Community Action East Sussex

Analysis

Community Action East Sussex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2003, 23 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 04637252). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Action East Sussex reported income of £744k and spending of £764k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £886k to £744k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped 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, Community Action East Sussex sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Luke's Community and Regeneration Enterprises (£744k), Iron Aid Foundation (£744k) and Sense Ability Matters LTD. (£744k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £136k. Reserves of £318k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.