01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 29 April 1976
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
- Latest income
- £106,142
- Latest expenditure
- £74,620
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 24 West Gate, Plumpton Green, LEWES, East Sussex, BN7 3BQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.eastsussexfarmersbenevolentfund.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Financial assistance to farmers, farm staff and those involved in all of the wider land based industries and dependants of these groups. Mainly in the county of Sussex but also in adjoining counties at the Trustees discretion. Support can be short or long term to cover, for example, illness, support in retirement or financial difficulties and can also be for those entering land based education.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £106,142
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £74,620
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £93,355
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,597
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £91,246
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £62,092
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £79,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60,930
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £83,190
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,489
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £106,142
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £74,620
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 25 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £93,355
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,597
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £91,246
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £62,092
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £79,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60,930
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £83,190
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,489
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EAST SUSSEX FARMERS' BENEVOLENT FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1976-04-29T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- DEED OF TRUST DATED 19TH AUGUST 1935 AS ALTERED OR AFFECTED BY SCHEME OF 20TH NOVEMBER 1998AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23 JAN 2019 as amended on 25 Jan 2023
- Charitable Objects
- (1) MAKING PAYMENTS OR GRANTS TO OR OTHERWISE ASSISTING NECESSITOUS FARMERS, FARMWORKERS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.(2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE OBJECT SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT IN MAKING PAYMENTS AND GRANTS TO OR OTHERWISE ASSISTING NECESSITOUS FARMERS, FARMWORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT, SURREY AND WEST SUSSEX IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
- Area Of Benefit
- EAST AND WEST SUSSEX, KENT, AND SURREY
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 350613
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- EAST SUSSEX FARMERS UNION BENEVOLENT FUND
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures