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Sussex Steel

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1160159LittlehamptonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£56k2025-12-31
Spending£43ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause73rd pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Sussex Steel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Littlehampton. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sussex Steel reported income of £56k and spending of £43k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £56k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sussex Steel sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alma Green Charity CIO (£56k), The Garennie Charitable Trust (£56k) and Mayor of Wandsworths Charity (£56k).

Income and spending

£0£14k£28k£42k£56k2021 Income: £29,2252021 Spending: £33,33420212022 Income: £37,2612022 Spending: £43,65520222023 Income: £34,9392023 Spending: £26,27520232024 Income: £39,8292024 Spending: £32,27120242025 Income: £56,4762025 Spending: £43,0072025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Sussex Steel provides education in the art of steelpan for all, through workshops, tuition and performances.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Alma Green Charity CIOLondon£56k
The Garennie Charitable TrustBristol£56k
Mayor of Wandsworths CharityLondon£56k
Cooke Charitable TrustLaunceston£57k