# Lotus Families

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1108855
- **Other names:** HOME START EAST SUSSEX, HOME-START EAST SUSSEX, HOME-START SOUTH DOWNS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [05368531](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05368531)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1108855


## Contact

- **Address:** NEWHAVEN ENTERPRISE CENTRE, DENTON ISLAND, NEWHAVEN, EAST SUSSEX
- **Postcode:** BN9 9BA
- **Phone:** 01273 612025
- **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 &amp;amp; Hove.




## 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



## Geography

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





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jayne Rice-Oxley Ms** | Chair | Oct. 22, 2019 |
| ALISON WENDY GRAY |  | Oct. 29, 2025 |
| Analiese Doctrove |  | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| Ann-Marie Wilkinson |  | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| Dawn Alison Phillips |  | Oct. 30, 2025 |
| Gail Gray |  | Jan. 23, 2024 |
| Kate Montgomery |  | Sept. 1, 2025 |
| Renata Maria Sims |  | April 30, 2026 |




