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East Dean and Friston Village Hall Trust

East Dean and Friston Village Hall Trust is a registered charity (number 1077992) based in Eastbourne, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Paul Seeley since 2021. Latest income £74k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £74k (2026)

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes
Where
East Sussex
Website
www.edfvillagehall.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1999

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£74k£80k
  • 2025£85k£73k
  • 2024£66k£67k
Earlier years
  • 2023£66k£56k
  • 2022£57k£36k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 3% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF EAST DEAN AND FRISTON IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2 (4) OF THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1906 SHALL APPLY TO THE SAID COUNCIL AND TO THE COMMITTEE RESPECTIVELY IN LIKE MANNER AS THEY APPLY TO THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND MANAGING TRUSTEES.

Board analysis

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.

10 trustees on the board

5.5y median 5.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

2
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 10

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 2Manufacturing 2Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£85k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1077992
Status
Registered
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1ST JULY 1999
Contact on the register
07542 683045 · tina@edfvillagehall.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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