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hastings advice and representation centre

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Hastings Advice And Representation Centre is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in St. Leonards On Sea and operates in East Sussex and West Sussex.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

HARC provides an accessible information, advice and advocacy service, specialising in welfare benefits and tax credits up to and including the Upper Tier Tribunal. We offer home visits to elderly and housebound people and advice surgeries in Hastings & Rother. Our aim is to relieve local poverty by ensuring the correct benefit is received by people on a low income.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£706,728
Latest Expenditure
£756,415

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £43,362
Charitable Activities £533,855
Other Trading £122,586
Investments £6,925
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £642,241
Raising Funds £114,174
Governance £8,314
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£706,728£756,415£642,241£321,924£290,10623 / 14
2023£768,819£737,049£620,045£371,603£262,40924 / 14
2022£721,161£625,605£535,737£339,828£245,89225 / 15
2021£656,492£518,138£457,120£244,260£216,23321 / 13
2020£536,496£546,374£476,498£105,889£92,25421 / 15

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers