Registered charity · Lewes
The Sussex Community Foundation
- 11 trustees
- Income £3.6m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Mark Spofforth OBEChair · since 2017
- Andrew BairdTrustee · since 2020
- Corinne DayTrustee · since 2020
- David SampsonTrustee · since 2023
- Deirdre ProwerTrustee · since 2023
- Guy DavisonTrustee · since 2020
- Kevin Stephen PowellTrustee · since 2025
- Martin RobertsTrustee · since 2017
- Mebrak GhebreweldiTrustee · since 2020
- Nick MundayTrustee · since 2023
- Sally CaseTrustee · since 2023
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, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 9 more
- Where
- East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.sussexcommunityfoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Sussex Community Foundation
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.6m£4.2m
- 2024£4.1m£4.0m
- 2023£4.3m£4.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.5m£5.5m
- 2021£4.9m£5.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTIES OF EAST SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX AND THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;3.2 OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Grants received
6 grants · £1,687,600 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
- UK Community Foundations · £1,678,600 (4 grants)
- The Grocers' Charity · £5,000
- Henry Smith Foundation · £4,000
Most recent
Grants given
4,182 grants · £21,201,515 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 recipients
- Citizens Advice in West Sussex · £226,651 (3 grants)
- Family Support Work · £140,927 (22 grants)
- Crawley Community Youth Service · £132,420 (11 grants)
- Holding Space · £104,372 (10 grants)
- Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau · £103,324 (9 grants)
Most recent
- Camber Residents Association
- Tilling Green Events CIC
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.
11 trustees on the board
- David Mark Spofforth OBE Chair since 2017
- Andrew Baird since 2020
- Corinne Day since 2020
- David Sampson since 2023
- Deirdre Prower since 2023
- Guy Davison since 2020
- Kevin Stephen Powell since 2025
- Martin Roberts since 2017
- Mebrak Ghebreweldi since 2020
- Nick Munday since 2023
- Sally Case since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- David Mark Spofforth OBE Chair since 2017
- Martin Roberts since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- David Mark Spofforth OBE Chair since 2017
- Andrew Baird since 2020
- Corinne Day since 2020
- David Sampson since 2023
- Guy Davison since 2020
- Martin Roberts since 2017
- Mebrak Ghebreweldi since 2020
- Nick Munday since 2023
- Sally Case since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Deirdre Prower since 2023
- Kevin Stephen Powell 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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1113226
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 JANUARY 2006 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11 MAY 2010.
- Companies House
- Company number 05670692 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01273409440 · info@sussexcommunityfoundation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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