Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

SUSSEX GREEN LIVING

Sussex Green Living is a multi-award winning charity offering climate mitigation solutions. Mentoring & educating schools, public, businesses, councils, inspiring action on climate, nature & social justice. Outreach includes Repair Cafes, Youth Eco Forum, pop-up Climate Hub, engagement using our retrofitted 1974 milk float & 28 plastic recycling drop off locations, uniting and empowering networks

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 4 years

www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk

info@sussexgreenlivng.co.uk

07768212833

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£45,362	£42,391	£2,971	120
31/03/22		£34,979	£22,860	£12,119	115
31/03/21		£29,311	£23,996	£5,315	99

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sussex Green Living
£5,000	11/03/2022	Funding was provided towards the cost of employing an Admin Assistant to assist with marketing, publicity, organising events and schedules, liaising with volunteers, and taking over a lot of the ....more Funding was provided towards the cost of employing an Admin Assistant to assist with marketing, publicity, organising events and schedules, liaising with volunteers, and taking over a lot of the ancillary work involved in running the charity.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sussex Green Living
£5,000	12/03/2021 10	Funding was provided to enable them to buy and re-furbish a second-hand electric milk float.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sussex Green Living
£6,472	16/11/2018 6	Funding was provided for free school assemblies and class sessions to raise awareness about climate change.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAN PETRAK Appointed: 2021

HAMISH MCDERMID Appointed: 2022

JILL SHUKER Appointed: 2021

KAREN MELLOR Appointed: 2020

LIZ THORNS Appointed: 2021

PAUL BELLRINGER OBE Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2020, number: 1189569

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 22 days late,

Main office

The White House
Coolham Road
Coneyhurst
BILLINGSHURST
West Sussex
RH14 9DH

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF SGL IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW TO ADOPT AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE AND IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO REDUCE THEIR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

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