Community & Social Justice Poverty & Inclusion 2025
Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA)

Annual Report 2024-2025

Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA) supports people and communities in Lewes District and across East Sussex through a wide range of services. In 2024-25, 80,036 people benefited from SCDA services; £5,840,180 in annualised benefit income was secured for residents; 1,161 participants were supported into employment; 10,530 people received welfare benefits advice; and 583 community supermarket households made 9,010 visits. 281 volunteers contributed; total income was £4.86m. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted for Denton Island Nursery; BACP-accredited counselling.

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Sussex Community Counselling (BACP-accredited, low-cost); Support for Survivors of Suicide; Bereaved by Suicide Outreach; youth counselling; Denton Island Nursery (76-place, Ofsted Good); community supermarkets (Newhaven and Peacehaven); food bank; employability programmes (WHP, ESTAR, Find Your Future); MoveAbility (cycling/walking for disabled people); Ouse Valley Climate Action; loneliness programme; family learning; holiday activities and food (HAF); youth clubs; community hubs; welfare benefits helpline; community navigators; LDCAN VCS infrastructure Custom geography from upload: Newhaven / Lewes District / East Sussex

📊Key Metrics

80,036 people benefited from SCDA services in 2024-25; £5,840,180 annualised benefit income secured for 10,530 residents Key Metric 1
1,161 participants supported across employability programmes; 199 job starts through Work and Health Programme; 53 job starts through Support into Work Key Metric 2
583 community supermarket households made 9,010 visits; £458,378 in Household Support Fund vouchers distributed to 2,075 households; 281 volunteers gave 7,500+ hours Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 100% of counselling clients rated experience as Good or Very Good; 97.6% reported improved wellbeing; 92.8% better able to cope; 87% of community impact survey agreed SCDA identifies and responds to community needs
  • £29 generated in financial gains for every £1 invested in expert advice services; 84% of volunteers satisfied in their role; 97% report benefit from volunteering; Making it Happen programme awarded £913,000 in grants to 350+ community projects over 5.5 years
  • Total income £4.86m (down 3.8%); total expenditure £4.86m; free reserves £800,284 (123% of target); SCDA is lead VCS infrastructure organisation for Lewes District via LDCAN commission from East Sussex County Council

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