THE SUSSEX GUILD

Charity number: 292234
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Sussex Guild continue to run the dedicated events room at The Sussex Guild Shop, Southover Grange, Lewes. Events undertaken include courses, instructional workshops and demonstration of crafts. Instructional demonstrations are also run at selected craft shows and at an annual event at the Shop.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £74,472
Total expenditure: £82,329

People

11 Trustee(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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • 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:
  • 16 August 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GUILD OF SUSSEX CRAFTSMEN (Previous name)
Company number:
01716423 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samantha Zoey Wilson Trustee 10 April 2025
None on record
MARY EMELDA McFADDEN Trustee 16 April 2024
None on record
ANNA CATHERINE CLARK Trustee 16 April 2024
None on record
ANNA MARGARETA CATES Trustee 28 April 2022
None on record
JOANNE MCALLISTER Trustee 22 April 2021
None on record
Lara Mary Sparks Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
ANDREW FOSTER HAUGE Trustee 12 April 2018
None on record
DIANE ROGERS Trustee 12 April 2018
None on record
Lisa Stocker Trustee 10 April 2014
None on record
REBECCA JAYNE GODDEN Trustee 21 March 2013
None on record
KATE HACKETT Trustee 29 March 2011
None on record

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 £17.88k £60.01k £57.99k £71.09k £74.47k
Total expenditure £29.71k £45.94k £48.10k £70.93k £82.33k
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 05 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 05 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 19TH APRIL 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3RD JULY 1996 AND 6TH OCTOBER 1996

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE CRAFTS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP; AND (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING IN CRAFTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP.

Area of benefit

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

COUNTY OF SUSSEX (EAST AND WEST SUSSEX

Contact information

Address:
THE SUSSEX GUILD
NORTH WING SOUTHOVER GRANGE
SOUTHOVER ROAD
LEWES
EAST SUSSEX
BN7 1TP
Phone:
01273479565
Email:
info@thesussexguild.co.uk
Website:

www.thesussexguild.co.uk Open in new window