SURVIVING CHRISTMAS

Registered charity 1033117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURVIVING CHRISTMAS (HASTINGS AND ROTHER DISTRICT)

Each year, we organise a welcoming space over the two-day Christmas period, offering not just a meeting space but also meals, hospitality and essential services to individuals and families facing hardship. In addition to hospitality services, it undertakes the vital work of supplying, to those in need, hampers, filled with essentials and some treats.

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Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £285 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £68,419. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with the Charities Act 2011, with no matters requiring attention drawn to the trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Battle Abbey School — “With the generous support of Battle Abbey School, our volunteers, partner agencies, local businesses and the wider community, we delivered m…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Newington
Amanda Gillis
Angus Warwick Peters
Barry Elphick
Caroline Kennedy
Jan Murphy
LIONEL REGINALD PARR
Lorna Hilton
Megan Skinner · trustee of 1 other charity
Rebecca Hall
Samantha Louise Moss
Sara Elizabeth Patricia Fox-Peters
Stephen Alan Gillis
Susan Caroline Peck
Tina Friend
Trevor Morgan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£41k	£41k
31/03/2024	£31k	£31k
31/03/2023	£29k	£27k
31/03/2022	£24k	£30k
31/03/2021	£27k	£25k

Common questions

Is SURVIVING CHRISTMAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £285 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £68,419. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with the Charities Act 2011, with no matters requiring attention drawn to the trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SURVIVING CHRISTMAS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SURVIVING CHRISTMAS as a grant recipient include THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION, THE TALISMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k	Social Services
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k	Social Services
THE TALISMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k