Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period stsrt date Period end date Dav To 31 Ye3r Novemtr 2024 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Oxford Winter Nh1 sheer Other namès charity 1$ known by Reglstor•d charity nufflr (If any) 1175750 Charlty's principal addross 57 St Clernent's Street Oxford Pt¢od• OX4 1AG Namos of th• eharlty trust$ who manag• th• ¢harlty offi h•ld Ilf •rnil D•1•• •ct8d • a Tn•t•• If not for who •ar Chair Secretary Treasurer ( 8 Clcw Z025> Treasu (frryn 6 Odc4Jw 20251 Safeguarding officer Narn• of wr•on lor body} •ntitl•d Int tru•t•• Il*n Rev'd Mary Gurr ApTiI Hall Marion Fiddes 1 November 2024 10 6 October 2025 Susan Barratt From 1 July 2025 The Hon Mary-Ann Sheehy Jane Mitchell Paul Thompson 1 November 2024 10 6 October 2025 Fundraiser Safeguarding Officer (from 6 Ortob•i 20251 Deputy Safeguarding Officer {from 8 20251 Zachary Jackman Simon Prtkin Lesley Topp From 23 June 2025 From 20 June 2025 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TAR March 2012
Narn of the trustees for the charity. rf any, (for example. any ¢ustodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole Names and addr•sses of advisorn {Optional infomiation) of adviser Nam• Address Nam• of chief •x•cutlv¢ or n•3 ol senior staff m•mb•rn (Opknal Inlormallon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement De•¢rlption of th• charlty's trusts Constrtutm Type of goveming drlt How the charity is constttuted Incorporated as a CIO Trustee selection meth(MJs Appointed by the Trustees. Selertéd based on skills arKI experience. Addltlonal gov•rnanc• luuos Ioptlonal Infom)aOon) You may Choo to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and wocedures adopted for the induction aThJ training of trustee$', the charity's organisattonal structure and any wider network with whsch the charty works", relationship wrth any related parties., trustees, consKleration of major risks and the syslem and procedu$ lo manage them. TAR Marth 2012
Section C Ob'ectives and activities Working wtth Chrtstian thur aThJ other organisats'ons to prov support for h(Yneless people in Oxfordshire by relieving need aTrJ providing skills for sell-sufficiency. as well as rxoviding practical and Spiritual sut4)0rt. Summary of the obJ•cts of th• charity set out in its gov•rning docwnont Inflry and educating the geTal public. bcth ndNKluals and Communities, on the n8wJs of h(leSS. The chanty has two dtIn initiatives". a winter nwt shelter for rough sleepers wthich funs from Jan - March each year arKI The LNing Room. The Livwy Room is open year-round. f(xJr days a week. The LNir¥J Room is a referTal-only day cent Referrals are rnade through organisations indLMJing Sl Mungo's. The Porch. The Gatehouse, and Cnsis. provides a wekoming sanctuary for both rough sleepers (50%) and those who we vulrwably housed. Summary ofthe m•ln activitiu und•rtak•n for th• public benefft in relation to tho$0 obi•cts Ilnclude wlthln this section th• •latsrtory declaration that truste•s h• had rogard to tho guidanc• Issued by the Charlty Commimlon on public beneflt) Guests berth frixn a rry of wackal facilities, indudiffj $hower5, clothes washiry eqU1wnl. lo1. and access to laptops. Equally important is the emot1 support offered by volunteers, ¥*tho take time to listen wrtlmxrt judgement and help ate a sense of safety and beknroirtrJ. Over th8 past year. Th8 Living Room has been supported by 22 volunteer5 from a wide range of backgrounds, aged between 19 and over 80. Some come from faith ¢ommunrtw. while others do not, but all Share a strong commitrnent to working alsIde people experiencing In lotal, volunteers contrityjted 627 8hift8. arnounkn'rwJ to 1.567.5 hours of supp(xt. The Night shelter ran for three months from 2nd January to 31st March, rotating tetween 7 different venues, all in the centre of Oxford. 156 volunteers worked a total of 3,482 hours lo wovide 720 bed nights to 21 vulnerable 9. The average leryth of stay Was 34 nuhts. Additlonal d•tall$ of objecths and acliviti•s {Opllonal Infonnallon) TAR MaTth 2012
You may choo to indude further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking; policy Fyogramme relat1 inv88tment; Contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR Marth 2012
Section D Summary of the main achievements of the charity during th• yoar Achievements and performance The Living Room 115 gwts lilo ihe Sp cA)nto11 (MW gts- smal txA s#1f3n1 a(ts that reSIc d•Jnty. a¥ry Off10 gts sessw. This alknws our Ro(m is the quay of con1y) wlhin the sp. Gts ffly. thi5 a Vial IndalKIn- a wlwe stats'my 3.482 to 720 td • 10 21 g Pknl IT arnl Itwanted kxrfl. a ItwcAthI te vas kxw a need Nht S al txrtth(6e dKI trss * were ab lo ewi a safe, wann TAR Mwch 2012
117SV Receipts and payments accounts CC16a F< th p•iiod To 31 C*lr4J•r 2025 Section A Receipts and payments lJnrr¥tricted Restricted Endo¥vm¢nl fvr Totsl fund& Last ygar A1Rx Grarfs 15.• t1.n4 Gift AR) A2 A•••t and In¥tttrn•nt ul•%. l•w l•bl•l. Sub 56.35S t2.OYI )5 13,661 A3Pa Stth¢J)Jts 7$2 2D.Q02 61,2DI 18,391 Fur ATrJ IT 1.761 47 IM IT4 274 sa 1nsur 783 83,nJ N•t of r•C•lpW(p•ijffitsJ . A5 Trnn8feTr b•lw••n fund• A6 C•sh fun¢l• Ii¥t year end Ch funds th13 Trwr•t>d 493 20,122 137.71 131.72 137.718 lJ7.225 157.840 137,718 CCKX R1 a¢(nts l&Sl 14107r2026
Section E Financial review Brief statoment of th• charity's pollcy on res•rves It is our stated policy that V stK>ubJ keep reserves erUgh lo ensure our service runs for at least a further two years to provKle consisterKy for our guests and apKwie gecurity fY ow employees and laThJlord. Details of any funds matirilY In deficit NIA Further financial r•viaw d•tails Iopllonal infonn•lAon) The ¢hanty$ main sowces of furKls are grar)ts arKI donations from Colleges. Churches. tnjsts aThJ Individuals. may ch¢)os• to inclLMle addrtional infonn*i(v), where relevant about". the charty's principal Sources of funds lindud4rwJ any fundraisiTr3)'. how expenditure has supported the key objethes of the charity. investment policy and objèctives including any ethical investment policy adopted. All of our expev¥Jrture directed at aching our slated oty'ectives and 2024125 was our seventh year of operation. Income in the year was hwJher than in the pnor year due to the receipt of restn.cted grant income. £5,500 of this income has been repaKI Sin the year end as we were unat8 to M4entrfy s1 ¥thich fulfilkd the leS of the grant. Costs were lower than in the pn¢ year as the rnanr role for the Winter Night Sldier was largely fuffilled by a volunteer We Ihe year restrithd funds of £132k. just bebow the £138k we would rd lo cover two full years of costs from unrestricted funds at the rale incurred in 2024f25 and iwdgeted for 202&26. Our investrnent policy is to inve$1 the major part of our resee$ wrth the ethical CAF Bank (ShaWk) and also wth a Barclays Savings Account for mre irr#nOdte ex enditu needs as necessary Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that thoy havo appro¥•d the trusle•¥' rwrt •l)ov•. Signed on b•hall of tho charlty's trustees Slgnatur•ls) ,L, fv/ Full namo(s) Mary SarKlra Gwr Susan Jane Barratt Position (eg S•cr•tary, Chalr. et¢ Chair TreaSur zi Zoz6 TAR March 2012
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre$tdcted Restricted funds funds to n•arn•t£ Endowment fund• Cate9ories Details B1 Ca•h fvnd• ShAtrMk De il acoyjnl srt8ccwnl 00.473 Bardays wrronl acc4)unl Tolal ¢ah fimds 1.2$2 131,725 Unrn8trfcted funds lund• r••r••f £ lund• Details lo B2 Oth•r mon•twy a•••ts Glt 8hY due tatAlh Cobl loplbDn curl• v4lu• Deiallg 83 In¥Mtm•nt u••ts FuntttoYhl¢h Detall? Ca•1 I•rj B4 A•••ts r•t•ln•d for th• ¢harlty'• own UB• Dclalls BS Li¥billti E¢tr1 c*thni VrKestrthJ NEST nwn• HMRC Grant ffe R•BtsKd Svjned by ore (K tNusto88 on beha ofall the tru5te8S Dale ol oval SbJnolure Pn"nl Name Susan Jane eaffatt l•a Sandra Gurr CCK¥ R2 accnuNS ISSI 14KJ7r2028
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustae• Oxford Wrrter Night Shelter On accounts for the year ended 31 Octoter 2025 Charity no (tf any) 1175750 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31 October 2025 Responslbllltl88 and basis of report As the chantys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the I report In respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying OLrt my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commls$ion under Section 145(5){b) of the A(#. Indèpendent I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have oxamln•rf• •tatom•nt come to my attention in connection with the examination which give8 me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charrties Ad., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting record8. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wrth th8 examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the acwunts to be reached. SlgneFI: Dats: 111711 Name ohn Robert Chadwick Relevant profe88lonal qualification{s) or body (If any): ASSl8te, Chartered Govemance Institute UK and Ireland Addr•ss: Church Cottage, 37. Church SC Atdington. Nr Wantage Oxon OX12 8QA UK and Ireland IER Oct 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of conrn (see CC32, Independent examination of chartty accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brlef details of any items that the examlner wlshe$ to disclose. IER Oct 2018