Regist•red Charity Numb•r'. 1165429
GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Caladine
Charlera CerliFied Accountonts

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
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Churth Information
Report ofthe Tru8t885
24
Roport of th• lTra•pondent Examln8r
statement of R￿eIptS and PayTnonts
Slatem8nt of A3s•t8 and Llabilrbes
Nota8 to the Fln8nci81 Stal8m6nts

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
FO
THE YEAR ENDED 31
ECEMBER 2024
CHUR
INFORMATION 202
Conta¢t addr•ss
15 Appledore Road
Brfghton
East Sussex
BN2 4PT
Church addr••s
15 Appledore Road
Brighton
East Sussox
8N2 4PT
Hlllvlew Contro
Hodshrove Lane
Bflghton
BN2 4SE
harl
1185429
harl
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Mr Nell Hlrton
Mr Stuart Murray-wllllams Ireslgned 24 Juna 2024}
Mrs Ernily Kenward Ire8lgned 8 August 20241
r Jon Bobb
Mr Steve Hom•
BarclayE Bank ple
Lelosler
Lolcastershlre
LE87 2B8
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J R Caladlne FCCA CTA FCIE
Caladlna Limited
Chartered C8rNfi•J Accountants
Chantry House
22 Upperton Road
E8slbourne
Ea81 Sussex
8N21 IBF

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
OR THE YEAR E
DE
31 DECEMBER
f the Trustee$
The Truslees present IhèiT Annual Rgport and the Financial Stataments of the Church for the year ended 31
December 2024.
Church history and C¢nstllutlon
Good News Brlghlon Is a pK)neeTing church that was formalty $8t up as a CIO In February 2016. Sln¢6
Inception we have slowly grown Sn terms of actlvSties and the people w• seNe.
ObJ•¢tlvM and activltl
The principal purpose of the Church Ss the adv8ncement of tha chrIs￿an faith according to tha
princbples of the Baptist Denomlnotion. Tho church may also advance education and cary out other
charilabla purposes at home and abroad.
Organlsatlonal •lru¢tur•
The day lo doy activities of tho Church are overseen by Elders and Pastoral staff who report lo the
Iruslees.
Th• Truste•i
Those who served durlng the year are as shown on Page 1.
Tru81888 are appo4nt8d by the exisung trusleos and ara provlded with approprlale tralning to undertake
Ihg rol8 thay wlll occupy wlthln the church.
R•vlew of actlvhl•s
The church known 8s G¢)od News Brlghlon was gstsbllshed by Ng11 Hilton in May 2015 wlh 8 church
plant under the ausplces of the BapU8t Unlon operallng from 15 ￿)pIed0rS Road, 8rfghton.
Neil Hilton Is the Pa3lorlMlnisl¢r in charge of the Church. The Church do provlda accommodauon for
Mr Hilton so he carry out hls duties and responslbllllles effactlvgly.
Outreach, 8V8ngeli$m. and befrièndlng of tha communlty be98n and an officlal Churoh Trust wa8
8Stablished with the fomiation of the ch8rf1ablo Incorporaled organIS8￿On ¢m the 4th Fèbwary 2016.
Go¢>J News Brfghlon started lo18ase a building from Brlghlon City Counc51 In May 2017 at a pepwrcorn
rale in tho ¢entre of MsJJl8ecoomb. Thls building, Hillvlew Good News Cenlre. has b8en the base for
the charltys actlvltlas.
Varfous 8Ctlvrties are undertaken as folbws..
- Communlly chaplalncy Ithlle church me6lirKJ Is on p8us8
- Good Nthvs Shed: men's DIY and handy group meets twlce a woak.
Enhanced Befri8n¢Jing'. vlsitlng isolated and lonely people vtho are unsvlleble for volunleer-led
befriendlng. Neil Hilton vi511s isolat8d and lonely people one day a weèk. who have been referred by
Time lo Talk Bglrlending and through local connections. Nell started suppcrtlng resldents from three
locally supported housing unlts in Moulsecoomb durfng lockdowns. More rocenlly, the support staff at
the supported housing contact him when they require b&fri8nding services for tholr residents.
- Chomp Mouls8coomb In partnershbp ¥￿th local charities and organlsatlons
Gor￿ News Brfghlon continues to build stronger links and partnerships wilh other local churches,
community groups and service providers. thereby becoming increasingty integrated into the
MOuls￿o0rnb community. A grtwling crossqover beiwe8n the various a¢tlvllles is occurring, Sh￿ng an
integratlon ol local community members into the life of Good News Brighton.

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
tees. Re
ort
Publlc bgn¢fh
Thg trustees have complied wth the duty in section 17151 ol the 2011 Charlties Act to have duè regar
lo guidanck publlshed by the Charity Commission and bèliève that the objectives and activities ol the
church are tor Ihfr public bènefit.
Rovl•w ol flnanclal position
There was a deficit on unreslricled funds of £1,52B in thé ￿all2023. d81icil 01 £5,368). The balance on
hand ol unrestricted funds at 31 Dec8mber 2024 was £2,04012023: unrestrictèd funds 01 £3.$681.
Rlsk manag•m•nt
The church ha¥ Considered thè risk811 m8y face and conllms that SyBlems have begn establlshed to
mitigate them.
The church endeavours ts maintsin e8sh re8ourGes to cover at ￿ast three month5 opefatlng
expenditure.
10 Independent oxamlnatlon
J R Cal8dine FCCA CTA FCIE was aFpoinled during the year lo undertak? tha Independent
Examination.
Neil Hilton
Tru818•
Dale:
L Ig Ll.kn V2<

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
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EN
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24
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Brl hton
I report to thè charity Iruslees on my examlnation of the accounts of Ggod News 8rlghton Ilha CIO'I for the
year ended 31 D8￿mbar 2024. vthich are sat oul on pages 5 to 7.
R•$ponsibll1tl￿ *nd basls of r•port
As the charity trustee8 of th• CIO you are responslblo for the Pfep8ratSon of the accounts In 8ccordance wlh
the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Acti.
I rep¢yt In respect of my exomlnalion of the CIO'S ac¢ounls carried out under s8ct>on 145 of the Act. In
carrylng out my examinallon I hava followed all appllcablè Dlr¢clSons gwen by the Chority CommI881on under
sectlon 14515Kbl of the 2011 Act.
Ind•p•ndent •xamIn•￿$ •tst•ment
I have Completed my axaminallon. I conflrm that no malerlal matters have come to my att8ntlon In
conngcllon th th8 6xamlnallon giving me cau88 to believg that In any malerlal r8sp8Ct'.
111 accounllng records werè not kept In rosped of the CIO as requlrfjd by seclim 130 of the Ad; or
121 th8 accounts do not accord ￿th those records.
I havg no concerns and hava comè 8¢r0s8 no other matters In connectbn wlth thé ex8mln8tlon lo whlch
attenllon should ba dr8wn In th1$ raport In order lo anable a proper understandlng of thè accounts lo
reached.
John Caladlno FCCA
Chartered Certffied Accountant
Coladlne Limited
Chanty Hou$9
22 Upperton Road
Easlboume
East Su$sox
8N21 1 BF
Dale: b C)&b>•• LOLS

EWS BRIGHTON
R THE YEAR
EM
2024
8trlGt•d Restrietsd
Funds
Fund6
2023
Unr•$trlct8d Reglrlcted
Funds
Fund$
Totsl
R•E•lpt#
D0That￿Tr
Grants
230
50.412
230
72.752
124
3.1554
474
31,￿5
Tot•1 I•￿1P1a
22,340
28.701
Paym•nts
Slaff Co*t*
Sal8r186
Adminislralon
Houslng- rort
Houslng. UUI1￿￿s. co￿¢11 tax. phorw, •lc.
Pen$lon
7.200
a.￿J0
6.000
723
504
7,2LbJ
6.0(NJ
18,OOD
2.170
504
6.120
1,621
3,0
12.000
1.447
4.591
18.lYJO
6,212
18,rKN)
2,689
504
76
428
Sp•cllk Prol•¢t Co•t¥
eeldendlng
Chory co8tJ
Good New5 Shed proi8cI
GatherSng$, hospttalSty8nd Intert￿nI
Comrnunlty Centr•- ul111￿￿, rate8. P￿￿0
and re￿Irs.
1,319
1.319
166
1.e61
1.713
3,315
583
1,713
3.315
683
270
1.661
270
3,218
1,609
4,828
4.587
2.402
AGix)untancy, Ind8p8ndentex•mlnallon and
P8yroll fee5
Conferences
Coungellkng aTrJ ￿ntOrkn9
Equlpment
FuTrJralJkng
Inswancè
IT Jnd $tslon8ry
Leg81 and pwoles5k￿￿I 1¢
Safeguarding
Subsu*lions
Tttlephor￿ Int•met
Tr81nlng and netstrryklng
Volunteer w¥ts
75CI
750
140
1,SCpJ
140
720
1,440
60
761
781
1.922
1,922
581
475
656
550
458
656
1.021
471
478
336
195
135
672
195
135
133
148
723
10
361
10
17
17
Totsl payTh•nts
34,089
N•t movom•rht In fvnd•
11,5281
2e.461
24,933
15.3681
115,1991
120,5671
Cuh fund• al 1stJanuwry 2024
3.S68
1,694
5,262
8,9
18.893
25,829
Cash fund• •t 31 D•oombor 2024
2,040
28,155
30,195
3,508
1,694
5,262
Tho ntstm on 7fonn p#rt ¢lth•* Flrmnclal Stat•m•nls.

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
tatement f Assets and Llablll I
2024
2023
ASS￿$
Cash at 8ank and In hand
Current Account
30,195
30.195
5,262
LIABILITIES
Provision for Accountancy Feellndependont Ex8mlnation
1,020
960
Approved by the Tru81ee8 on ......
Nail Hifton
Jon Bebb

GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON
FOR THE YEAR
NDED
1 DECEMBE
NOTE
NANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pollcle¥
The finandal slaternents have been prepared a Re￿ip1S and Payrr￿ts in a￿ordance ￿th s￿tIOn 133 of the
Charitse8 Ac¢ 2011.
Gen•ral fvnd• repre￿1 monies rec8ivad that are not Subj￿ to any restrictions regardiro thelr use 8nd are
avai18blo for appllcalbons on th8 98ngral purposes of the church. Funds é8sign8ted for È particular purposa by
th8 church 8r8 8180 unr88tricteil.
R•ltrl￿•d fvnd• arè sublact to 6pecinc conditK)ns by donors aB to how thay may be u8ed. Thg purposes of Ihe
r8Btrfct8d funds are $8t out in the notès to the financi81 sleternents.
2. R••
ct•d fund*
The fund$ ol th¢ charty Include fu￿15 ce¢nprlslng the fOll￿M￿g r•strlctsd lund8.'
Mo¥om•nts In fvnd•
Balfin¢• at Incomlng R••ourc••
Bolanc• at
1 Janu•ry 2024 Ro•our¢M Ex￿nthd Tran•f•r• 31 D￿ambar 2024
eefriendlng
Chomp
Core Costs
Counselling & Mentorlng SaThlces
Good News Shed
Hlllvlew Good N8w8 Conlre Fund
187
174
6,4751
11561
18.5251
11801
17,2361
11,6091
712
44
14,576
26
23,101
921
14,115
6.400
4,855
24,181
Befr18nding represent8 rnonies glv8n to enable the cknarfty lo vls6t Isola￿ and londy pwple.
Chomp repre8ents mon189 glven lor freè ￿MmUnIty meals 8rKI ¥dlvltles lor low Incorn8 f8mlllas durlng schJol
holid4y3.
Thls fund repregent8 the contrfbutlcffi m8da from fundlng applle8tion6 toward5 Reslrided c4)re costs.
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he<$ Pr
This fund rep￿sents rnoni88 olvan t0￿r￿8 the men'$ DIY and hano¥ woup.
ThiB fund rep￿*entS the cost of runnlng th& premlBe5 used 8$ the baso fof the chariWs activities.
Tha Charity has a 18as8 for the use ol the premises at Hllfvigw Centre, Hod8hrove Lane, Brighton. BN2 4SE. unlll
31 Oe¢ernber 2025, at a pepperwm rent. The centre is due lo be demolished in 2(r26 to make Sfdy for ngw
council housing and a new community hub. Thè eh8rity Is currenuy (xjnsidering optlons for l*asing other
prop8rb&S wh8rg &clvlUes could takg p1&6 in 2026.