STEYNING DOWNLAND SCHEME

Charity Number: 1132957
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Engaging local people, and young people in particular, in enhancing the natural beauty of the surroundings for the benefit of the community, the land and its wildlife, including conservation research and work, community events, education and recreation opportunities, volunteer groups, participation of local community, particularly young people, in decision making and practical development work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £51,863
Total expenditure: £41,051

People

5 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 November 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06946165 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev PETER JAMES BUTCHERS Trustee 11 March 2022
None on record
Sarah Lavery Trustee 24 September 2021
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW AND ST CUTHMAN STEYNING
Received: On time
MRS FANNY INGRAM FOR THE CHURCH
Received: On time
PENFOLD CHURCH HALL
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF STEYNING PARISH CHURCH
Received: On time
MR GRAHAM BROAD Trustee 17 February 2017
None on record
Andrew Armitage Trustee 04 December 2013
THE SOCIETY OF ST. COLUMBA
Received: On time
RICHARD JOHN GORING Trustee
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 £32.35k £55.78k £38.80k £72.55k £51.86k
Total expenditure £35.98k £36.89k £37.58k £55.28k £41.05k
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 March 2024 05 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 December 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 27 JUNE 2009

Charitable objects

3A TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND STUDY OF ALL MATTERS RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3B TO ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND HABITATS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC 3C TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC, AND LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR, IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 3D IN THE CONTEXT OF THE OBJECTS IN CLAUSES 3A TO 3C ABOVE TO WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MORAL PRINCIPLES AND THE SPIRIT OF LOVE THAT AUTHENTICATES THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN A MANNER WHICH DEMONSTRATES CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS 'CHRISTIAN FAITH' MEANS THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS REVEALED AND EXPRESSED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF BOTH OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS IN EACH CASE IN THE AREA OF EAST AND WEST SUSSEX AND THE CITY OF BRIGHTONN

Area of benefit

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

THE AREA OF EAST AND WEST SUSSEX AND THE CITY OF BRIGHTON

Contact information

Address:
Steyning Downland Scheme
53 High Street
Steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3RE
Phone:
01903817996
Email:
SDS@wistonestate.co.uk
Website:

www.steyningdownland.org Open in new window