CCEW Charity Commission profile

CENTRAL SUSSEX UNITED AREA

Registered charity 1134357 · organisation 4048765

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
17 February 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£770,594
Latest expenditure
£503,810
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Methodist Church, High Street, HAILSHAM, East Sussex, BN27 1AU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.csua.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. To teach, baptise and nurture believers. To respond to human need by loving service. To seek to transform unjust social structures of society. To strive to safeguard the integrity or creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
23 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£770,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£503,810
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£569,509
Total Gross Expenditure
£597,482
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
26 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£645,756
Total Gross Expenditure
£401,291
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£375,407
Total Gross Expenditure
£384,648
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
14 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
14 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£548,791
Total Gross Expenditure
£934,999
Accounts Qualified
Yes

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
23 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£770,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£503,810
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
18 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£569,509
Total Gross Expenditure
£597,482
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
26 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£645,756
Total Gross Expenditure
£401,291
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
27 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£375,407
Total Gross Expenditure
£384,648
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
14 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£548,791
Total Gross Expenditure
£934,999
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
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
200

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
23 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
4164
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
395603
Income Investments
6384
Income Other
364443
Income Total Income And Endowments
770594
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,760
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£499,050
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
503810
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8940
Expenditure Support Costs
195072
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£348,529
Assets Total Fixed
3574815
Assets Own Use
2499815
Assets Long Term Investment
1075000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£392,993
Assets Total Liabilities
£44,464
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,923,344
Creditors One Year Total Current
44464
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£346,369
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
348529
Funds Restricted
3574815
Funds Total
3923344
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
18 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
10493
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
379208
Income Investments
4804
Income Other
175004
Income Total Income And Endowments
569509
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,349
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£593,133
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
597482
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
178338
Expenditure Governance
11830
Expenditure Support Costs
113531
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
180000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£81,745
Assets Total Fixed
3574815
Assets Own Use
2499815
Assets Long Term Investment
1075000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£126,339
Assets Total Liabilities
£44,594
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,656,560
Creditors One Year Total Current
44594
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£102,499
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
81745
Funds Restricted
3574815
Funds Total
3656560
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
26 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
20631
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
391557
Income Investments
3605
Income Other
229963
Income Total Income And Endowments
645756
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,269
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£395,022
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
401291
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
9262
Expenditure Governance
9076
Expenditure Support Costs
91062
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£109,718
Assets Total Fixed
3394815
Assets Own Use
3394815
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£168,051
Assets Total Liabilities
£58,333
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,504,533
Creditors One Year Total Current
58333
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£146,592
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
109718
Funds Restricted
3394815
Funds Total
3504533
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
14 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2991
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
339004
Income Investments
1405
Income Other
205391
Income Total Income And Endowments
548791
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£934,999
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
934999
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
547368
Expenditure Governance
7842
Expenditure Support Costs
220422
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
611874
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-485000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£86,007
Assets Total Fixed
3185000
Assets Own Use
3185000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£86,007
Assets Total Liabilities
£0
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,271,007
Creditors One Year Total Current
0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£46,686
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
86007
Funds Restricted
3185000
Funds Total
3271007
Count Employees
13
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CENTRAL SUSSEX UNITED AREA
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-02-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
Charitable Objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF UNION THE ADVANCEMENT OF -(A) THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL STANDARDS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH;(B) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY CONNEXIONAL, DISTRICT, CIRCUIT, LOCAL OR OTHER ORGANISATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH;(C) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY SOCIETY OR INSTITUTION SUBSIDIARY OR ANCILLARY TO THE METHODIST CHURCH;(D) ANY PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY CHARITY BEING A CHARITY SUBSIDIARY OR ANCILLARY TO THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures