Sussex Emmaus

Analysis

Sussex Emmaus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03130876). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sussex Emmaus reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.0m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sussex Emmaus sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sam Pegram Humanitarian Foundation (£2.0m), The Ecology Trust (£2.0m) and The Toybox Charity (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 5.0% and investments 4.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.