East Sussex Wras Ltd

Analysis

East Sussex Wras Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pevensey. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05107163). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, East Sussex Wras Ltd reported income of £565k and spending of £696k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £859k to £565k (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Sussex Wras Ltd sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MC Fund (£565k), The Plastow Family Charitable Trust (£565k) and The Brompton Fountain Royal Brompton & Harefield Family Support Group (£565k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, charitable activities 15% and investments 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £227k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £400k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.