Charities in Rother
There are 779 registered charities based in and around Rother. 567 of them (73%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are education, children and young people, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Education229
- Children and young people209
- Arts and heritage119
- Disability70
- Poverty and hardship52
- Older people48
- Environment42
- Animals27
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 515 of the 779. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 479 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.
Education charities in Rother
5 of the 229 we found.
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…
The Congelow Organic Educational Charitable Trust
TN18 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education of the general public in the principles of organic farming, growing and gardening.
Magdalen and Lasher Educational Foundation
TN38 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide various means of educational financial assistance to persons under the age of 25 who are residents of the Borough of Hastings or who have attended schools in the Borough for more than 2 years.
Dunk's Educational Foundation
TN18 · Small charity, income under £100k
Dunks Educational Foundation was established to provide assistance to the children in the Parish of Hawkhurst requiring assistance with their educational needs. The hall within the Almshouse property is hired out to…
Hughes Education Charity
TN21 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity supports those in education. This is carried out through the provision of grants and materials to people in full time education and organisations which support those in full time education.
Charities for children and young people in Rother
5 of the 209 we found.
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…
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…
The Crowhurst Youth Club
TN33 · Small charity, income under £100k
Crowhurst Youth Club aims to provide an opportunity for young people in Crowhurst to develop their educational, personal and social potential. We seek to apply a principle of effective youth work to the contempory…
Activate - Fairlight Youth Centre
TN35 · Income under £10k
YOUTH CLUB FOR 9-16 YEAR OLD CHILDREN OF LOCAL VILLAGES. We own our own premises which is also used by the wider community.
Hastings West Hill Youth Club
TN38 · Small charity, income under £100k
Youth Club
Arts and heritage charities in Rother
5 of the 119 we found.
Hastings and Rother University of the Third Age (U3a)
TN39 · Small charity, income under £100k
Education and Training, Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage, for older people.
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);…
Bexhill Museum
TN39 · Income £100k to £1m
The object of the charity is to provide a museum in order to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public for their benefit particularly by the presentation of exhibitions, lectures and other means…
New London Orchestra Limited
TN31 · Small charity, income under £100k
The New London Orchestra offers music projects including concerts, recordings, and music-related education and outreach projects in schools and in the wider community. All projects aim to have an education element,…
The Friends of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra
TN5 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance and promote public education in and the appreciation of music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals in conjunction with the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra and smaller groups of the…
Disability charities in Rother
5 of the 70 we found.
Bexhill and Rother Homelessness Unity Group (H.u.g.) CIO
TN40 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Bexhill & Rother Homelessness Unity Group ,HUG, was conceived in order to forge unity and action around concerns of growing homelessness locally. The foundation is Christian and the charity's original aim is to…
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…
Naylor Lodge 6629
TN33 · Income under £10k
General Charity purposes, Education & Training, Disability, The prevention or relief of poverty,Children & young people, Elderly and Old people,People with disabilities.All within the area of Hastings & Rother District
Knight Foundation
TN37 · Income under £10k
Wellbeing Sessions
The Bexhill Talking Newspaper
TN39 · Income under £10k
Providing services for people with a disability/special needs
Poverty and hardship charities in Rother
5 of the 52 we found.
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…
Tendai - Bongani
TN39 · Income under £10k
The purpose of this charity is to relieve the needs of adolescent girls in Zimbabwe who are pregnant or have given birth, particularly those under 17 years of age, in need by reason of youth, financial hardship, ill…
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…
Hospital of St John the Baptist CIO
BN24 · Income £100k to £1m
The Charity provides almshouses for people who are over 60 years old, are of good character and in financial hardship. At the time of appication, the potential resident must reside within the Ancient Parishes of…
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…
Charities for older people in Rother
5 of the 48 we found.
Friends Altogether in Rother
TN31 · Small charity, income under £100k
FAiR is an inclusive, accessible community Charity for the over 65s, based in Rye. Our Focus and Ethos are to ensure our rural communities in Rother are not disadvantaged in respect to receiving advice, information and…
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…
Wadhurst U3a
TN5 · Small charity, income under £100k
In Wadhurst and surrounding areas we encourage and enable older people no longer in full time paid employment to help each other to share their knowledge, skills, interests and experience.We are currently running 23…
Rye & District U3a
TN31 · Small charity, income under £100k
Self help learning organisation for older people, with over 20 interest groups including history, current affairs, languages, art, craft, walking, birdwatching and computing.
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…
Small charities in Rother
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.
Stonegate Village Hall
TN5 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity maintains the village hall for the benefit of and use by the village community and residents.
Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
TN31 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity supports all aspects of the management of the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in East Sussex by providing finance, volunteer assistance, staff accommodation and advice. Meetings and events for members of the…
Step International
TN33 · Income under £10k
The Trustees continued to-conduct feasibility studies on projects and initiatives that might best meet the charity's objectives, focusing on employment creation and economic regeneration schemes.-investigate…
Bexhill Community Church
TN40 · Small charity, income under £100k
Religious ActivitiesRelief of Poverty
Narconon United Kingdom
TN21 · Small charity, income under £100k
Rehabilitation from drug and alchool dependency, training of specialist staff, and delivery of drugs awareness education.
The Beckley Fund
TN31 · Income under £10k
Grant making charity with the emphasis on, but not limited to supporting educational and other organisations providing music, drama, literature and the arts in Beckley, East Sussex and a seven mile radius thereof.
Bexhill Light Operatic and Dramatic Society
TN40 · Income under £10k
Amateur operatic and dramatic society
Catsfield Village Hall
TN33 · Small charity, income under £100k
Running village hall for benefit of villagers of Catsfield.
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How many charities are there in Rother?
There are 779 registered charities based in and around Rother. 567 of them (73%) 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 Rother work on?
The most common causes are education (229), children and young people (209), and the arts and heritage (119). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 515 of the 779, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Rother?
Local charities in and around Rother have 8,801 volunteers between them. That's what 479 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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