Registered charity (CIO) · Brighton
Brighton Explorers Club
- 5 trustees
- Income £14k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.brightonexplorers.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£14k£13k
- 2024£15k£19k
- 2023£15k£31k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£15k
- 2021£43k£15k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2. OBJECTIVES:2.1. THE OBJECT OF THE CLUB SHALL BE:2.1.1 TO FACILITATE THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE OUTDOORS AND PHYSICAL ENDEAVOUR; AND2.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS SUCH AS CYCLING, CANOEING, WALKING, CAVING, CLIMBING, COASTEERING, WINDSURFING AND BADMINTON, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION.2.2. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID OBJECT BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE CLUB THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS:2.2.1. TO SUBSCRIBE OR AFFILIATE TO OR BECOME A MEMBER OF ANY OTHER INSTITUTIONS HAVING CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE CLUB OR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE OF ANY KIND TO THOSE PERSONS WHO WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO BE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CLUB;2.2.2. TO RAISE FUNDS AND TO INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVER BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS AND OTHERWISE PROVIDED THAT THE CLUB SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE PERMANENT TRADING ACTIVITIES IN RAISING FUNDS FOR ITS OBJECTIVES;2.2.3. TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS SHALL FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB.
Grants received
1 grant · £4,030 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
- Sport England · £4,030
Most recent
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Patricia Mary Morfitt Chair since 2023
- Aideen Carlos since 2026
- Alex Papworth since 2026
- Damian Tow since 2026
- Max Halliday since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Patricia Mary Morfitt Chair since 2023
- Aideen Carlos since 2026
- Alex Papworth since 2026
- Damian Tow since 2026
- Max Halliday since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156361
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 25 Mar 2014
- Contact on the register
- 07717793539 · chair@brightonexplorers.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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