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South England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Report and Flnancial Statements Year pnded 31 December 2023 Reglstered Charity No. (England and Walés): 1045687

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South England Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists TRUSTEES'REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER2023 The Trustees of South England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists {SEC) present this report forthe year ended 31" December 2023 togetherwith the consolidated charity accounts, which have been audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. This Trustees, Report is not onlyto fulfilthe legal and statutory requirements, but it is intended to explain the activities and future plans of this charity. It should be noted that 2023 was a yearwhere delegatesfrom the churches come together {at a Session) having received reports from the work of the SEC. its directors and sponsors. and elect officers and directors for the coming quadrennium. This took place 7-10 September 2023 8t the University of Essex, Colchester. Some of the reports here bridge between two directors for this year. There was a change of trustees atthis Session. Church Growth and Mlssion A key departmental project was the Global Mission inttiative, which included three projects across the region aimed at supporting diverse and often under-represented groups, such as Sutton Connect in Sutton, B-Hope in Buckhurst Hill, and a Chinese Church in ColindaLe. These initiativeswere designed to help build community networks and provide spiritual and social supportto local residents. many of whom are outside traditional religious circles. By collaborating with localvolunteers and international partners, the departmentwas able to make these projects sustainable 8nd impactrul, benefiting not only church members butthe wider public as well. The department also supported small congregations and communitygroups throLJgh training 8nd events like the'small Church Big Impact, retreat. which provided local leaders with the toolsthey needed to serve their communities more effectively. These efforts were designed to empower sm811 churches to make a difference in their local areas, despite limited resources. Additionally, the department organized culturaltours to places likethe British Museum and Rome, offering Participants an opportunityto engage with history and broaden their understanding of social and cultural contexts. This focus on education and communty-building helped foster a deeper connection between these smaller groups and the widercommunity, enhancingtheir capacity to serve and supportthose around them.

South England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER2023 Community Ministries In 2023, the Community Ministries department continued to run initiatives aimed at supporting vulnerable populations, particul8rlythe homeless and underserved. The annualAdvent Shelter, held from December 24th to January 1 st, providedvital daysheltei services, warm meals, and a safe spaceforthose without stsble housing. The programmg. operatingfrom 8AM to 7PM each day. offered critical assistance duringthe coldest part of theyear. Volunteers from the local area played a key role in ensuring the success of the shelter, creating a colleborative effortthat reached far beyond church membership. Throughoutthe year, the department also focused on buildingconnectionswith community leaders and strengthening public service initiatives across different regions, distributing food. clothing, and other essentials to those in need. These ongoing activities demonstrate our commitmentto tackling both immediate and systemic challenges, 8nd making a tangible difference to individuals and families in need. Famllyand Chlldren's Mlnistries The Family and Children's Ministries department concentrated on delivering 8 V8riety of programmes aimèd at strengtheningfamilies and supporting children. Throughout the year, they provided leadership training for local ministy leaders to enhance their skills in nurturing children's emotional resilTence and spiritualgrowth. This training ensured thatthose leading children's programmes were better equipped to seNethe needs of children within both church settings and the wider community. The department also facilitated family-focused events across drfferent regions, whereworkshops and discussions addressed key issues in family life. Visiting several local churches and hosting talks in venues all over the South of England, extended the department's outreach to diverse communities. offering guidance on family matters, mental health, and personaldeveLopment. These efforts helped create stronger connections within families and provided practical support to individuals beyond the church. PublicAffairs and Religious Liberty Working in collaboration with the British Union Conference IBUC). the department helped members navigate workplace and educational challenges by issuingformal exemption letters, resulting in positive outcomes. For instanca. a senior nurse was able to successfully negotiate an alternative workday. allowing herto maintain her religious observances while fulfilling her professional responsibilities.

South England Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023 Throughoutthe year. the department continued to promote religious libertyand support members by offeringworkshops and training events, designed to empower individuals and families within both church and community settings. These efforts reflect an ongoing commitment to defending individual rights and fostering 8 better understanding of religious freedoms. Prayer Ministries The South England Conference's daily prayer line sawsignific8nt growth. with a steady increase in participation, including non-Adventists who became regularattendees. This prayer line offered notjust spiritual support but also practical assistance, as partiCiP8nts f8cinE health challenges, bereavement, or other life difficulties werefollowed up with personal support, hospitalvisits, and funeral planning. The department also provided trainingto new prayer leaders, empowering individuals from all backgrounds to lead prayer sessions and Bible studies. contributingtothe person81 growth and development of p8rtiCiP8nts. Additionally, the department organized community-centred events like the monthly Prayer and Fasting days, which sddressed pressing social issues such as the wellbeing of children, marriages, and mental health concerns. Themes for these prayer days were chosen to resonate with participants. everyday struggles, offering hope and practic81 spiritual support. The department's work extended beyond the church. with prayer initiatives creating opportunities for people to come together, reflect, and support each otherthrough difficult times. This inclusive approach to player allowed the department to positively impact both Adventists and the wider public. Prison Ministries The Prison Ministries Department aimsto be a beacon of hope and restoration for prisoners, their families, and ex-offenders, embodying Christ's mission of compassion. healing, and reintegration. Through strategic initiatives. we seek to build 8 network of dedicated volunteers. strengthen ties with families and communities. and equip churches to playan active role in prison ministry.

South England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER2023 Safeguarding The department played a critical role in promotingthe safety and well-being of children and families throughout 2023. With a focus on training and education. the department successfully conducted safeguardingtraining for466 individuals, empoweringthem to recognize and respond to safeguarding issues effectively. The department's commitment to equipping church leaders with the necessarytools to navigate safeguarding matters was evidentthrough their engagement in Area Days of Fellowship, where seminars addressed the impact of abuse on families and equipped children with self-protection strategies. Furthermore, the department undertook 5ignificantwork in partnership with local authorities, advising on complex safeguarding conceTns and establishing a robust policyframeworkto enhance child protection measures. These efforts reflect our dedication to creating a safe environment forvulnerable individuals within the wider communty. Youth Ministries In 2023, the department focused on addressing critical issues affectingthe )Mder community, particu18rlyyouth violence. In response to the tragic Loss of a young adult, the department oiganized a Youth Violence Rally in Brixton, uniting local young people to r8ise awareness and advocate for a safer environment. This event aimed not onlyto honourthe victim but also to foster a sense of communityand promote peace amongyoung people. Byt8king a stand agalnst violence and encouraging dialogue, the SEC soughtto bring hope and support to those affected by such tragedies. Impairment of Hay's Wood Sita The South England Conference board tookthe initiative to commission 8n externalvaluation of the H8y's Wood Retreat site. The valuation was £4.875M and 85 a result an impairment of 26.09M is reflected in the SEC Group Fin8ncial Statements as at the 31° December 2023. We havetaken a prudent approach in reducingthe carryingvaLue of the asset. Since theyear end the final phase of the development is being completed. This is the construction of 11 further lodges as perthe planning permission and is due to be fully completed by mid-2025, atter which a review of the site's use and functionalityforthe work of the charity will be made. This isto maximize the occupancylevel and subsequently give Hay's Wood Retreat Ltd the best chance of maximising profit.

South England Conference of Seventh-dayAdventi5ts TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER2023 Financial review Without our committed staff and faithful church members, the success achieved duringthis extraordinary yearwould not have been possible. Strong leadership was provided byour 188 employees and hundreds of volunteers in Local churches. Pivotalto the work ofthe charity during theyear was the financial support of our membership. who gave a total of over £20.5m in tithes and freewill offering8 and donationsto support the work. These funds were used Yor staff salaries. ev8ngelistic endeavours, humanitarian work. education, retirement benefits and the general governance and administrative operations of the South England Conference. The Trustees consider that there is a reasonable expectation thatthe Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence forthe foreseeablefuture and forthis reason, the Trustees continue to adoptthe'going concern, basis in preparing the accounts. TheTrustees have assessed the risks faced bythe charity including safeguarding risks and risk caused bythe globaL pandemic and have formulated plans to mitigate these risks. Restrlcted and Unrestrlcted Funds and Raserves Restricted funds are generated when the donor stipulates howtheir donation may be spent. In most cases there will be a time lag between when such funds are received and when they are expended. At 31 December 2023. restricted fundsforthe charitytotalLed £12,183.987 (2022: £12,109,103). Unrestricted funds are generated when the donor does not st1pu￿e howtheir donation may be spent. Unrestricted funds include designated funds. where theTrustees have set aside monies for a specitic purpose. Tithe fund (Operatlng Reserves) It is Charity policyto hold an operating reseNe equalto 6 months of operating expenses. The Trustees are seekingto ensure thatthis policy is met by the charity. At 31 December 2023 the fund held was £5,155.658 {2022: £2.870.645). Investment in Property Fund At 31 December 2023. the level of the reserve for Property. Churches and School Buildings was £30,434,17012022: £34,645,698) and includes the assets disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

South England Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023 Unrestricted Funds At 31 December 2023. unrestricted ftjndsforthe charitytotalled £38.085,271 (2022: £40,643,747). Operational Performance and Safeguardingthe Vulnerable The South England Conference continues to operate a policy of care forthe vulnerable wthin its community. All empLoyees and congregation members working with children, vulnerable adults/elderLy are required to undergo a mandatory checkfor suitability using the Disclosure and Barring Service ID3SI. Trainingforchild Protection is provided through online Child Safety Awareness courses and localtraining programmes by our"Keepingthe Church Fatnily Safe" {KCFS) coordinator. The Trustees are confidentthatthe South England Conference was operated in harmonywith its Purpose, which as stated in its ConstitLrtion is 'to proclaim and teach the everlasting gospel The Charity has several stiategiesfor8chieving its objectives primarily through the departments in the Conference. Constitution The constitution of the SoLrth England Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists is periodically reviewed, and any changes presented to the Charity's general assembly (session) for adoption. Method of Appointment and Trainingof Trustees The management of the Charity is the responsibilityof theTrustees who are elected and co-opted underthe terms ofthe constitution. Newtrustees are provided with copies of the Charity's constitution and a discussion is carried out in relation tothe Charity. in addition. each trustee receives a copy of the Charity Commission document'The EssentialTrustee-wh8tyou need to know, whatyou need to do" and the reguLar Charity Commission Newsletters. Organisatlonal Structure and Decffislon Making The Trustees convene approximately every two months to formulate the Charity's strategy. Day- to-day operations are managed bythe administratrve officers on behalf ofthe Trustees: namely the President, the Executive Secretary. and the Treasurer.

South England Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING31 DECEMBER 2023 Related Organlsations The Charity m8intains relations with the follomng constltuted bodies of the Seventh-dayAdventist Church in Great Britairb: British Union Conference of Seventh-dayAdventlsts IBUC) with which the Charty is affiliated Seventh-d8yAdventl8t Association Limited {SDA4). a companycontrolled tythe BUC. holdingthe Charity's Land and property intTUSt. Rlsk Management The trustees diligently manage the signlflcant rlsks to which the Charity is exposed. Particularly those related to operations and finances. Efforts are continually diiected toward mitigatingthese risks through the developm8nt and Implementation of effective systems and procedures. Reportlngseriou¥ InGldents The Trust8es continu8 to evaluate the significant risks that the Charity may encounter, specifically concerning Its operations and finances. They are confidentthat effective measure8 have been implemented to minimise exposure to these major risks. Additlonally. they have ensured that all significant Incidents are reported tothe Charity Comrnission. Trustees Responslbilities The Trustees ale responsible for preparing th8 Trustees, R8POrt and the financial statements in accordance with app￿table law and United Kingdom Accountingstandards Iunlted Klngdom GenerallyAecepted Accounting Practice.} The Trustees aTe required to prepare financial statements for each financial yearwhlch give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charity and the group and of the outgoing resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure. otthe charitable group for that period. In preparing these financi81 statements. the trustees are required to: select sultable accounting policies and then applythern consist8ntly; obsefve the methods and principles in the Ch8ritiesSORP: makejudg8ments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. state whether 8pplicableUKAccountingstandards have been followed. sublectto any rnaterial dep8rtures disclosed and explained in thefinancialstatements: prepar8 th8 financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the chafitywill continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the flnancl81 statements are compliant. They are also responsible tor safeguardingthe assets of the charity 8nd the group and hence for taking reasonabl8 Stepsforthe prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularlties Approved by theTfustees of South England Conference of Seventh-d8yAdventists siEn8d on their behalf by: A Swaby- Trustee 10 January2025

Inde￿nd￿nt Audltorfs RepDrt to the Trustees and Membths of the South England C•nlerene• of Seven￿day Ad¥entiJ For th?￿r endad 31 Dec•hb•r 2023 Oplnlon Wa hawa gu4èd the financLal slatwnwts of Engl￿d confer@r￿ of Seventh-day Ad￿tiSts for th8 y&ar end￿ 31 Dec8mber 2023 whkh compl￿e Qioup and Parenl Chaiily's Staternenl of Fin8(￿la1 Aclivitles. the Group and Paienl Chèrty Balarte Sheet, the G￿￿P Cash Flow Slalemenl and notés to the financial slaiements, iftcludfftg signrfi¢anl accounlina p￿1¢188. The financi81 reportlng fromework that tras been èplied in Ihew prepafation 15 applkable law and Unlted Kingdt)m Accountwo Standards, ineJudiri9 FRS 102 'The Financl81 Rèportlng Stsndard ApplIca￿e in the UK and Republic of Ifelarid, (Unlted Klngdorri Generally PLc8pled Ac¢(NJnbto Pr8th8). In our opfnh)n the fill￿cra1 ¥taterW￿.. giye ¥ true 8TTd.fair view of the State of the thar￿Y'S affaw8 as at 31 D8c•mbor ￿23, of ils incomin9 re80urces and appllcalion of resources, for Ihe y88r then ended., have been property prepwed In aCC￿danGe with u￿ed KIng4￿ General￿ Accepted Ae¢o_unlNig Pra¢tiee; and hav8 be8n prgpargd In accordance wtth the requlrpments of the Ch8rilies Act2011. Basls for opfnlon" W8 conducted our audr( in accordance with Inlernatr)nal Slandords ￿ Audiling IUKI (ISAS IUKII and .applicabk8 law. Our responsibifilles uTrJer those Standards we further des¢rlbed it) the Audilols Responsi￿1￿(([e$ lor the audit of Ihe Iwiancial slalem&ntS 88cIK?n of our report, We are ￿1depe.ndenI of the chirily in OGcord8nc8 with th8 ethical requKemenls Ihat ar8 r8levanl to our &udil of the finaDGlal slatem¢nl$ in the UK. inciuding the FRC'8 Ethical St8ndard. and we have lulflled our other dhlcal TespDnsibiliiies in accordance with these requitements. We b¢llevé_.that the evIder￿e we hgve obtained 18 suffi¢ienl and appropvde lo providg a bgsi#lor cur opinbn. "Con¢lu$lons"relaUng to golng concern In auditin9 thefinancial slat•nent$, W8 hav8 tr￿C￿ded that Ih&lruslees' uge of thegoing concèm basis al ?ccXiUn￿￿g ID thg proparatKJn of the finapKial stements is 8pprfjpriat& Based Dn Ih? work we have perfomed, we have not wjentified any rnaterial unwlaintie5 relaliro lo evenl8 Or candS1iong that, Individualty or collgctively, may cast signsficant doubt on the ch8ritl9 8bility to econtinv¢ a8 9 goin9 oon¢gmTof a parltsj of al lea8ttwthe months from the financ￿1 $18lem8nl8 are aulhorisgd for issug. Our resFonsSbifilies and tr r¢sponsbli Illes of tho.Irustees rt5pect lo golng conoem are d05crib in the rdevanl se¢1b￿ of this report. other inlormatlon The other infofmation cowllwise5 the inlomatson included in the annuol report. olher ihan Iho finaTr¢lal statements and our audilorfs report Ihereon. The trustees 8re reswnsiblÈ fvr Ibe other Informatlon contained wilhFn the annual report. Ovr opinion on the financial staiemer*ls dtses not cover the other Information and. except lo tho extent olheJwi8e explic1￿Y staled in our report. we do not.èxprèss any Tom of assurance conduskjn Ihweo Ovr re5p(msibllly is lo lead th¢ dher informaffon and. in doing 30, ￿$[der bth"ether.Ihe other Information is rnaterially inconsistent wilh the fin8ncial 5ts1ements or our knowledgg ob"tsined In the "course of the audlt or olheThvlse ¥ppeats lo be malerialty rnLsstat￿. 11 we Idenlrfy s.￿h material Inconsislencies Qr apparent matarial mk%$latemenl4 we_are fequiral lo delèmine wh8thÈr Iber816 mqlerial mi5ststefflenl inthefinancbal statemènts Ih8m?elves. If. basgd on Ihe work we hgve pgrfom)od. we Gonclude that there is a material ￿5Statement of ihis olher infomiation, we are required" lo report thai fae We have nothiDg to Tewt In this regard. 10

Independent Audltur'5.RepDrt to tho Trustee$ M¥mbers of the South En9laTh¢ Conference of Sevethda¥ Att¥entlgts For the yearanded 31 fcember 1023 Matters on whlch vrn arg rèqulwgd to r.Bport by oxt8pl.lon We have nothlng lo report in TeFp¢cl of the fOll￿TIng mattern where the Chafrtie5 Aet 2011 t¥"quirèY us lo ieport w you W, In tyjr oplly￿n-. the irformation 9iven In IheTruste&s' Annual Report Is IrKI￿￿[s￿nt in arymaterfa respect with the fflnantial staletnents: or the charily.has not kÈpl ad￿uate.:SIZounl￿Ig record5", the fiJraneial slotemenls are not in a9reement with oocwnttng records 8nd returns; or we have not reca￿ed al Ihe infonnabon aftd expkhalions wè required (or OLK ajd R￿ponSIbIlitieS of tru?tw¥ As expL3ined fulty in the trustaes, responsibihll8S Statément out on page 47. the tru51ee$ are. responsible lor the wep&"ation of lh& financl81 slatemenl8 and for being sa11sf￿d that tr￿Y give a true and lair view, an0 fly 8uch intern81 rontrcl as the trustees determirie * nécessary lo Enabte the proparalioh IA fi￿ar￿.￿ staleinent8.th8t 8Tè freè frDin matorial misslalement", whelher due or error. In preparing Ihe Tinancial 8taloments, the tTUStee5 are responsfole for assesoing th.e ch"aritl3-ability .conbnue as a gokng c¢ncwn. diselc&8ing, a5 applicablp. matters refaled to going conttern and using th uoing con¢gin ba$is of ¢ounling unless the Iruslees ¢ilher iilend lo liquid* the charity cr lo wse operalions. orhgve nD realistic alternative blrt lo do so. Audltorf8 Rpsponslbl1itl￿ for the audll of the flnaTrGlal statements e have been app.olnled os auditor und•r #rttion 144 cl Ihe Chatitigs Act"2011 and repbrt in Bccordanea wlth regulations Made undar 8ect>Jn 154 of that Acl.. Our obje¢iN& 8re to cètaln Fea50nable asSura￿e oboul whether tD.e finar¢lal 8laletnents 4¥ a whcTr ara free from m8lettal mlsslaternent. whether due lo fraud 01 Èrror. and lo 13¥ue 8n ouditorfs report that lllcludes.oui opintrjn. Reasonable asaurance is a high lavel of assuranc?, bul ig not a guaranlee-lhal •n audil ¢onduGled In accordance with ISAS (UK) will a￿ayS flelecl a niaigTi41 Mi6slai$mMtwhpn it 6xi8ts. Misstotement¥ Gan ari$e Irom fraucl OT error and are consideretj matèrial if, individually cf Irz a9oregat8, .Ihey coukl reasonab￿ be expgcted lo influencè Ihe"economic dedsion6 of u5efs taken on Iho basis of Iho88 fin8nclg18tat8m6nts. AF Part of 8n aLvJft in 0¢¢ordarKe witti ISAB (UK) w8 exerciso.professkinal judgement 8nd inain￿n p¢ofès8ipnal ScoF￿"¢I$M thrwghout authL We also.. l(knlfy8nd assess the rtS￿ of moierial mlsstaletnenl of finanGipl st8lem3nts. whether du to froud ar error. d8sKJn and perform audlt prr￿d￿reS.re$r1onS4ve to those rlsks. and obtsln audit evldence.thal ks sufficionl and a ropiiate to provide • ba$1$ fu our opwion. The risk of nol deteeting 8 matwial misstalemenl 6suMng from fraud Is higher than for one res￿￿￿9 from error, as fraud may Invol￿ Collusion. forgery, Inignlional onwssions, mi8reprgs8nlalion6. or th9 ovarrido of Internal control. Obtaiii ￿ under51aDding of irtemal rontrol relevant to the au(It In order lo dESl9n 4u&It procedures that are 3ppropri8le in Ihe circ￿lstances. but ncl for the purposes of expresslng an opinipn on th8 elfeclivenes8 ofRha chariwg Intem￿ eontrd. Evaluate the approprialenÉss of account'ing p0￿cleS used end the reasona¥enpss of .accounling ¢slirnaLes and retated disd)sures made by Ihe Iwstees.

Indepen41ent Audltgr's Report tD the Trultees and Members&f the South Enyl•nd Conferetice Df SevEnth4ay Adv¢rtlsts'For the year •nd•d 31 DÈcber 2023 Conclude on the awropdaleness of the trustees, uge of the going"¢an¢em ba8i8.of a¢¢&uhltfig artd, based on the autht evidence oblained, whether a malgrlal vncertalnty exists r818ted lo events or condition$ Ihat may ca$1 signthcant d[￿bt on the chgnty's abilty to contlnué 95 a going concern. If wg corLbJde Ihat a m¥torial uncertanty exlsls. twe afE required to draw atlenlKM in our audltorfs report lo the related di$clt)sures in ts fin￿￿1 slalemenls or. rf such scla8ures ore Inadettuate, lo mrythfy our opinion. Qur condu8k)ns afe based on Ibe audll evldence obtained up to Ihe date d our auditorfs report. Fbwever, fulure events or cor¥Jilion5 may cau88 the charty to cease lo contnue as a going concern. Evaknale Ih8 overall presenllo"n, slfuctwe" r4)nlent ol"Ik fin8ncial slalements, inEluding the disckn8ures, and whelh&rlhefinanci?151atements reprnserlho underfyiftg transactfJn8 and Bvents in a rnanner Ihat ach￿Ve￿ lair w¢sentatK)n. Wa GDmmunicaEe w¢lh Ib¢se charged with 9overnanc9 teggrdiTrJ. arnorvJ othef mglters. the plannèd SeOPg' and liming of the Au(fil gnd"sign(ficant aiKIit firKlings. induth.ng any signthcant delic1￿¢105 In mtemal wnlrDI that we kjénlify durln9 our audit. Explonatlon as t<y what oxient the •udit was" Gonsldwèd Gapable of detectlng Irreg'ularltios, Inaluding frnud InEgulgritt'e4 includh)g fraud. are inslgnce$ DI notr￿mplIancE with kqvis an.d regulations. We design procedures In line with our respon$ibilitie$, ouUin8d above. lo detect matengl mlssla16rn6nts In r¢sp¢¢t of irregularilieg, including Fraud. The exlenl to which our pro¢adur¢s are ¢apable ol de1eclin9 irregularitie5, 4￿ludIng fraudlg det&lad bdow. The oblectives of Duf 8udll in respect OF fixud. ar8: to Idenlify and assèss the rtsks ol" maierfal misÈlat8rnenl of the fin3nclal stateM￿ltS dLie lo fravd", to obtsln suthclent appropriate audif evldenee r¢yardlng the assessed risk3 of malerid mis5ts1snenl due to fraud, Ihrouyh designing 4nd lrnplemenllng q)proprigt8 18SPOn595 lo thoseassessed risks: ondto r8$pond appropriately Its Instance8 of fraud or suspected fraud idenllfied during lh& audit. Howvèr, Ihe pr1mary rebponsibllity for Ihe Fr¢vention and detertion ol fraud rests with both m￿ageMent and thosè charged with govemarK8 of Ihe charlty. Our.appro￿b wa5 a$ follow5". obtaSned an understar￿N19 ofthe legaland rtrJuFatOryfeqvlr¥ments appI￿a￿A& lo the charity and considerÈd that the most s￿nIfI￿nI aTe the Chariti?5 Act 2011, the.Charity SORP. and UK financial repgrtlng stand¥ds w issu8d by the Financ￿1 R8porting C￿n￿l Wg ¢)bl8ined an understanding of how the ¢harity complies with thes8 mquirenknts by ¢thscuss'.ons wilh manageinenl qnd those charged wlh governariE. We 8ssessed the risk o( materlal mis$lalement ofthe ffinonclal 61algmenls," including Ihe fisk bf materlal mlsslalemgnt due lo frwd and how it might rLctsr, by holding disrLJ55ion3 wslh man8geinenl and those Gharyed with governance. We inquired ol manEgwnenl and those ¢horgod with goverroncg as lo any known inslaric•g of )nrf(¥DpH2w ￿ 3u8p&led n0￿CO￿l￿anCe with18ws and regul3b'Dns: Based on this understanding. we designed gpecifr 8pprotKi¥te audit precedu￿S lo Identify instances ol noTrcompllance %lth laws. al￿ reaul*ions. This ￿duded making enqulrtes of Management and those charged with govemance aTrJ ctslairting èddilional csxrthorgtive vh1er￿8 a3 ￿quIr¢d.

Independent Auditor's Report to the Try5tees •nd Qf the South ENJland Conference ol Seventh-day Advtntlsts For the year •ndBd 31 Drfembqr 2023 There ar¢ IrhhÈrent I1￿￿tiOnS In the audil proGpdwo¥ doKrib8d abovg. Wo are1È88 likely to berome aware of Instance5 of non-Gomplian¢a with law3 and regulalions Ihal arè not ¢losely Tdalèd lo 8ven15 nd transaGtionB reHeGtod in the finoncial slaterhents.. Also, the risk of nol detecling a material misstalement due to fraud is high8r than the rlsk of not det8¢tirvJ one re$ulting froffl Error. as fraud may involvo dellberata conceahneni by, for ￿mple, forgary or intentional m16representollons, or Ihrough cdlusk)n. Ilse of our report Thts lewlls maje sdely lo th8 tharty'strusteas, as a bcdy, tn accDrdance wlh Chapter3 01 Part 8 of the Ch3rties Acl ZD11. .Our g.udil worf( been LFndertaken 80 Iha"t we might 8late to iho ¢harity' Irustees Ihos8 rnall&rs wp ￿qLbIred lo *ole to Ihern ti 8n audi￿> report aftd.fof no other purpos8. To the fullest extenl peimilled by L2w,"we do not aecepl or Bsswne fesponsibilly lo any paity clher than Ihe ¢haTity and chaiitls trustees os a body, forour audilwork. for report, or tr the oplomjn wt have Ll¢)frQ kk ng51on Smllh.L S￿￿Ory audllor ,12< 4 Vldoria Squora St Alban5 H8rtlordshlre Moore KJngSlC￿ Smllh LLP13 èfigible to as auditor n lemi¥ of SÈ¢lion 1212 of the Companies h 20C6.

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