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Registered charity (CIO) · East Sussex

The Sandcastle Trust

The Sandcastle Trust is a registered charity (number 1169523) based in East Sussex, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £159k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £159k (2025)
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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
Disability
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Website
www.sandcastletrust.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£159k£105k
  • 2024£93k£89k
  • 2023£112k£62k
Earlier years
  • 2022£64k£63k
  • 2021£38k£31k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF THOSE WITH A RARE GENETIC CONDITION AND IN PARTICULAR TO HELP AND SUPPORT FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN THE UK WHEREBY A MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THAT FAMILY HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE GENETIC CONDITION. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON ENHANCING THEIR FAMILY LIFE BY(BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION):(A) THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE HOLIDAYS;(B) THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE DAY TRIPS;(C) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ASSIST FAMILIES PLAN THEIR OWN ACCESSIBLE FAMILY HOLIDAY;(D) ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF CARE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL(S) WITH THE GENETIC CONDITION WHILST ON THEHOLIDAY/DAY TRIP IF REQUIRED;(E) RESPITE FOR CARERS EITHER BY WAY OF A GRANT, HOLIDAY OR DAY TRIP AWAY FROM THEIR CARING ROLE; AND(F) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND INFORMATION ON ACCESSIBLE HOLIDAYS GENERALLY TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY RAREGENETIC CONDITIONS.

Grants received

24 grants · £279,478 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

Most recent

  • Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland £7,0002025-10-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-10-23
  • Postcode Society Trust £50,0002025-10-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002024-12-05
  • Sussex Community Foundation £6,0002024-11-08
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.

9 trustees on the board

6.9y median 9y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

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 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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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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£159k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1169523
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Oct 2016
Contact on the register
07540382724 · info@sandcastletrust.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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