LEWES EXHIBITION FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 1 August 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £49,032
Latest expenditure: £26,439
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2YS

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the charity are to administer the freehold property owned by the charity and to apply the income therefrom and the investment income of the charity for the benefit of poor people in the Borough of Lewes (Blunts charity) and provide education grants for people within a distance of 5 miles from the Law Courts in Lewes in the case of the educational purposes fund.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,032
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,439

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,754
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,201

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,204

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,248

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,215
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,168

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,032
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,439
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,754
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,201
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,204
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,248
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,215
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,168
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LEWES EXHIBITION FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-08-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME DATED 12TH AUGUST 1885 AS ALTERED BY SCHEMES DATED 12TH SEPTEMBER 1890 AND 26TH MAY 1955.
Charitable Objects: THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BY MEANS OF SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR FINANCIAL HELP TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ENTER, A TRADE, PROFESSION OR CALLING.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures