OXFORD WINTER NIGHT SHELTER
The provision of sleeping accommodation and snack meals to rough sleepers each night between January and March. Currently twelve venues are providing twenty beds every night in Oxford churches, with over three hundred volunteers enlisted to cover three shifts a night.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds ended at £132k, which is just below the £138k required to cover two years of costs under the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £493 for the year, with unrestricted reserves decreasing from £137,718 to £131,725.
What the accounts disclose
“We end the year with unrestricted funds of £132k, just below the £138k we would need to cover two full years of costs from unrestricted funds at the rate incurred in 2024/25 and budgeted for 2025-26.” — page 7
Trustees
- Rev MARY GURRchair
- APRIL MELANIE HALL
- Jane Mitchell
- Leslie Elizabeth Topp
- Paul Charles Thompson
- Susan Jane Barratt
- Zachary Jackman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £68k | £69k |
| 31/10/2024 | £64k | £84k |
| 31/10/2023 | £70k | £82k |
| 31/10/2022 | £76k | £66k |
| 31/10/2021 | £75k | £53k |
Common questions
Is OXFORD WINTER NIGHT SHELTER financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds ended at £132k, which is just below the £138k required to cover two years of costs under the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £493 for the year, with unrestricted reserves decreasing from £137,718 to £131,725. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds OXFORD WINTER NIGHT SHELTER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORD WINTER NIGHT SHELTER as a grant recipient include Charity of Thomas Dawson, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, OXFORD, BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/09/2019 | £5k | Support Oxford Winter Night Shelter |