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Registered charity · No. 258756 · East SussexiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society (aka Friends of Lewes)

Income
£22k
▲ 104.4% on 2024
Expenditure
£42k
▲ 352.6% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
8
6.6y av 7 of 8 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
30
reported in the annual return
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Overview

Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society's network

8 people4 organisationsi8 listed on the board. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Christina Ruth O'Keeffe MBEChair
Audrey JarvisTrustee2013
13 yrs
Bronagh LiddicoatTrustee2021
5 yrs
Diana Jane FreestoneTrustee2021
5 yrs
John Liming HarborTrustee2026
new
Paul Michael YatesTrustee2026
new
Peter George EarlTrustee2018
8 yrs
Roger MaskewTrustee2013
13 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Christina Ruth O'Keeffe MBEChair
Audrey JarvisTrustee2013
13 yrs
Bronagh LiddicoatTrustee2021
5 yrs
Diana Jane FreestoneTrustee2021
5 yrs
John Liming HarborTrustee2026
new
Paul Michael YatesTrustee2026
new
Peter George EarlTrustee2018
8 yrs
Roger MaskewTrustee2013
13 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.3y
median 5y
Longest tenure
13y
since 2013
Years in governance
8.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 7 on the board

8 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

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

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

Commercial experienceiThe 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

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k202520242023202220212020£22.06k£42.21k£4.02k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£12.53k£12.56k£8.49k£15.67k£10.79k£22.06k
Total expenditure£4.09k£10.19k£8.51k£9.18k£9.33k£42.21k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported£4.02k
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Friends of Lewes-the Lewes Civic Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 202612 July 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202431 October 20253 June 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202331 October 202425 April 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202231 October 20239 May 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202131 October 202228 August 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

1 grantiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.
Total from published grants
£5k
£4,500
Grants
1
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Nov 2020
19 November 2020

Grants awarded 19 November 2020.

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Sussex Community Foundation1£4,5002020

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
19 November 2020Sussex Community FoundationGrant to Friends of Lewes Trees Committee£4,500

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • (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.

What it does

  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authority: East Sussex
Area of benefit
TOWN OF LEWES AND ITS SURROUNDINGS as filed
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 as filed
Register history
  • 16 June 1969Registered
Working name
Friends of Lewes
Previous name
The Friends of Lewes

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.friends-of-lewes.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1969

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