The West Sussex Countryside Studies Trust

Analysis

The West Sussex Countryside Studies Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The West Sussex Countryside Studies Trust reported income of £204k and spending of £204k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £501k to £204k (-59%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The West Sussex Countryside Studies Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gerald Arthur Rolph Foundation for Historic Preservation and Education (£203k), The Friends of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (£204k) and Chadacre Agricultural Trust (£202k).