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Registered charity · East Sussex

Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society

Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society is a registered charity (number 258756) based in East Sussex, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Christina Ruth O'Keeffe MBE. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Friends of Lewes (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £22k (2025)
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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
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
East Sussex
Website
www.friends-of-lewes.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1969

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£22k£42k
  • 2024£11k£9k
  • 2023£16k£9k
Earlier years
  • 2022£8k£9k
  • 2021£13k£10k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(1)TO PROMOTE:(A) HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND DESIGN IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT IS SENSITIVELY SITED IN RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.(B) THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST, AND THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(C) ENHANCEMENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN, AND THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF, THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(D) FREE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC REALM IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(2)TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(3)TO CO-OPERATE WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND OTHER BODIES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTIVES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Grants received

1 grant · £4,500 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.

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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

6.3y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

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.

Environment/conservation/heritage 8Disability 1Education/training 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.

Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Education 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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£11k 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
258756
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 28TH MARCH 1969 AND AMENDED MARCH 1987, MARCH 1989, MARCH 1990, MARCH 1993, MARCH 1994 AND MARCH 1997.AS AMENDED ON 30 MAR 2017 as amended on 26 Mar 2020 as amended on 26 Apr 2023 as amended on 22 Apr 2026
Contact on the register
01273 011105 · enquiries@friends-of-lewes.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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