A Southdown colleague playing beach volleyball, raising an arm in celebration. The image reflects Southdown’s recognition as one of the UK’s Top 30 Employers for Working Families, highlighting teamwork, inclusion, wellbeing, and a supportive workplace culture.

Southdown celebrated as Top 30 employer for Working Families 

We are delighted to announce that Southdown has been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 30 Employers for Working Families by the leading work-life balance charity. This prestigious recognition places us alongside some of the country’s most respected organisations, including Aviva, EY, Lloyds Banking Group, and Unilever.  The Working Families Benchmark reveals that 86% […]

Southdown Impact Report 2024–25 cover, highlighting over 50 years of providing housing, mental health, care, and learning disability support services across Sussex. Features Southdown logo and a smiling woman, symbolising hope, dignity, and community.

Southdown Impact Report 2024–25 showcases life-changing support for people across Sussex

Southdown has published its 2024-25 Impact Report, showcasing how the organisation has supported 11,725 people across Sussex to live with dignity, respect, and independence over the past year.  The comprehensive report, launched alongside Southdown’s ambitious new five-year strategy, demonstrates the real-world impact of person-centred support and the power of listening to the voices of people […]

Southdown Chief Executive presenting the new Strategy 2025–2030 at the launch event in Lewes, with colleagues, clients and partners in attendance. A large screen displays the strategy branding alongside Southdown banners and balloons.

Southdown unveils new strategy to reach thousands more people across Sussex by 2030

Today, Southdown launched its bold new strategy for 2025-2030, setting out a vision to expand support to thousands more people across Sussex while breaking down the barriers between housing, mental health, and disability services. The comprehensive five-year plan, unveiled at a sector gathering at our head office in Lewes, Sussex, responds directly to the mounting […]

UOK Brighton & Hove webinar marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 with expert-led sessions

On 10 September, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2025, UOK Brighton & Hove hosted a webinar exploring suicide prevention across diverse communities and settings. Chaired by Richard Tandoh, Expert by Experience at Rethink Mental Illness, the event brought together speakers from local and national organisations to share insights, practical strategies, and toolkits for support. […]

Cover page of Southdown’s Gender Pay Gap Report 2025. The design features a green background with the title “Gender Pay Gap Report 2025” in large white text. In the foreground, two Southdown colleagues are shown in conversation: a man wearing a white shirt on the left and a woman wearing a black patterned top on the right.

“The direction we’re heading in gives us confidence”- Southdown’s Gender Pay Gap Report 2025 shows progress

We are pleased to release our 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report, which highlights the progress we’re making towards pay equity, representation, and fairness in reward at Southdown. This year, we’ve reached a significant milestone by achieving median pay parity and maintaining equity in bonus distribution. In this context, “bonus” refers to long service awards and […]

Southdown responds to the latest Learning from Lives and Deaths (LeDeR) report

A report exploring data on the early deaths of people in the UK who are autistic or have a learning disability exposes the stark health inequalities they face. The Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) 2023 report, released by researchers at King’s College London, reveals that […]