Registered charity · West Sussex
Horsham Debt Advice Service
Horsham Debt Advice Service is a registered charity (number 1098960) based in West Sussex, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Michael Laurence Newman since 2017. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Hdas (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £9k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- West Sussex
- Website
- www.hdas.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Horsham Debt Advice Service
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£16k
- 2024£19k£15k
- 2023£22k£11k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£11k
- 2021£16k£13k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ANY SUCH MEANS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AT LAW, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, DEBT COUNSELLING SERVICES, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND THE PROVISION OF OTHER RESOURCES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE.
Grants received
6 grants · £20,365 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £13,445 (3 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £2,500
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £2,500
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,920
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Michael Laurence Newman Chair since 2017
- Andrew Michael Richard Jones since 2023
- Christopher Michael Mcgrath since 2024
- John Andrew Sherlock since 2024
- Jonathan Mark Colson since 2022
- Paul Andrew White since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael Laurence Newman Chair since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Michael Laurence Newman Chair since 2017
- Andrew Michael Richard Jones since 2023
- Christopher Michael Mcgrath since 2024
- John Andrew Sherlock since 2024
- Jonathan Mark Colson since 2022
- Paul Andrew White since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1098960
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 JUNE 2003 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 JUNE 2008 as amended on 24 May 2023 as amended on 19 Jul 1923
- Companies House
- Company number 04672263 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01403258040 · advisor@hdas.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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