# RURAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1109446
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 12, 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=1109446


## Contact

- **Address:** Rural Community Support Society, 2/3 The Old Forge, Gardner Street,Herstmonceux, HAILSHAM, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN27 4LG
- **Phone:** 07716 308304
- **Email:** herstmonceuxvic@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF HERSTMONCEUX AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF SAID INHABITANTS.   2. TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAID PURPOSE AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF STATUTORY BODIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO SHARE BEST PRACTICE.

**Activities:** The provision of a wide range of information to local residents and visitors to the area.  This range includes tourist information, bus and train timetables, details of local activities, hotels and B&Bs, also local authority information and Government leaflets concerning welfare issues and benefits.  Up-to-date computing services can now be accessed by visitors to the Centre.

**Area of benefit:** VILLAGE OF HERSTMONCEUX AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £9301 | £6486 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £9723 | £22912 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £9855 | £9802 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £10258 | £10062 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £18919 | £7636 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CHRISTINE COGDELL — appointed Nov. 1, 2012
- Clare Harrison — appointed March 1, 2021
- SALLY JANE DICKINSON — appointed March 20, 2020
- Sheila Charlton — appointed May 20, 2015