# HASTINGS SIERRA LEONE FRIENDSHIP LINK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1127137
- **Other names:** HSLFL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 10, 2008
- **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=1127137


## Contact

- **Address:** OAKLANDS, ROCK LANE, HASTINGS
- **Postcode:** TN35 4NY
- **Phone:** 01424436603
- **Email:** secretary.hslfl@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.hastingshastings.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF HASTINGS, SIERRA LEONE AND SURROUNDING AREA BY1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS3 THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH4 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE5 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF LOCAL SIERRA LEONEAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

**Activities:** The Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link was founded in 2003 to help Hastings SL to recover from the devastation it suffered during the Rebel War, and to build a relationship between Hastings UK and Hastings SL. The Link carries out regeneration projects in the village; supports links between community groups and schools; and plans projects in the areas of health and economic regeneration.

**Area of benefit:** HASTINGS, SIERRA LEONE AND SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sierra Leone
- East Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £14065 | £13023 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £16155 | £9266 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £13063 | £7417 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £12540 | £30743 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £7429 | £12639 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Richard Graham Homewood** (Chair) — appointed May 10, 2014
- Alex Charles Frear — appointed May 6, 2025
- Christine Boulton-Lane — appointed Jan. 1, 2013
- DEREK TOMBLIN
- Isabel Hodger — appointed Nov. 16, 2016
- Jason Morton — appointed Oct. 3, 2024
- Kevin Lewis Leslie Arthur Boorman — appointed Feb. 1, 2024
- Lynn Elizabeth White — appointed Jan. 1, 2013
- Martin John Copland — appointed May 27, 2016
- ROBIN GRAY MA
- Roger James MITCHELL