OOO LINK M8flb)rough & DistrEt mAR￿ORouGH AND DISTRicf UNK SCHEME [R*terEd Ctr￿rtry No. IlJ69752) ANNUAL REPORT AND ATEMENT OF ACCOUf4TS For the Year Ended 31" December 2025 CHAI￿5 REFY)RT FOR YEAR ENDING 31" DECEMBER 2025 (iw¢n that th¢ Chair is Steppi￿ rt frofft s(*ty)Is. Th¢ nc¢d for sD#lcms to qualifi, for DBS ¢¢rtifi￿lIQtt pn)blmg fora ftlli stthts don"i qU￿e fit t1￿0￿gh the th￿￿tte￿Ilt100 FinanLialls'. li'r wuliDu¢ kn Ix in &'v(MJ sh￿￿¢. i%qih thunks to Akx BlaiT for his skÉlled *)d w'atcbful Tk as trrwry. and to Marnarrt T¢xRood for f*JIY￿S wllKiion ￿¥1 b￿kmA of ¢liMI rkn¥b(x) This msiiur b¥n¥fits m alloii'iae us to m. nut iirawiti%: parts'Lularl% I'l" sratc8￿5. Illthour K7trin8 1() ap￿11 for¢￿rn funtL%. 16 L Tr4Ks' aLi()ss thL WUJ)Th' usc oi1rdatal￿L. tull lim¥. i%ith 26.321 trLPS book￿ aJKI do¢unKnt¢d ￿ 2117_5 AIA) in 2(JLi thttTV li.¢￿ 11 278 logins bN' dnN'crs rcwrding thLIT trip Suth hLa¥ ImF#)scs a cnmmL TL4UT*¢ fur 5¢4urL' kn'kup aThl r¢wN'cTh', $0 hai'e ￿.1 up an vifsiie seTh'cr in O¢miartTr" to mirmrttdTl1t¥' on thr lJk4ad 5rrver. us a hi'c falltsKk •ilii!'. Revieping the last fiTrr. vtars.. Wc uÉtrmptLYL ii.ftth rLx¥ullabk" svc¢L%s. to k¢cp up w'ffh d¢mand for our ￿r￿1(￿ th¢ Wc hai".¢ rcfrc%hcd thL. i%ith EK%i' atsd Ib¢ a&thI￿lla1 bricf foraljcr C￿pIlarbce. Wc h￿￿'l. L￿al￿d a ui¢irvrTr vfHvlluiari Nl¥llibL"r for rctsnnp MCmi￿Tr of the C.ummiilL% 'Ishine to kccp lip Mith il% wd lun¢h for 1.1 NK volwitccry folloMin8 tk cvmpk (rfx ofothcr LINKS at￿ olTcrll)8 a bc￿￿1 to w esprii de Lwps. It ¥o¢s Hithnljt.wi￿ thLX ￿ ihL aLhievemLYILS uf the ouL%￿KI1ng leam: C.ommitl#e. Cuunlin*otra aud l)n%'cr4, w'ith ￿4)￿M I ha￿.0 bxn ￿ pnN'Ilc.Ra to Th'OTk. ThciT C3IKrtisL. th&￿rd¢s.011vn of lim¢ Jnd Gar¥ 41 IN'i&lom. h&s of th¢ N'crn" htjg cst l ￿ ptt>f(7uMU!.. MJrflX)ft￿￿￿h is ¢.xtrwrduwd3" lu¢*Th w bc srnrd h" such ￿1)p1¢. liU￿ & Saram Th￿r. ￿laAb￿rUu.¥h Diytrid LINK SLbL7n¢ JanuaTh. 2026. PMRLBOROUGFI AND DisTricf UNK ￿EME (Reeistered Chxity NO.1069￿2) MARLBOROUGH AND c+ISTRICT UNK SCHEME I reFK*t on the act￿nts for the trust for the year ended 31" OecembeT 2025, wtrdch are set OTh the followsrE pages. As the charitym￿￿eS of thE Tru5L you are rwsible torthe rKeparation of the accounts in a(c￿dancE with thÈ requirements of the u￿r￿leS Act 20111lhe Arf). I report in rE5PfCt of my exxftin*irJ) of the Trus¥s accounts canied undef section 145 of the 2011 Act and in wryino (wt my examination. I have folltywed the appli(ablc L)irerti¢rts ¢￿h bythe Chxity Commi$5iOn UTth 5ertiryi 145ISTrlb) ¢f th¢ ACL Indepwdent ex•mlneffs 5tst¢m¢nt I have com￿ete￿ my examin*ion. I confirm that M material matters have come to rny attenlityt in cornrbedion vAth the examination which gives rne (3u5c lo bdieve ihat in, any matwial re5PeCt.' accounting recwd5 wpre nor kept in a￿rd3ThCe with Section of the Ad or the accounts n¢X 4￿rd with the accounti￿ rtcwds I have no conctrns and h3ve o)me a(n155 othcr matters in conneaion with the examin•ti(M tts attention Should be drawn in ofderto enable a woper understarKlir* ofthe accounts to be rethd. Mrs Lynne Blunderb 8 S(xrth Vicw Pla MarlborouBh SN8 IDD MernbeT ICAEW a*cLL.d Date-. MARLBOROUGH AND D151 KICI LINK SC14EME (Registe￿d Ctharity NO.1(￿9752} ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2025 The Trustees present their rnport and accounts for this pèriod. Principal addre55 and Charity Number. 18 Kelham Gardens. Marlborough SN8 IPW- Charity No.1069752 tharity Trustee& Hugh de Saram IChatrper50nl. Mark McFarland (Secretsry}, Alex Blalr (Treasurer), Jullaft George. Henry Pear50n, Louise Campion and Kathryn Williams The Committée is rn￿e up of the seven Trustees and Margaret TOOg￿)d {Assistant Treasurer). Structure. Governance artd Mana8etMAt: The Chartty is an association 8overr*ed by a coftstitution dated 13th May 1998 (as amÈndÉd). drawn up under the auspices of Wiltshire Ltnk Schemes, Objectives and activities of the Scheme: The objective5 of the 0￿rItY are to relieve the poor. $￿k. elderly or disabled in MèrlE¥)rouEh ènd the surroundin8 district by Providi￿ or assisting in the provision of services calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons. In planning our objectives. we keep in mind tho Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Athievemertts artd Performance: The charty ha5 CQntin14ed to fulfill its objertive5 under its constitution to its clienty to the best of its ability. Reser¥*s Policy. The charity has totsl free reserves of £36.028 as at 31 Decèmber 2025. Undèr its constitutton it is tonsidered prudent to hold free reseNes that represent six months expenditure in the financial yÈar. Investment Poli(v: The charity's funds are rnaintained in bank and buildin8 socièty attounts to ensure that it has sufficient funds to meet its regular commitments. proved by the Trustee5 and 5ened on their behalf by: 2026 Mr Hu8h de Sararn s.IIwarch 2026 Mr Atex Blair ARLBQROUGH AND DISTr￿ LINK 5CH£ME IRe&5tered Ctrwity NO.11￿752) o0• LINK l¥ ts*iJ ANN 31-Dec-25 31-De¢-24 Oients, donati¢)ns erfvtlcpes Other Bank credits Other income Other tk)nations (sèe ￿te 11 i ettle Gift Aid aaim5 GrarrtS Deposit Accourt Irrterest T(￿AL INCO￿ (AI £28.282 £0 £2S,954 EO £3,038 £98 £0 £2.364 £362 £1.85 £0 £0 £a30 £31 £30J70 PAYM Volurrteer Milea8e Allowartts Volunteer5 Sknppir TelePhOr￿ Equip & (harzes Insurar £18,580 £43 £19,S78 E368 £1.118 £1,391 £507 £p £174 £916 £2.770 Admini5tratbtin expenses Marketing & Donati￿ Erv4elapes Website & Databas• Roorn Hire and Social Events (see rrf)te 2) Gifts Subscriptiors & fITht1(￿ (see note 3) Misc Exps TiyfAL EXPENDITURE (8) £742 £238 £832 £3,225 £51 £3.CKX) £0 £28.624 £29.732 SURIiUS (A) - {8) £3224 OutstsrKlir8 liabilities at arn £501 of expensès owod to volunteers. o￿nirE balarKeS at 1st JaTr25 Uoyd5 Bank £31376 Gish in Hand £32A04 £3£976 Oosing balarKes at 31st Dec-25 Uoydg Bank £14,126 20,4iO £1,472 £36OL8 £32,804 Cash in Har MARLBOROUGH AND DISTRICT LINK SC.HFMF IReg15tered Charity No.10697521 ){￿ to the Ac£ounts Nt)tg. 1 Other donations irbdude f1.403 ot volunteer dri¥*5 donatior￿ £1,1)DO frcwn thc Dytrs Trust arrfl £635 fr¢m other Link (h•rrtiÈs toward5 our database costs. te2 Includes £2.194 tor our clierts summer tea party and avturnn 5uninar. Noto 3 A donation paid to the Jubtlte Centre for Q.(J)). STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILMES as at 31° DECEMBER 2025 31.12.2025 31,12.2024 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS ASSETS Cash Funds: Bank A¢wunt Déposit Account Cash in Hand £14,126 £20,430 £32,804 We approve the Financial Ststement set out on pales 5 to & We acknowledge our responsibility for the financial information, including the appropriatenes5 of the accounting basis and fur providing the IndepÈndÈnt Examiner with all inforniation and explanations necessary for his completion. Approved by the Trustèès and signéd on thèir behalf by: Mr Alex Blair (Treasurer) Mr Hugh de Sardm (Chairman) MARLBOROUGH AND D1sfR￿ UNK SCHEME (Registered C?￿ltY No.10697521 Tre•suTerfs R The artivity of the Chafity ¢ontinvc5 to operate from a sound flnancial f￿ting and there are no cosc pressufL% lu be Lf)nLeined aL￿t Income is steady Jnd ￿$ts corffji5te_nt al￿ well controlled. Thc committce accepted • pr¢4*>$￿ to hcdd £2Q.(KN) in a Lws Depoyt account and accrue irthre5t Charity is committed to supportin£ worthwhile organisations lthose need5 a￿ con5iStent wrth our constitLrtion and so we have continued our support ot ThejUb￿Q• Centre. Th•nk5 again to Margaret ToogoDd for collatsr¥ and banking the divrf5 d(￿atiOnS arKI to Hugh de Saram forthe ￿ntinUed supp(rt and first contact of the Link datsbasL Alex Blair Hon Treasurer March 2iJ26