GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON

Registered charity 1165429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GNB

Community Chaplaincy: pastoral support, faith/life peer support group & frontline services in the community Good News Shed: DIY/woodwork group to improve mental wellbeing & community Befriending: visiting & advocating for isolated & lonely people Chomp: working in partnership with local organisations to provide free meals & activities for low income families during holidays

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Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£60k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £26,879 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in cash funds of only £3,316. The trustees report that reserves were below their policy target of six months' operating expenditure. Furthermore, the decision has been taken to close the charity following the end of its lease and difficulties in raising adequate funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants

“Grants 18,973 3,000 21,973” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £543; policy: six months operating expenditure)

“Reserves at the year end were below this level.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“At the time of signing these accounts the decision has been taken to close the charity”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Evan Jonathan Bebbchair
NEIL HILTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen John Martin Horne · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£60k
31/12/2024	£73k	£48k
31/12/2023	£32k	£53k
31/12/2022	£56k	£52k
31/12/2021	£38k	£43k

Common questions

Is GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £26,879 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in cash funds of only £3,316. The trustees report that reserves were below their policy target of six months' operating expenditure. Furthermore, the decision has been taken to close the charity following the end of its lease and difficulties in raising adequate funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GOOD NEWS BRIGHTON as a grant recipient include GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION, THE S M B TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION	FY2022	£15k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2023	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2024	£16k	Good News Shed
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/08/2021	£10k	Good News Brighton
UK government	24/08/2020	£4k	VSCE CMC Fund