Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period stsrt date
Period end date
Dav
To 31
Ye3r
Novemt*r 2024
2025
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Oxford Winter N￿h1 she￿er
Other namès charity 1$ known by
Reglstor•d charity nuffl￿r (If any)
1175750
Charlty's principal addross
57 St Clernent's Street
Oxford
P￿t¢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 C*lc*w 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 d￿￿r￿lt
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.
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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
Inf￿lry and educating the geT￿al public. bcth ndNKluals and
Communities, on the n8wJs of h(￿leSS.
The chanty has two d￿tIn￿ 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 $hower5,
clothes washiry eqU1w￿nl. lo￿1. and access to laptops. Equally
important is the emot￿1 support offered by volunteers, ¥*tho take time to
listen wrtlmxrt judgement and help ￿ate a sense of safety and
beknroirtrJ.
Over th8 past year. Th8 Living Room has been supported by 22
volunteer5 from a wide range of backgrounds, aged between 19 and over
80. Some come from faith ¢ommunrtw. while others do not, but all Share
a strong commitrnent to working al￿sIde people experiencing
In lotal, volunteers contrityjted 627 8hift8. arnounkn'rwJ to 1.567.5 hours of
supp(xt.
The Night shelter ran for three months from 2nd January to 31st March,
rotating tetween 7 different venues, all in the centre of Oxford. 156
volunteers worked a total of 3,482 hours lo wovide 720 bed nights to 21
vulnerable 9￿. The average leryth of stay Was 34 nuhts.
Additlonal d•tall$ of objecths and acliviti•s {Opllonal Infonnallon)
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MaTth 2012

You may choo￿ to indude
further statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking;
policy Fyogramme relat￿1
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)nto1￿1
(MW g￿ts- smal txA s#￿1f￿3n1 a(ts that reSIc￿ d•Jnty.
a¥ry Off￿10 g￿ts sessw. This alknws our
Ro(m is the qua*y of con￿1*y) wlhin the sp￿. G￿ts
ffl￿y. thi5 a Vial I￿ndalKIn- a wlwe stats'my
3.482 to 720 t￿d • 10 21 g
Pknl IT￿ arnl I￿twanted kxrfl. a
ItwcAthI te vas kxw a need N￿ht 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
C￿h 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 er￿Ugh lo ensure our
service runs for at least a further two years to provKle consisterKy for our
guests and apKwi*e gecurity f*Y ow employees and laThJlord.
Details of any funds matiri￿lY
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 ach￿ing 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
unat￿8 to M4entrfy s￿￿￿1 ¥thich fulfilkd the le￿S of the grant. Costs were
lower than in the pn¢￿ year as the rnan￿r 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 r￿d 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$1 the major part of our rese￿e$ wrth the
ethical CAF Bank (ShaW￿k) and also wth a Barclays Savings Account
for mre irr#nOd￿t￿e 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
TreaSu￿r
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•
Sh*AtrMk De
il acoyjnl
srt8ccwnl
00.473
Bardays wrronl acc4)unl
Tolal ¢a*h 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
tatAl*h
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￿¢tr￿1
c*thni
VrKestrthJ
NEST
nwn•
HMRC
Grant ffe
R•BtsK￿d
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):
ASS￿l8te, 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 con￿rn
(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