# FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 230329
- **Other names:** SOCIETY OF SUSSEX DOWNSMEN, SOCIETY OF SUSSEX DOWNSMEN LIMITED, SOUTH DOWNS SOCIETY, FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 16, 1963
- **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=230329


## Contact

- **Address:** 3 Swan Court, Station Road, Pulborough, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** RH20 1RL
- **Phone:** 01798875073
- **Email:** enquiries@friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk
- **Website:** www.friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE BEAUTY AND AMENITIES OF THE SOUTH DOWNS IN AND WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK

**Activities:** The object for which the Society is established is the preservation of the beauty and amenities of the South Downs for the public benefit. The Society works through its many volunteers and skilled professional staff, guided by its trustees who are elected by the membership, to achieve its objectives.

**Area of benefit:** IN AND WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £192369 | £160898 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £141933 | £169991 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £229005 | £81276 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £107648 | £124782 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £89705 | £98639 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANDREW FRANCES LOVETT — appointed May 28, 2013
- David Anthony Taylor — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- David Gordon Green — appointed July 23, 2019
- Dr ANTHONY MALCOLM WHITBREAD — appointed Jan. 13, 2025
- Henrietta Lacey-Gutsell — appointed Jan. 13, 2025
- Janet Goody — appointed July 12, 2022
- Martin Small — appointed Nov. 14, 2022
- Paul Martin Gilchrist — appointed April 8, 2024
- Paul Wilkinson — appointed March 3, 2020