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Telscombe Cliffs United Reformed Church

Telscombe Cliffs United Reformed Church is a registered charity (number 1188569) based in Peacehaven, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Samuel Shepherd since 2004. Latest income £18k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Telscombe Cliffs Community Church (Charity Commission)

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £18k (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
General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
telscombecliffscommunitychurch.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£18k£15k
  • 2024£27k£19k
  • 2023£16k£15k
Earlier years
  • 2022£15k£16k
  • 2021£9k£10k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME OF UNION OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH.

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.

7 trustees on the board

17.4y median 15y
average tenure
36y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

18.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

1
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 7Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 7Religious Activities 7

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

Other services 1

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£27k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1188569
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUSTS DISTILLED FROM THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ACTS (1972 AND 1981) AND SCHEME OF UNION (1972) ADOPTED 14 MAR 2020
Contact on the register
01273457707 · Enquiries@telscombecliffscommunitychurch.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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