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Friends of the South Downs is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage.
What does the register show for Friends of the South Downs?
Friends of the South Downs (number 230329) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Friends of the South Downs do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-21.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of the South Downs
Answers Friends of the South Downs gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Friends of the South Downs's highest-paid staff paid?
Friends of the South Downs's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Friends of the South Downs 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
Friends of the South Downs's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Society of Sussex Downsmen; Society of Sussex Downsmen Limited; South Downs Society
Where it says it operates
East Sussex · Hampshire · West Sussex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-21. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Friends of the South Downs registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEnvironment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of the South Downs yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of the South Downs.
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Is Friends of the South Downs a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Friends of the South Downs as a registered charity (number 230329) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Friends of the South Downs's charity number?
Friends of the South Downs's charity number is 230329. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 230329?
Search 230329 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Friends of the South Downs do?
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.
Does Friends of the South Downs have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of the South Downs. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Friends of the South Downs?
Friends of the South Downs's website listed in our register data is http://www.friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Friends of the South Downs's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Friends of the South Downs's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of the South Downs?
The register records Friends of the South Downs 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 Friends of the South Downs's trustees paid?
Friends of the South Downs's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Friends of the South Downs previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Friends of the South Downs: Society of Sussex Downsmen; Society of Sussex Downsmen Limited; South Downs Society.
When was Friends of the South Downs registered as a charity?
Friends of the South Downs was entered on the register on 16 October 1963. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00319437).