Registered charity · Polegate
Polegate Community Association
- 14 trustees
- Income £152k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Patricia Ellen PayneChair · since 2026
- Brian WatkinsonTrustee · since 2009
- Desmond Colin AlderTrustee · since 2019
- Diana PierceTrustee · since 2025
- Eileen Dorothy ColemanTrustee · since 2019
- Elizabeth MorrishTrustee · since 2017
- Joan ShoesmithTrustee · since 1991
- John HollingworthTrustee · since 1975
- Lesley MallettTrustee · since 2025
- Philip Charles ColemanTrustee
- Sarah Louise Cotsford BondTrustee · since 2024
- Stephen PettTrustee · since 2026
- Susan HitchenTrustee · since 2026
- Wendy RogersTrustee · since 2011
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Amateur Sport
- Where
- East Sussex
- Website
- polegatecommunityassociation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£152k£204k
- 2024£141k£132k
- 2023£126k£129k
Earlier years
- 2022£106k£123k
- 2021£36k£75k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF POLEGATE, EAST SUSSEX AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF, SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Grants received
4 grants · £20,110 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 · £20,110 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Patricia Ellen Payne Chair since 2026
- Brian Watkinson since 2009
- Desmond Colin Alder since 2019
- Diana Pierce since 2025
- Eileen Dorothy Coleman since 2019
- Elizabeth Morrish since 2017
- Joan Shoesmith since 1991
- John Hollingworth since 1975
- Lesley Mallett since 2025
- Philip Charles Coleman
- Sarah Louise Cotsford Bond since 2024
- Stephen Pett since 2026
- Susan Hitchen since 2026
- Wendy Rogers since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian Watkinson since 2009
- Desmond Colin Alder since 2019
- Eileen Dorothy Coleman since 2019
- Elizabeth Morrish since 2017
- Joan Shoesmith since 1991
- John Hollingworth since 1975
- Wendy Rogers since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Patricia Ellen Payne Chair since 2026
- Brian Watkinson since 2009
- Desmond Colin Alder since 2019
- Diana Pierce since 2025
- Eileen Dorothy Coleman since 2019
- Elizabeth Morrish since 2017
- Joan Shoesmith since 1991
- John Hollingworth since 1975
- Lesley Mallett since 2025
- Philip Charles Coleman
- Sarah Louise Cotsford Bond since 2024
- Stephen Pett since 2026
- Susan Hitchen since 2026
- Wendy Rogers since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 305293
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5TH DECEMBER 1962, AS AMENDED 26TH NOVEMBER 1976 AND 18TH MAY 1993 AND 24TH NOVEMBER 1998
- Contact on the register
- 01323482434 · POLEGATECC@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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