BHT SUSSEX
Registered charity 284839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B H T, BHT, BRIGHTON HOUSING TRUST
BHT's Mission, delivered through its services, is aimed at combating homelessness, creating opportunities and promoting change. Since the 1960s BHT has developed a range of services to meet the needs of homeless, insecurely housed and vulnerable men and women. Our services aim to tackle both the causes and effects of homelessness and poverty.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net operating surplus of £463k and holds total net assets of £11.3m, supported by unrestricted reserves of £10.9m. Per the trustees' report, the organisation maintains a cash balance of £2.2m, which exceeds its reserves policy target of £2.2m, and has concluded that no material uncertainty exists regarding its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Rents and service charges
“Rents and service charges accounted for over 41% of our income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10.9m)
“As at 31 March 2025 Free Reserves were in deficit at £0.7m (2024: £1.1m).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: There is also a further Board member who is a Trustee of BHT Charitable Trust. There were no transactions (2024: nil) with BHT Charitable Trust.
“There is also a further Board member who is a Trustee of BHT Charitable Trust. There were no transactions (2024: nil) with BHT Charitable Trust.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Beever and Struthers. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BHT Sussex (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- David Chaffey — Chief Executive (source)
- Jon Rosser — Chair of the Board of Trustees (source)
- Sunil Desai — Director of Finance & Resources (source)
- Nikki Homewood — Director of Advice and Support Services (source)
- Rachael Kenny — Director of Mental Health and Support Services (source)
- Daniel O’Connell — Director of People, Learning and Health and Safety (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund — “Funding received through the Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ROSSER, Jonathan Howe — director, appointed 23/06/2025on trustee list
- DAVIES, Lee Martin — director, appointed 18/09/2023on trustee list
- DAVIES, Mary Louise — director, appointed 18/09/2023on trustee list
- ROSE, Andrew Michael — director, appointed 13/12/2021on trustee list
- WALKER, Angeline Daisy — director, appointed 13/12/2021on trustee list
- SANTCROSS, Lawrence John — director, appointed 13/12/2021on trustee list
- FEATHERSTONE, Paul Daniel — director, appointed 01/04/2020on trustee list
- MAIN, Gerald — director, appointed 03/12/2018on trustee list
- DAVIS, Melanie Jane Holland, Cllr — director, appointed 11/12/2017on trustee list
- BUTLER, Sarah — director, appointed 11/12/2017on trustee list
- DESAI, Sunil — secretary, appointed 25/06/2018
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: BHT Sussex — Registered, 7 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 11/03/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Sackville Gardens: Outstanding (24/12/2025) · CQC record
- Portland Road: Outstanding (04/03/2026) · CQC record
- Recovery Project: Good (17/12/2019) · CQC record
- 54 Leylands Road: Good (13/11/2021) · CQC record
- Oak House & Maple Lodge: Good (13/04/2022) · CQC record
- Andrew Rose
- Angeline Walker
- Gerald Main
- Jonathan Rosser
- Lawrence Santcross
- Lee Davies
- MELANIE JANE HOLLAND DAVIS · trustee of 1 other charity
- Mary Davies
- Paul Featherstone
- SARAH BUTLER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BHT SUSSEX financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net operating surplus of £463k and holds total net assets of £11.3m, supported by unrestricted reserves of £10.9m. Per the trustees' report, the organisation maintains a cash balance of £2.2m, which exceeds its reserves policy target of £2.2m, and has concluded that no material uncertainty exists regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Beever and Struthers.
Who funds BHT SUSSEX?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BHT SUSSEX as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, INTO GIVING LIMITED, LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST, HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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