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CARING CONNECTIONSLIMITED IA compfjnyllmlled hyguAranteol AEPORTOFTHE INDEPEPIDENT AUDTTORSTOIHE MfMbERSOFCARINGCONNECMONS LIMITED Oplnlon W4 h8vg a￿¢1ited th8 lin)n¢lal $t8iernont ol CèriD& ConnectTons bnNted Ilh8 chaThiabi• ¢wpa￿l lor yeai end￿ 21 M8rch 2024 vhlch comwi6e tho stbitmani ol Finin¢ittl AcirAti8s, Bolanc8 Shéei. sihtemeni ol Cash Fi¢Mvs and Noies 10 Ihe financlBI si8iemeni8, Includlnll 8 surynwry ol $gnif¢ortt 8c¢ountinÈ poUciDs. The fmancial reportingframewth thaih•5 been appb.ed ￿ their weparotyon is 8pplKobtelawond Uniled Xl•idom Act￿ntingStond8rd$. IntlkKlthiFR8 102Th• F(martlalReporbn8stsndard8ppik8ble Ullhe UK8ndAepublreofliti•ndlUrltedWmGenefall¥Accepted AccoufrbngPff•cti¢èl. In ¢Uro￿nI￿. the flnorKl41 st•lemnt¥.' ' 8 IW6 8nd lèli ￿6￿¥01 the St8ts ofthe charii•tth componWs 8t 31 March 2025 and oltts kncorth resources •nrl 8pplk•iion of r0SOUf¢61 for theyeai Ihenendel., . hovfj b¢4nyropirlyprepèiad In accordanc•￿1h UnkedKlnidomGenei•ltyAccepiodkwJntlrfpiactka:wd . h8va beenprep2red1naccordance￿ iher¢quvenw¢401 Iho COMpan￿sAct 200& O•sl•l•rop]nlon W8 cond￿ted 0￿f •udit l èctoid4nce h)tein•tknnBI Si8fidards M Auditlfig (Uxb (Ists IUKII and apptkablfr I￿. Ovi ro$poTr8ibilfti•8 und•r those tandoid5 Bfe lurther desciibBd In Iho Audnol's iesp0nylb￿tlBy for the audlt ol thè fmaneLl stii•m•niS sqeiion of riwt. We 8re ldapendoni ol iha ¢horit&bi• ¢ornp•rryln It¢￿￿￿ntO￿lhthé othlc81 iéqulfements thai èi• relevant iooui ats￿￿01 tho Ilnoncl818t•iement8 Inth8 LIX, Includlnithe FRC'sEthl¢ol St8Thd81d 8ntli¥e h8ve fiJlfill8d oui oth8r•lNcaliesponthllilleikn•e¢ord•n¢ewlh ¢h•Sé requknom•Dts. W•belthth•ttho•w11I4￿t•¢¢W•h#Vo¢bi$ln9O ulfi¢len¢Dnd oPPfgprfDl•lop￿del b••lsforouropknlw. Conolu8lonsr•letln4to ioln¥conc•in In audttlni tho IInar￿+•I 8iat8mefil?, ¢onciLhl•d th•t th• tru8t••a' of 40kni e¢rt•m b•sls of •¢e•L￿¥ In th¢ pr¢p•r•tlon ol th• fiftgn¢lal $t•tirnen¢slsipprfjprfW•. 8•sed on tho wort pertorm•d. wo h•v8 d•ntlfied afiy rnai•l•l vnc•rtaknifjè8 r¢l8tlni to th8t, KlhIdUaity￿ C￿lec1￿01Wl m#y ehgt snllle8111 doubtentth• charitabl8coryanl8 ablLtytOCoN5r￿1s1 8idngcol￿n lor8 per>dofo¢1088112 monthsfr¢ynkn th•lln•ntlaliAtam•nts are èuihorfsed forlswe. OurrtspM?Ibilknesand Ih¢rewsiblA¥è801th• truslee8vrtthrnspect￿g¢￿CQne•m￿ des¢nlJod In th•rtittntsrttiM?oflhs rewt. Oth¢rlnlormatlon Tha oiher l￿for￿81k)n corrwrii tha knl(XTm•ikM kncluded It) th• feport. Includiffj th• tNstees' tap￿ othw th8n tho financlal slalemenls and our uditor'A report théreon. Iha IW$￿•$ èro responslblo IN tho othw lo1￿M8$￿ ¢ont8lned the 8MU81 rtwt. Ovr onl0￿ on ¢he finin¢lal sta¢emeni$ do88 not cover th8 olher Inlom•iioTr 8nLI. ex¢•pt to the extenl Ifftl￿￿3e eX￿1¢Ky¥t•le(S in ow¢4ptsrt. ￿ do ￿teA￿e>¥ •Try lym of •wr4nca ¢¢)1￿￿s￿)n thereon. Our iesponsibluty Is lo read Iho othw Infomwlion arf kn dt¥ni consKlor %thelh•f Ihl othw inform1t￿ l¥ mat•ri•lly kK0ft$1sltnt ￿1th fir4n¢l81 8t8iemonis.or our knovAEdsè obiain•d in th• touiso of Ihè or tstheMsèoppèar& 1¢ b¢ matéri4ttymissiated. If we identifysuch m8t8rtttl Incon3i&iéKI8S or•pparent mai¢rfal mls¥t21ements,we ata rqqulTed ts)d8twMry1e￿8ther Ihlsrfwes rf$e￿a malerialmlsstaiemo•tlothefvonclalsrotemBnisthem5elves.11. bHsd onth• wJfkw6hqveperfoFrned.weGoncludeihaltherel¥a m?leri•l mlsst41emErrtolthl¥otherknfofmptlDn.w•areiwuliedtrJ reportthbifact. W8 h8vat￿lhIM1￿mpOrt￿thl8relar￿. OplnloNsoh Oihi nittèMpttserSbédbyth8 Companlo8A¢12006 Ineuroplnknn.bd¥edon thewy* undertakell in the ctyJtsaofth8 audit= - thelnfomailon(Nen InihetN5tees' reporr.whl¢hinciwlesthedirÈt[o￿.repoll prtpareitlorthÈwrposesoft¢xnpartytswforthefinatsCl8l￿br1orthtr￿h Ihe fin8nclolsigtÈrnent$ gré prEpArÈdls tofisl$teniMihth8financièistsiem8nts:£nd . thedliectlNS'feportlnCl￿je￿IS￿thth th0trusw￿.iepOrth￿S bB8Trw•p8ied kn8c¢ord•nceurithaptthcoblolwlrequwèmÈnts.

CARING CONNECTIONSLIMtTED (Acompahyllmiied by Euaranteel REPOATOFTHEINDEPENDENT AUDITORSTOTHE MEMBERSOFCARINGCONNECTIONS LIMITED Icutstlnuedl m8ltira0n￿IchW¢￿T¢IQqU￿£d toieport by¢xcÈptlon In the (Fght of le thowlBdgB ènd undefSl8ndin£ of the Éhaiitabie cy8ny its ¢thrironment {￿1?1fted In the tours& ol the audlt, wé hAvo not hlentifled mateilalmlsstslemtnt85ntheOtrectars' report IntludedMilhlrtlhetlU51ees' ieport. Wtt hwtsnoildngtoieport￿ rÈspeetofth•follovAngrn6ite¥s Mi i¢l?lionto￿￿1chlhee0￿P￿n11sAel2o06reQ￿[rn$￿s toc¢porttoyou M, Inwroplnlon: •¢equ•t¢•nd properaccounllniricords havenoibeen kept, owréiurns idequoteforour4uththavonotb4eniecefved fitsmbrinches nOt￿sited byu8.or ¢he fin8n¢lal818iemenl> ara noiln oyeementwththtsaetotsniiftgrecoids ond rotur(Is'. or certBln d15clo3vres of trusiees. remunttrat￿￿ ipet5fled byliWArei￿lrnad•-or . wa h8ve notrecÈfv8d oilihelnfoirna￿tsnand 0ypiana￿OD$w8 rwvlr¢foroui •udit', or tho iiuskes weio not entltled to prepaie Ihv li￿n¢la1 s18tement5 In accwdanee vth the sm811 compir$ r•8fm8 8nd ¢oke •d¥•ai•qe ol lh8 8maU compon￿8.8X@rnpudns In prep8rfniiheuu¥tee¥' Ftport¥ndliorn Ihe requlremenltopfep310 05tr0teilc ieport. R¢gponilblllts•8ol Iru¥t•i• A? eNplBlned mor8 fully In tho Iwsteès. rèsponsibllhliis1Otem¢nt In thetfvslees. repul. thPIr￿Ste￿s Iwthosie •150the directois of the¢h$Titobl¢ compgnylor the puiposi8 ol¢ornpanylHwi 8re i•ponsible forth¢ prtP81•1k)n ol rh• finpnGtsI st8temeni8 8nd forb￿$[4$f1ed that th&y a tsu• Ènd talr￿aw. pnd lor such Iniernal Eontrol 8$ th• InJstee# det¢rrnln¢ 1$ nectssary lo tnjbla th8 prepèr8thn ol finrtcb81 siaiern8Thts thoi ir¢ fr¢• fiorn m•ledal mlsxiitemenl, eth•rdue iolr4udor•rièr. In pr4p•rfn8ih• finon(1814lèlern•nt8. Ih•tlU8iees are r•spoMfol¢lty •8ses8Tngth• ¢omparrfJ 8bltytocontlrwep¥ • golns coThcein, disciosln& 0$ èppllc8b￿. m•i¢ir$ relaled to gofnl ¢Meern ond ulDg the cO￿¢1n b•s11 ol •xtsuntirsg vniess tho iw¥l•es eit￿r Intend ￿ Uwklètè the cwsp8ny or to ce•s¢ oper8Uons, orhaye rrf) rÈiUstic alieinat￿e buti¢dos Audltor'81e8PoTh8lbllltl•il￿lh¢8uI11t•1thtflnp￿¢141st•lerneM18 Our Ome¢t￿¢￿ afo to obl•ln reasonablè •8SUl8nct 8boLrtvthéih8r the Ilnan¢l•l si•1emeni¥ 48 a vthole •re Irom m81erlo1 mls¥toiimanL %4thoiher dug 10 li•ud or erior, end lo Issue gn Audhofs fOPOrt Ihbtknciwd•80ur oplnloD. R¢asenè￿t 88surarKe15• I￿101 •ssuranco bul L8 noio gus(anlo8 Ihat •n 8udtt ¢onducled lo B¢¢rydgneÉ￿ih ISAS IUXlwlllw&ys dat8¢i•m•1¢ri￿rth5laltrneniykneThtte￿SIS Nisgtèiernents ein Irfse Irom Ir8tsd or eirty •nd r•consldei¢dmDi•llil rf. 4￿MdU&llY0r in th• •w¢g•te. theycoDld rn4sMibtyb¢ eipected tolnlluinca ihe econornl¢ de¢islMsolueern t•ken onthe bBsls olthe¥e fin•ntial$thiement8. IiregulBrille¥, Includlng fi8ud, are In¥t8nc¢$ of non'con4)V•TrK¢ LM Ond i•gul•lKJnJ. W• proceduie• Ouf MsponBlbWlle$. outUn4d above, lodeteGi maierfalmlsst•tem•nlsiniepeel ol liNegui4ri1s, Includlng fraud. The extenltovthich our procedure& •r• t•pabieol d8te¢bn8lire6ularfdes, IncludlDgfi•ud Is (lei8lied bBIty¥. Our appioieh to Idenlityog and oss•$skng thè rfsk5 01 rTrotarf81 ml8Siatemonl In F•Èptet ol hrtgul8rt￿oS. Includhy fi•ud non-compU•n¢è Wlh laws 8nd r•gulitlM8w8s asfoiiowa- Wa Bn5urEd thDt the engagement tejm tollBcthely h•d the oppropO8te compet¢nGe, cwabl￿oS and sknlls ￿ klenlrfy or rtcognlge noThrfompilanc¢ ￿ryth applkBble18WS8nd regulakn,. We Identille￿ 1ha18ws •nd iewl•lion$ 19pU¢•bloiothe¢h8ritsbl•companYthrouthdlJ¢vysions￿lh tW￿e0&.. Wa focused on ¥pe¢rfic lo￿ 8nd ie8LAatlon3 wè tonsideied may hav8 a ¢Jir8¢t rn•t¢rt•l •ffo¢1 th8 fv•nclal Jtgtement& or the operations of tho ch4ri1bble Gompany. We 8gJe5$¢d Ihe e￿en1 ol cOmp￿ne ￿ryth tho IM and v¢gdaVM$ klenbfied abovè ihrou8h m•kJnA enq￿eS af tha tNstees Md SuppO￿ng dotturneniaikn.. 8ndidenlifiÈd lilvs Ènd regtsiatknns￿l• comwurlcptedwthln tht aUdItte￿ reB4artynd Ihé t￿M rernained alerttognylnthcatlons offFÈyd Of non.cornpbancé%%ilh laws ènd iesvlationsthrough¢Jurihe audil, We asse$seJ thB SU5GepthRityolthe charhabie tomp•nVsfinanclal $laiements to matrf•l rn1sslaiet￿n￿ Includ* obtglAln£An vndeisiandlng of htswlfaud rnightoc¢ur, ty.

CARINGCONNECTIONSIIMITED IAe•mp8nyllmir¢dbyguar•Thteel REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSTOTHE MEMBERSOFCARINOCONNECIIONS LIMITED Icoftllnuedl MBking enwirfes olthe Ew$te85 Os io %there they crffiswered there sv5cepbbltyto froud. theil knovAedgÈ ol 8Ctuil. suspecied and alleged fiaud- •r ¢onslderi•gihe Intemai¢onlroi$lth ptscètomFtiyttsrisk8ollfaud an￿ non-cOm￿anCeVthIhIaV￿ and re8%￿11)n8. In eddi1￿• to the above, our proGeiluie5 lo res￿ lo iiyentitled Thsk$ in¢ludad Ihg 1(ngrt181 stalement ¢JlxlosL¥es iesling to 8UPPOrtin8 doGvmentglion10855e55ciynplian¢8vath ffjl•Yini llwsand Iogulèti£￿Sdl$e￿Ssedab There ara knltèrehi lknh8iions the wocedvre¥ dexribthl bbtr40. Tha rern￿d that and regulttiioni brè IrJrn finfrnclal ir8n88Ctlofis. the less likely It IB Ihat •udliors vrt>uld b•e4mtt iivare olrth t￿￿￿￿￿¢. Audrtw $tantlitds also thè •udit woc6dufe8 re9thi￿ toldentrfy Aon-cornp158ncgwih 18vo Ind r•gulJkni ta ¢nqulryolthe Iru$t8esantl the Inspactionof teguthtoryand legalctyiespondencfr. If Bny. M8iirial mls61atemenlsthot aiiao (Ju•tolr8ud C8n behaider iodaiect Ihanthose Ih•t8r168 Irofn wior •sthrym•yinvofv8debbwal•corKeaknen¢orcoiluslM. Afurth¢rdascdptlonofouf royponsI￿uOfjSIts1 tha Eudlt ofthelfjnaiclalstalements is iocaled on the Fin3n¢lal Re$thryCwnta's￿b8it¢ al￿￿.fr¢.￿r8.ukIauditorSfe$P0n$Ib￿tto￿. Thly dBBcrtj￿￿ formy pèrtolwr•uditor'¥rwrt. U•4ft)uri•port Th15 r•port Is m•d• solely to thv Gherit)IAo mwrthil. 81 a boty. kn •ccNdAncevAlh Chapler 3 01 P8rt 16of tho CompDnl#s A¢t 2006. (￿1 audh WO￿ has been ¥ndertèk¢n so tho1 wé fflrfht 5181È to tho ch8rit8bl6 compa￿2 rnembera Ihoye ale requlied los￿1•tothffl In thn èLKlitoFs ieport nd lor no othe¥ purpose. To the lulleji exeni peimhted by ￿v. wo do nDI èctépt t4 ré$portslWtsty1Oèrt￿è otherthan the¢￿11¥¥ble comp•ny8nd Ihe ch8fiiable cornpgny'x m•rnb•ry•J• b￿. for￿ralll1wk, thi8 report, Ntoftheopknknswoh8vetom)ed. i.///Jt IS8nlofstaiuioryAudtt￿l lorond on bthblfof Monett• LLP St•ty¢oryAudiior Ch•r¢¢red A¢¢tyJfilanls T10.1140uk¢ Slreet Lknrpod L15AG OatO'.

CARING CONNÉCTIONSUMITEO IA¢ompanyllmitedbygoaFaknte•l STATEMENTOFFINANCIALACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND FXPENDITUIIEACCOUNn FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 UnrestricteLI funds Restdcied fvnds 2025 Toial funds 202S T￿81 funds 2024 Notes 20 Incomq.. Donadon$.Krnnts andtsycfes Ch8kftable8eihfiUe 1,3QO 4.734.657 174A88 175.788 4.731657 2YO.151 4,104.467 Totalln¢omé 4,735.957 174.488 4,910,445 4.394,612 Éxpvndlturo: ChHritobl¥•tlè￿tIos Other- lrtteFe&tpey8ble 4.562,39? 14.636 192.943 4.755.340 )4,636 4,35B,820 11.631 Yol4lExp•ndtlvr• 4,577,033 192,943 4,769.976 4.370,451 N8tlnoomftl{aipéndltui•l and net rnowment lrtfuThdJ lorye 15e.924 118.455 140.469 24.161 Re¢onclll•tlon4ffund• Toi•Ifund•biou￿¢tQrWaI 79.227 51,680 190.907 106.?48 Tot41fvnd¥carriédfw•rd 238,151 31225 271A76 130 907 Tho 5lat•rnoniolfl￿IkncI￿aC￿1i83includISa1I4I1n>1ndIWI•IIeC•￿I¥ed1￿1he5￿er. PJllncom?•ryd •xpendltured8tiA Irom¢onllnthgAeffii6ès. 1Q

CAWNGCONNECTIONSLIMITED IA¢omporsyllmh•dby wai8nte¢l ALANCÉSHEET ASAT31 MARCH 2025 CompanyR•glslt•UryiNumb8r.02722484 2025 2024 Not• Flx•d #B¥èta T¥nwbie855ats To 14069 11,385 08blor8 Cbsh otbonkAnd In h8nd 11 527.390 384.709 356,964 366.452 922,099 723.416 Uabllltl creditor&1￿1￿8due￿lhln￿¢Yt•f 12 1523,017) I410.￿1} N•l¢yir•nl p$8•t 399,082 312,455 Tot&1 •Js•l•l•s•euir•ht UablllU• 413.951 323,840 Creditorsl8llln8d¥i •Nermora th•n onvye8r 13 1142.5?Sl 1192.9331 Nel A¥M¢• 271 J78 130.907 Thelvnd• r•lth•¢h•ihy Urtr4sid¢ied fvnds R¢glrtcted lundi 238.151 33.225 79,227 61,680 Totol¢h8ritylund8 18 27f,378 130,907 Th•f5nin¢l8lst8tern•n¢$h•veb•¢npr6pared kn •cc0Td•rtca¥￿hIh8￿￿1$1oni4pp￿¢•WltO¢￿mp￿IIssUbJee¢toIhOM&ll¢￿nIe8' regkn?. The t8t6mentiweregwrosdtyth•808rd olTrusw$8kW lof￿$V00Th". ETltley Trustee Dale..

¢AAINGCONNECTIONSLWNEO IA¢omp#nyllmltedbyguarBrkle•l STATEMENTOF CASHFIOWSFOR THEYfAR ENDED31 MARCH2025 2025 2024 Notés C•sh gen•rat¢d by0￿ratIons 16 75,642 22,272 Cash obsorb8dbylnvesiini8cthrytleo PuithAg8801 fixed a5sel5 17.3501 14781 Flnanolngocllvitlo# Proceed9 IiomborrovA￿s Repèymentol borroMng$ 205.400 155.1931 150.0351 N•iesh g¢ner•tedftonillu¥ed InlllninGlnl41¢thl￿O1 150.0351 150,207 In¢r••¥qlld•crtase}In e•sh and ¢o#h eq￿￿1￿10￿ 18257 172.001 Cash ond ¢45h4￿1￿I0fttsétbèl1nnln¥0I￿r 366,452 194.451 Caih and 6•8h I9￿1¥01¢nI$ ai tndolyoar 384.709 288,452 12

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CAAING CONNECTIONS LIMITED (Acompanyllmlted by ￿8Panie8] NOTESTOIHE FINANCIALSTATf MENTSFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MAACH 2025 Icllntsnurtdl 2, Crlllcal8ccounilnkestlmBtè5andltsdiomhts In tho appUcatTon ol th8 chEril¥ble companls accounung poiki85. tru5te8¥ am le4L4￿d io make ludgémÈni. e511moiey Bnd 46sumpllons about the cal￿￿8 £mouni of as5et$ ènd Uoblitle¥ Ihai ale ftoi readdy oppJr¢nt Ir¢m ¢Mher souices. The esbrnatS And è8ioci8led 855vmpllon$ •rB based on hls14%ical 6xpeiieThc6 8nd Olhe¢fÉclorsthat ari considered iobeiel6vant. Aciualresuli$maydrflerliomthesé estlm8tes. 3. D)nètlons aNd legAcI•3 Unr•stocled fund• 2025 Ae8tstt8d Tolil luThl8 2025 Tolol fund8 2024 2025 Gr8nls Donallons 174.488 174.488 1.300 290.153 1.200 175,788 290,151 4. ChOFll•bt• •¢lMtI¢x 2025 2024 se￿¢0 proNided undercontract 4.734.857 4,104.461 S. Chirttob(• ac11￿1113 oxpendltUf• iknremkled Reslricled funds 2025 Tol81 (undi 2025 Tolil fvnd 2024 2025 Steffcostg Oepreclotion Rents TrÈvel &subslstone• oihei siaflcolts Compuiin8 Pdniiry, p081ege8nd 5talk)nery T•18comrnunlcotk)naxpe￿dIkur8 Eqvlpment hlre RepBlrs & renewal> In3u18nces SubscriplionA Legol & pfofessiongl Bld and doubHvldebls Otheroperalingexpenses Advertislngand pigm0￿0￿81¢0Sl¥ 4.104,915 3.667 66.766 37,251 85,981 56.185 556 2489 192,943 4.297,858 3.867 66.788 37.251 85,981 5fj.1A5 558 28,896 4,600 72 3,938,868 8,389 64,520 Sl,686 65,93J 56.413 2.080 20,OBO S,S&3 303 41.848 3,724 2,398 39,167 14,230 2,864 164 72 32.743 24.175 22.972 26.378 14.112 2.250 32.743 24.175 22.972 26,376 14,112 1250 4.511.717 192,943 4704.660 4.373,027 Sh8re oliovernan¢¢ ¢•stslséènoth61 SQ.680 50.680 45.793 4￿62.397 192.943 4.755.340 4.358,82D

CARINO CONNECTIONS UMIIÉD IA¢omp•Dyllrnlt•dbyguar•ntovl NOTESTOTHE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THEYEARENDED31 mARCH202SICoThtlfttJ￿1 8.Supporteost$ Cweinanc cos 2024 AuditAnd aeeounivKy $0.800 45.793 4S,793 50.880 50,680 rf5.￿3 45,793 Chaittable 8cIMtye• 45.793 45,783 Noll8 olthatrwsteq¥lor8nYp¢r8on$¢￿fte¢ledv￿th them) reGeNedwryierrnThrnkn0rb•nèrrtslrornth8¢h8thduriDithè￿l2o24.. £nlll. thJrln8tha y6ar,thett1161ee$ 18ceWfioexp•rts•slr¢m th¢ch•rtyl2024.. £Th1 6.£mploy••• TheMr•y monihlynumber olemplwè$duM1th•￿￿1w&¥. 2025 2024 C•1• support%wrk•rn ￿￿niStrat￿•s11f 195 174 18 213 198 Eniplwtni¢WIJ 2025 2024 Woys ond $algdè$ So¢iÉ18e¢uritycoslo P•nsknncost5 4972.802 271.872 ,184 3,629.509 2sT￿63 57,496 4,297.858 3,934868 Th• numb•rol•Mployeesvthosotol•luwl¢￿l i?￿&r￿S1oXcludknAe￿?plOy¢rp¢￿j￿¢0$¢$Ity￿￿￿ledto owiÈ6Q,OOOln Iheye4rvwez¥ follows: 2025 2024 £60,001- £70,000 £70,001- E80.000 g. oth•rxpeMdltur• 2025 2024 Interest on loDns Ini¢rast on try1tyffj￿rnl 14x08 14,636 6,428 5.193 15 14,638 11,631

CARING CONNEclloNSUMITED IAe4mp8nyllmlted by 2VAlOllteel NOTESTOIHE FINANCIALSTATEMENTSFOR THEYEAFIENDED31 MARCH2025 Icontlnttedl 10.Tanglblellx¢d35sets Flx1uieJand rrtUngs CornputÉr# Toièl Co*t At l A￿71 2024 Additlorns 18.791 26.39S 7.350 45,176 7.850 At31 M8rch2025 IQ791 33.73S 52,528 Déptocl•iion Al l Apt112024 Depracloik)n cbgfged In theyt•r IOM31 1.437 22.860 ?.A29 33,791 3,866 At31 M•r¢h2025 12a68 25.289 37,657 N•t bookv4lu• At31 Nirch 2025 6.423 8.446 14.889 h131 Mirth 2024 7A60 3,52S 11,3B5 11. D¢blw8 2025 2024 Amovnlsfqlunidugwilhln rMwya8r. Trodo¢ebior¥ Oiher debtors PrépiyTnehlÈ •n¢ •cew•d Incorno 362.273 3,fjQ8 771,511 230,258 6,191 120.518 537,390 356,965 12. Crrdltors:8mouTht¥ f4lUDgdtsBwihlnoMy•ar 2025 2024 Loan borrowngs<12 rnorths Other 18x8llonindso¢l8lstturfty Tr8deGiedilor¥ WBLS bnddeferred Income Othercredhois 50.851 59.334 43,693 354,872 14,467 50.328 48.242 66,479 234.263 9,649 523,017 410,961 13. C¥¥dltgra'. amouni•l•lllrbidu• qfteronayeor 2025 2024 Lo8nborrovAngs>12 monlhl 142A75 192,933 16

CARINO CONNECTIONS UMITED IA¢omp8Tryllmlledby8uorahteél NOTESYOYHE FINANCIALSTATEMÉNfSFORIHEYEAAENDE031 MAACH 2025 (Contirtu￿} 14.Loans 2026 2024 FlnBnclng108ns 193,226 2A3,261 P0y8blewlhlnon•￿8r P•yabiethlter tyn¢y¢8f 50.651 142,S76 50,328 192,933 Th0104ns 8rounut¢ured ènd bèèrlntere at ¢fthrntrtlaL vatè 1& Remuneritlon olk4yman8g•m•ntp•r8￿n•l Th¢ tiusre8scon8hJwthot¢he k¢ymJn•g8m8nt peis0nne1c￿￿1￿th¢tru$1è1$ndth0SnbOrHan1gemOntT0afftts￿thes1gfiIf&d•l•è$fOlIoW$... Appoknted R8signed Iwld ETIti8y M Rkhniond C Culilgon MLe R K¢o¢an 1810912024 1711212024 1711212024 S¢nhr bl•fi•8eMeniTe•m Poiown KTurner R FiJy•r Tho remun•r8tionol k8ymenagement per•onn¢il$ gsfoll(ws.' 2025 2024 W88es 8nd 58IBrfes Soclal ¥¢turitytosi8 P•n$k)n ¢ost• 187.914 19. 3.734 231,7S3 25,812 4,605 191.054 262,190 16.R•¢onclllJtlon of natn￿¥•M*rl11n1￿￿dsIofi￿U8hl1•WfcfjMOp•r¥t￿￿V 2025 2024 N8trnovamMtlofunds 140.469 24.161 Adlv5tments f¢r. Deprec18tlon DecieasellinefO1sé1 Indebtor Increasell<Jecféas81 In 3.867 1180.4261 111.?32 2,389 191.0971 85.819 ¢8sh¥eneratedfiomowalh)ns 75,642 22.272 17

CARING CONIIECIIONS LIMITED IA ¢ompaThy Ilrnlled byÉu8r8nieel NOTES YOTHE FINANCIALSTATEMENTSFOR THEYEARENDED31 MARCN2025IConlMu•dl 17. Analysl$tsf n•tld¢btlllund¥ changes Al 1 Awli 2024 C•Bhllows At 31 Mar¢h2025 CashAt bank and In hand 386.452 l B.257 384.709 LoonsfiibnKdu6vAthln 4xeyeor Lo8n%l8lUnEdue aftei m&T#t￿nOne￿8r ISO.3281 1192.9331 13231 50.858 150,6511 1142,5751 123.191 68.292 191.483 18.Analysl$offund mo¥am•nts Ai 1 W12024 E¥p8nditur• At31 M¥Kh 202S ReslricledfiJn¢Js. b¢re•￿MeN pmlect Gen¢i•lfund¥-uarestrlcted 51.680 79.227 174,488 4.735,957 192.943 4.577.033 33,225 238.151 Tot•lfund$ 190,907 4.910.445 4.769,976 271,376 l Apv120?3 Incom• Exp¢nditur8 Al31 M8rth 2024 itrf¢iedfund*- bere3wrnvnt weleci Gen•rolfundi-unr•¥tri¢ie 40.416 66,330 256.437 4.136.187 247.167 4.123,284 51,680 79,227 7¢tslfwnds 106.746 4.394,612 4.370.451 120,907 10. An•Lyxlsolnel•¥sot• Rellrlcied lunds Totollundi At31 MBrch 2025 Tlngiblor￿ed •si•is Currenraxiels Credrfiors 14,869 688,874 1665.5921 14,869 922,099 1685,5921 33.225 Net 8sselsaty¢ai-•nd 238.151 33.225 271,376 Gtneraifund8 RvJ¢dctedfundg TDl¥llunLSg At 31 Mai¢h 2024 T¥n&bi8fixed asstls Cuffent 855els Credit￿$ 71.385 671.736 (603.8941 11.385 723,416 1603.8941 51,6BO NttBSS8lS/tye8r-•nd 79.227 51,680 130.907