Rural Community Support Society

Analysis

Rural Community Support Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Rural Community Support Society reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £10k to £12k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2026, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Rural Community Support Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter West Lions Club (CIO) (£12k), The Evelyn Charitable Settlement (£12k) and Norden Community Trust (£12k).