITY COMMISSION DATED 6/6/2005, AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11/6/2015

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN SUSSEX AND OF MONUMENT, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY OF SUCH CHURCHES.

Area of benefit

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

SUSSEX.

Contact information

Address:
Garlands
Lordswell Lane
CROWBOROUGH
East Sussex
TN6 1HX
Phone:
01892652404
Email:
philipbowden@outlook.com
Website:

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