Sussex Family History Group

Analysis

Sussex Family History Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sussex Family History Group reported income of £42k and spending of £51k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £66k to £42k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Sussex Family History Group sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dorchester and District U3a (£42k), Friends of the Bargello (£42k) and The Travers Foundation (£42k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.