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Registered charity (CIO) · West Sussex

Community People MID Sussex

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community across the regions of the South East and its environs (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) and, in particular by:(1) Building the capacity of voluntary, community, and social...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £446k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
Where
East Sussex, West Sussex
Website
www.communitypeople.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£446k£314k
  • 2024£333k£247k
  • 2023£145k£265k
Earlier years
  • 2022£291k£223k
  • 2021£193k£138k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 11% · Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community across the regions of the South East and its environs (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) and, in particular by:(1) Building the capacity of voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) and provide them with the necessary support, information, and services to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitable purpose(2) Fostering partnership working to bring together the representatives of VCSE organisations, statutory authorities, and other organisations within the area of benefit.(3) Promoting and improving the efficient and effective use of charitable and community resources in the achievement of the above purposes by providing consultancy and advice services to national, regional, and local representatives of VCSE organisations, statutory authorities, and other organisations.

Grants received

13 grants · £381,716 total

360Giving 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 · £274,517 (3 grants)
  • Sussex Community Foundation · £57,199 (9 grants)
  • Postcode Community Trust · £50,000

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.

8 trustees on the board

4.6y median 4y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

3
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8

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

Health and social care 4Dormant 3Property 1

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£446k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
20%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1158780
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED ONREGISTERED ON 06 OCT 2014AMENDED ON 27 MAR 2018 as amended on 16 Apr 2024
Contact on the register
01444258102 · enquires@communitypeople.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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