BEXHILL AND ROTHER HOMELESSNESS UNITY GROUP (H.U.G.) CIO

Registered charity 1182306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Bexhill & Rother Homelessness Unity Group ,HUG, was conceived in order to forge unity and action around concerns of growing homelessness locally. The foundation is Christian and the charity's original aim is to express God's desire for love, justice and compassion for the world, locally.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE BASED ON THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES OF LOVING, CARING AND STANDING WITH THOSE MOST IN NEED:TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS OR RECOVERING FROM HOMELESSNESS AND WHO EITHER HAVE A LOCAL CONNECTION TO ROTHER DISTRICT OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT IN BEXHILL TOWN WARDS, EAST SUSSEX, BY WORKING WITH SUCH PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE OR SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING WHERE APPROPRIATE, FOR THEIR PET ANIMALS. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT ‘HOMELESSNESS’ IS UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN A LACK OF SAFE, SECURE, AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £32,170 against total expenses of £38,784 for the year. The trustees note that the charity needs to fundraise to keep going and recruit sufficient volunteers to properly run the charity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bexhill and Rother Homelessness Unity Group (HUG) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Rother Council — “We were supported by Rother Council who paid for a shower and clothes washing facilities to be installed; they continue to support us financ…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Benjamin John Gibson
• Gareth Delany · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Alexander Price
• Joy Diane Streeter
• Neil Hobden
• PAULINE Amy GOUBERT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex

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