BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP PROVIDES EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION ONE NIGHT AT A TIME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-25
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THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 25. IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MAY BRING THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS SEEKING TO PUBLICISE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO ALLEVIATE IT. BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP WILL OPERATE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF BRADFORD AND ITS NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £6,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, continuing a trend of losses since the lockdown period. Total incoming resources were £129,616 against charitable expenditure of £136,313. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £68,945, with an additional £50,000 designated for closure costs, and note recent successful grant funding providing confidence for future operations.
What the accounts disclose
“None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2024: none). In 2024 one Trustee received £225 for providing an Art workshop. There were no other related party transactions in the year that required disclosure.” — page 15
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 59
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 48
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 51
- Government income: £22,887 — grants £22,887 (2); 21% of the £109,884 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/07/2015)
Trustees
- Margaret Mary Narayn-Leechair
- Alison Jane Tribe
- Anne Mackay
- Asma Ali
- KATHLEEN PUGH
- MICHAEL JOHN CRAVEN
- Pavan Kaur
- RUKHSANA ANJAM
- mary patricia somerville
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £130k | £136k |
| 31/03/2024 | £126k | £141k |
| 31/03/2023 | £110k | £112k |
| 31/03/2022 | £101k | £118k |
| 31/03/2021 | £131k | £121k |
Common questions
Is BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £6,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, continuing a trend of losses since the lockdown period. Total incoming resources were £129,616 against charitable expenditure of £136,313. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £68,945, with an additional £50,000 designated for closure costs, and note recent successful grant funding providing confidence for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP as a grant recipient include THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ILKLEY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £116k | |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £29k | |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £6k | |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ILKLEY | FY2022 | £886 | Donations |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/11/2011 | £230k | Youth Homelessness Prevention Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/02/2007 | £87k | Bradford Nightstop |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £61k |
| SAND AND STARS TRUST | 1 | £58k |
| SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY | 1 | £23k |
| DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| BASINGVIEW TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- REDDITCH NIGHTSTOP
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE NIGHTSTOP
- BRIDPORT CHARITIES
- SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED
- BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
- STROUD & DISTRICT HOMES FOUNDATION LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP | £130k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| REDDITCH NIGHTSTOP | £238k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE NIGHTSTOP | £287k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRIDPORT CHARITIES | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUSSEX NIGHTSTOP PLUS LIMITED | £194k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | £372k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |