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2025-06-30-accounts

“Having a safe, accommodating place to stay and helping me look after my mental health has made a massive difference.”

Chair’s Report

July 2024 - June 2025

*The image is for representation purpose only. Courtesy DePaul.

Sussex Nightstop – registered charity (Charity Number: 1132386) and company limited by guarantee (Companies House: 06822217) Published December 2025

I Moving forwards

A home provides the foundation, stability and security from which to pursue life’s opportunities. It is the ability to move forwards with your life with purpose, providing the roots from which to enjoy and contribute to your community.

This year, the number of young people who approached our service because they were either worried about their housing or were experiencing homelessness rose by 55%. The percentage who were rough-sleeping at the point of finding us has risen again from 31% to 33% over the year. Whatever their situation, these are all young people for whom day-to-day life can not only be dangerous but devoid of the growth, development and fun that is so important at this age.

The latest 2023-2024 Centrepoint research is stark, reporting a 12% increase in youth homelessness in this period. This, along with reported shortfalls in Council support (nearly one third of young people not being given the assessment they are entitled to), has resulted in increasing levels of mistrust of services which young people describe as scary and re-traumatising.

Ensuring that the city moves forward in its response to youth homelessness has been an important priority for Sussex Nightstop over the year. We have continued to invest significant time and resources adapting our work to fit changes to the local housing support system, where young people now access help through the universally-aged Council housing service. Building on our previous work we’ve approved a further 11 community referrers, four of whom have now referred a young person into our service. And in March we were joined by 10 brilliant partner organisations to celebrate the great results we can achieve for young people when we work together in this way.

Ours is one response within a complex and interconnected system, one which we think can be improved for young people and we’ve played a proactive role this year in advocating for the issues facing this 16-25 year old age group and rae the need for them to be specifically Os S recognised and tailored for in the emerging Brighton & Hove City “Fe ca Homelessness & Rough-Sleeping Strategy. We are optimistic that, i £ a alongside with partners, we can build a we better offer.

TARA’S STORY

We met Tara at just 17 years of age. Fleeing from their family home after multiple arguments with mum, they didn’t want to return and were facing the prospect of sleeping rough.

Referred to us by the Council, we could offer a place of safety and Tara went on to stay with our volunteer hosts for 30 nights whilst continuing to attend college.

Our team met Tara face2face most days, supporting their wellbeing and advocating for their wishes with partner services, including their desire not to return to the family home and the better onward options. As a result, Tara moved into permanent accommodation with a foster carer.

“There's a lot of support services that you guys have to offer younger people and if they have nowhere to go, it’s better to be in a host family or a host house than be in the streets because depending on the time of the year it can either be cold... and you also don't know who is gonna be in the street the same time and know what's gonna happen.”

Sussex Nightstop has responded!

On 256 nights across 2024-2025, young people of all faiths, race, ethnicities, sexual orientation and gender were welcomed into our volunteer host homes, offered a private and comfortable room, a hot meal, access to washing facilities and a listening ear where it was wanted. Our Service Coordinators provided them with intensive support and with that the fastest possible exit from homelessness.

of our young guests moved on into safe, longer-term accommodation.

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I Every contact counts

28% of young people have approached us directly for support this year, without the help of another agency. The vast majority of these have accessed us through our new self-referral pathway launched in February 2025.

Getting to young people early in their homelessness experience is critical and just over a quarter of young people who get in touch tell us that they are not in touch with any other services. So, their first encounter with us is crucial. For some, we are the service they turn to having not found the support they need elsewhere. Positive first experiences are critical in preventing harms to young people and we’ve been working hard to make every contact with every young person count. Our experienced team has been spending more time listening, assessing needs and supporting young people to navigate and access services such as housing and health, so that young people are effectively informed and guided in taking their next steps to address their homelessness, whether they stay with us or not . This emergent and important role is one we are continuing to prioritise and invest in - whether the young person stays with us or not - and we’re introducing new ways to capture, monitor and evaluate this new, additional work.

I Kindness matters

Making the system work better for young people can only be achieved with the input of young people, strong advocacy and committed collaboration – it’s been a productive year for Sussex Nightstop on all three fronts.

We were proud to lead the first city insight project into youth homelessness alongside our partners Clocktower Sanctuary and YMCA DLG. The emerging ‘Here for You’ report shines a light on the real experiences of young people in our city seeking support in their time of homelessness crisis. It provides both recommendations and a mandate as to how things might improve. We are committed to working with partners moving forward to make those improvements real and we will continue our strong advocacy for improvements to the youth homelessness offer within key city plans. We are proud that our work here has resulted in a new children, families and young people chapter in the City Homelessness & Rough-Sleeping Strategy.

’ - what jumped out for us was the importance The full ‘Here for you report can be read here of the first encounter.

Kindness has always been a core Sussex Nightstop value and what we heard from the 36 young people who took part in our qualitative insight work is that it matters to them too.

Our volunteers provide that. They help restore some of the trust and

hope that has been lost and, despite an overall drop in volunteering uptake nationally, we recruited, trained and welcomed five new host households and two volunteer community champions to our 60 strong volunteer team.

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I Collaborating with our community

In a year where we have seen increasingly open hostility to people who by some are seen to be ‘other’, the willingness of our community to respond positively with open arms not only amazes us but is essential.

Our volunteer team efforts (hosts, community champions, on-call, FIT and events volunteers) have been further amplified enormously by the generosity of those who give in other ways: our individual donors, community and corporate supporters.

So many people and businesses have stepped forward. Our thanks to:

Artists Open Houses and Richard Zinzan and Chris Storey who, with the generosity of local artists and our sponsors ran our Sussex Nightstop open house, raising over £5500.

The enthusiastic businesses and sponsors who took part in our Tryathlon 2025 , made it such a success and helped us raise over £4000.

Hive HR, Orange Property and Mortgage Medics for their pro bono business support and payroll giving .

Our business champions, supporters and sponsors are amazing:

We celebrate our increasingly diverse staff, volunteer and trustee team and take our responsibilities in making all feel welcome and included seriously. Throughout this year, we have taken several public stands in support of marginalised communities. Guided by our commitment to inclusivity and fairness, we have shared messages of solidarity on social media, deactivated our Twitter account, welcomed refugees, supported trans people and the LGBTQ+ community, and spoken out against hate.

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I A word from our treasurer

Following a year of surplus Sussex Nightstop entered into this 2024-2025 year with reserves of £162,280, of which £85,050 were restricted.

Anticipating a challenging fundraising environment and reduced income levels, the Board set a deficit budget with expenses partly funded through retained reserves.

The number of awards did reduce in 2024-2025 but the average value increased. The majority of the awards were also unrestricted, allowing for greater flexibility in allocating expenditure. We are pleased to report further growth in non-grant income with combined business and community donations - now 18% of our income, as compared to 12% in the previous year. Total income for 2024-2025 was £194,335.

Expenses were managed to budget at £202,782 and £30,830 of ‘designated’ unrestricted funds were invested in activities that enabled us to progress our strategic priorities, specifically the development of new access points into the service for young people and increased investment into our volunteer recruitment programme.

Overall, the net impact was a small deficit of £8,447 reducing reserves to £153,833, well above the Board approved designated reserve minimum of £40,000.

Income split

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Business Donation,
Bank Interest, 9,393.10, 5%
2,247.03, 1%
Community Donation,
Restricted Grants,
6,029.60, 3%
49,495.67, 25%
Event Income,
18,475.10, 10%
Individual Donations,
27,927.35, 14%
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Unrestricted Grants, Regifted Host Expenses,
77,830.00, 40% 2,937.00, 2%
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Given the uncertain times, we remain concerned about the fundraising landscape whilst also anticipating increasing demands on the service, to which we have already increased resources. We are managing this risk through the release of reserves in 2025-2026, continued fundraising investment and a process of regular review of our expenditure, financial outlook and fundraising strategy.

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|||| |---|---|---| |2024|2025| |Income|£250,907|£194,335| |Expenditure|£167,142|£202,782| |Surplus/deficit|+£83,765|-£8,447| |Restricted reserves|£80,050|£4,000| |Unrestricted reserves|£77,230|£149,833|

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We are pleased at this juncture to be reporting from a position of strength but are mindful of the challenge in meeting our 2025-2028 target of £390,160

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I Looking forward

We have made considerable progress against our 2024-2027 strategy this year. In the process of achieving our milestones we have learned how our service needs to change over the upcoming years, in order to remain the positive force for change in young people’s lives that we aspire to. It also reinforces how much of that is reliant on us reaching out and building trusted relationships directly with young people . Our team expect to spend more time out of the office than in next year.

We remain committed to our ‘ every contact counts’ approach , working alongside and with young people in an inclusive way that does not add to their trauma. Understanding the importance of our support role better we have clear objectives to develop that further, so that our navigation, advocacy, wellbeing, listening and practical activities can have further impact .

Our priorities for the year ahead:

OUTREACH & REFERRALS – Expand referral pathways through new community partnerships and our online self-referral system, ensuring that young people can find us quickly and easily.

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT – Implement our refreshed support offer so that every contact we have with a young person counts; whether they are placed with a host or not.

YOUTH VOICE – Deliver Here for You Phase 2, embedding young people’s insights into service design and ensuring that every stage of our work is shaped by lived experience.

VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT – Recruit and retain more hosts able to offer longer consecutive stays, improving stability for young people and balancing supply with growing demand.

IMPACT & DATA – Strengthen how we measure and demonstrate outcomes, building a consistent data framework that captures immediate crisis prevention and long-term progress.

PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT – Deepen collaboration with local providers to create accessible and seamless referral routes, and a clear package of support for young people.

COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS – Mobilise supporters and volunteers as advocates, raising awareness of youth homelessness and building community commitment to tackle it together.

The trusted relationships we have with our volunteers, donors and supporters from across the voluntary, public and community and corporate sectors will continue to be our most valuable asset and will remain at the heart of future plans.

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I A team effort

Once again, I draw attention to the highly experienced, skilled, dedicated and diverse Sussex Nightstop team of staff and trustees, whose collective contribution mean that we deliver results well above our size. The work is challenging and a commitment to staff wellbeing continues to be at the forefront of our mind.

Lastly, my thanks go to those colleagues and partners with whom we have worked so closely across this year, achieving more together as a result:

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR CLOSE FUNDERS AND SUPPORTERS

We rely on individual, community and corporate donations along with funds from grants and trusts to carry out our vital work and we share the successes within this report with you.

With warm wishes

Tim Williamson Chair, Sussex Nightstop

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Charity Registration No. 1132386

Company Registration No. 06822217 (England and Wales)

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees

Charity number

Company number

Registered office

Business address

Independent examiner

Bankers

Mr C Storey Ms A Hickey Ms J Moore Mr T Williamson Mr G Anderson Mr J Kilmartin Mr S Murphy Ms D McSween 1132386 06822217 7-9 The Avenue Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3YA 11 St Georges Place Brighton BN1 4GB Anthony Smith FCA Humphrey & Co 7 - 9 The Avenue Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3YA The Co-operative Bank 164/165 Western Rd Brighton BN1 2BB Triodos Bank Deanary Road Bristol BS1 5AS

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CONTENTS

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)”.

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (effective 1 January 2019) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

Structure, governance and management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 17 February 2009 and was registered with the Charity Commission on 28 October 2009. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the period and up to the date of signature were:

Mr C Storey Ms A Hickey

Ms J Moore

Mr T Williamson

Mr G Anderson Mr J Kilmartin Mr S Murphy Ms D McSween

Trustees are recruited based on their experience in the areas of social care and homelessness as well as experience in the areas of strategic planning, community engagement, finance and charitable governance.

Induction of new trustees and training for all trustees is achieved through induction meetings with the chair, attendance and discussions at Board meetings and strategic away days. Ongoing trustee development is achieved through attendance at external events and training as correlate to the individual learning needs of Trustees and an annual skills audit of the full board.

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefit from the charity. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefit from the charity.

The Board of Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. At present the Board is made up of eight Trustees from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity. Sussex Nightstop Plus Limited is affiliated to DePaul UK (Registered Charity Number: 802384) and its activities are reviewed and regulated by them.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects are to relieve the need, hardship or distress of those in housing need by enabling a community led response to homelessness for the public benefit of individuals across Sussex — in particular but not exclusively, through the provision of safe night-by-night accommodation, longer accommodation and support. We do this through our network of volunteer hosts who open up their homes to help young people at risk of homelessness.

The trustees confirm that the activities undertaken by the Charity in this reporting period have been duly within our Charitable Objects as outlined and our work has concentrated on the facilitation and enablement of our network of volunteer hosts to open up their homes to help young people at risk of homelessness. The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission guidance on Charity and Public Benefit and confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to it.

Achievements and performance

In a year where we have witnessed increasingly open hostility to people who are considered to be ‘different’, the willingness of people to open up their front doors to strangers so that they might sleep without fear or danger has never felt more important. On 256 nights across 2024-2025, young people of all faiths, race, ethnicities, sexual orientation and gender were welcomed into our volunteer host homes, offered a private and comfortable room, a hot meal, access to washing facilities and a listening ear if needed. An achievement only made possible through the collective efforts of our volunteer team of 50. Moreover, with the intensive and tailored support from our service team, 82% of our young guests moved on into safe, longer-term accommodation.

Young people continue to tell us how important this lifeline is to them and our volunteers tell us of the positive difference it makes to them to a be part of a service with such impact.

However, the environment for young people and their experiences of homelessness continues to be extremely challenging. The Centrepoint 2024 Data research released in this year tells us that 1 in 62 young people in the UK were estimated to be facing homelessness in 2023-2024 and points to the worryingly high proportion (33%) that don’t get the assessment they're entitled to when they approach the local authority. Moreover, the research points to the general mistrust young people have of services, citing encounters that they find to be scary and re-traumatising.

Locally, we have invested significant time and resources across this year in adapting our work to fit changes in how young people access homelessness support in Brighton & Hove, with 16-25 year olds now being served through the universally-aged Council housing service. Alongside building positive relationships with our Council colleagues, we have been building on our previous work with community partners, approving a further 11 community referrers, 4 of whom have now referred into our service. And in February 2025 we then launched our first self-referral pathway. The results of this work are positive. We have seen our referrals across this year increase by 55% compared to the previous year and early data would suggest nearly 50% of those coming through our self-referral route.

We now have a more direct relationship with young people and for 28% of them getting in touch, we are the first and perhaps only service they have ever spoken to about their housing worries. For others, we are the service they are turning to having not found the support they need elsewhere. Positive first experiences are critical in preventing harms to young people and we've been working hard to make every contact with every young person count. Our experienced team has been spending more time listening, assessing needs and supporting young people to navigate and access services such as housing and health. This emergent and important role, ensuring that young people are effectively informed and guided in their next steps to address their homelessness, is one we are prioritising and investing in whether they stay with us not. We're actively exploring ways to capture, monitor and evaluate, this new, additional work.

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Making the system work better for young people can only be achieved with the input of young people, strong advocacy and committed collaboration and this has been a productive year for Sussex Nightstop on all three fronts. We were proud to lead the first city insight project into youth homelessness alongside our partners Clocktower Sanctuary and YMCA DLG. The emerging ‘Here for you’ report shines a light on the real experiences of young people in our city seeking support at a time of homelessness crisis. It provides both recommendations and a mandate as to how things might improve. We are committed to working with partners moving forward to make those improvements real and Sussex Nightstop will continue to strongly advocate for improvements to the youth homelessness offer within key city plans.

At our core, Sussex Nightstop continues to be an enabler of a collaborative, community response to youth homelessness - unlocking the genuine desire that people hold to right this injustice. We have invested more in our recruitment and engagement activities over this year and more like-minded people have stepped forward to help. Our 60-strong volunteer team are backed by the committed, enthusiastic and increasingly supportive charitable partnerships we hold with a range of local businesses and four Artists Open Houses community partners.

Our thanks go to all who have supported our work. None of our achievements this year would be possible without the generous financial support of our individual donors, including generous legacy donations, our corporate and community partners and the following trust and grant funders:

Brighton & Hove City Council, Chalk Cliff Trust, Blagrave, DePaul UK, Ernest Kleinwort Trust, Garfield Weston, Imex, LandAid, Peoples Postcode Lottery, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales, The National Lottery Awards for All, Souter Trust, Swire Trust, Sussex Community Foundation, The 29" May Charitable Trust, The Albert Hunt Trust, The UK Youth Fund.

Financial review

Following a year of surplus in FY23/24, Sussex Nightstop entered into this year with reserves of £162,280, £85,050 of which was restricted.

Anticipating a challenging fundraising environment and reduced income levels, the Board had set a deficit budget where expenses would be partly funded through retained reserves.

The number of awards did reduce in FY24/25, but the average value increased. The majority of the awards were also unrestricted, allowing for greater flexibility in allocating expenditure. In addition, we made significant progress in identifying other local sources of funding. Overall, this resulted in us generating income of £194,335 for the year, a reduction of £56,572 on FY23/24, but £85,457 above budget.

Overall, expenses were managed to budget £202,782 (budget £204,245) meaning that we delivered a deficit of £8,447 for the year (budget -£95,367).

£30,830 of ‘designated’ unrestricted funds were invested in activities that enabled us to progress our strategic priorities, specifically the development of new access points into the service for young people and increased investment into our volunteer recruitment programme.

Reserves reduced correspondingly to £153,833, well above the Board approved designated reserve minimum threshold of £40,000.

Future year income and expenditure requirements

The Board have assessed the likely income requirements for the next three financial years.

Given the economic and political uncertainty, we continue to be concerned about the fundraising landscape. Nevertheless, we believe we can build on the progress we have made in this area over the last number of years and have approved a small but challenging 5% annual increase.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

From an expense perspective, we believe that there will be increased demand for our services for next year and have already increased resources to service this.

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We have therefore approved a deficit budget for 2025/26 where reserves will part fund £56,773 of expenditure. Reserves will reduce to £97,060 for year end, well above the reserve minimum threshold.

For the years 2026/27 and 2027/28, we expect an increase in income to closer to those achieved in FY2024 but are setting preliminary budgets with a small loss in both years, with corresponding reductions in reserves. We continue to carry out regular reviews of our expenses and fundraising strategy in this challenging environment.

Plans for the future

We have made considerable progress against our 2024-2027 strategy this year.

Our learning from this work means we will be investing our time, resources and energy in the following priority areas moving forwards:

The trusted relationships we have with our volunteers, donors and supporters from across the voluntary, public and community and corporate sectors will continue to be our most valuable asset and will remain at the heart of future plans.

Reserve Policy

Sussex Nightstop will from time to time establish and build up reserves to fund strategic developments, unexpected expenditure not budgeted for, unexpected shortfalls in income, closure costs and day to day cashflow. It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at least at a level equivalent to three months’ expenditure, which was approved at £40,000 in 2024-2025 and £50,000 for the 2025-2026 year.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees:

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees, who are also the directors of Sussex Nightstop Plus Limited for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period.

In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts for the company for the year ended 30 June 2025, which are set out on pages7 to 18.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anthony Smith FCA Chartered Accountant - ICAEW

Humphrey & Co

7 - 9 The Avenue

Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3YA

Dated: 22 Tonuary 2026

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Current financial year
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2025 2024
Notes £ = £
Incoming resources from generated funds
Donations and grants 2 124,117 49,496 173,613 233,880
Income from other trading activities 3 18,475 - 18,475 16,012
Investment income 4 2,247 - 2,247 1,015
Total incoming resources 144,839 49,496 194,335 250,907
Resources expended
Raising funds: 5
Fundraising costs 12,507 - 12,507 9,160
Event costs 5,871 - 5,871 8,716
18,378 - 18,378 17,876
Charitable activities 6 53,858 130,546 184,404 149,266
Total resources expended 72,237 130,545 202,782 167,142
Net income/(expenditure) forthe year/
Netmovement in funds 72,603 (81,050) (8,447) 83,765
Fund balances at 1 July 2024 77,230 85,050 162,280 78,515
Fundbalancesat30June2025 149,833 4,000 153,833 162,280

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 30 JUNE 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ z
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 10 - -
Current assets
Debtors 11 2,938 34,364
Cash at bank and in hand 160,689 140,225
163,627 174,589
Creditors: amounts falling due _
within oneyear 12 (9,794) (12,309)
Net current assets 153,833 162,280
Total net assets 153,833 162,280
Income funds
Restricted funds 13 4,000 85,050
Unrestricted funds: 14
Designated funds 44,209 58,209
General unrestricted funds 105,624 19,021
a 149,833 — 77,230
153,833 162,280

For the year in question, the charitable company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The trustees/directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)

AS AT 30 JUNE 2025

The accounts were approved by the Board on 22 December 2025.

Ms J Moore Trustee

Mr T Williamson Trustee

Company Registration No. 06822217

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Sussex Nightstop Plus Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 7 — 9 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YA.

1.1. Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

: The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a statement of cash flows.

At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has * adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.

The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue.

1.3. Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Income relating to future years is shown as deferred income.

The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and sums relating to the current financial year are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Sums relating to future years are included in deferred income.

Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

Investment income is included when receivable.

1.4 Resources expended Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

Fixtures, fittings & equipment

25% straight line

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

1.8 Financial instruments The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Creditors are recognised initially at ‘transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1.9 Critical accounting estimates and judgements In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

In the year ended 30 June 2025 the trustees consider that there were no critical accounting estimates and judgements arising that require disclosure.

2 Donations and grants

Donations and grants
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Donations and gifts 46,287 . 46,287 27,512 2,528 30,040
Grants receivable for core
activities 77,830 49.496 127,326 31,830 172,010 203,840
: 124,117 49.496 173,613 59,342 174,538 233,880

Grants receivable include £26,364 from Brighton and Hove City Council (2024: £27,006).

3 Income from other trading activities

4

2025 2024
.
£ £
Event income 18,475 16,012
Investment income
2025 2024
£ £
Interestreceivable 2,247 1,015

5 Costs of raising funds

Costs of raising fundsraising fundsfunds
Unrestricted Restricted Totaf Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £. £ £
Fundraising costs 12,507 - 12,507 9,160 . 9,160
Event costs 5,871 . 5,871 8,716 - 8,716
18,378 - 18,378 17,876 - 17,876

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

6 Costs of charitable activities

Costs of charitablecharitable activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
Costs of providing accommodation
and travel		 £ £ £ £ £ £
Hosting costs 888 3,188 4,076 165 5,280 5,445
Volunteer& host expenses 339 - 339 20 299 319
Volunteermanagement costs 1,236 50 1,286 797 2,349 3,146
Guest expenses 766 2,330 3,096 50 2,779 2,829
YP interpreting support 890 898 1,788 - - -
YP Youth Voice expenses 313 891 1,204 - - -
Service development partnership expenses 334 . 334 . - -
Project phones 799 657 1,456 . - -
Salaries and pensions 30,046 110,630 140,676 12,855 100,196 113,051
Flexible and temporary staffing 1,461 - 1,461 1,169 - 1,169
Stafftelephones 530 614 1,144 256 1,619 1,875
Stafftravel and subsistence 487 46 533 465 - 465
Staff training 1,041 415 1,456 713 - 713
Staffsupervision 924 . 924 350 - 350
Staffrecruitment 100 . 100 38 - 38
Payroll costs 685 - 685 657 - 657
Rent 1,410 5,640 7,050 - 5,640 5,640
42,249 125,359 167,608 17,535 118,162 135,697
Support costs
Insurance - 1,623 1,623 338 897 1,235
ITexpenses 2,290 2,066 4,356 3,727 2,197 5,924
Printing, postage, stationery and
advertising 5,726 10 5,736 428 1,977 2,405
Affiliation fees and subscriptions 306 500 806 - - .
Meeting costs and office refreshments 229 551 780 362 - 362
Office expenses 283 437 720 373 - 373
Depreciation . - - 1,011 . 1,011
8,834 5,187 14,021 6,239 5,071 11,310
eR _—- 3
Governance costs’
Independent Examiner's fee 2,600 - 2,600 . 2,133 25133
Bank charges 94 - 94 91 - 91
Governance, trustees andAGM 81 - 81 8 20 35
2,775 - 2,775 99 2,160 2,259
TOTAL 53,858 130,546 184,404 23,873 125,393 149,266

1 Governance costs includes payments to the independent examiner totalling £2,600 (2024: £2,133) relating solely to the independent examination. 13

, SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)

SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

7 ~~ +Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any benefit, payment, including reimbursement of trustee expenses, or remuneration during the year.

8 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year ended 30 June 2025 (2024: none).

9 Employees

The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2024: 5).

Employment costs 2025 2024
ze £
Wages and salaries 132,258 108,803
Social security costs 6,217 2,713
Pension costs 2,201 1,534
.
140,676 113,051

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000.

10 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures,
fittings &
equipment
Cost £
At 1 July 2024 6,017
Additions -
At 30 June 2025 6,017
Depreciation
At 1 July 2024 6,017
Charge for the year -
At 30 June 2024 6,017
Net book value
At 30 June 2025 =
At30June2024 .

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

11. Debtors 2025 2024
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year:
Otherdebtors 1,000 32,558
Prepayments 1,938 1,806
2,938 34,364
12 Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear 2025 2024
£ £
Other taxation and social security 1,651 1,672
Other creditors 4,233 3,592
Accruals and deferred income 3,910 7,045
9,794 12,309

Deferred income

Current financial year

The Charity deferred restricted grants of £Nil in 2024/25 relating to contracts for services rendered in 2025/26, and event income of £Nil relating to events taking place in 2025/26.

Balance at Income Released Balance at
1 July 2024 deferred from prior 30 June
in year years 2025
£ £ £ £
Deferred income 5,083 - (5,083) -

Prior financial year

The Charity deferred restricted grants of £2,558 in 2023/24 relating to contracts for services rendered in 2024/25, and event income of £2,525 relating to events taking place in 2024/25.

Balance at Income Released Balance at
1 July 2023 deferredin from prior 30 June
year years 2024
£ £ £ £
Deferred income 16,627 5,083 (16,627) 5,083

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

13 Restricted funds

Current financial year

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following balances of grants held on trust for the Charity's work. Restricted funds have been used in 2024/25 and the prior year as follows:

Strategic Plan Delivery — The reserve balance and specific restricted funds we received during the year have been used to support the delivery of the operational and strategic priorities identified within Sussex Nightstop’s 3 year strategic plan.

Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds
Balance at Incoming Resources’ Balance at
1 July 2024 resources expended 30 June
2025
£ :: £ £
Strategic Plan Delivery 85,050 49,496 (130,546) 4,000
85,050 49.496 (130,546) 4,000
Priorfinancial year Balance at Incoming Resources Balance at
1 July 2023 resources expended 30 June
2024
E £ £ £
Strategic Plan Delivery 35,905 174,538 (125,393) 85,050
35,905 174,538 (125,383) 85,050

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SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

14 Unrestricted and material designated funds

Current financial year

The income funds of the charity include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the Trustees for specific purposes:

Closure and Redundancy Provision — a fund to meet contractual liabilities and redundancy costs in the event our operations have to cease immediately.

Strategic Priorities — Our applications for a number of unrestricted grants received identified organisational priorities (volunteer recruitment, development of young people’s pathways and support and strategic development) that we wanted these funds for and as such we wish to honour these intentions and designate the funds accordingly, as approved by our Board of Trustees.

Balance Transfers Incoming Resources Balance at
at 1 July resources expended 30 June
2024 2025
j 3 2 £ 3
Closure and Redundancy Provision 40,000 - - - 40,000
Strategic Priorities 18,209 - 16,830 (30,830) 4,209
Genera! unrestricted funds 19,021 - 128,009 (41,406) 105,624
77,230 - 144,839 (72,236) 149,833
General unrestricted funds will be used to support the delivery of the operational and strategic priorities
identified within Sussex Nightstop’s 3 year strategic plan.
Priorfinancialyear Balance at Transfers Incoming Resources Balance at
1 July resources expended 30 June
2023 2024
£ £ = 2 £
Closure and Redundancy Provision 30,000 10,000 - - 40,000
Strategic Priorities - - 30,830 (12,621) 18,209
General unrestricted funds 12,610 (10,000) 45,539 (29,128) 19,021
42,610 - 76,369 (41,749) 77,230
15 Analysis of netassets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Current financial year Funds Funds
£ £ £
Fund balances at 30 June 2025 are represented by:
Current assets 159,627 4,000 163,627
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (9,794) - (9,794)
149,833 4,000 153,833

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

15 Analysis of net assets between funds (continued)

Priorfinancial year Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds
a £ £
Fund balances at 30 June 2024 are represented by:
Current assets 86,981 87,608 174,589
Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear (9,751) (2,558) (12,309)
77,230 85,050 162,280

16 Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30 June 2024

Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds 2024
Notes £ fs £
Incoming resources from generated funds
Donations and grants 2 59,342 174,538 233,880
Income from other trading activities 3 16,012 - 16,012
Investment income 4 1,015 - 1,015
Total incoming resources 76,369 174,538 250,907
Resources expended
Raising funds 5 17,876 - 17,876
Charitable activities 6 23,873 125,393 149,266
Total resources expended 41,749 125,393 167,142
Net income/(expenditure) forthe year/
Netmovement in funds 34,620 49.145 83,765
Fund balances at 1 July 2023 42,610 35,905 78,515
Fundbalancesat30June2024 77,230 85,050 162,280

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

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