Charities in Hastings
There are 263 registered charities based in and around Hastings. 180 of them (68%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are children and young people, education, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Children and young people67
- Education59
- Arts and heritage42
- Disability24
- Poverty and hardship21
- Older people17
- Environment14
- Mental health10
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 175 of the 263. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 169 local charities under £1 million a year that file an annual return, from the returns held in October 2026. Data from the Charity Commission register, last refreshed in June 2026.
Charities for children and young people in Hastings
5 of the 67 we found.
Hastings West Hill Youth Club
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
Youth Club
Hastings & Rother Ymca
TN37 · Income £100k to £1m
Hastings & Rother YMCA opened in its present building in 1970 and a third generation of local people use its services. Over 850 children, young people & families come to its sports and activities each week. It offers…
Hastings Rye and District Scout Council
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
Promoting the development of young people (from the ages of 4to 25) in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive…
6th Hastings Scout Group
TN34 · Income under £10k
A wide range of physical, interlectual, social and spiritual activities designed to help young people's personal development and to encourage them to play a full and active part in society.
Xtrax (Hastings and Rother)
TN34 · Income £100k to £1m
The activities of Xtrax are to support and encourage young people up to the age of 24 in Hastings and Rother by providing advice, assistance, educational and social activities enabling them to make the transition to…
Education charities in Hastings
5 of the 59 we found.
Hastings Musical Festival Limited
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Musical Festival involving Dance, Instrumental, Speech&Drama and Singing.
Hastings and Rother Samaritans
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Hastings and Rother Samaritans is one of over 200 Samaritans branches in the UK. We provide emotional support to anyone who is lonely, depressed or suicidal. We do this by replying to phone calls and emails, and will…
Hastings Thrives
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
Addressing barriers to learning in the most vulnerable children from age 2 onwards through training and one to one support. The charity also provides enrichment activities in the areas of music and the arts.
Leisure & Learning (Hastings)
TN34 · Income under £10k
Leisure & Learning delivers a range of inclusive leisure, learning and wellbeing programmes. Our purpose is to promote community wellbeing, to provide pathways to further education and jobs, to turn our much loved…
Hastings Unit 173 of the Sea Cadet Corps
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide a range of activities ,sport and skills which are attractive and adventurous within a caring discipline based on the high standards of the royal navy, to which young people can respond and which will, in…
Arts and heritage charities in Hastings
5 of the 42 we found.
Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra
TN34 · Income £100k to £1m
We deliver concerts (orchestral, choral, ensemble, chamber choir), recitals (wind, string & piano quintets, quartets and trios, vocal solo and duets), and opera performances and community projects, as well as free…
Hastings Arts Forum
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
The education of the public principally in Hastings and East Sussex in all areas of the arts, but mainly on the visual arts, by providing permanent professional standard gallery space for members to exhibit their work…
Old Hastings Preservation Society Limited
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Run Hastings Fishermen's Museum and Hastings History House, both of which offer archive material, organise walks and talks, events in Old Town and Hastings Weeks, follow planning issues and make representations where…
Hastings Philharmonic Choir
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
The aim and objective of the Choir is to educate the general public in the art and science of music. The choir performs four concerts a year and other than Christmas in the choral tradition. We employ internationally…
Hastings International Piano
TN34 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity stages a biennial international piano festival and international piano concerto competition in Hastings, East Sussex providing public concerts and recitals, together with year round educational activities…
Disability charities in Hastings
5 of the 24 we found.
Hastings Shopmobility
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Hire of manual and electric wheelchairs and scooters to disabled people within the town centre of Hastings
Hastings Gateway Club
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
Hastings Gateway Club provides social & recreational activities for adults with learning difficulties.
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre
TN37 · Income £100k to £1m
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…
Kipling County Carriage Driving Group Rda
TN38 · Income under £10k
Provide facilities for clients/members with disabilities to enjoy and improve their carriage driving skills. Where resources allow, to take clients/members on holiday to enjoy the countryside and experience the feeling…
Boathouse Theatre Arts
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Boathouse Theatre Arts provides specialist performing arts projects for children and young adults who have a learning and/or physical disability. Boathouse runs three groups: Boathouse for Children (aged 5-15);…
Poverty and hardship charities in Hastings
5 of the 21 we found.
Hastings Furniture Service Limited
TN34 · Income £100k to £1m
HFS reuses furniture and appliances donated by residents in Hastings and Rother, supplying them at affordable rates to people with low incomes through stores in Hastings and Bexhill. We also provide cost-price removals…
Hastings Area Community Trust
TN34 · Income £100k to £1m
The provision of accommodation for charities and other organisations and providing an administration service to other grant making bodies. Also making Grants to individuals in line with the Charity's objects.
Village Force Africa
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of VFA are: 1. The relief of financial hardship and relief of need ( water/sanitation, solar power) in socially and economically deprived rural communities initially but not exclusively operating in…
Tesa's Rescue
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
- For the public benefit, the relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, who are unable to afford life-saving or critical veterinary treatments for their pets by the provision of financial assistance; for…
Knight Foundation
TN37 · Income under £10k
Wellbeing Sessions
Charities for older people in Hastings
5 of the 17 we found.
Hastings and St Leonards Men's Shed
TN35 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Shed provides a social environment where older people can meet and pursue a project for their own benefit or for the wider community, using the added expertise and experience of fellow members. It provides a…
Ecr Foundation
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provides Day Care Service for the elderly in Hastings and Rye.Operates a Food Pantry in Hastings to support people in food poverty.Provides English lessons to refugees in Hasting and Bexhill.Supports digital inclusion…
Marsham Older Peoples Project
TN35 · Small charity, income under £100k
MOPP covers the area of Marsham in East Sussex, including Fairlight, Pett, Icklesham, Winchelsea Beach and Ore.MOPP provides a weekly opportunity for old, lonely people to meet for informative talks, excercises, bingo…
Cat Call
TN35 · Income £100k to £1m
We are Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill and Battle area "LOST and FOUND" cat register putting lost cats and kittens back in touch with their families, we maintain a register and proactively liaise with other charities and…
Association of Carers
TN37 · Income £100k to £1m
Supporting unpaid Carers in East Sussex to continue in their caring role by providing FREE, high-quality, volunteer-led services that encourage independence and reduce isolation. Services include - Respite with…
Small charities in Hastings
Most charities here are small, often a few volunteers doing good work close to home, and few of them can afford to advertise. Each of these has an income under £100,000 a year and has reported its accounts recently.
St Helens Park Preservation Society Limited
TN34 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote the permanent preservation of the woodlands known as St Helens Park in the Borough of Hastings and the protection of its wildlife.
Happy Dogs
TN34 · Income under £10k
Rescue abandonned, mistreated, unwanted animalsimprove welfare and health of animalsrehome animals to secure loving homeseducate and promote animal welfare
Better Braybrooke (Environmental Watch)
TN34 · Income under £10k
To improve The Braybrooke Ward by association with local authorities, voluntary organisations and residents by campaigning on issues affecting the quality of life and encouraging environmental improvements.
Seeds of Growth
TN37 · Income under £10k
Committee, Raising Awareness of the Need, Fundraising, General Charity Activities
Three Oaks Village Hall
TN35 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity is a Village Hall.
Charity for Kids
TN37 · Small charity, income under £100k
Charity for Kids operates in Hastings, St Leonards & the surrounding area support Sick, Disabled & Terminally-Ill Children.
The Powdermill Trust Limited
TN37 · Income under £10k
Maintenance of nature reserves at Rotherfield, at Powdermill Wood (Battle), at Hooe Common (Bexhill), at Wainwright Close (St Leonards-on-Sea) and at Crowhurst (Hastings); guided walks and open days at these reserves.
The British Birds Charitable Trust
TN37 · Small charity, income under £100k
Publication of works advancing ornithologyEducation and research in the natural sciences
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How many charities are there in Hastings?
There are 263 registered charities based in and around Hastings. 180 of them (68%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in June 2026, and count charities by their registered address.
What do charities in Hastings work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (67), education (59), and the arts and heritage (42). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 175 of the 263, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Hastings?
Local charities in and around Hastings have 3,038 volunteers between them. That's what 169 charities with an income under £1 million a year told the Charity Commission in their latest annual return. Charities with an income under £10,000 don't have to report it, so the real number is higher.
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