Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust

Analysis

Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06166961). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £847k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £958k to £1.1m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Rutlishians' Association (£1.1m), Notts Gymnastics Academy (£1.1m) and Pinewood Gymnastics Club Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60% and charitable activities 39%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £11k. Reserves of £209k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.