CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIANO AND WALES
Trustees. Annual Reportforthe period
From August 2024 Period start date To August2025 Period énd date
Charity name: Bury Drop In
Charity registration number: 1165258
Objectlves and Actlvltles
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as sel out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
The objectives of the CIO are:
To advance the Christlan falth for the
benefit of tha public in Bury St
Edmunds Suffolk and Burrounding
districts and in other parts of the United
Klngdom or the world as the trustees
rnay from time to time think fft.
particularly, bul not exclusively by
rneans of providing a wam). safe arKI
welcomlng haven where hot meals and
drlnks are served and where a variety of
agencles and Indlvlduals can be on
hand to offer b•friending plus advice on
housing, debt and benefits or help with
problems including drug and alcohol
issues and lo fulfll such other purposes
which are exclu5ivgty charitable work of
th• charity.
Summary of the main
aGtivities in relabon to Ihose
purFoses for the public
benef it. in particular, the
aclivitEs. projects or
seNices idenlrfied in the
accounts.
P8r8 1.17 and
1.19
Tho prlmwy actlvltlos of Bury Drop In
are the sessions, open to homeless and
vulnerably h¢)usod people, on Tuesdays
arKI Fridays. Alongslde this staff and
volunteers offer ongoing support in
partner5hlp wilh othor agencies
wherever possible. The spin-off group.
Table 1 mefrt on aftomate Tuesda
T￿￿teeS meet at least quarterly wlth a
primary concorn to adhgre to the sLthd
purpose of the charity.
Slatemenl confinning
whether the trustees have
had regard lo Ihe guidance
issued by the Charty
CoMtni5si￿ wL4ic
benefit
Additlonal Inforniatlon (optiona
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chfX)se to include further statements relevant atK)uL"
NIA
We do not make grants.
PcAicy on grant maku
Para 1.3B

NIA
Para 1.38
Policy on sctial investment
including proyam related
investment
Bury Drop In enjoys a loyal team of
about 45 trained and wellamotivatod
volunteer& They are the backbone of
the sèrvlces offered and have a wldo
range of skills and abllities that Ènrich
th• dro
in.
Contribution made by
volun188rs
Other
Achlevements and Perfom)ance
ence
Lmr4J 2024125. V•P hav8 continued io bLMld ar
Irengthen our seTViC95, gLMded by our 2023Q6
Ision and strategy Oocumenl. Over tho coming
ew. we *ill begin developing a rMv vision and
lrntaBy lo gurtle us I1￿￿3h 10 2030.
Summ8ry of t￿ maln
achievements of the charlty.
identifying the dtfference the
charity's work has made lo
the circumstances of its
benefickgriès and any WKler
benefits to scciety as a
whole.
Pv• 120
Lmng the year, Bury Dmp h IBDII has conliriued
o support more than 125 wislered guests on
tAsday$ a￿$ Fndays with afound ￿35 guests
Ilendir¥J on a typical sass￿￿. The need Is sllll
onsidwable ￿th cha118ng85 around tho cost of
IviiwJ. Musiro and cnmina luslice services.
s well a5 servirg nulritiorsal food. drinks and
ks arg abo able lo offer a range ol
upporl s8rvic&s as we woth wlh partner
encies. Il*se Include vary prdclical help e.g.
hower5 al the sports cenlie. lood voucl*rs (for
treet M)meless}, clotNng1Sn ¢onjunclion wilh t
thation Aftry shopl. xcess lo 3 launderetie 8nd
m8rou5 olh8r h￿p1￿ supports. We make
erg￿￿Y prvvision of tenls, sleeping bags arxl
6 closdy *ilh the Health QLrt￿aCh teaTn
NHSI and West Suffolk Council Rough Sle8per
ervice ¥thJ bring valuable expertise to the Drop
. G￿1$ dso receNe support fTE¥m Samorilans.
ilh issues such ag Sexl￿ health and
Mok￿ ce5salion.
ere Pnvi￿ed lo appoint Mr Mao
endlington DL as chartty Patron for a Ihree*ear
. This wll acld breajth aTrJ depth io our
upport. cort¥ts funding.
wslees ffleet al knt quartth {more often as
quirttll manaJer5 rpgularly review the
ivities of the Drop In lo er￿￿e sessiorB Nn
moothly, our practices arè improv8cS
ess
to monitor final￿@s. Ihana

mit reports for Truslo? megtir¥J so that
rustees are across t1￿ details. Our bookkeeper
V￿e$ finarKia dth"b lo Trustw on a mont
as￿.
rinity Metmdist Clxrch have been our host
I￿r¢￿ lor several years and are very w£lcoTning
ommodalirs. The kjtchen has now been
f(%bished. BDI corthibuted towoftls the c051 of
ven5 suitable for o¢J purposes. We afe the main
ser of the kitch￿ facilitie5.
LXiTrJ 2025 we havè be8n marking our tènth
rive￿ary. kn addition to Tnjsteè meelirys, a
group has met lo plan colebralions In¢ludiry a
10 year anriv8rsary T8POrt. anniv8f5ary sewvices
. an evenl al the Guildhall for our many
Jporters and volLnteer5 (past and p￿SentI and
special mast dsmer fof guesls al the Orop In
ir*J tl)e yéar Its¢8 have been ollw nolabl¢
Its * Visits Ilwt have helped support BLJry
rop In rase Mten8ss ol our vA)rk and
inislry.
venls and visrts I￿U￿0..
Sefvlce at Sl Edmwdsbury C81hedral 241h
Cttobor.
Charfly Qvislmas Light5 $*ltch on
VisTrl f￿M Mlke PW$e￿)USe {DYKtor lor
usiNJ
Vislts of the Mayor aThJ Hlgh Sherrff.
Visit of Peler Prinsky MP
1￿￿ ArwyversW service at Garfon(I Sl
8apti$t Chjrch 11th May
R&lio Wesl Suffolk - int8Niew with BDI
Chaimian 11th August.
8presentatlv85 018ury Drop kn have visll8d a
umbor of ¢l¥Jches and supportive ofgani5ations
o infom about the essential y￿[￿ we
re uThJertakirvJ. General Manag¢r and
Im)an usualy lthil t￿se 8Gllvltles. We also
onlribute lo a.Tr￿ht ForThe Week. column in
l* Bury Free Pw8.
ir￿8 th8 XJ2&2026 Vision arkj Slrat¥gy w
"Ilen. progress continues lo mwje on a number
f Ihe f ronl$'.
InaTh¢l￿ rMlll•ne•
e ￿Te plo888d lo appoint Richwd Minns lan
X15ting Twste8} as our Treasurer. The Tnjstees
e appoirled Mr Roland Sorg 8$ our
ndeperKlent ex￿Iner of ￿¢01th￿s.
ue Largely io excellert of paid staff.
rdnts have been successfully appl￿ fc￿ brir4Jing
uch ri88d￿j fumls to the prDjecl. We Bonlinue I
eive fuThJs IrDm individual supportern, churc
other local groups and organisalsons.
ertheless, in the last 12 months financeB
main 119N. We aim to rnainlain a Ihre&rnonlh
pwve and have ¢Un￿t fund5 to a further th￿e
nlts nJr¥xrKJ Gosls. kncome and gxpendilu
re closety mor*towl by lirAnce team.

H detait5 are in our annual financ￿ rpport. We
main opti1n15t￿ Confident in our Christian
pe that ILThJing wdl be &J4uate.
ocus on our core purpos•
ntslee's rn88tirvJs ensure that W8 focus
ourc&s on Dur core purpose to seNe hom81&ss
vunerably ￿USed people. The￿ are many
oo¢J Ihir@s we coild do, bul wo do not try to over
lep our role or duplicate servic&s that other
anisaliorB ar8 b8tlor placed to delivw.
rui( train and encourage
e we very grat￿￿ that have, *3aln, recnJiteLI
Vol￿tee{S into Ihe organis8lion. VoluN88rs
re tF¥)roughly trained durir4J ind￿tIOn training
viial Safeguardtng trairong.
urther training is offered through the VolLnleer
onJm More formal courses for staff. We also
briefirgs and de*riefings belore and alter
h session to allow for feedbxk mutual
upport.
•vi•w and ¢￿fy rol
e have key fo￿ (Jescriptw)ns for dllferenl
okffiteer twslee t88ks lo W everyong pl8y
h8r part sn the team.
orking eollaborativ•ly
Ilkjut our partrw organisalions aThJ servicés,
he of B wy Drop In %M)ukJ be significantly
10%4td oul. We vaue the partn8rsk¥'p8 Mlh local
ovenymenl, NHS, local businesses, charities,
aThJ Individuals. briry a diversity lo
he oflervthich we could ￿1 do on our
Iln• PrgWbC•
ur ￿￿Ke11[¥j and Communications Manager
Ontlrm￿ to raise Bury Drop h's proflle local
nd béyoThJ. ensunng regular cov8f899 across
ocial medi8. Ioc81 n8wspapors. modia and radio.
abh On•
self-help progression 9roup. Table 1.
ontirw lo meet regularty lor welbeing checks
support. Ftom J￿Y mgotings reduced from
ortnightly lo montNy as momb8rs havo
ucCessf￿lY p￿9￿Sed. knilh low reg￿ar
mbers remariThJ.
ury Dffjp l) is a ¢)M"stian charity that is
ergirded by prayer and Tailh and supported
"dely by locat chJches. All volurrteets and
agèncie5 COTne from all waPAS of life and
wilhin the this of the charity.

Addltional information (optional)
You ma cfw to include further statements Ythere retevant atM)Ut:
Se8 above
Achiev8m8nts against
objectives set
Para 1A1
Performance of fundraising
activities against obje¢tNes
Pwa 1.41
WA
Investment performance
against rt¥eclNes
Pwo 1.41
Other

Flnancial Review
Review of Ihe charity's
finanGial posrtmm at the end
of the pertod
Pwa 1.21
mand forihe chat7Lk￿ SLyvi￿ Loniinuc iu ¥ruw, Ihe
ionoinit ouik)ok 15 not cncourdguig bul coniinuc
v ￿¥¢1￿,¢ hixh d¢Lw¢ uf support frum bLal
dii"xluaTr6. OrEanI5at￿ns and IDJsls io enabk thi> %'na
tk" iu conttnue
e k)ok io hokt th1￿ In %ix Tnvnihs ufN'¥¢rv¢s in foial
o for tlucrnaiions in income generaiii)n and
costs rfdeetned llecessary
Statement exFlaining the
icy for holding reserves
statin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons hokjng zero
resetves
Details of f und materialty in
deficit
ExplanatSon of any
uncertainties aKMJt the
charty continung as a goir•J
conGem
Par41.
Pwa 1.22
Pwa 1.22
d124
P￿8 1.23
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chcrtjse lo include further slatements where releva￿ aLM)Ut'.
The Gharity's yincipal
50ur¢es of funds linclLKllng
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment wllcy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
ath)pt8d
Pwa 1.46
A description of the wincipal
risks facing the charty
P8r8 1.48

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing thrument
Para 1.25
Trust Deed
How is the charity
constrtuted?
PaTa 1.25
cio
Truslee se1eCtk￿ rneth￿S
including details of any
constitutional py0vi￿OnS 8.g.
election to p)st or name of
any p8rson or bc*Sy entitled
to apwnl one or more
trustees
Para 125
Trustees Invlte potentSal new trustees.
All Trustee positions are ratifi•d by the
AGM - usualty held In Nov8mbor.
Additi¢)nal information {optional)
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GhcJ)se to include further Statements where relevant aLKXrt.'
Before sorvlng as a volunt•w, all n•w
volunteers are requlred to completo:
Indu￿On tralnlng
Safeguardlng tralnlng
DBS check
Policies arKI p￿edureS
adopted fof the inductic
and tralnlng of twstees
P•rE4 1JI
Bury Drop In 1$ gov•med by tho
Truslees who meet at least four tlmes
annually. Day to day management Is
delegated to the General Manager and
we also have a pald Communlcation
and Fund Ralslng Manager (Includlng
onllne presence) There are
d￿Ignated managers for various
functlons (catering. safeguarding,
donations etc) most of these
volunleers are also Trustee$.
We work extensivqly with other charftles
and supportlv• organiSat￿n$ locally to
access servlces and support for guests
le.g. NHS Health Outreach, Rough
Sleeper leam. Salvalion Arniy,
Gatehouse. Food banks. Suffolk
Community Foundatlon and rnany morn)
There Is an annual AGM at which the
annual report is agreed and there is
opportunity for volunleer5 to contribute
to the develo
ment of the char
Bury Drop In works In CO0￿ratIOn with
many partner organisallons and
agenci￿. From local government.
healthcare, local businesses, charity
sIK)ps. kKal café, launderette and more.
These partnershlps greatly enhance the
servicw we are able to offer our
homeless and vulnerably housed
guests.
The charity's organisational
stnjeture and any wider
ne￿Ork with which the
chanty works
Relationship wth any
related parts'es
Pwa 1.51
Otrer

Reference and Administrative detsils
Charit
name
Other name the charity uses
islered Ghari
number
Charity's FKincipal address
Bu
IA
1165258
Office B. Hosle House.
Unrted Reformed Church.
WhitKKJ Street,
Bury St EdmuThts.
IP33 1NR
Drop In

Names of the charity tru51ees who manago tho charity
Datss Jeted Ilf#Alor who
ar
Tru•tge nam•
oiric• Irf ènyl
Name of per$Gm lor bo￿) ontltled
"nt trustee
an
Robert Green
Cha￿rnan
Treasurer
Charty Secretary
Trustee Board
Nig81 Johns(y)
David Sutherland
RC￿1￿id 31Q Fcbwary ?0?.5
Trust& Board
Trustee Board
Anthea Marshall
Richard Minns
David Bonnett
Janet Green
Trustee Board
Trustee Board
Trustee Board
Trusiee Board
TL¥sufLY
Appvinied 3d F¢bwary 2(Tr25
Jackie 8umett
Mike Ryall
Truslee Board
Trustee Board
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
rate trust88s - nam8s of th8 dtreciors at the dale the re
Ir•¢tor n•m•
None
wasa
oved
Name of trusl88s holdlng t￿e to prOt￿ty t￿k￿gIng to ts chwity
Tru8tÈo namè
None
Dat•• act•d
ar

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
DescriptK)n of t1￿ assets
hekl in this ca￿lty
Name arKI objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the cuStCKJ￿n
charty's Cty'ects
Details of arrangements f(y
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the Gh8rity'S own
assets
Additlonal Infommtlon loptlonal)
Names and addrossos of advlserJ (Optlonal irrfomMtlon)
Type of
Nuna
Address
advlwr
Nam• of chief ex8CUtive or namos 01 $8nlor staff members (Optlonal Irrforrnation)
Sabine Dornbusch- General
Manager
Aly Gill - C¢JnmunicatMs
Fundraisng Manager
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non4Jisclosure of k
None
nel detsls
Other o
tional Infomiation
None

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's tsuste85
Signature(s)
Full nan*(s)
P05illon (eg Secretary.
Chair. etc)
Oate

## **Bury Drop In Registered number: 1165258 Trustees" Report** 

The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025. 

## **Principal activities** 

The company's principal activity during the year continued to be to serve the homeless and vulnerable 

## **Trustees** 

The following persons served as trustees during the year: 

Rev R W B Green 

D F Bonnett A J Marshall N Johnson (Resigned 3'' February 2025) DL Sutherland J Green M R Ryall R J Minns J A Burnett 

This report was approved by the trustees on 13/10/2025 and signed on its behalf. 


---R J Minns Trustee 

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Bury Drop In
Income and Expenditure Account
for the year ended 31 August 2025
202S
2024
In¢orn•
99.319
82.374
Dir8cl costs
{15.460)
{14,431J
Gross surpluB
83.659
67,394
Adminislrative expenses
175.016)
176,691>
0por￿lng d•ff clt
8.643
18,
Surplu81{Obficltl on ordlnary acovltlm beforn
taxatlon
Tax on $urplus1ld￿1¢ItI Irom orfinary activrt
SurplusllMcltl for th• flnanclal y•¥
8.643
8,748
Pr•vloug Y•*r Adlu•tm•nt -Wrtt• Off Flx•d
Assets
Total SurplulllD￿Clt} for Y
8.643
8,748

Bury Drop In
Balance Sheet
as at 31 August 2025
2024
Flx•d ass*ts
Tangible as88ts
Cutront 8w18
Cash at bank In hand
54,031
45.387
Not ¢urrent assets
54.031
45,387
54,031
45,387
Capltal and Y•••r¥•$
Retained surplus account
54.031
45.387
Rotslned funds
54.031
45,387
RW8Gwn
Twslge
Approv&J by the boanl on
1311012025

Bury Drop In
Detailed profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 August 2Q25
202$
2024
Sal•8
I￿orne
Cost ol sal•¥
Food
Equipment
Table 1
CalefirKJ sundries
Donations and Gilts
5.049
116
315.
375
7.661
374
239
9,938
Admlnl8trailvo •xpenMs
Employee cosls..
Wages and salaries
Pensions
LookiTra for charwJ9
Staff training Bnd
Health and safety
51.253
48.715
1.820
6.530
749
,459
57,922
Premises GOSt$'.
Rent
Rates
Llghl and heal
Cleèning
9,546
9,170
382
257
601
10,410
747
631
11.404
General admlnislrallvo expens85'.
Stall ènd event8
Stationery ond printirrfJ
Telaphone
Markeling
Just givlng
Insuranee
Meetings
Office equipment
Softwarg
Sundry eXp￿seS
315
663
1,020
479
679
691
1.076
7.153
1.263
122
Sulp￿￿(Der￿7iI fortb¢ P¢md

llldependent examlner's repurt to the trustees vf "Bury Drvp In-
I rcport on the accounts of ihc Trust for ihc ycar cndcd I I. Augusi 2025
The charily's trnstees are respon%ible tor ihe prepardlioii of the accounts. The chai"ily's iTUStees
consider that an audit is not for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act and that
indepertdeni examination is needed.
li is my responbibiltty lo..
F.xaininL' thL accnunL* under.%ectioft 145 ()t' the 201 I ALt-
To follow. the proccdurcs iaKI dow'n in gcocrdl dircctions giv¢n by thc commission und¢r
seclion 145(5)(bl of Ihe 201 l Act-
To stste ￿hether panicular matter8 have come to my attention.
M). Lxuii?inaliun Wds LUtriLd vul in &lLLvril¢inLL willi Ihi ¥LnLrdl dit¥¢livn¥ ¥iV¥n bv thL Chdrity
Coimmission. An cxamination includcs a rL-I'icTh of accounting rccoTds kept by ihc charil). and a
compari%on of the accounL8 presenied wilh ihoqe recordq. It al£0 incl udes con.sideration of any
unusual itcms or disclosurcs in thL accoun¢s and sccking L'xpknnalion$ Irom you as trust¢¥s
conccrningany 8uchmatters. The proccdures undcrtakcn donotprowidc all thc ¢i'id¢nceihai woukl
be required in an audit and consequentl). no opinion 1$ given as to whether tlie accounis present a
'irue and fair vieA and ihe report is limi(ed to tho%e niallers sei Liul in ihe nex( statement.
In conncction with my cxainination, no Inaiicr has comc lo my allcntion.
Dat¢:
26" Nl•VE MBf4 202S