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Compassion in Care

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Charity No. 1102282 Company No. 04868020 (England and Wales)

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date

Charity name: COMPASSION IN CARE

Charity registration number: 1102282

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The charity’s objects are: 1) to relieve the physical and emotional distress of the elderly who have suffered abuse or neglect in care settings; 2) to advance the education of those working in the care sector to enable them to recognise and report on elderly abuse or neglect
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Helpline for families of people who live in care homes or who receive domiciliary care, and for workers raising concerns about the care sector, with ongoing support. Monitoring and responses to reports issued by regulators and Government policies affecting elderly people. Increasing public awareness and education re elderly abuse by research and publishing evidence.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Not applicable as the charity does not make any grants
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Not applicable as the charity does not make any investments
Contribution made by	Para 1.38	Volunteers have made significant contributions by practical assistance to our beneficiaries, including attending hearings,

volunteers		drafting documents & general phone support.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Our core activity and priority continues as always to be supporting our individual Helpline Callers, families of elderly people receiving care and whistleblowers raising concerns about the care sector, and sometimes those receiving care themselves. The line is open 10:00 to 16:00 Monday to Wednesday throughout the year. The whistleblowers are not necessarily care workers but can include people who visit care settings as part of their work. This helpline work includes follow-up support, guidance and attending various meetings, inquests and tribunals arising from calls. As usual, we attended various meetings to support families whose loved ones experienced abuse in care settings and whistleblowers at tribunals in cases involving elderly people. An example of these was one with the Nursing & Midwifery Council in a long- running case (in which NMC had held no Nurses accountable after clear video evidence of abuse) which many years later, is now being “reviewed in the public interest”. We will request a review of another case on the same grounds as there appears to be some change at the NMC following Nazir Afzal’s very critical review of NMC which was followed by resignations of the Chief Executive and the Chair.

Parliamentary engagement
We continued correspondence with
various MPs, Peers and Ministers.
The House of Commons Library
researchers were contacted by an MP’s
office with notes explaining why
Compassion In Care would be a reliable
source for research briefings on social
care and whistleblowing issues.
In September 2024 we wrote to
Department of Business & Trade re the
All Party Parliamentary Group on
Whistleblowing and the previous
Government’s Whistleblowing
Framework Review. We submitted
evidence on several issues:
 a conflict of interest by the
company commissioned to run it
(Grant Thornton)
 potentially misleading
contributions given to it.
 The fact that It was not an public
consultation and only contributors
selected by that company were
able to give evidence until we had
protested.
Our volunteers also contacted various
MPs about this and the APPG on
Whistleblowing. This APPG is no longer
registered since November 2024.
https://compassionincare.com/news/the-
whistleblowing-review/
Kevin Hollinrake, the minister who had
commissioned the Whistleblowing
Framework Review in 2023, invited us to
meet in February 2025 and we had a
constructive meeting with him about
whistleblowing issues in general and
Edna’s Law in particular.

Our work on homophobic abuse is now used internationally In June 2025 we received an invitation to speak at a Dublin event to be scheduled later in the year. It explained that our reports Stripped of Pride and Stripped of All Pride are now being used in social care training in Eire. https://compassionincare.com/news/strip ped-of-pride/ https://compassionincare.com/news/strip ped-of-all-pride/ Other individual messages came in during the year that our reports are being used in other countries too, such as America, Spain and Jamaica. Journey of Injustice Part 2 There continued to be a large volume of responses following our call for evidence about people’s experiences (both positive and negative) of regulators. The response by August 2025 was over 29,000 and because of the huge volume it is taking a great deal of time to process them into themes for a report which will be published in several volumes.

TIA Bill (also known as Assisted Dying & Assisted Suicide Bill)

We agreed to work with a coalition of various groups such as Not Dead Yet to oppose the Bill. We took part in regular online discussions and two protests at Westminster, always maintaining our independence when doing so. This has increased awareness of Compassion In Care’s work and widened our network.

In November 2024 we published our

serious concerns about the Bill ahead of
its Second Reading in Parliament. We
oppose it because it would put our
beneficiaries at risk of coercion. Eileen
Chubb gave three media interviews at
the demonstration outside. Our reports
opposing Assisted Dying:
https://compassionincare.com/news/our-
response-the-assisted-dying-bill/
https://compassionincare.com/news/repo
rt-on-assisted-dying/
https://compassionincare.com/news/how
-law-is-made/
https://compassionincare.com/news/dyin
g-in-care-homes/
Lucy Letby case
In February 2025 we had a large volume
of supportive messages after The
_Telegraph_published an article on why
we were the only whistleblowing
organisation which had declined to
engage with the alleged whistleblowers
in the Lucy Letby case. We made it very
clear that we were not taking any view
on guilt or innocence, we were
commenting only on the conduct of the
doctors involved and why we did not
recognise any whistleblowing in this
case.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/0
2/01/lucy-letby-whistleblowers-red-flags-
charity-testimony/
An author writing a book on Lucy Letby
case interviewed Eileen.
During the year, we also contributed to
various other books and articles for
future publication.
www.compassionincare.com for more
details about our work.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position remains strong. We will review this at regular intervals
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No reserve policy is in place as the running costs have been met by donations
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Zero
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable as not in deficit.
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There is never any uncertainty about the commitment of the Trustees, Volunteers and our Supporters to continue the work of the charity. Please see the section below about the principal risks to the charity

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The charity does not accept any funding from Government (local or national) or the care sector. This is so that we can remain independent and able to report and challenge where necessary. Donations come mainly from individual members of the public, occasional legacies and charitable trusts
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Not applicable
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risk is due to the nature of our work in exposing abuse of vulnerable adults, the authorities’ failure to act on valid concerns raised by whistleblowers and challenging Government on policies that have led to avoidable deaths and suffering in care homes. All of these aspects of our work make us vulnerable to malicious allegations and political attacks. The charity always has full evidence available to respond to any such allegations.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Articles of Association
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable company limited by guarantee
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Any new Trustee must have at least 4 years’ experience of supporting the charity. In addition they must have relevant experience of either being a whistleblower or supporting a whistleblower, and must have relevant personal experience of elderly care, whether in a work role or as a family member or friend. All current Trustees must approve any new Trustee.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The charity works with a separate non-charitable group called The Whistler which was established by one of the charity trustees, Eileen Chubb. The Whistler does not receive any charity funds and is operated separately to the charity. It provides support to the charity and deals with whistleblowing cases which are not related to a care setting or elderly people.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	COMPASSION IN CARE
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1102282
Charity’s principal address	19A Transmere Road Petts Wood Orpington Kent BR5 1DT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
	Eileen Chubb	Trustee and Director
	Stephen Honour	Trustee
	Margaret Roffey	Trustee
	Karis LeWinton	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Eileen Chubb Stephen Honour Margaret Roffey Karis LeWinton

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	Not applicable
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	Not applicable
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	Not applicable

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Eileen Chubb ~~pO~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) ~~PT~~ Director Date 10/11/2025 ~~pO~~

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the Charity Name trustees/directors/

members of Compassion in Care

On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 ended

Charity no.: 1102282 Company no.: 04868020

Set out on pages

1-8

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31/08/2025. 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

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:

• accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or

• the accounts do not accord with such records; or

• 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 examination; or

•the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

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.

Date: 11 April 2026 Signed: ~~ee~~

Chaweevan Williams

Name:

Relevant professional Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of N/A any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Compassion in Care Charity No 1102282 Company No 4868020 Annual accounts for the period 1 Sep 2024 To 31 Aug 2025

Section A Statement of financial activities

Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds
41,020	-	-	41,020	9,749
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
41,020	-	-	41,020	9,749

-	-	-	-	-
18,975	-	-	18,975	18,811

-	-	-	-	-
18,975	-	-	18,975	18,811

22,045	0	0	22,045	(9,062)
0	0	0	0	-
22,045	0	0	22,045	(9,062)
0	0	0	0	-
22,045	0	0	22,045	(9,062)
0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	-

0	0	0	0	-
0	0	0	0	-
22,045	0	0	22,045	(9,062)

36,270	-	-	36,270	45,332
58,315	-	-	58,315	36,270

Compassion in Care

Charity No 1102282 Company No 4868020

Section B Balance sheet

	Guidance Note	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year Total last year
		£ £ £ £ £
Fixed assets		F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
Tangible assets Investments *Total fixed assets*	B02 B04 B05	- - --- - - --- - - --- ~~a~~
Current assets
Debtors Investments Cash at bank and in hand (Note 5) *Total current assets*	B07 B08 B09 B10	-- --- -- --- 59,035- -59,03536,270 59,035- -59,03536,270 ~~=a~~
*Net current assets/(liabilities)* Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 6)	B11 B12	720- -720- 58,315- -58,31536,270 ~~=a~~
*Total assets less current liabilities*	B13	58,315-- 58,31536,270
Provisions for liabilities *Total net assets or liabilities* Creditors: amounts falling due after one year	B14 B15 B16	-- --- -- --- 58,315- -58,31536,270 ~~——=~~
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 27) Unrestricted funds Revaluation reserve Fair value reserve *Total funds* Restricted income funds	B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22	-- --- -- --- 58,315- -58,31536,270 -- -- 58,315- -58,31536,270 ~~a=eee~~
*The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small*	*The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small*	*The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small*
*companies.*

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

The company has opted not to file company of their P&L at the Companies House in accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006.

Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the trustees/directors

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CC17a (Excel)

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014

the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)

and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

1.2 Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. There is never any uncertainty about the commitment of the Trustees, Volunteers and the charity’s Supporters to continue the work of the charity.

CC17a (Excel)

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies

2.1 INCOME

Recognition of income These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: · the charity becomes entitled to the resources; · it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; · the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition Grants and donations criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP). Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate Legacies and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met.

Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Tax reclaims on Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as donations and gifts an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. Income from interest, This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be royalties and dividends measured reliably.

2.2 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be Liability recognition measured with reasonable certainty. Governance and support Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. costs Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts. Creditors The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at Provisions for liabilities the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date 2.3 ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and individual items costing use by charity at least £1000. They are valued at cost. Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of tangible fixed assets, over the useful life of the assets. The rate adopted by the charity are : Furniture and fittings and Office Equipment 20% Straight line.

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Debtors

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

The charity has cash on deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity of less than one year.

Current asset investments

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Income

Note 3 Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income
Analysis of income Total funds Prior year £ £ Donations and gifts 41,020- -41,0209,749 Gift Aid -- --- Legacies -- --- -- --- -- -- Donatedgoods,facilities and services -- --- Other -- -- Total 41,020- -41,0209,749 -- --- -- --- -- --- Other -- --- Total -- --- TOTAL INCOME 41,020 - - 41,0209,749 Other information: Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Donations and legacies: General grants provided by government/other charities Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations Charitable activities:	Analysis of income Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds
	Donations and gifts	41,020	-	-	41,020	9,749
	Gift Aid	-	-	-	-	-
	Legacies	-	-	-	-	-
	General grants provided by government/other charities	-	-	-	-	-
	Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations	-	-	-	-
	Donatedgoods,facilities and services	-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-
	Total	41,020	-	-	41,020	9,749

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-

		41,020	-	-	41,020	9,749

All income in the prior year was unrestricted.

CC17 (E l)

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Expenditure

Note 4 Expenditure
Analysis Expenditure on raising funds:	This year Last year Total funds Total funds £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds
Misc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on raising funds Expenditure on charitable activities:	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stationery & Postage	84			84	194			194
Website Fees	797			797	621			621
Companies House Fee	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	34
Sundries	792	-	-	792	827	-	-	827
Consultant Fees	15,079			15,079	16,746			16,746
Adjustment in the prior years	3,131			3,131	-			-
Bank Transfer fee -Paypal	-			-	-			-
Publishing	-			-	-			-
Office Equipments not capitalised	- 1,628			- 1,628	389			389
Independent Examination & Accounting	720	-	-	720	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on charitable activities	18,975	-	-	18,975	18,811	-	-	18,811
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
	18,975	-	-	18,975	18,811	-	-	18,811

CC17a (Excel)

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and on hand Pay Pal Total

This year £	Last year £

58,832	36,129
203	141
59,035	36,270

Note 6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Accruals

This year £	Last year £
720	-
-	-
720	-

Note 7 Governance costs

Independent examination & Accounting

This year £	Last year £
720	-
-	-
720	-

Note 8 Trustees’ payment for services

Eileen Chubb (trustee) was paid £15079 (2024: £16,746) in respect of her services as a charity’s director during the period. All work was outside the boundaries of the trustee role.

The company has no employee.

Note 9 Transactions with trustees and related parties

During the year, one of the charity’s trustees was paid for the services carried out on behalf of the charity that would otherwise have been outsourced to third parties. This amount is disclosed in note 7 above. There are no amounts outstanding at the year end.

Note 10 Share capital and controlling parties

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of its members is limited to £1 per member.

CC17a (Excel)

10/04/2026

2025-08-31-accounts

Compassion in Care

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date

Charity name: COMPASSION IN CARE

Charity registration number: 1102282

Objectives and Activities

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements and Performance

Financial Review

Structure, Governance and Management

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Reference and Administrative details

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Other optional information

Declarations

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Independent examiner's statement

Chaweevan Williams

Section B Disclosure

Section A Statement of financial activities

Section B Balance sheet

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

1.2 Going concern

2.1 INCOME

2.2 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Debtors

Current asset investments

Note 3 Income

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Expenditure

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Cash at bank and in hand

Note 6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note 7 Governance costs

Note 8 Trustees’ payment for services

Note 9 Transactions with trustees and related parties

Note 10 Share capital and controlling parties