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the john and susan bowers fund

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. The John And Susan Bowers Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Lewes and operates in England And Wales.


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

About 80% of income from dividends, donations, tax recovery, interest is distributed in grants of ?500 to ?1200 to around 40 registered charities (mainly small, self-help, emerging) chosen in October by trustees. Most animal welfare and large charities are excluded. The balance is invested for income growth. Unsolicited funding applications are considered but only a minority are successful.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£34,790
Latest Expenditure
£39,850

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 5.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £615,453
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £11
Investments £14,717
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £36,569
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £36,569
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£34,790£39,8500 / 1
2024£38,712£33,6100 / 8
2023£51,204£35,6280 / 1
2022£135,361£135,2520 / 1
2021£631,531£36,569£36,569£1,088,503£6,5220 / 2

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
5 GREENACRES DRIVE
RINGMER
LEWES
BN8 5LZ
Registration Date
27 November 1973
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
266616
Charity Number
266616

Trustees

JENNIFER ARMITSTEAD
MR CHRIS BOWERS
STEPHEN MARTIN HUGH JOHNS
MRS JENNY JOHNS
Veryan Gill
Louisa Sarah Elisabeth Flemington
SEBASTIAN ALAN HUGH JOHNS