Sussex Community Development Association

Analysis

Sussex Community Development Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newhaven. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03387617). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sussex Community Development Association reported income of £4.9m and spending of £4.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.0m to £4.9m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sussex Community Development Association 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (£4.9m), The Five Towns Plus Hospice Fund Limited (£4.9m) and Coeliac UK (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £800k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.