Discover RotherSouth East
Map of charities and companies in Rother
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Rother and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Rother | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- Church Communities Ukincome £28.5m · 5 trustees
- Marlborough House Vinehall School Limitedincome £10.1m · 8 trustees
- The Talking Trustincome £9.5m · 4 trustees
- B A S School Limitedincome £8.7m · 8 trustees
- The Frewen Educational Trust Limitedincome £4.8m · 8 trustees
- De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trustincome £3.9m · 13 trustees
- Rye Health and Careincome £3m · 8 trustees
- Ashburnham Christian Trustincome £2.8m · 8 trustees
- The Great Dixter Charitable Trustincome £2.6m · 11 trustees
- St Anthony's Trust Limitedincome £2.6m · 6 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- Bexhill High AcademySecondary · 1,441 pupils
- Claverham Community CollegeSecondary · 1,147 pupils
- St Richard's Catholic CollegeSecondary · 1,029 pupils
- Little Common SchoolPrimary · 670 pupils
- Rye CollegeSecondary · 645 pupils
- Robertsbridge Community CollegeSecondary · 644 pupils
- Battle Abbey SchoolNot applicable · 459 pupils
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 420 pupils
The council
- RotherCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
390 charities are registered here; the 373 that report income have a combined income of £106.7m and a median of £17,443. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (39)
Rother has 39 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 39 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Ann Bayliss | Labour Party | Bexhill Central |
| Ruairi Anthony McCourt | Labour Party | Bexhill Central |
| Ashan Jeeawon | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill Collington |
| Doug Oliver | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill Collington |
| Andrew Peter Hayward | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill Kewhurst |
| Brian John Drayson | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill Kewhurst |
| Mark Colby Legg | Labour Party | Bexhill Old Town & Worsham |
| Polly Janet Gray | Green Party | Bexhill Old Town & Worsham |
| Charles Clark | Independent | Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels |
| Gareth Robert Michael Delany | Labour Party | Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels |
| Hazel Linda Timpe | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill Sackville |
| Terry Byrne | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill Sackville |
| Fazlul Haque Chowdhury | Labour Party | Bexhill Sidley |
| Sam Coleman | Labour Party | Bexhill Sidley |
| Connor Jack Winter | Independent | Bexhill St Marks |
| Jimmy Stanger | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Bexhill St Marks |
| Arren Rathbone Ariel | Green Party | Bexhill St Stephens |
| Richard Thomas | Liberal Democrats | Bexhill St Stephens |
| Neil Gordon | Conservative and Unionist Party | Brede & Udimore |
| Anthony John Lane Barnes | Conservative and Unionist Party | Burwash & the Weald |
| Eleanor Mary Kirby-Green | Conservative and Unionist Party | Burwash & the Weald |
| Nicola Hazel McLaren | Liberal Democrats | Catsfield & Crowhurst |
| Lizzie Hacking | Conservative and Unionist Party | Eastern Rother |
| Paul Norman Osborne | Conservative and Unionist Party | Eastern Rother |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative and Unionist Party | Hurst Green & Ticehurst |
| Teresa Mary Killeen | Liberal Democrats | Hurst Green & Ticehurst |
| Kathryn Margaret Field | Liberal Democrats | North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington |
| Sue Burton | Green Party | North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington |
| Tony Biggs | Conservative and Unionist Party | Northern Rother |
| Tony Ganly | Conservative and Unionist Party | Northern Rother |
| Sue Prochak | Liberal Democrats | Robertsbridge |
| Cheryl Creaser | Labour and Co-operative Party | Rye & Winchelsea |
| Dan Bradley | Reform UK | Rye & Winchelsea |
| Simon Bede McGurk | Labour and Co-operative Party | Rye & Winchelsea |
| Beverley Coupar | Independent | Sedlescombe & Westfield |
| Carl Raymond Maynard | Conservative and Unionist Party | Sedlescombe & Westfield |
| Vikki Cook | Liberal Democrats | South Battle & Telham |
| Andrew Stanley Mier | Liberal Democrats | Southern Rother |
| Tim Oliver Grohne | Conservative and Unionist Party | Southern Rother |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 373 largest charities here with trustee data, 115 are linked to at least one other through 88 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- The Great Dixter Charitable Trust and The Great Dixter Charitable Trust8 shared board members
- The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Bexhill and St Peter's Community Association3 shared board members
- The Friends of The Ancient Monuments and Museum of Winchelsea and The Corporation of Winchelsea2 shared board members
- Northiam and Broad Oak Surgeries Patient Participation Group and Friends of St George's Church, Brede2 shared board members
- The League of Friends of The Bexhill Hospital Cio and Highwoods Preservation Society2 shared board members
- Friends of Mary Stanford Lifeboat House and Rye Harbour Village Hall2 shared board members
- Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomews Church, Burwash and Friends of St Bartholomews Church Burwash2 shared board members
- Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomews Church, Burwash and The Reverend George Barnsley's Foundation2 shared board members
- The Jempsons Foundation and Oak Tree Homes Trust2 shared board members
- The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Battle and The Battle Charities2 shared board members
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.