DEMENTIA SINGING EXPERIENCE, SUSSEX

Charity number: 1184951
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We take structured and interactive singing, activity and craft sessions into community day care centres, Age UK or council run and dedicated care homes supporting those living with dementia and offering respite opportunities for carers. Our sessions are unique in the fact that we approach every individual and make sure that everyone feels relaxed and at ease.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2025

Total income: £30,000
Total expenditure: £28,000

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 August 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • DSES (Working name)
  • DEMENTIA SUPPORT EAST SUSSEX (Previous name)
  • DEMENTIA SUPPORT EAST SUSSEX (DSES) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alan Brian Reginald Hustwayte Chair 01 July 2019
None on record
Alena Eksteen Trustee 27 January 2022
None on record
Graham Slack Trustee 19 July 2021
None on record
Susan Ellen Wren Trustee 01 July 2019
None on record
Vivienne Rose Tate Trustee 01 July 2009
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024 31/05/2025
Total gross income £14.57k £12.37k £20.64k £42.88k £30.00k
Total expenditure £9.98k £18.00k £25.96k £27.52k £28.00k
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 May 2025 19 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2025

(These accounts
have been qualified)

19 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 May 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 May 2023 28 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 28 February 2024 On time
Annual return 31 May 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 May 2021 06 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 06 September 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON AMENDED ON 17 MAR 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF DSES IS TO RELIEVE PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF SINGING AND ACTIVITY GROUPS IN DEMENTIA CARE HOMES IN EAST SUSSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
65 PALMEIRA AVENUE
HOVE
BN3 3GE
Phone:
07799886856
Email:
suzannedses@gmail.com
Website:

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