# Lotus Families

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1108855
- **Other names:** HOME START EAST SUSSEX, HOME-START EAST SUSSEX, HOME-START SOUTH DOWNS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 5, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1108855


## Contact

- **Address:** NEWHAVEN ENTERPRISE CENTRE, DENTON ISLAND, NEWHAVEN, EAST SUSSEX
- **Postcode:** BN9 9BA
- **Phone:** 01273612025
- **Email:** hello@lotus-families.org.uk
- **Website:** www.lotus-families.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN EAST SUSSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA:A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE AT RISK OF HARM AND DISADVANTAGE, INCLUDING THOSE AT RISK OF DOMESTIC ABUSE IN ALL ITS FORMS.B) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE.

**Activities:** Lotus Families is a small, women-centred charity based in East Sussex, dedicated to the prevention of abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG), and to supporting long-term recovery. Since 1996, we have specialised in services for women with children living across East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

**Area of benefit:** THE BOROUGH OF EASTBOURNE; LEWES AND WEALDEN DISTRICT AND THEIR ENVIRONS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £268516 | £275188 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £325906 | £281176 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £292041 | £275889 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £176166 | £161312 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £145095 | £125148 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jayne Rice-Oxley Ms** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 22, 2019
- ALISON WENDY GRAY — appointed Oct. 29, 2025
- Analiese Doctrove — appointed Jan. 28, 2026
- Ann-Marie Wilkinson — appointed Jan. 28, 2026
- Dawn Alison Phillips — appointed Oct. 30, 2025
- Gail Gray — appointed Jan. 23, 2024
- Kate Montgomery — appointed Sept. 1, 2025