Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

The charity promotes education and access to nature and environment through activities such as peer support groups, beach or forest school, volunteer activities, conservation, workshops and training classes, peer led projects, across the Rother District, East Sussex.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£36,314	£18,065	£18,249	14
30/06/22		£35,344	£18,485	£16,859	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.communitysupporters.org.uk

hello@communitysupporters.org.uk

+447852763706

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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
14 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Urban Eco
£10,000	28/03/2023	This project will provide a range of community workshops focused on sustainable living/wellbeing for residents. The project aims to help the community and develop skills during the cost of living ....more This project will provide a range of community workshops focused on sustainable living/wellbeing for residents. The project aims to help the community and develop skills during the cost of living crisis.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Supporters
£5,000	11/03/2022	Funding was provided towards core costs for women's group activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - urban eco project
£10,000	25/10/2021	The funding is for the running of a feasibility study on two sites offered to the organisation by the Rother District council for the purpose of creating urban green and eco space for the benefit of ....more The funding is for the running of a feasibility study on two sites offered to the organisation by the Rother District council for the purpose of creating urban green and eco space for the benefit of residents and local biodiversity. The organisation will also be running an engagement project with the community to see if this idea will be successful and how best to utilise the sites for community action and support the council and local area meet their climate emergency targets.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

ABUL KALAM AZAD Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: BEXHILL ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION, HASTINGS AND ROTHER INTERFAITH FORUM,

LYNN MOIRA LANGLANDS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: WARMING UP THE HOMELESS,

PETER CLARKE BEM Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF COMBE VALLEY,

RICHARD THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: RURAL ROTHER TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2021, number: 1195006

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

26 NORTH ROAD
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
EAST SUSSEX
TN39 5BL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT IN AND AROUND ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, ARE:1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TO PROVIDE FOREST SCHOOL BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.2) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION OF PRACTICAL MEASURES AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE LITTER AND IMPROVE THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE LOCAL AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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