Rogistered Charlty Number: 1165429
GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Caladine
Chortered CertiFied Accounlant5

OOD NEWS BRIGHTON
HE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2
coKrENTS
Churth Inf¢ymation
Rep¢* of th6 TnJst888
Report of the Ind8pandent Examlner
Stalanenl of Receipts and Payment8
Stotamenl of Assets and Llabllmes
Notes to the Fln8n¢lal Statements

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
FOR THE Y
OED 31 DECEMBER 2023
HURCH INFORMATION 2023
ntact addre
15 Appl8dore Road
Brfghlon
East Sussex
BN2 4PT
hurch •ddr•
15 Appledore Road
Bdghton
E88t Sussex
BN2 4PT
Hillvbew Centre
Hodshrove Lane
Brlghton
BN2 4SE
1185429
Mr Nell Hlltc
Mr Stuart Murray-wllllams
Mrs Emlly Kenward
MrJon Bebb
Mr Steve Home lappolnted 2 Oclob8r 2023)
Barclays Bank plc
Lelcester
Leiceslershlre
LE87 2BB
Inde
•nd nt •xamlne
J R Caladln8 FCCA CTA FCIE
Caladlne Llm118d
Chartered Certbfled Accountants
Chantry House
22 Upperton Road
Easlboum8
East Sussex
BN21 1BF

OOD NEWS BRIGHTON
R THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Re
ort f th8 Trustees
The Truslaas present their Annual Report and the Financial St8t8mnls of the Church for the y9ar ended
31 Oecamber 2023.
Church hlstory and Constltutlon
Good N￿S Brighton is a ploneering church that was formally set up as a CIO In February 2016. Since
Inception w• have 51ovly gro￿ In 18rms of activllle8 and the p8ople we seNg.
OblectlYo8 and actlvatos
The principal purpose of the Church 1$ the a(Svancement of the Chrfsuan falth ac￿rdIng to the
principles ol Ihg Baptist Denomination. The church may also advance education and cary out other
¢harltBble purpose$ at home and Abroad.
Organli•tlonal •tructurn
Tha day lo day 8divlll8s of the Church are overseen by Eldors and Pastoral staff who roport lo the
trusleÈ$.
The Trustoes
Those who served dudng the yeor are 88 sho¥￿ on Poge 1.
Trustees are appolnted by the exlstlng trustees and are provldgd vAth approprfale trolnlng to
undèrt8ke the role they wlll occupy wrthln the thurch.
Revlow of adlvltl
Th• church known 8s G¢)od News 8rfghlon was &siabllshed by No11 HSllon In May 2015 vAih a church
plant under the ausplces of the Bapfjsl Unlon operallrrfJ from 15 Appledore Road, Brighton.
No11 Hlllon is tha Pa5torlMinI81er in Charge of the Church. The Church do provklg accommodatbn for
Mr Hilton 80 he can carry out hls duties 8nd responslbllllSes èff8ctlvely.
Outreach. ev8nggllsm, and befrl8ndlng of the comThwnlty be9an and an officlal Church Trust w8S
e$labll8hed vAlh the fomwllon of tho charftable Incorporated organlsalion on the 4th February 2016.
Good News Brighton slartod lo lease a buildlng from Brighton City Councll In May 2017 al
peppercom rate in the cgnlre ol Moulsecoomb. This building, Hlllview Good News Centr9, Is the base
for Ihe charitys a¢llvilie¥.
Varfous 8CtSvllles are undertaken as follows..
Saturday church meelng.. fellow8hlp. worshlp. communion. $ludylng the Blble and prayer.
- Good Ngws Shed.. men's DIY and handy group mggts a week.
Enhancgd Befriendlng.. vlsiling isol818d and lonely people who are unsullable for volunlBer-1od
befriending. Nèil Hllton vlsits isolated and lonely people onè day a week, vjho havg been rèferred by
Time to T81k Befrlending and thro￿Jh local conneclitsns. Neil started suppothng residents from Ihr88
locally supported housing units in Moulsecoomb dudng lockdowns. More recentty, the 8UPPOrt staff at
the supported housing contact him when they requlrè befriending $8ryices for thelr resldonts.
. Chomp Moulsecoomb.. In Moulsecoomb, one In every tsvo chlldron are da5sified 3$ boing in child
povety. Fami1I8s on low income rely heavlly on free schtstsl meals. We support and work alongsid8
Chomp Partners to provide commLJnlty meals and aclivi11gs for low incorn? famillès during school
holidays and hati-terms, which h&lps ease their light budgels.
- Counselllng.. subsldised, affordablo counselliru for local people.
Dlsclpleshlp groups.. wggkly meetings studying the Bible vAth individuals.

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
'Re
ort
Revlew of actlvltley (contlnuedl
- chaplain￿.. Neil Hilton is thg apwntgd thaplain al tho local ￿0p￿rat1￿ pub. Th? Bevy. He
pr¢)vide$ Ghaplianw support lo staff, voluntsers, and patrons.
Pints of View. N811 Hllton facllltatss a theological dlscu881on group at the Bevy pub. the group is open
to anyone lo attend. It18 Infonnal and fo¢u$es on Itle and $plrltU81 conversatlon.
Gwd News Brighton continues to build stronger links and partnerships ￿￿th other local churGhe$,
community groups and sarvlce provlders, thereby becomlng Increasingly integrated into the
Moulsecoomb communlty. A grobMn9 cfoss•ov8r befvften the varlous activllies is otturrlng. 8hcA%fjng
an inl¢gr•tion of local community mgmbgrs into the lrfe of Good News Brighton.
Publlc b•n•flt
Thè Irusle88 havts CoM￿led vJilh thè duty in $8dion 17151 of thè 2011 Ch¥Tities Act to havé du6
regard to guidance publlsh8d by the Charlty ConYni8slon and believe that the ob5ocli¥88 and 8ctlviUes
of the thurch aro for Ihfr public benefrt.
Revlew of flnanclal potyltlon
There was a deficit on General funds of £5,388 for thè y•#r. The bal8nc• on hand of Gèneral funds at
31 DoGombgr 2023 wa¥ £3,568.
Rl8k managom•nt
The church h8s con81dered the rt8k8 It may face and conflms that 8y8t8ms have been 881abll8hed lo
mltlgatè them.
R••ervo•
Th8 church end88vour8 to malnlaln eash rfj•ourus to ¢ovor at least 8ix month8 oporatlng
exp8nditure.
10 Indopond•nt •x•mln•tlon
J R Caladine FCCA CTA FCIE VA8 appointed durfng th6 y88r lo undertake the Indep8ndenl
Examinatson.
15 Appledore Road
Brighton
East Su580X
8N2 4PT
Nell HI￿On
Trustee
2 4 JUN 20Z4

GOOO NEWS BRIGHTON
R THE YEAR ENDE
10ECEMBER
023
Indo
end nt Exam5ner's Rt
Inde
endent Exam
ner's Re
rttoth•T
as ofGood Nèw$ B I h
I report lo the charlty trusle8S ¢)n my axamlnatlon of tho accounts of Good News Brighton Ilhe CIO,) for the
r ended 31 Docembor 2023, whlth ar8 sat oul on pages 5 10 7.
R•spon8lbllltl•8 and b•$l8 of r•port
A5 th8 chadty trustees of th8 CIO you are respons1￿0 for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with
the requlrements of the Charltles Act 2011 {'the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO'S accounts carrled out under section 145 of the Act. In
Carr￿￿0 out my examlnation I have followed all appllcable Dlrectlons 9Svgn by the Charlty Commisslon under
sootion 14515Mbl of the 2011 Act.
Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rf• •tatsm•nt
I have completed my ex8rnlnalkJn. I conflrm that no malerlal m8tt8rs have come to my attenllon In
n8cUon wllh the gxamlnation gfvlng mg ¢au$e lo beli6v8 that In any material respect:
111 a¢countlng records were not kept in r8spe¢t of the CIO as raqulred by secllon 130 of the Act., or
{21 the accounts do not accord wlth those records.
I have no concerns and have come ￿ro$S no other m8tters In cOnr￿¢th0n wllh the ex8mlnallon lo whlch
attention Should be drawn In this report In ordor to enable a proper undarstsndlng of the accounts lo be
r6achad.
John Caladln• FCCA
Chartergd Cortlfled Accountant
Caladine Llmilgd
Chantry House
22 Upperton Road
E8stboum8
East Sussex
BN21 18F
Date..

GOOD NEW
8RIGHTON
R THE YEAR ENDE
EMBER 2023
Stattsm
Rec
UnM¢rl¢tgd R•sblct•d
Fund8
Fund*
Total Unr•strlcted R•strfct•d
2023
Fund*
Funds
Total
2022
Recelpl•
Donations
Grants
350
124
474
115
28,158
765
55,018
28,860
Totsl r•e•lpts
3.678
28,273
P4yin•nt•
Staff Coot•
Salarles
Adminlstratlon
Houslng - Rent
Hous1￿ - utiliti88. counul tax, phone etc.
pe￿lOn
,120
1,621
7,200
6,212
18,¢X)O
2,689
$04
8.600
2,750
6,600
5,500
18,000
3,178
504
4.591
18,000
2.689
76
2.750
18.000
1.430
1.748
504
428
Sp•cWlc ProJKt Co•ts
8effi9nding
Chomp ¢0818
Good Ne￿ Shed pro19
Gath8rings, hosplt81ty and 8nt8rtalnlng
1.713
3.315
1,713
3,315
1,105
3,411
500
325
1.105
3,411
270
270
45
370
Community Centre- utsiitl88, rat￿ etc.
4,587
2,293
fj,880
9.176
9,176
Accountsncy, Indep•TrJenl oxomlnatlon
and payroll feas
Conleronc95
Counselllrrfj and rnentorlng
Equlpm•nl
Fu￿resSIng
Insurance
IT And slatlon8ry
Legal 8nt1 profeg8lon81 fe06
Repairs and rènawo18
Subscrlptlon5
Tel8phone and Internet
Tralnirq ¥nd nètvthlng
720
720
60
761
1,440
60
761
1,248
1.248
858
550
858
1,021
456
672
109
330
471
759
759
571
571
594
336
338
109
330
150
58
17
17
80
Total p4yTh•nt•
34,069
18,877
52.946
23,390
28,638
52,026
N•t mgv•m•nt In fund•
5,3681
115.1991 120,5671
4.120
3,757
Ca•h fund8 at 1st Jwu•ry 2023
8,936
16.893
25,829
4,816
17.256
22,072
Ca•h fund• at 31 Dg¢efflb•r 2023
1,694
5.262
8.936
16,893
25.829
The note• on pagè 7 lomi part of ¢hg8è Flnanclal Siatemgnt•,

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 20
of Assets and Llabllltl
2023
2022
SET
Asse
Cash at Bank and in hand
Cuffent Account
5.262
A¢¢ountancy F•enr￿8PendOnt Examination
900
2 4 !IJII.2014.................
Approved by the TfUBtees on ........
Nell Hlrton
Jon B•bb

OD NEWS BRI
HTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
1 DECEM
202
TOTH
STATE
NTS
ount5n
Pollcles
The financial staternents hav8 bgen prqMr8d as a Rec￿pts and Pa￿ents In 8ccordance with 88Qtk)n 133 of
the Chadtlas Acl 2011.
Funds
Gon•ral funds Tewo56nt monie6 recefved Ihal are rKTrt sut4gCt to any restricuons rwJarding their use aThJ are
available for appllcations on the goneral purposes of tha church. FuThJs designated for a portiCUl￿ purwse by
the church are also unreB1rfc￿.
R•strlcted fund• are subpct lo S￿C￿lC conditions by dor￿TY a8 lo Ihgy may be usad. The wrFxHes or
the restrfcknl fuThJs Arè set oui in the ￿leS to the fin￿1¢181 gtatements.
lu
The funds of the chorfty indude Itffidg comprfslng Ihè followrvJ reBtriciod funds..
Mov•m•nts In fund
In¢omlng Ro$ourc•$
Balanc• #t
1 Jan 2023 R￿oUr¢•• Expgnd•d Tran•f•r¥ 31 D•c 2023
Chomp
2.778
4,981
2,445
2,649
3,040
1,ocLI
3,808
16,2121
14.7941
11,5941
12.3011
12,9761
I1,C￿l
174
187
921
348
64
Goo(l News Shed
Cwnselllng Services
Hlllvlaw Good Naw5 C8ntrè Fund
Admini81rator
70
16893
Fun
Chomp represents rTK)nie8 glven for free communlty ffl8818 and ￿lI¥￿e6 for low Incomg famlllès durfThJ school
hr4idays.
Befriènding represents monlg8 gfven to enablè th8 charlty to ￿91t￿s018t8d and lon0￿ peoF48.
This fund w)resents rrMle8 glven towards tha man's DIY and handy group.
This service15 provided by a core rnember of Good News Brlghton. wlM)m Is a BACP wlst8r8d qualilled
cwnsollor. Thi5 allows Go￿j N￿3 Btlghton to providè 8ubsldlsed short-lgm opewpendèd coungelling to
aduhs.
News Centre F
Thi5 fvrKJ represents the cosi of runnlro th8 prwnises Lbged as th8 ba89 forthe ￿￿tItI¥ ￿￿vItIes.
mlnl
This fund repres￿1$ monles glven artd usedt of employirvJ A part-tirne admlrA8trator.
3. Commllmentg
The charity has a rollirrfJ agr88m8nt for the u8e of the kYemise8 81 Hillw8w Centre, H(Mlshrove Lane. Brlghtrjn,
BN2 4SE. at a pepper￿n rgnL