Sussex Heritage Trust Limited

Analysis

Sussex Heritage Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01331300). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sussex Heritage Trust Limited reported income of £217k and spending of £243k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £125k to £217k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 40%. 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, Sussex Heritage Trust Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opera Circus Limited (£217k), High Peak Community Arts Limited (£217k) and US Charitable Trust (£217k).