# HOVE CIVIC SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187602
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 27, 2020
- **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=1187602


## Contact

- **Address:** 43 HOVE PARK VILLAS, HOVE
- **Postcode:** BN3 6HH
- **Phone:** 07963250770
- **Email:** helmut.lusser@globaltolocal.com
- **Website:** https://hovecivicsociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A. TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN HOVE B. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF HOVE C. TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC INTEREST THE SOCIETY SHALL HAVE POWER TO DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** We comment on new developments and seek to influence planning policy for the area.We run an annual programme of lectures and occasional site visits.We initiate improvements to our townscape including street tree planting and general public realm improvements. We manage and run arts initiatives especially the Hove Plinth and its varying sculptures.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Brighton And Hove



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £9523 | £22951 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £95066 | £19593 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £66842 | £14729 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £26566 | £20509 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £9474 | £17436 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Helmut Lusser** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- ALAN MOON — appointed Oct. 20, 2022
- ANDREW HAICALIS — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- ANDREW NICHOLS — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- Bob Ryder — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- CHARLES PATRICK LOWE — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- Elaine Evans — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- Helen Phillips — appointed Oct. 25, 2023
- Karin Janzon — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- Katarzyna Podhaiska — appointed Oct. 25, 2023
- Lara Rix-Paradinas — appointed Oct. 30, 2024
- Paul Joyce — appointed Oct. 22, 2025