CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 April 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £99,372
Latest expenditure: £125,394
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Campaign To Protect Rural England, Brownings Farm, Lewes Road, Blackboys, UCKFIELD, TN22 5HG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Campaign to Protect Rural England, Sussex Branch CIO exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £125,394

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £574,352
Total Gross Expenditure: £152,672

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £197,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,359

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £80,455
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,164

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 1 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £80,175
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,516

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £125,394
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £574,352
Total Gross Expenditure: £152,672
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £197,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,359
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £80,455
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,164
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £8,209
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 1 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £80,175
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,516
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
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: 40

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 476651
Income Other Trading Activities: 9493
Income Charitable Activities: 84557
Income Investments: 3651
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 574352
Income Legacies: 405200
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,262
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £143,410
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 152672
Expenditure Investment Management: 1228
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2988
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 936
Gain Loss Investment: 4546
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £562,839
Assets Total Fixed: 119945
Assets Own Use: 2090
Assets Long Term Investment: 117855
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £467,271
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,451
Assets Current Investment: 135091
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £576,765
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10451
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £197,114
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 562839
Funds Restricted: 13926
Funds Total: 576765
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-08-25T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 265028
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 265028
Assoc Charity Name: THE SUSSEX BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND

Charity Name: CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-04-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 08 Apr 2014
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE OF SUSSEX AND ITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND THE ENVIRONMENTALLY BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAME.
Area Of Benefit: EAST SUSSEXWEST SUSSEXBRIGHTON AND HOVE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 545349
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

Charity Name Id: 545348
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CPRE SUSSEX

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests