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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity

34 /100

Clarity score

Poor

Charity accounts, evidence & financial rating

34/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2025

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Is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity a good charity?

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity scores 34/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£264k total income, 81% cause spend, latest year). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£264k

Accounts 2025-03-31

Spending

£302k

Accounts 2025-03-31

Charitable activities

81%

latest year · share of spending

Accounts filing

Late

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What does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity do?

The charity supports a wide range of charitable and health related activities, benefiting both patients and staff. They include improving the working environment, purchase of medical equipment and the provision of speciality courses.

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity raise and spend?

Accounts period 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £264k —
Total expenditure £302k —
Charitable activities Not disclosed —

What changed in Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2025 compared with 2024. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
−60.1%
£662k → £264k
Spending change
−58.0%
£720k → £302k
Charitable activities share
Not disclosed
Both years need a disclosed spending split.

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £302k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.

From the annual return

What does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
East Surrey Hospital Charity
Previous names on the register
Crawley Horsham NHS Trust Charitable Fund; Surrey and Sussex Healthcare National Health Service Trust Charitable Fund; Sash Charity
Where it says it operates
Surrey

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's finances changed over five years?

Income fell 55% from £583k in 2021 to £264k in 2025; spending was £302k in 2025.

£0 £200k £400k £600k £800k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £583k Spending 2021: £377k Cause spend 2021: £284k Income 2022: £162k Spending 2022: £595k Income 2023: £283k Spending 2023: £333k Income 2024: £662k Spending 2024: £720k Cause spend 2024: £580k Income 2025: £264k Spending 2025: £302k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2025 £264k £302k Not disclosed
2024 £662k £720k £580k
2023 £283k £333k Not disclosed
2022 £162k £595k Not disclosed
2021 £583k £377k £284k

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

Financial context

How do its finances compare with similar charities?

Compare Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity with 81 other disability charities in our detailed dataset: the same regulator, £100k–£500k income band and accounts ending in 2025. Each period covers 50–54 weeks. These are reference points, not targets or a ranking of impact.

Swipe across the table to see the peer median and coverage.

Latest annual figures, accounts ending 2025-03-31. Peer medians exclude this charity; the median is the middle value.
MeasureThis charityPeer medianPeer coverage
Annual income £264k £368k 81 of 81
Annual spending £302k £384k 81 of 81
Charitable activities share Not available Too few disclosures 0 of 81

The annual spending share can differ from the multi-year average shown elsewhere. Missing disclosures are excluded, never counted as zero. We show a median only with at least ten peer disclosures. Different year-end months, restricted funding and delivery models can still limit comparisons.

How does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Same cause, income band and accounts year (2025) 11thpercentile

Scores at or above 11% of 83 charities with the same primary cause, income band and latest accounts year · 34/100 vs 52 peer average.

Income band (£100k–£500k) 8thpercentile

Scores at or above 8% of 1,002 charities in its income band · 34/100 vs 52 peer average.

Disability charities 1stpercentile

Scores at or above 1% of 702 charities in this cause · 34/100 vs 76 peer average.

Where Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity

In 2025, reported income was £263,997 and expenditure was £302,429. Expenditure exceeded income by £38,432. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income fell 60.1% compared with 2024. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

A separate charitable-activities spending figure is not available for this year in our dataset. We cannot calculate an annual programme-spending share from these fields.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Other Charitable Activities.

Use the official contact details to check eligibility, referrals, waiting lists and current service coverage. Broad register classifications and a contact address do not confirm that a particular service is available to you.

Explore source-checked support routes

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2024-03-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

How to judge charity impact evidence

What is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

43/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

33% 5/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

33% 1 trustee · 5/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

10/100

Financial Health metrics for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

0% Not stated · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

30% 3/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

0% Not stated · 0/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

70/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

80% 81% · 8/10 pts (Latest year)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

60% 21p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (Latest year, disclosed years)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Community Support metrics for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

0% Not reported · 0/10 pts

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What trust indicators does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    1 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores. Registration records a commitment to the Code of Fundraising Practice; it does not certify every fundraising activity.

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Official register

Reg 1054072

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

How reliable is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Data refreshed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 1054072. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

Your donation decision

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  1. 1. Match the name and charity number

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

    Our latest accounts data covers 2025. Compare the accounts period, spending and reserves. An administration cost ratio alone cannot tell you how effective a charity is.

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  3. 3. Look for evidence of results

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity a good charity? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity scores 34 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 81% of its spending goes to charitable activities (latest year) and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity as a registered charity (charity number 1054072). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1054072&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's charity number? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's charity number is 1054072. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's charity rating? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity scores 34 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 red flags on this profile: insufficient trustee oversight; late accounts filing; sharp income decline). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 81% of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's overheads? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 19% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 21% of expenditure (2024); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity receive? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity reported £264k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining.

Are Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2026-01-28). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity based? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's registered contact address is in Reigate (RH1 5RH). It tells the regulator it operates in Surrey, with a focus on disability.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity? +

The register records Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's trustees paid? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

What was Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity previously called? +

The register lists these previous names for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity: Crawley Horsham NHS Trust Charitable Fund; Surrey and Sussex Healthcare National Health Service Trust Charitable Fund; Sash Charity.

When was Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity registered as a charity? +

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity was entered on the register on 26 March 1996.

How does CharityCompare score Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.