The Eastbourne Society

Analysis

The Eastbourne Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07335791). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eastbourne Society reported income of £20k and spending of £16k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £20k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 357%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Eastbourne Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furness Bach Choir (£20k), The Southend Symphony Orchestral Society (£20k) and The Trust for Education in Dance and Drama (£20k).