Registered charity (CIO) · Brighton
Living Vital
Living Vital is a registered charity (number 1192957) based in Brighton, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Nick Grist since 2020. Latest income £58k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Common Ground (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £58k (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
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity and 1 more
- Where
- Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex
- Website
- livingvital.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£58k£39k
- 2024£25k£32k
- 2023£28k£28k
Earlier years
- 2022£28k£15k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. 2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY PROVIDING AN AREA FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR: THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE; TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT COMMUNITY; OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF SAID PERSONS. 3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY, ORGANIC GROWING, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, PERMACULTURE, TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
Grants received
9 grants · £100,600 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £30,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £27,500
- Sussex Community Foundation · £20,100 (3 grants)
- Postcode Society Trust · £9,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £9,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Nick Grist Chair since 2020
- Adam Paul Weston since 2020
- Roxana Khan-Williams since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Nick Grist Chair since 2020
- Adam Paul Weston since 2020
- Roxana Khan-Williams since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Nick Grist Chair since 2020
- Adam Paul Weston since 2020
- Roxana Khan-Williams since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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
- 1192957
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jan 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07903114089 · commongroundbrighton@gmail.com
- 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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