East Sussex Farmers' Benevolent Fund

Registered charity 271188 Registered since 1976

Operates: East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

9.8y median 11.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.4y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 6Accommodation/housing 1Disability 1Recreation 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Other services 2Agriculture 1Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

ST Mary's Udimore Community Hall 1 shared trustee
Charity of Elizabeth Cheyney 1 shared trustee
The J C Robinson Trust 4 1 shared trustee

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Related organisations

ST Mary's Udimore Community Hall 1 shared trustee
Charity of Elizabeth Cheyney 1 shared trustee
The J C Robinson Trust 4 1 shared trustee
Clapham Parish of Celestial Church of Christ Similar size; both General purposes
The Harry Bacon Foundation Similar size; both General purposes
The Estelle Trust Similar size; both General purposes

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.eastsussexfarmersbenevolentfund.co.uk
Email	des.lambert@btinternet.com
Phone	07912464746
Address	24 West Gate, Plumpton Green, LEWES, East Sussex, BN7 3BQ

Finances

£93,355 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£73,012	£44,008
2022	£83,190	£66,489
2023	£79,636	£60,930
2024	£91,246	£62,092
2025	£93,355	£51,597

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

(1) MAKING PAYMENTS OR GRANTS TO OR OTHERWISE ASSISTING NECESSITOUS FARMERS, FARMWORKERS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.(2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE OBJECT SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT IN MAKING PAYMENTS AND GRANTS TO OR OTHERWISE ASSISTING NECESSITOUS FARMERS, FARMWORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT, SURREY AND WEST SUSSEX IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Governing document: DEED OF TRUST DATED 19TH AUGUST 1935 AS ALTERED OR AFFECTED BY SCHEME OF 20TH NOVEMBER 1998AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23 JAN 2019 as amended on 25 Jan 2023

Trustees (6)

6trustees

71median age

2aged 70+

Connected charities (3)

Charity of Elizabeth Cheyney 1 shared trustee
The J C Robinson Trust 4 1 shared trustee
ST Mary's Udimore Community Hall 1 shared trustee

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates. In development - register to get early access.

Report an error in this record - let us know.