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2026-03-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

VitaChurch

CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 1097602 COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 04726140

Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EG

VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

CONTENTS

Page 3 Legal & Administrative Information
Pages 4 to 7 Report of the Trustees
Page 8 Independent Examiners Report on the Accounts
Page 9 Statement of Financial Activities
Page 10 Balance Sheet
Pages 11 to 15 Notes to the Financial Statements

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

CHARITY NUMBER

1097602

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 04726140 START OF FINANCIAL YEAR 1st April 2025 END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 31st March 2026 TRUSTEES AT 31ST MARCH 2026 C Simmons M Farkas M Bebee

GOVERNING DOCUMENT

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 APRIL 2003 as amended on 31 Mar 2021

OBJECTS

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN EAST SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID EAST SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN EAST SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

REGISTERED ADDRESS

38 Holland Road Brighton and Hove East Sussex BN3 1JL

PRIMARY BANKERS Lloyds Bank plc PO Box 1000 BX1 1LT

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Lomax Pavey MAAT Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EG

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Objectives, strategies and activities

Use of volunteers

The church continues to rely heavily on a 'volunteer workforce', whether by fulfilling roles and responsibilities in the church activities or in the vital range of support and services offered to the local community. The value of these volunteers is impossible to quantify and is impossible to reflect in these accounts.

We also take our safeguarding commitments seriously, and our volunteers in our gatherings at BHASVIC are trained and DBS

Achievements and performance

Overall

This has been another year, witnessing the grace of God on us all, God’s provision, and physical and spiritual growth in the fellowship. Our church is ethnically diverse as it should be, with many languages and nations. We have grown this year as individuals and families have chosen Vita for their home church. Our foundation is to build a church that is both bible believing and full of the Holy Spirit. Our prayer, “Holy Spirit breathe over us”, that we might be a light on a hill, as Jesus prophesied for His people.

Sunday Church

Our church teaches the bible week to week, as we aim to pursue God for His glory, and understand who He is through the pages of the bible. We also give altar calls to receive Jesus and take communion together regularly. The bible is foundational to us all and teaching it weekly helps to build up and edify the church. Frequently the church allows the gift of prophecy to function, and exhortation from the congregation as the Spirit leads people. Prayer through the “laying on of hands” is normal in our church, and the church ministers to each other Sunday to Sunday.

Our “bring and share” lunch after our Sunday gatherings, has proven to be something really liked by the congregation. People bring some of the most amazing foods, and it helps build friendships in the church. It has been pleasing to see relationships growing in the church, and the ability of the church to welcome new people.

Kids Work

The teams work very hard with our kids, enabling them to be taught the bible, and actively join the ministry and worship of the church. We want our children to grow up with a knowledge of God and the reality of His presence and power in their lives. We run a youth group every other week, with a mixture of prayer, bible teaching, nurturing the presence of God, games, and a tuck shop. We aim for the children and youth to be a part of our Sunday church gathering, involving them in communion and occasionally helping to lead worship. Anyone involved in our children’s ministry understands safeguarding and is DBS checked with references before joining the teams. This year we have had some new children and youth join us and make friends with the community of kids and youth in our church.

The children performed their own Easter and Christmas plays, which were filmed and edited and played at the Sunday church service. It was a beautiful rendition of both events and added to our services on these occasions.

Visiting Speakers

We have welcomed our friend Hans Sundberg again this year, who oversees the church, and over the last several years he has got to know many members. Hans offers our church a level of accountability and strength, with a willingness to serve us in any way he can. He has many years of ministerial experience, and our Pastor Chris Simmons meets with him and another theologian each month via zoom. Reflective feedback and these strong relationships are very helpful to Chris.

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

Our friends Geoff and Irene visited from “Open Doors” to speak at our church one Sunday. It’s a reminder to us all, that as we speak, hundreds of millions of Christians are now persecuted in the countries they live in, both through the state or their local communities. This year we were reminded that fifteen million Christians are currently displaced from their homes because of Islamist violence. This shocking number has caused us to rethink how we pray for the worldwide church. Some Sundays we have taken a country from the Open Doors website and prayed for it before church starts.

Duncan and Sharon Wylie spoke at Vita, with an encouraging message. Duncan prophesied over Chris and many individuals in the church, bringing edification, exhortation and comfort to the church. He has a wonderful prophetic gift, mixed with a gift to teach the bible.

Svend and Lillian Ryborg, pastors from Denmark, also spoke at our Sunday service, following on from our February conference. Svend spoke clearly on the subject of “it’s not enough to study the recipe” you must cook the meal. All our speakers and their talks are uploaded to our YouTube site.

Small Groups – fellowship and teaching.

We have several in person small groups, that are open to “all comers”. We also facilitate the meeting up of people in the church, through “Church” Saturdays, and food after church on Sundays. These two other regular events facilitate the church to fellowship and enable newer people to make friendships.

Prayer

We continue to pray every weekday morning at 7.00 am for half an hour, something that has continued for over six years and is ongoing. Our aim is to place prayer and fasting at the very core of our church.

We have our own printed leaflets on both of these spiritual disciplines to help newer church members grasp our values. Using our offices we also have half nights of prayer with worship. Our commitment to prayer being the engine room of the church, means we approach everything we do, first and foremost, with prayer, whether it be for the church’s activities, revival, or the evangelistic ministries on the streets of Prayer Chair and Healing Rooms.

In a real way, we want to involve Jesus and His Holy Spirit in all of our endeavours, following the words of Jesus calling “His house is to be called a house of prayer”. Our desire is that every member of the church constantly prays “on all occasions” and the church meetings help encourage that.

Women’s retreat.

This year twenty or so of the ladies attended a retreat, in a small retreat house in the Sussex countryside. The house came with several bedrooms to accommodate everyone, a kitchen and a chapel. It was a great success, and they came back excited refreshed and in unity together for the cause of Christ and our church's destiny.

Power and Presence Conference with leader’s retreat.

This is now the fourth year of bringing together pastors and running a short conference. This year we extended the conference to Friday and were able to involve more speakers. The Holy Spirit was powerfully present, with the speakers adding a rich variety of teaching from the bible and their life experiences with the Holy Spirit. We all hold a rich diverse history from various parts of the Body of Christ, together with a vision for revival. We are expectant of God, with pastors from Crawley, Worthing, other parts of Sussex, Scotland and Denmark.

Prayer Chair and Healing Rooms – Praying for people on the streets of our city.

Our church supports two methods of reaching people in our city. The teams go out every week onto the streets of the city offering prayer. The instant answers to prayer have been amazing, and we will only find out in eternity the fruit of this labour. The persistence of the teams has meant that Prayer Chair is now widely known, and people will come into the city to receive prayer. Bibles, tracts and apologetic literature are all given out to many (sometimes hundreds of people), who leave to get on with their lives. Young and old, rich and poor request prayer which they can receive with love and no judgement from the teams.

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VITACHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

Healing Rooms does something similar in offering prayer across the city, using Costa Coffee as its base, and a Gazebo in one of the main parks of the city. The teams consistently pray for people who have never been prayed for in this way, in a laid back, loving

In both there is a reliance on the Holy Spirit, and in co-working with Him, in weakness most times, we get to see Him move in people’s lives, some for the first time experiencing His love and presence.

Church Weekend Away – Vita Camp.

The church camp is for every member of the church with teaching, ministry and worship, undergirded by fellowship, food and creativity. It is a weekend camp, but the campsite has been chosen to be within driving distance of the city.

This year we again partnered with Elim Church Patcham. The synergy and commonality of values led to us having a great Spirit filled weekend together, with incredible weather. We cook food, make sandwiches, have a BBQ together and light a bonfire, together with kids’ activities, all age services and lots of ministry. The campsite comes with a zip wire, trampoline, table tennis tables, and we brought a slip and slide with us, so the kids and youth enjoyed mixing and playing together all weekend.

The worship, teaching and ministry are shared between both churches, and the Saturday afternoon was family service for both adults and children. It was great to involve the kids, and for both churches to so easily fit together. The feedback from the weekend was very positive, from everyone.

Conclusion

We want to thank God for His provision and support of our church again this year. This is now our 27th year in the city. We are always dependent on Him for everything, and His faithfulness is proven once more this past year. Our church remains expectant for a fresh overpowering move of the Holy Spirit over the UK again. “Though it tarries, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay” Habakkuk 2:3

Financial overview for the Year

Income for the year amounted to £112,011 (2025 - £103,438) and expenditure £103,581 (2025 - £96,374). The surplus was added to funds brought forward, with unrestricted funds being £35,146 at the year end.

Policy on reserves

Free reserves are those reserves free of any restriction that are available to meet the normal expenditure of the Church excluding that necessary to run the restricted activities. They provide a buffer of liquid funds to cover temporary shortfalls caused by an unforeseen decline in income or an unexpected increase in costs. Should any of these arise, these funds are intended to ensure that the charity can meet its contractual obligations to staff, premises and statutory bodies and its moral obligations to its donors.

The Trustees have a desire to maintain a level of free reserves of 2 month's unrestricted expenditure.

Free reserves are currently the same as unrestricted funds. The charity does not currently hold restricted or designated funds.

Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

I report to the trustees/members of VitaChurch Limited on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March 2026.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act).

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

• the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

.................................................................................

Lomax Pavey MAAT Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EG

24th July 2026

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

Notes
INCOME
Donations & Legacies
3a
Charitable Activities
3b
Investment Income
3c
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Charitable Activities
4a
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Funds brought forward
Transfers between funds
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TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
108,230
108,230
101,100
3,618
3,618
2,188
163
163
150
112,011
112,011
103,438
103,581
103,581
96,374
103,581
103,581
96,374
8,430
8,430
7,064
26,716
26,716
19,652
-
-
-
35,146
35,146
26,716

Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. All of the organisation's operations are classed as continuing.

The notes on pages 11 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). They also comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation:

The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Assessment of Going Concern

Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

Recognition of Income

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:

Income with Related Expenditure

Where income has a related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the income and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.

Grants and Donations

Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts

Income from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA in the same financial period as the gift to which they relate.

Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants

This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable.

Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees' annual report.

Donated Services and Facilities

These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.

Investment Income

This is included in the accounts when receivable.

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Expenditure

Governance Costs

Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the Trustees' meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Grants with Performance conditions

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Grants payable without Performance Conditions

These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Pensions

Pension contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable.

Assets and Liabilities

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a reducing balance over their estimated useful lives, charged to the SOFA. The rate applied is:

Furniture & Equipmen

25%

Liability Recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

There has been no change to the accounting policies (Variation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.

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(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

VITACHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Unrestricted Funds

Note
Cost
01-Apr-25
Additions
Disposals
Cost at
31-Mar-26
Depreciation
01-Apr-25
Charge
Accumulated depreciation on disposals
Depreciation at
31-Mar-26
Net Book Value
31-Mar-26
Net Book Value
31-Mar-25		 Total
£
£
10,526
10,526
-
-
(309)
(309)
Furniture and
Equipment
10,217
10,217
7,022
7,022
873
873
(298)
(298)
7,597
7,597
2,620
2,620
3,504
3,504

The annual commitments under non-cancelling operating leases and capital commitments are as follows:

31-Mar-26 None 31-Mar-25 None

3. INCOME

Notes
a) Donations & Legacies
Donations
Gift aid reclaimed
b) Charitable Activities
Conferences and events
c) Investment Income
Interest Receivable		 Unrestricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
93,921
93,921
86,640
14,309
14,309
14,460
108,230
108,230
101,100
3,618
3,618
2,188
3,618
3,618
2,188
163
163
150
163
163
150

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

4. EXPENDITURE

Notes
a) Charitable Activities
Catering costs
Children's work
Outreach costs
Conference costs
Hospitality
Ministerial Trips
Visiting speaker expenses
Motor and travel expenses
Media
Venue costs
Light and heat
Office rent and rates
Telephone
Insurances
Books
Office, printing, post and stationery
IT costs
Subscriptions and licences
Training costs
Bank charges
Independent examination
Depreciation, amortisation and other similar costs
Loss on Disposal
Grant funding of activities
5
Staff costs
10		 Unrestricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
1,610
1,610
1,773
933
933
529
450
450
146
4,769
4,769
3,464
2,092
2,092
1,641
547
547
-
240
240
-
830
830
834
1,311
1,311
1,133
11,034
11,034
10,473
1,329
1,329
951
11,946
11,946
12,000
360
360
360
3,241
3,241
3,237
136
136
103
882
882
609
1,719
1,719
1,815
739
739
738
36
36
328
166
166
104
942
942
912
873
873
1,377
11
11
-
13,352
13,352
9,909
44,033
44,033
43,938
103,581
103,581
96,374

5. GRANT ANALYSIS

5. GRANT ANALYSIS
Grants to Individuals
Grants to Institutions		 TOTAL
TOTAL
2026
2025
£
£
4,772
3,659
8,580
6,250
13,352
9,909

6. RESTRICTED FUNDS

The charity held no restricted funds during this or the previous financial year.

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VITACHURCH

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

7. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS

Gift Aid Tax Recoverable Unrestricted
Total
Total
Fund
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-25
£
£
£
1,013
1,013
1,191
1,013
1,013
1,191

8. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Independent Examiner's Fee
Other creditors
Accruals		 Unrestricted
Total
Total
Fund
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-25
£
£
£
942
942
912
977
977
739
-
-
97
1,919
1,919
1,748

9. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR

There were no Creditors or Accruals falling due in more than one year at the end of this financial year (2025: £Nil).

10. STAFF COSTS

10. STAFF COSTS
Gross Wages and Salaries
Self employed Pastor		 TOTAL
TOTAL
2026
2025
4,444
4,349
39,589
39,589
44,033
43,938

The average number of employees during the year was: 1 (2025 - 1)

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. (2025 - None)

11. TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES

During the year, Trustee C Simmons received self-employed payments of £39,589 (2025 - £39,589) for pastoral services rendered to the church.

During the year, insurances where benefits are payable to the Simmons family amounted to £2,845 (2025 - £2,690).

Trustee C Simmons is also a Trustee of "Life for Bangladesh" which received a donation of £3,200 (2025 - £2,200).

No other payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period apart from reimbursements for expenses incurred on the charity's behalf. No other material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them. (2025 - None)

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