The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

South of England Hedge-Laying Society

Registered charity 1046124 Registered since 1995

Operates: Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex, Isle Of Wight

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

0
trustees past 6 years
2.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4Environment/conservation/heritage 4

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£45k latest income
133 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.sehls.weebly.com
Emailmatthew.beardsehls1962@gmail.com
Phone07946113368
Address7 BENFIELD CLOSE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2DD

Finances

£45,453 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£14,812£10,660
2021£10,254£5,499
2022£21,836£13,791
2023£20,750£21,777
2024£45,453£39,118

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CRAFT OF HEDGE-LAYING ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF FIELD BOUNDARIES

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 MARCH 1986

Trustees (4)

4trustees
42median age
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

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