The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

The Oyster Project

Registered charity 1132007 Registered since 2009

Operates: East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Sign in, free

Find a path from this charity →

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.

2 trustees on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

17.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (2)

2
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 2Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 2

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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£1k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

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.

Related organisations

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.oysterproject.org.uk
Emailadmin@oysterproject.org.uk
Phone07544847257
AddressWestgate Chapel, 92A High Street, LEWES, East Sussex, BN7 1XH

Finances

£1,313 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£6,824£10,957
2022£10,607£11,641
2023£10,975£13,124
2024£2,670£8,564
2025£1,313£1,346

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Elderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED DISABLED COMMUNITY OF THE SOUTH EAST REGION OF ENGLAND IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF DISABILITY.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 FEBRUARY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 5 SEPTEMBER 2009

Trustees (2)

2trustees
76median age
2aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates - free with an account.

Create your free account ->

Report an error in this record - let us know.