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West Sussex Archives Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
266997
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 23, 2026. Filing history
Registered
March 29, 1974
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
West Sussex Archives Society
West Sussex Record Office
County Hall
West Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RN

Contact

Phone
01243 753600
Email
contact@wsas.co.uk
Website
wsas.co.uk
Screenshot of the West Sussex Archives Society website

Activities

To promote the work of West Sussex Record Office and help buy documents for it. To encourage research into the local history of West Sussex and original documents. To hold meeting for the membership per year, including the AGM. To publish four Newsletter and a Journal annually.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History Of West Sussex And 1) To Arouse And Stimulate Interest In Historical Records And Increase Awareness Of The Need For Their Preservation. 2) To Assist The Work Of The West Sussex Archives Office By Fundraising, Working Parties Or Any Other Means. 3) To Seek Out Material Of Historical Interest And To Persuade Owners Of The Need To Take Steps To Ensure Its Preservation. 4) To Arrange Outings, Lectures And Other Activities To Foster Interest In The History Of West Sussex.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
East Sussex, West Sussex

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 23, 2026On time £6,685 £5,888
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 15, 2025On time £7,434 £4,606
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 17, 2024On time £5,127 £4,213
Dec. 31, 2022 March 27, 2023On time £3,371 £3,759
Dec. 31, 2021 May 5, 2022On time £3,905 £3,069
Dec. 31, 2020 April 10, 2021 £2,835 £3,544

Trustees

Name Appointed
Richard Howell (Chair) March 25, 2023
Jane Mant March 27, 2021
Leigh Lawson