CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1.4.2024 (perlod start date) To 31.3.2025 (poriod end date)
Charlty name: Sleep Pod
Charity registratlon number: 1187295
Objectlves and Activlties
Summary of the purpos85 of
the charlty as sel out in Its
goveming document
Para 1.17
To provide a on&person èmergency shelter
wherever there is 8 need. Thts sh81ter, called
a Sleep Pod is used by rough sleepers and
refugees. After invenling Sleep Pod our rnain
purpose became multi-faceted. We becarne
focussed on raising funds for materials,
preparing all the materials r8ady for build
sessions. We then started to organise
volunteer build 8essions and then work with
distribution partners so the most vulnerable
people w8r8 priotitised in temis of giving the
Sleep Pod emergency sheti6r to recipients.
We have d&v8lotEd processes during th818St
few years to be as effectlve as posslble.
building
valuable
ralation8hips
with
businesses. charities, groups and individuals
that add rèal value to what we do.
We currenty support people all over thé UK
and wtthin parts of Europe.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to thosè
purposes for the public
benefit, in partlcular, the
activities, projects or
S8Tvi¢es identified in the
accounts.
Por8 1.17 And
1.19
Fundraising
We engage in various activltles to ensure we
have enough funds to purchase and prepar6
Sleep Pod materials. These activitios include,
face to face fundraising, approaches to trusts
I foundations, corporate Sleep Pod bulld
workshops and supplying charity partners.
Together with various on-line fundraising
campaigns we are delighted to have had
enough money to cover th& costs of all our
activttiès. Our charity is very scalabl8 and as
such more funds would correlate with more
and more
eo
le would benefit from
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having their own Sleep Pod emergency
shetter.
Purchasè and materlal preparation
Once we the funds. wé purchase materi81$
from have a variety of suppliers that we hav6
built good working relations with. They are
delivered and we then slart thè woth of
preparing all materials for building. We cut
and prepare all building materials to ensure
they are the Correct size and shape and each
piece is quality checked before being allowed
to 18ave site and then used in a Sleep Pod
build.
Bulld
Nealry all of our Sleep Pod Building nowtakes
part in 3 prisons
Addiewell in Scotland,
Peterborough and Whiternoor. We have
team in each prison who build our pods. In
addtlion we run a number of corporate builds
to raise ffinan￿ which adds lo our building
output.
Corporate Sleep Pod build workshops-
We guide participants in build techniques as
well as ensuring that qualty is the most
important factor that we concentrate on at
every stage.
At the beginning of each corporate build. we
ensure that partlclpants understand that each
Sleep Pod Is destined for a person and then
at th8 end of each session we are at pains to
gxplain the harsh reality of life on the streets.
I pods built during a corporate build are then
sent to the ￿lsonS for quality conlrol, any not
meeting build spec are rebuilt.
Dlstrfbutlon
We have built up a good lisl of distribution
partners - all of ￿lch have a good working
knowledge of the streets l area in which they
operate. Al of our partners know what is
expected of them in tems of methodical and
fair Sleep P¢xl distribution. W8 are at pains to
explain that a Sleep Pod is never intended lo
be a long tem) solution, it should be 8een as
an emergency shelter only. We require our
partners to gift all Sleep Pods to the user- they
are not pémiitted to sell them. Also
require that èvery time a Sleep Podls gifted
lo someone a °contacf sticker is written out
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and attached to the Sleep Pod, this wlll
provide contact d6tails for a p8rson I
organisation in thelr area who is able to help
them seek a more pemianent solution to their
rough sleeping. It is hoped that in this way we
can contritsthe to a situation where the rough
Sleeper is able to move off the streets so that
the night they sleep In a Sleep Pod forthe first
time might be their last. The contact sticker
indicates the very real desire of Sle8p Pod
that every person is given suitable
accommodation. Our forever aim as a charity
is therefore to te¢ome obsolete and to see an
end to all rou
h slee
in
The trustees tak@ thèir duties as trustees
very seriously. In relatlon to this we are
aware of and have studied the guidance
provided by the Charity Commission to
ensure that V￿ comply with the standards
expected of us in all of our activities. In
connection wilh this compliance th8 Charity
IS 5UPPOrted by the Charity Team at Cripps
(law fimi) and the team at Crowe
(accountants.) We regularly seek Ih&ir advice
about best pradice and Ihe requirements on
us in connecllon wtth the operatlons of the
Charity. Taknng all of this together we believe
V￿ are both well advised and well aware of
our duties- and critically- well polsed to
seek further help and guidance where
Statement confirming
whether the twsl*s have
had regard to the guldance
issued by the Charity
Comrni88ion on publlc
benef
Para 1.18
Addltlonal infomiallon (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policy on grant making
We are not a grant making tharfty
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
Including program related
investrnenl
We are not aiming to invest in any
prc•arams and did not make any
investments of any kind during the time that
thK8 report covers.
Porn 1.38
Volunteers are invofv8d in almost every
aspect of the charty's work. We rely
heavily on volunteers to fund raise and lo
build Sleep Pods.
Parn 1.38
Contribution rnade by
volunteers
In fact. are hurnbled by how much
support we have had from volunte6rs.
Since we sel up the charity we have had
thousands of volunteers that have
supported our work by building Sleep pods,
donating money as well as supporting and
sharing our soaal media messaging. In
addition to this VR have core members of
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the Sleep Pod team. twstees. experts in
specific areas and advocates that all
conduct their work on a voluntary basis.
We, as a charity embody the phrase 7hat
anyone from anywhere can do something
to help. and no￿ more so is this realized
in the network of our volunteers who share
our vision and are part of the Sleep Pod
sto
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Other
Achievements and Perfomiance
Since our inception and up to the end of
the period in question V￿ have built in the
region of14.000 Sl88p Pods all of which
have been distributed by our distribLrtion
pathers to rough sleepers. 80% of thes8
have been distributed in the UK the
remainder, mosdy in Europe. We have
raised the funds required to perfomi all
activities required to make this happen.
Summary of the main
achievements of thè tharity,
Identifying the differèncè th8
charlty's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any widèr
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 120
The use of the wisons to build the pods
has had a meaningful impact on the
prisoners involved who tell us how happy
they are to be invotved in purposeful
activity whilst in pri60n.
Corporate Sleep Pod bullds
We take our Sleep pod build worf(shop into
a company to support their Corporate
Social Responsibilty {CSRI policles.
This practical, real-world aclivty has been
extremely well-received by the company's
and participants. Where possible we will try
and engage with a local charity to come in
and collect the completed Sleep Pods- but
this is not always the case.
For this setvi¢e we offer different levels of
support to cater for dtfferent budgets and
desires for impact. For example, rf
requested we can connect the company
and the Sleep Pod buikllng adivity with a
film maker and or a Public Relations
companies so th8 Story of the Corporate
Sleep Pod build can be understood by the
¢ompani@s, customers, suppliers, market
sector and otential new custom8rs.
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To this end Sleep Pod workshops are seen
as powerful and unique. We are also
working with a number of agencies who
provide access to a larger market place.
This ha8 significantly increased th8 income
generated by the builds which has been a
game changer for the charity Ihis year.
Fundral$lng
During this period we have continued with
suGcessfvl run with our fundraising with
some nolabie grants This allows us to
continue to ensure that all pods distrlbuted
in the UK are fully funded by the charity.
Additlonal Infomiation (opllonal)
You ma
choose to include fvrther statements where relevant abouL'
At the start of the year, we set a target to
build and distribute 2,OCrfi sleep pods and
we succeeded in this.
Achievements against
objemives set
Para 1.41
Perfomiance of fundraising
activfties against objectives
set
We hava perfomied well against our set
objectives and fulfilled all orders from all
distribution partnets.
1.41
We took on new distribution partners and
increased our coverage in ternis of
locations where Sleep Pods are now
availa1￿e.
All money ral8ed through all of our activities
is spent on funding new materials and
building more pods.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
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Other
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Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
P*ra 121
Our financial position is entirely dictated by
our ability to raise funds from grants and
foundations and run corporate builds. In
addition. where we have tr￿en able lo, we
receive money for the pcxls from other
organisations who have been able lo fund
the pods for their particular purposes {this
is moslly the case outside the UK). We feel
confident that our expenditure has been
spent vmsely with r￿gotIated discounts from
Suppliers and we have maintained the
financial stability required to enable us to
achieve the
oals that we set for oursalves.
We do not hokl reser¥es.
statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statin
are held
Numb8r of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 122
Para 122
NIA
We do not hold reseNes at this time as we
consider that, due to the very contained
and predicable nature of our expenditur8
there is currentty no need for us to do so.
As we evolve we will continue to monitor
the need for this in the future. However at
this time due to our stze and structure all
those that are rnaknng decisions on large
sperKI will do so in a planned monthly
meeting wtth a ¢105e ey8 on our 3 month
income and exFerKliture projections, or
where necessary al an ad-hoc meeting set
up for the purpose.
Para 122
Details of fund msterially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
con￿rn
Para 1.24
NIA
P8ra 1.23
There is no uncertalnty about Ihe charity
continuing Its, actNltles as a going concem.
The charity conducts Its operation in a
linearfashion and as such we are able to
re￿1ve regular feedback on how our Sleep
Pod one p&rson emergency shelter is being
received. The feedback is positive and the
need o)ntinues to exist. To the extent that
we experienca periods vthere finances are
strained: we are very agile and are able to
redu￿ build output and reduce expenditure
across all of our lines of spend as réquired.
During these periods, we focus our
attention on fund raising and corporate
builds.
Addltional Infomiatlon {optional)
You may choose lo indude further statements where relevant about:
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The charity's principal
sources of funds {induding
any fundraising)
Our primary sources of income..
fundraising and our activities
indude approaching and worknng
with foundations and trust's. We
have also successfully campalgned
forfinancial support from the publi
Wtlh our oTr-lin& campaigns.
Along with the above we also
provide corporate builds as a
Servi￿ to companies thal want to
demonstrate their Corporale Social
Responsibility to their staff and
business network. This is a service
we charge for h￿th all additional
funds going back into the Charity.
Aso, where appropriate some of
our sleep Pod distribution partnerB
will pay (in full or in part) for the
Sleep Pods thal they collect or
have delivered and th&n they
distribute (Ihis is mainly outside of
the UK).
Para 1.47
NIA
Investment policy and
objectlves including any
soclal investment polFcy
adopted
Para 1A6
The ultimate risk facing the charity is that
there is no longer a need for an em8rgency
shelter, that there are no long&r any rough
sleepers in the UK or beyond. That any and
all refugees and displaced people 8re
afforded a¢¢ommodation whilst in transit
and do not face enforced nights withoLrt
adequate protection.
A description of the princtpal
risk8 facing the charity
Pard 1.46
Then there would be no need for sfeep Pod
chanty lo exist. Clearly this is our aim as a
charity so happily the main risk we face is
also a princtpal aim of the charity.
Apart from this there is a risk that one or
more of the trustees was to leave then
there would be a potential knowledge
vacuum. We a￿ mitkJating against this risk
by compiling policies and procedures a6
well as utilising a CRM as a database that
can be a￿SSed by all team meetings.
As well as this we only have one
manufacturer of our core material. They
manufacture our order s
cificall to our
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needs and at the time of vKiling are the only
supplier able to do this (from our enquiries)
If they dechled not to support us then this
would be a risk to our operations.
A key risk remains our ability to raise
sufficÈent funds to ￿nd our aGtivity. Aware
of this vle have sought the help of a fund
raising consultant who has helped us
create a plan which we are now working
towards.
Lastly is the environmental risk. We are
acutely aware of the impact our pods are
making to land fill. We do not consider thks
to be sustainable long term. We are
Iherefore looking at options to reverse
engineer elements of the pods to make that
more sustainable. We are in discussions
wtth various material experts who may be
able to support this activity, alongside
conversations wtih one of our ongoing
finanaal supporters (a trust) who are
interested in funding this activity.
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
Descrlptlon of charity's
trusts..
Type of goveming document
trust deed ro
al charter
How 18 the charity
constituted?
le.g unincorporated
assoGiation, CIO
Trustee selection methods
Including details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. electlon lo post or
name of any person or body
entit16d to appoint one or
more trustees
Parn 1.25
Foundation Consttiution Document
Para 12S
Chaiitable Incorporated Organisation
rcio'>
Para 1.25
Details as to how trustees arg appointed
and removed are a8 wowded in clauses 10
and 12 of our Constrtution document.
Inttially the 3 ¢0-founders became the
trustees together with 2 other trustees
apF)ointed by the trustees for their interest
in the work that we are doing and thelr
expertise.
We do not, at this st898 con8ider it
necessary to bring in any additional
trustees as we are fundioning well as a
charty wlth decision making and processes
working ￿￿11 whilst providing the level of
scrutiny we consider is needed for a charity
of our size and complexity. However, we
feel as V￿ grow, we will consider lh8 need
to bring on additional trustees with certain
experience as a way to add fvrther value to
what wè do.
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name
Sleep Pod
Other name the charity uses
NIA
Registered charity numI￿r
1187295
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Charity's prinrip81 address
22 Mount Ephraim
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TA4 &4S
Names of the ¢harlty trustees who manag8 the charfty
Datas actsd Ir not for whol
¢ar
T￿9￿* name
Office lif any)
Name of person {or body) onutled
oint trustee
Ifan
lan Ashby
Trustee and C
Found&r
Chairperson and Co-
Founder
NIA
NIA
Pete K6nyor￿HoEt
NIA
NIA
Angharad Hallivlell
Cripps Trust
Corporation
Limited
Trustee
NIA
NIA
Trustee
NIA
NIA
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
Dlrector namè
Jessica Isabelle Lucy Jamieson
Kate Arnold
Jessica Isabelle Lucy Jamleson
James Robert Beatton
Phlll Youdan
Paul Frederick Charle5
Fairbaim
Victoria Jane Falrley
Stephen David Horscroft
ortW8sa
roved
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NIA
held in this capacity
Name and obleGts ofthe
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
fall within the custodian
charity's objects
NIA
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregatlon of such assets
from the charittys own
assets
NIA
Additional Inforniatlon (optional
Names and addresses of adviser3 Ioptlonal inforniatlon
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Type of
adviser
Financial
Name
Address
Crowe Ltd
55 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JW
8A Stanley Gardens, London
22 Mount Ephraim
Technical
Doug McKnight
Cripps
Legal
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TA4 8AS
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infom)ation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
NIA
ersonnel details
Other o
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tional information
Declarations
The trustèes declare that they have approved the trustses, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signaturels}
Full name{sl
Position {e.g. Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Pete Kenyon-Holt
lan Ashby
Chair
rustee
Trustee
Datè
281112026
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND,WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independenl Examiner's Repoit
Report lo the trustee81
member$ ol
Sleep Pod
On aecount• for the year
endad
311312025
Charfty no
{If any)
1187295
Set out on pages
I r8POrt to the tru8toes on my oxamlnatk)n of the a(wunts of the above
cha￿ty nhe Tn￿) for year ended 37ID&P2025.
Respon8lblllll•8 and
bag18 of report
A8 Iha charty's Irustse& you are r84)0￿1ble for the preparallon of the
accounts in a¢cordan¢e with the requlrefflents ol tha char￿leS Act 2011
{kne Acf).
I report In re8pect of my examinati￿ of the Tn￿r$ a¢counts oarried out
under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and In Car￿ng out my examlnatlon, I
have followed all the appllcabl8 Dlr6CtSons tyven by the Charlty Commisslon
under 6&¢tIc￿ 145(5)Ib) of the ACL
Independent I have (￿pleted my examwRlion. I confimi that no matorbal matters have
èxamlnw'8 Stalem•nt come to my att9n1k￿ in conngcllon with the whtch gk¥es me cause to believe
that In. any Mat￿la1 resp8ci:
the acwting racord8 not kept In aC￿n¢• wlth ￿tion 130
of the Charftlos Act; or
Iho accounts did not aLx¢rd wlth the ac(x)untlng ro¢ords; or
the a￿)Unts dld not ¢r)mpty wtth the applloable requlrèments
o)ncemlng tho fom aNI content of a¢counl$ set oul In thp Charfllas
{AccoLnts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requlremenl
thal lh8 accounts glvg a Iru8 and falrf view whlch Is not a matter
)nsl(kred a8 part of an Ind8p8ndent examlnatlon.
I have no concems and have cc¥no across no olhgr fflatte￿ In ¢onnectlon
w51h trie exam*)ation to wh￿h ailentton should be drawn In thi6 report In
order to 8nab18 a proper undarstanding of the ac￿Unts to bo reached,
Slgned:
112026
Ang8la Stirland
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quallll¢all¢n(•> or body
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Sleep Pod
Profjt and Loss Detall
For tho perlod 0110412024 to 3110312025
In¢ome
Don8llon
Other
Sales
Sleep Pod Build Event
Sleep Pod Educatlonal Vl4t
Slw Pod Salas
TNSVFowth￿Qn Contrbution
Total Incomo
20,555.36
22.55
9,825.48
27.090.00
-735.00
6A78.10
79,889.19
143,125.88
Expense
Accwntan
Diesd
Materfals
Nel Wag88
Petrol
Postage
Pdntlng
Purcha898
stationwy
storage
sundry
Van Hlre
WebH08tlng
Totsl Expon
194.LXI
350.87
43,820.91
52,813.43
180.04
9,250.72
2.230.49
5,231.67
25.00
1,116A8
332.23
116,68183
Net In￿rne
26,442.85

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Sl••p Pod
A• at J1103r2025
Flx•d A888ts
Totsl
£0.00
Invaslmonts
£0.00
Currnnl As•ets
Bank AcfA)unt
Deb
Input Tax (VAT)
£23,917.56
£8,572.55
£0.00
£32rt90.11
Current Uabllllles
Creditors
VAT Paymwts
Totsl
Current A8$0ts mlnus Current Llabllltss
Totsl A888ts mlnus Current Uabilldes
Long Temi Llabllllle8
Total A88ets le85 Total Llabllltlos
Capltal & Reswves
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£32,490.11
£32,490.11
£32,490.11
Current Pmfit
£26,442.85
£6,047.26
£32.490.11
Tot
Balance 8ho8t Suspnie
Total
TQTAL
£32.490.11