# Hassocks Community Organisation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1183097 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1183097)
- Company number: 07128053
- Website: https://www.hassockscommunity.org.uk
- Latest income: £21.8k; spending £16.9k
- What it funds: Education / training, Environment / conservation / heritage, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: West Sussex
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hassocks-community-organisation

We are community based, operating as an umbrella organisation for local initiatives. Run by a board of volunteer trustees, who oversee a variety of projects run by individual groups.HCO tries to serve the interests of the community by helping to provide recreational and leisure time activities, improving the environment, enabling social events, and creating opportunities for residents.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £21.8k | £16.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £19k | £18.7k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £25.3k | £22.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £15.4k | £17.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £32.2k | £14.2k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Hassocks and the surrounding area (the 'area of benefit') the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants;(b) To promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in particular by advancing the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment; and(c) To advance the education principally of the inhabitants of the area of benefit in particular by the provision of vocational and skills training and work experience and by the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

## What it funds

Hassocks Community Organisation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, environment / conservation / heritage and recreation for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Hassocks Community Organisation reported income of £21.8k and spending of £16.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £90k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Sussex.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Hassocks Community Organisation in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (hassockscommunity.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Hassocks Community Organisation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Hassocks Community Organisation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Hassocks Community Organisation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Sussex.

### Does Hassocks Community Organisation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Hassocks Community Organisation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Hassocks Community Organisation give each year?

The register does not break out Hassocks Community Organisation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £16.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £18k a year.

### How large is Hassocks Community Organisation?

In its latest reported year Hassocks Community Organisation reported income of £21.8k and spending of £16.9k.


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