CHAILEY HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Chailey Heritage Foundation, based in Sussex, provides education and care services for children and young people with complex disabilities and health needs. The Charity has a special school, residential and community services for both children and young adults, as well as a range of day services for young adults.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£17,961,000
| Donations and legacies | £1.72m | |
| Charitable activities | £16.02m | |
| Other trading activities | £0 | |
| Investments | £173.00k | |
| Other | £42.00k |
Total expenditure:
£17,095,000
| Raising funds | £212.00k | |
| Charitable activities | £16.88m | |
| Other | £0 |
£318,000 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £14,612,663 from 21 government contract(s) and £1,146,989 from 7 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £212.00k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £16.88m | |
| Retained for future use | £866.00k |
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £212.00k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £16.88m | |
| Retained for future use | £1.18m |
People
417 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
45 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
| Number of employees | |
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| £60k to £70k | 4 |
| £70k to £80k | 1 |
| £80k to £90k | 2 |
| £120k to £130k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Disability
- Accommodation/housing
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Provides Services
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- CHAILEY HERITAGE SCHOOL (Previous name)
- Care Quality Commission
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- 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
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
13 Trustee(s)
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| MARK FRANCIS CREAMER | Chair |
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| Professor Ashok Soni | Trustee | 27 January 2026 |
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| Christina Hart | Trustee | 30 October 2025 |
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| Joanne Taylor | Trustee | 15 October 2025 |
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| Jonathan Ota | Trustee | 15 October 2025 |
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| Chris Brown | Trustee | 15 October 2025 |
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| Neil Blanchard | Trustee | 15 October 2025 |
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| Deirdre Prower | Trustee | 15 October 2025 |
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| Denise Garland | Trustee | 16 November 2020 |
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| Darren Chilcott | Trustee | 17 December 2019 |
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| Neil Edward Francis Bennett | Trustee | 10 December 2018 |
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| Alison Grover | Trustee | 10 December 2018 |
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| Jennifer Mary Clark | Trustee | 14 July 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £12.72m | £13.10m | £14.24m | £15.61m | £17.96m | |
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Total expenditure | £13.28m | £13.74m | £14.24m | £15.39m | £17.10m | |
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Income from government contracts | £6.65m | £7.00m | £13.00m | £13.41m | £14.61m | |
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Income from government grants | £1.22m | £1.21m | £1.13m | £995.18k | £1.15m | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £921.00k | £825.00k | £993.00k | £862.00k | £1.72m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £11.72m | £12.19m | £13.14m | £14.65m | £16.02m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £77.00k | £87.00k | £100.00k | £97.00k | £173.00k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £2.00k | £3.00k | £5.00k | £42.00k | |
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Income - Legacies | £225.00k | £124.00k | £138.00k | £9.00k | £653.00k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £13.06m | £13.56m | £14.04m | £15.15m | £16.88m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £226.00k | £172.00k | £205.00k | £242.00k | £212.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £24.00k | £20.00k | £21.00k | £22.00k | £28.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
| Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £13.81m | £14.09m | £14.14m | £13.44m | £12.75m | |
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Long-term investments | £3.57m | £4.33m | £4.04m | £3.98m | £4.43m | |
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Other assets | £1.90m | £3.06m | £3.76m | £4.20m | £4.89m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.32m | £3.46m | £4.28m | £3.84m | £3.12m |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 02 June 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 02 June 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 02 May 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 02 May 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 12 May 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 12 May 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 09 June 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 09 June 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 06 May 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 06 May 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03/09/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 NOV 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 AUG 2017 as amended on 06 Feb 2020
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND OTHER COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (THE BENEFICIARIES) INCLUDING THE CONDUCT AND MAINTENANCE OF A SPECIAL SCHOOL (THE SCHOOL) WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EDUCATION ACTS AND OF A TRANSITION SERVICE FOR BENEFICIARIES (THE OBJECTS).
Area of benefit
IN OR NEAR CHAILEY, EAST SUSSEX.
Linked charities
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- 16 August 2012 : Asset transfer in
- 16 August 2012 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
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Chailey Heritage Foundation
Haywards Heath Road
North Chailey
LEWES
East Sussex
BN8 4EF
- Phone:
- 01825724444
- Email:
- fduff@chf.org.uk
- Website:
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