Company rEglstratlon number.. 04708232 Charfty reg15tratlon number: 1102516 A PLACE TO CALL OUR OW14 UMITED TRusfEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Cedar Co. A Plac• To Gill Our Own Umlted Cortents P•9• Trustee* Report Independent AudIt0￿$ Report 12-14 state￿￿t ol ActlvlUe$ (IK￿1￿• Income •rKI expendlture A¢couni) 15 Comparn￿ve Statement of Rnancl¥ Advlths {Indudlrw Jrthne and Expendlture Attourt) 16 St•temert rf Flnandal PosllloD 17 Ststsment af Cash Fknws 18 Not•1 to the Statement of C•th Flows 19 Notes to the Flnanclal Stst¢ments 20-27 Th• lollowlnq p•ges do not form p*rt of the St•￿ xcwnls: Detsll¢d Ststement of Flnonclal ALtlvltres {Indudln9 InD)mE •nd expendlture Accowit) 28-29 A Place To Call Our Own Umlted Cornpany No. 04708232 Trustees. Report For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 The trustees present thdr report and thé flmndal ststernents fur the year ended 31)uty 202S. Alm¥ •nd ObJ•L*Iv•o Introductlon from Leo Plttcy, APTCOQ (A PIK• to C•ll l)yr i)wn) Ch•lrnwi l am pleased and Mvlleged to present Trustee Rwt on hhalf ol th• Charlty. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I extend stncere thonks to our dedlcoted staff. ¥￿unteerS, communlty partr*ws, and lellow Trustees for thelr unwav•rtng commitrnont to providlrvJ safe, blghqua16ty cafe ts the people we support. In ) yeor $haped by changes In pU￿k pDlky. a turbulent pollucal clknate, orKI rlslng costs, your reslllence and professlon•115rn have been excepuonal. Day4Nlay opernuons at AFTCOO are led by our CEO and Senbor Le*rshlp Team. under the oovernonce of our of Trustees-• group who brtng 51gnfficJrt knowledge. expertence. and Insjght from KrD55 sector5 to gulde APTCOQ éevelopment and su￿esS. Th1$ year, we have seen the beneffts of InVts￿￿9 In our people, en￿￿¢1￿9 green envlronments. and progre$51ng our new property In 8455e￿aw-ThI1 Trees. 14ore s¢trylce users Kcessed supporL and attendance •t our speclal School In¢yeased, nabllrg more young people to have theSr need$ met eortitr In thelr often dMl¢englng Ilves. Whenever I vlslt our sltes and teams, I èm In5plred by thelr dedkauon and ambbuon. Thelr expertlse Is rooted In empathy lor chlldren Jnd fjmllles and In Wndness •nd rE5pect for another. l am pro￿1 of tr* lead￿h￿p• drfve. •nd determlnatlon that APTCQO demonstratss every day. Looklng ahead. w• •ntlElp•t• contlnued ￿ltICal, ec•nom(c, ènd sodèl change. We •vt proartbv•ly •dvanclng our strJtegl¢ Pmodllets to ensure IPTCOO Ytmalns aglk •nd sUStolnoble-by Thlnwng txllerenuyi ￿)11•0•￿tyng wlth key Stskeholdtrs, and levernglnq the volc¢ of p¢Oe, A h¢artl¢lt thank you to ev•ry person In the APT￿0 team. brlty • w••lth ol knowledge, Ilved expertence, klndness. and compassl¢n. W* also extend trjr 9rntltude to every(ffie who ha$ flnar￿101lY $￿pOrt+￿ APTCOO. Wlth your contlnued support. we look ftyward to urylng on our ￿tal work. lfttyoductlon from Carol ¢hl•l ex•¢¥￿ Offlrw (Ceo) A yew of ffl¢anlnglul thang¢ As we ren•ct on the past yar, i am to shire the pyofound Impxt APTCOO has m•d• In th• Ilv•s of the f•m111é5 W• wpport antr across our1o¢41 ¢•mmunlty. At APTCOO, w¢ b￿ft9 tOgeth•r Ilvtd experlqnc¢ profess10￿1 exputtse to provlde sped•llst Inforwtlon, expert advlc¢, and a cornpog$lon•te Ilstenlng •4r. Llv•d •xp•rl•nc• •t th• h••rt Uved experfentt 15 central to everfttln9 we It ￿•bleS us to offer ¥ery1￿ th)t are •uthentlc. tomp0551onate, truly re￿n•re wlth th• f•rnllles we svpport. Our ￿1￿$￿¢ •pwoath Ls why so mary f•mn*s contlnu• tD p￿ce thelr trust In us- knowlng wi• wlll be here for them, whenever they nMd us. After flfteen yejrs at th• hdm of Aprcoo, one trth hjs nevtr dMTra•d.' ch•nge Is ranstant. We h•ve ￿NI¥•d and thrfved by holdlng fast to our values-genulne Wndness and our shared hum)nlty. Our work reaches deep Into the lfves ol families. chlldren and wr o%tyn tt•m. Thot depth requlres ern0￿0￿•1 Intelllgente ond the humlllty to know thot none of us •rt flawless. At AFTe￿ ￿ choose grxe over 9ripe. W¢ Ilsten flrst, wt extend trv5t, and when mlstskes happen. we leam-rog¢ther. l am deeply proud to share thls ye•rfs rtport. It Is l*art•bng Ktl¥ths • Dellvery of spethallst workshops Emotk*nal wellbelng support for fam11*5 • After school •rtlvlty grwps for Chlldren •nd young people •cros5 •U age rnn . Thera￿￿tIC sensory ipoc• • School HolldBy Acrhfltles Volunteedng • Educatlon. tralnlngi employ•blllty: knrnSn9 •nd experlenc4 • APTCOO prgvlde5 hvstjng to other ¢oMplwT￿tary provlders •nd 4•ncl•s enj1￿1ft9 f•rnlll•s to b•n•f* frorn Jolnqd up s•rvlcu and cowdln•ted core. Our VI￿•# At APTCOO, our vlslon Is to bulld o ￿mmUn￿ where every f8mlty and every who 1$ neunjdfvergent andlor has speclal needs an¢¥or dlsobllltles lrtludlng earty Ille trnuma, ￿ ern￿wered, suppvrted and no f&mSly ever feels alone. Our mb5s1on Is ts prO￿de o safe, nurtur￿￿, and InckMt¥¢ eN￿n￿rneTrt lor every PaMIL carer. thlhj. •nl youry person we support. Our SEND communlty Is strengthEnod by the rlch mlx of dIve￿ty among our fam11*5, Staff, partners. Thls dlver51ty brfn9s frtsh perspertlv•5. f¢stErs under5tandlngt and •￿richES every aspett of our work. At APTCOO, we belleve In redpmcal le•mlngi recognlslng thot everyone In our ¢ornrnunty. from chlldrtrt •hd tsmIl￿5 to staff and partners, brfngs v)lu•ble knowledge and experfences that help us 9row toyther. Over the past year, we have worked d¢s¢ly wlth our dedluted teami partners. and farnllles to dellv•r h￿h*mality# spethjfjst seTh6rys that the needs of our famllle5 and comrn155loners. Qur Impatt is rneastsred not only by 5er¥l¢e txk by the confidence. lndepeftden￿, ènd sense of belonglng our ramllles galn. These outcomes are D teStsrn￿t to the dedkation of the teaTh. and the strongth of the speclal familie5 we ..corfflNUED A Place To Gill Our Own Umlt¢d Trustees. Report (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 Publlt B•n•fft- ￿￿tIn*j*d We are deeply gratefvl for th• ongow SUPFKYt frorn our #akemders. famNlttS, and communlty portners. As we look ahead, we remaln committÈd to bulldlng on our successes, *amlng frtym our thallenge5, ond slylvlng lor even greater Impatt In the years to come. APTCOO Ind•p•nd•nt Sp•d•l 5th¢￿1 APTCOO Indep•nd•nt Spedal Srhool offvs Inthjstve. *le and nurtwlng envlronrnent 5upw￿n9 learners Yilth ¥t¢i•i edu¢aY¢Jnal need5 and/or dlsabllltles (SEND) who hove stnwled to make progre55 sn maln5tream or speclal $•ttlngs. LeèrAers attendln9 APTCOO W￿11 typlcally be experlenclng slgnlficant baytlers to kamlng because of thelr sodal erno￿onal need$. We have created an a15*ncompa$4ry currkulum phidng a hlgh prforlty on huma.Inforrned pracuse and nwture uOng the Prfnclples ol PACE (Pl•yfvlness, Ac¢tptanvJ. Cur1051ty and Ernpathy). Prfor to cornlng to APTCOO It h•5 been Iden￿lled that learn¢rs hw¢ not been abl• to fflake Prng￿$S ln ebther malnstream or speelal schools and need the spedallsen.Judgemental and open to nw¥ ways of Ihinklng dwferently. speclalislng In tht cause and df•rt of farnlty trauma and how best to Improv• lh• tsmlty wdlbelng. ..CONnNUED A Plac• T• C•ll Our Own Umlt•d Trustees. Report (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 Publlc b•nefft- contlnu•d The pdndples Df green soclal prescrfbkng- helplng people to take part In natyre-bwd arttvltles ro Improve thelr mental and physlcal health - provlde a framework to scaffdi1 the soft therapeutk befteffts of art. cookery, ernfts and outdlxr 9ardenln9 hortlculture and woodwork. Apfcoo offers a cornblned Indoor and ¢xrtdoor •pprMth and h•$ Invest•d In and spaces. offwing thernpeuuc envlronm•nts for èll to enjoyi Ihlg Includes tyJr i¢•m •rKI thelr forn11￿ too. The 50clal, economlc and health benefits of our bEaUtlful QLrttloor spèces Is now rtmnlxd 05 a leop forward In creatyng commun￿y*mbedded. nature-based, person- centred care. Over the ￿5t year parerts and volunteer5 have worked together to re￿eSIgn and renov•ie our Indoor and outdoor space Into B thrtvlng $odèl enterprfse hub. APTCOO contlnues to develop parent c•rer d*mpl¢)ns. Work￿ to lrnprDVe lar￿ty h¢Jlth and wdl-belng,. they have Ilved through the expertence Bnd wke the bett teathtrn of Ilf• sk11I5. AFfcoo has Implemented ) whoje system relatlonal ppmach to well-b¢lng for all servl¢e users, stoif and volunteer5 olmln9 to prevent the onset of ment81 h￿1th condltlons. The alm Is to share the Imp•ct of collabontlon by ernbeddlng a cultur• of le•Mlng wlthln APTCOO ond harn0551ThJ the ￿$t •v4ll•ble •vld¢no •bout what works In Impro￿￿9 outcornes for ￿1. APTCOO shares the benefits of cdkntfve Intelllgence to $hJre and gen¥*e th• l•arnlfto that 1$ now belng used t encourège the wlder Inclu51on Interest frorn rnultlple ègenctes. These flndlngs are a Valuable opportunlty for leamlng to be mor• sw[l￿V dlssemlnated to publ1¢ sector partners. APTCOO 15 aMbI￿ou5 lor the SEND communlty gèrherfng and shadn9 thelr volce, contrfbJtln9 to the rn4eslgn ¢1 kc•l ￿￿k*S. wlth(wA • battle. Apfcoots communlty Food aub help5 wlth food and essentlaLs' whlle famlly suppo¢ helps people shèp•- or r•shap¢- Ihelr futures lor th•M5•￿5. The Food aub Improves lammles access to affordable lo¢d anLI speclallst SUPPDrt on • y•ar- round basts and offers lood for a frJcUon ol Its re￿11 v•lue and reduces food waste. Th¢ lood dub Is very r¢spon$lvt to lool need enabllng lamllles to styetch thelr budgets fvrther each week, hdplng to prevent flnanclal c￿les. Tht products Indude o wlde sesectkni ol Ifesh. chllled, hyjzen, •nd amblent goods. ongsld• affordable faod, famiii•s ar• able to access supwrt seThl¢es InduLllng ) rvwnu of ortlvllles, toolklts ond advlc•, Jharlng gwd prJ¢t*¢e. The Food Club offery many opportunltles to fam11￿S targetlrmj sensory dlets, fotya sensltlvltles, h•althy eatlngi Ilfesryies and the Impart ol health IlThked to eat5ng problems. $￿P depdv)¢¢on. •ssod•ted wlth th• challenges of young people wlth SEND. Tlm• For u* l APTCQO P•r•nt Car•v Support Group me for US has 9rown In nurnbers and remlt. We r+ow hav• a 9roup of parent c*rèrs who Jre ste*1ng famll frtendty bnd Inlomatbv• dlscusslortr4 In • way thrt feel ￿k¢S a dIfferen￿ and most Importantty parent carers feel Incluled. W• ust the prlnclpl•s of Anna Freud Refl•rtlv• PJr•niin4 modd whlch hdp5 parentg and car•rs d•valop a bettar undtrstsndlng ol the thoughts, feellngs, and Intentlons behlnd thelr own thelr famlly emotlons and behavkwrs, It encourages parents and carers tts pause ind relkc¢ Improvlng comfflunlcavon. redurlng confllrt, Jnd onhandng attachment by bulldlng J ¢eav•r plcture ol the chlld's In￿ world. APTCOO'S Impart ha$ been on Its abl￿ty to learn ev￿¥¢. resp)ndlng to ¢h•nge wlth energy and Innovatlon. tr1￿c to the dlrectlon of travel 15 the rtymmltrnent to del￿Tr5tratt the Impatt. We •re very proud of our compasslon and care that 15 woven Into our orya￿SatIOn. At APTCOO. we measure wlmt rnotters. We $upport f•millu $0 thlldren w¥J youThJ people can thrbve-maklng hornes safer, djys happler, Ilve$ healthler and fvtures fflore hop¢ful. We Il$ten, we le•m, and we lrnprove-capturtng change thrDugh rdtable data and re)1 stories so we can <0 rnore of wh•t works #nd 5h•r• our Impart with famllSesi partners and fvnders. Over the last yÈar APTCOO has dedlcattd ￿¢1 expertlse, ht9hl￿htsng to portner5 how peer support aPpr￿cheS are Intrea81ngly valued as a powerful opportunlty for those Ilved experrience to gjpport one onother. W• affer a safe space and enctyjrage ¢omp•s$lonat• cud051ty, Icknowledglng any challenglng emolions, askin open-ended questlons to hear diverse Op1Th￿S. gnd by responding wlth compassk•n to others. We encour¥4E problng* irnllles, young people and our team to vlew feedback as a way of 5trengththn9 idea5 and proce55es, rnther th)n critioue. C•M Study: From support to Empow•rnwnt- A P*r•nt'• jownry wlth APTCOQ Background Parent X Is a locol mother of two Ws, bo¢h diagnosed with Auusrn Spectrum Dlsofder (ASD) anLI Attention Denclt yperathlty DlsorLler (ADHDI. She has been an èctive membtr of Awfcoo for over four years. famlty support and wactlGql #r•tegles to help both ..CONTINueD A Pla¢• To C•ll Our Own Llmlted Truste•s' Report (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 Pvbll¢ B•n•lll- ¢onth?y•d chlldren transltlon sUccess￿lY Into xhool Ime. Belore startlng a famlty, Parent X grnduated wlth • degrne In Ane Art and Inlyally pursued a career In retall. passlon for art remalned strong. but parentbng thallen9es and the demands of djlly Ilfe meant her creatbve amblUons were put on hold. Chall•ThJes Navl9adng the complexltles ol dual di•gnoses (ASD and AOHD) for both thildren Mana9lny pedod5 of hl9h stress and low rnor71e whlk awamlng formal dl•9rioses • Llrn￿ opp*t￿ltI•s for personal dev¢lownert and rJt•ll¥t txmsi¢)n APTCOO'S RO APTCOO provlded fle￿ble, tslkired support durfn9 crltkal t1rn￿. I￿(￿11n￿. • Family Support Serv1￿.. Pr¥4llul str•te9ies for managlng beh8vlour and routlnes • Ernotbnol Support: Helplng Parert X bulld sqll-esteem and confldeTr • Enterpr15e Hub Opportunltles: ErKtyJr•glriJ parents to t¥pl0￿ sk1115 4nd pJs¥ons Thmlng Polnt Through APTCOO, Parant X redlscovered her love for Jrt. She beyn ¥￿lJ￿re￿Ing 05 4n Art Thernpy faclllutor, delv¢rtng creaiJv• sesslons for parents arKI chlklfen. Thls exper1er￿.. . Offered a thernpeullc outy*t for hor thnd other famlmes . Fulfllled a unlverslty enty rqqulrement lor pra¢tscal In art thernpy • Tr•nsforrn•d h•r rde from a passSv• r•dpl•nt of suP￿rt to an •¢tl¥¢ cothtsjtor wlthln the APTCOO eommunlty Futvrt Asplratlon$ Parent X Is now pl•nnln9 t¢ rebjrn to hlgher ¢ducJYon to rtudy Art Th•rnpy. bulldlng on h•r ne Art degree and volunteer expedence. Htr hjurrw demonstrJ¢es the power of r•dprocal rthershlps-wh¢re support ¢voive5 Into empowerrnent and shared grnwver quJllty •ssuraiKe. te4m wellbeingi equol opportunltlqs, health and sjfety, envlr¢Munental lswes •nd re¢ydlngr IT d)ts and flnonclal polldes coverfnp InvestynqnL reserves, •n¢ Ilmlts of authorfty for expthdlture. n•n¢l•l R•vl•w Fln•nd•l Po•Stlo• At 31 Marth 2025, the chadty held free rEser¥es 01 £496.559 12024.. É117.696). The trustees consldÈr th1$ level of reseNes to be apprnprSaie fw the $lze ond nature of the ¢tha￿ty,6 operjyons, prvvldlng $ufficlent floxlblllty to manoge flnan£ial rfsks and malntsln ser¥ke delivery. The tru51ee5 wlll conrinue to monllor reseThe5 thr¢)￿hout ts In%￿ they remaln •llgned wlth the ¢h•rltys *ntegi¢ and operattollal r￿s. P•ge 7 A Plac¢ To C•ll Our Own Umlted Trustees. Report (¢ontlnued) For The Year Ended 313uly 2025 R•s•r¥•• Poll W• Ire pleased wlth the flnandal p*forrMrKe of tht chaflty durtng the year. We h•ve contlnued to grow and develop and add to reserves. 20Z5 res¢Trves Jre spllt restrlrted £39.838 (2024: £47.4201 unre￿rfCted £955,533 12024.. £628,723) APTCOO¥ reserves polty prornotes reslllerbce, knfoffl￿ planrfng and glves Confider￿e and provi¢Jes assurnnce to c¢Jrnrn1551oner5 and 5tskehol(l¥s that the fln•K•S •re belry proF*rty managed and Its acuvitles •re sustalnabl•. Thls Jlso ovld•5 •n Indlcaior of future fvndlno needs and Its <>v•rnll rtsllkn The utulsaiton of the charfty's reserves can only be uvthtsken wthln the Ilfflits and parnmeters set by th• Truste￿. who have agreed that suffldent reserves be retJlned to ¢over re-Inve5trnent In the team. In cap￿3vPrern1SeS, equlpment and projects. APTCOO 5$ r•v6twlng th¢lr thr*year nnancial plan, therefore. the Sevet ol reserves requlres protectlng the organlsa￿0n a9alnsl Income fluctua￿0ns and contlnulty reserve¥ to prDtert wr operntlons agalnst Unplant￿￿. adverse events. The TnJ5tees have set the taryet of freÈ reserves at £522.590 to aknv lor dosure msts Indudlno 5t•ff rEdundondes, should they be requlred. Tre tru51ees bel*ve Ihat thlsls belng rnet. Most of our contrarted work 15 elther fijnded from Lool Authorlty Eth￿tIOn contrncts, he)lth commlssloners and 9rnnts. The e¢onomlc downturn ond cost ol Ilvlno cdsls contlnues to hove 4n Impact on our oryènlsatlon In tèrms of staff costs and tho costs ol serylc*s w• r•celve. We 4ntyclpat¢ these wlll cortlnue to rlse. The Trustees recognlse thLq and wlll contlnue to £lasely monltor the ituarbon. Th¢ Trustees wlll develop • plan ol artlon to h tsken to veduce costs. should th• requlred Income reoulred to Sul￿fi thi work Is not sttur¢d. APTCOO stdv• to secure is m•ny fundlThJ •5 pO¥￿e lo reduce rtsk tyy not dependh9 on one source uf knaJm¢. In thls reoord we are happy to report lun(Iln9 to dell¥er spedallst educatlon ¢onUnwi io provlde the 5U51alnablllty ol our wrnp.around Charfjty SUPPOrt wlth4)Ut iny extra cost to the fam11￿1. W* •re 9r•teful to h•ve had COn￿n￿¢￿ lundrèlslno support from local communlty grnnts. Of9•nWlons •nd contrKted Income thrwh thé bwl Juthorlty, and Health IncfvJdln9.' • Nottlngham aty Coun¢ll and Nottlnghaffahlre Cwrty CourKbl IEduc•¢ionl - APTCOO d•ll¥er commlsJSon¢d •duutlon. health, and care placements Notilngham ICB - Awfcoo In Basseri•w wovld¢5 0 rnnge of hl9hi quallty support seThfic¢s to •*power forn11￿$ pre. •nd P05t-dl•gno$ls. whach to pwlorfflan￿ and growth wlth ￿Jr management and l•ader5hlp team to help drfve quallty •nd excellence on beh)Ir of ¢hlldr•n and ￿Ung pe(yle and f•mllEes. we wlll contlnue our work to Ilnk performance more closely wlth pay and reward. Durfng th15 perfod, we made to our reward offtr, Indudlng: • Enhanced our lamlly friendly wor￿n9 pattems • Increised Matemlty. P•ternlty. Adoptlon and Carer lem enlldements • Wldened our sypport for eolleagues. mental health and wdlb•ng1 InvesVr¥J In a confidential counselllng servlce • Farnlly beneflts inclvdlng use ol the green envlronments Generou5 hospltality Often, the cornmltmene ol staff c¢)mes from lived Èxpulence of or a personal conne¢tlon whlch con make daY-t￿daY wotk emotional, trlggertng or iJ15tre5slng. Wlth the need to on ddlvqry It Is èu too easy for the mental health of stalf. voluntÈer5 and leaders to become setmdary. ..CONTfNUED Page 8 A Pla¢• To Call Our Own Umlt•d Trustees. Report (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 Payi Reward •nd R•coonltl•fi- cahthbu•d The ceo and Trustees recognlse iwr unlque resp￿bIlIty and Influeno In shaplng • wllurE where everyDne do thelr best work $￿ety and sustalnably. APTCOO Invests In preventsuve approaches, and ensure our pollcles, werwmds, ahd people prattices support Mfety •nd Induston: we provlde confidenthl supwt and peer netrmrks for staff to ensu everyone Is supported. AFfcoo Is a kol tharity and company Ilmlted by @￿￿￿te¢. Tre comp•ry w•$ established und•r a Memornndum of Assodatlon whlch set5 Out the objerts •nd powers ol the that1table company and goven%d under Its Artlde5 of As5LKlatlon. APTCOO 1$ led by • voluntsry board of Tntstees, currently ¢￿￿$¥fig of ffve members. These mernber5 bring è wealth of commltment. knowledge, and eXperI￿cl to SUFWt the strategk devetoprnent of the oryanlsaUon. The Trusttts acc•pt Colle￿¥t re¥onsltyllty lor ensurfng that the cha￿ty has • ¢lear ind r•levant set of alrns ond on opproprfate strote9y for ochl•vlng them. They agrte ihe ch•rVs vlslon. values and reputallon ond l•ads by •xarnpl•, requldng onyone representlng the charlty reflects Its valuts they oversee the ethtss and cutture of the 0ryanlso￿on underylnnlng the safegujrdlng dellvery of all Xtyvitie%. Th• Trust•*s ol the tharlty are also th• Bo•rd ol Governors ro the IndePen￿t Spedal School whts me•t on • quJrt¢rfv ba$1$ perfodlcally rvvlew the or9onlsètlon's charltabte purpose to m•ke SU￿ that the chartty, and its purposes. stay relevant 4nd valld. The Trustets regularfy Meet and revlew the qUarte￿V flnandal managernent reports, the sustolnoblllty of Its In¢ome sources the sustalnablllty of Its Income xources and thdr Impact •chlevlng th)rtt•ble purpo¥￿ In the short, medlum. and longer tern). Tru$tee5 consldw the beneflt% and ￿Sk$ ol p•rtnersNp wO￿n9. Its broader respon5ibl11￿es towards communltyes, sr•keholders, w1der socSety and th¢ envlronmenf. and acts on In • mènfter consistent ¥rflth the ch•￿ty,5 purposes. value•, avall•bl• T￿O￿T¢￿. The Chlel Executlve Orncer I¢EO} Is appolnted by the Trustees io rnano9e the thy-to-day operntSons of the Cha￿ty. T¢ l•dlltate effettive operntlons, the CEO ha$ delegaied Outhorlty, wlthln term5 of dele9Otlon appmved by the Trustees for operatlon•l rn•tters Indudkn￿ s¢r¥lrys fr)r APTCOO tsmlllu, fimndal m•M9ement, fundrob51ngi marketlng )nd publlclty, HR and t￿)￿OYee relotloThs. The Trustees Conflm thit thly have complled wlth the reqU5rerr￿ts of seciion 4 tsf the Charltles Act 2011 to hjve due regard to th• p¢Jblk b•ntfft gufjdance pUbl￿hed by the Chartty Commlsslon for England and Wales. rru•t•• S•l•ctfon Pl•thod• All new Trustets rE¢elve in Inductbn plan. As a rnlnknurn. th￿ Irtdudes meetln9S Wlth tt* Chalr, Chsef EXeCu￿Ve Qffl¢er ICEOI, Senlor Leadership Team and other key staff. the opportunlty tg ¢bserve • Board rneeting before lolnlng the Board. The CEO presents In detall on the tha￿ty$ hlstoryi Strntegy. servkes. finances, and curmt operatlng envlronment. As part or th• rncrultment processi wo$pe¢tl¥e TNstets rtte5ve an Inducvon whlch Indudes Charlty COMI￿$510n publlcatlon-CC3 The Essentlal Trustee: What yoii iieed to know". The pock aL%o contalns informatlon on the charlty¥ Structure. alms and objectives. polkles and procedures, sub-cornmlttee5, Sate5t Annual Report & Accounts an Memorandum Artldes of A550clatlon. Prospethve Trustees •re ifvvlted to attend è full board mertlng to observe and dlsCU55 the respon&t4iitles of tyeln9 a AF￿Cou Thstee. They vSsit the actlvlty gnyJp5 and sthool and work en￿ronments, wlth the porents to see. and feel Ihe Chorlty In operntlon. nieet the staff artd ¥olunteer%. Indu<¥oTh •nd Tr•lffilng of Trust•i• Thistees follow an 11￿￿LtI0Tr wlth tralnlng that Is conrlnua1￿ reviewed. •nd lrnfonna￿o￿ Is provlded of couts vallable. Pa9e 9 A Place To Gill Our Own Umlted Truste¢s' Report (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 R•t•r•nc• and Admlnlstr•lfv• Tru%tw• LEe Plercy Mrs Cathetlne Spencer lappolnted 0511212024) Nlchola Storev MG Karen Klkner Mr Mlchael Holmes Oth•r P•r%onn•l C Burkltt- CEO M Ledsham . He•d Teacher S Wrfght- ExeuJUve Asslstant Ch•rlty Numb•r 1102516 ¢•mpany Numb•i 04708232 R•gl%t•rnd Offlc• North Farni Hous• Work50p Aojd Newark Nortlnghamshlrn NG22 9EX A¢¢ount•nl• Cedar + Co. Chartered CErtlThed Attountsnts The Greenhouse IQ6.108 A5hbourne Ro•d Derby DE22 3Afj Audlto Thome Wldgery Attountoncy Ltd 2 Wyevale 8uslne$5 Park Klng5 Acre HerefoF HR4 78S Page io A Place To Call Our Own Llmlted Trustees, Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 St•t•m•nt of TrnAt••< R¥poMlbllllO• The trustees (who )r¢ also the dlreciors of A Hace To Qll Our Owrt Limlted for the purposes of company lawl are responslble for preparing the Trustees, Report and the flnandal statements in accordonce with appllcable l•w Jnd U￿ted Klngdom Account(ng Standard5 (United Kln9dom Generally Acwted Actounting Prartice). ompany law requlres the trustees to P￿pare fimndal 5tatemerts for eath financial year. Llnder compary law the trustees must n¢t appreve the flnandal statement unless they are sat6sfSed that they glve • ènd tslr vlew of the stste of affalr5 of the tharftable company and of the Incoming resources ond applicatlDn of rE50urces, Indudlng the Income and expendlture, ol the charftable company lor that period. In weparing the financial statements the trustee5 are required to: selert sultsble accountlng palldes and then apply them ￿nsIst¢￿vy1 obseNe the methods ond PrI￿1P1¢S kn the OLarfty SOPP. • make Judgments and •ccountlng estlmates thot •re reosonoble and pwdent: ond prepare the fln4nclal statem•nts on the concern b051s unle55 (t Is Inapproprfate to pr￿￿￿0 that the company wlll contlnue In buslnÉss. The In￿te¢S I￿ rtsponslble for kaeplng •deqv•tt attounts"ThJ records whltt+ dlsclose wlth reasonable accur•¢y at &nyUme the nanclal posluon o( the charitable cwnpany and ts enable them to ensure that the attouhts comply wlth the Companles Act 2006. They are also re$ponslble lor safegu)rdln9 the •s%ets ol th¢ wnpany and hence for taklng lease￿ble steps for th• preventson and +JetecYon of fraud and other Irre9ularltbes. The trustees are responslble lor the molntenance and Integtr1ty ol the corpornte ond Anandjl Inft*rmatlon Included on the charltable company's webslte. Leglslatlon In the Unltell ￿ngdorn govemlng the pre5>antlon and dkqsemlrtatlon ef flnonctal 5taternents may dlM¢r from leglslatlon In othgr Jw15dktlon5. st•l•m•rt Of Dl•d•w•r• ot Inforrn•tlon to Audltw• EJ¢h of the persons who Ire trpjstees at the tlme when this trustees. report Is approved hos cojfflnned trat: so far 85 the tsustee Is aware, there Is no relevant audlt Inlormotlon of whlth the chorftsble companV• Judltors are naware. and they have taken all th¢ steps that ￿ ought to ￿¥¢ taken ￿ trustees In order to make themselves aware ol ony levont oudlt Inforynatlon and to estab115h thot the ch•rft•ble com￿ny'S •udltors are awa￿ of th•t Inforrnatlon. smill Company Rul•• Thbs f•POrt beon pTrpared In 4ccord•nc• wlth sp•dal prgvl*ons retsVn9 to Compan￿ subJeLt to the smoll coThp•nles re9lrne wlthln P•rt 15 of th• Companles Art 2006. The trusie•s' report was •pproved by th• boar¢ ol and $1grnd on Its bthall by: Lee Plercy Trustee 2310412026 Page li Independent Audltor's Report to the Members of A Pla¢e To Call Our Own Umlted Oplnlon We h8vt I￿￿t•d the flnancaal ststemwts of A Plare To Call Our Own L1￿fftd lthe'charltabbe companf) for the year ended 31 July 2025 whlch compdse the siatement ol Financlal AcbvIt￿s. The Botsnce Sheet, The Cash Flow Ststernent ond notes to the flnondal statements, Ind￿lIng • Summary of 51gnlflcant Kcountlng polldes. The flnanclal reportlng frarnework that has been opplled In thelr prePara￿on Is app1kab￿ kiw and Unlted KtnsthNn Ac¢ounVn9 stsndards liknlted Klngdom Genwallv Ceptsd Accountlng Practl¢el rn ow oplnlon the flnanclol st•tements: glve J tn* and lalr vlew af the stats of the th)rftsble Com￿n￿$ iff4lrs as ot 31 July 2025 and of Incomlng resources and applica￿On of resources, includlng 6ts Income and expendlture, lor the yeir then endeil.. have been property prepared in accordance wlth Un6te4 Klng¢Jom Genernlly Ac£epied Accountlng Prnctlce. •nd hav• been prepare¢J In icconJ•nce wlth the req￿rnments olthe Chwltjes Act 2006. Ba•1• for OplnloTr We conducted our audlt In 8¢¢ord•nce Internotlonal 5tand•rds on Audltlny IUKI (ISA5 (UK)) and appllcab1e law. Our responsibllltbe5 under those stsnd•rd5 Dre further de5ubbed In the Audltor's responslb11￿es ft•r the audlt of the flnanclal ststem•ntS sectlon of our rep(￿. We art independent of th• tharftthe company In att¢rdarKe wlth the ethkal requlrements that are reltvanl io our iudlt or the flnand•l staternerts In the UK, knckndlng the FRCS Etl4¢)I Standanl. and the provl$lons avallable lor small entltles, In the drcumst)nces srf out In note 23 to the flnaTrclal statements, and we have fulfllled our ether ethlcal responslbllltits In accordance wlth these req￿lI￿￿ts. we belleve that the audlt e¥ldence we have Qbtslned 15 $ufficlent and •pproprl•tè to provlde a for our oplnlon. Condu#lon* Ra￿tIng t• Golng Conc•rn In •u*Yltyw the flMnd•l statements, we have concluded that the trustees, of the golng corKem basbs of actountlng In the preparatlon ol the flnindal statements Is oppmpdate. Based on the work we ha￿ pertorm¢d, w* hav* not thntllled any matsrl•l uncert•lntles relatlnp tv •vents or condltlon5 th•t, Ind5vllually +y collectlvolyi rnay cast signinunt daubt vn the chathtoble cOm￿ny.$ ablllty to contlnue •$ • 9wn9 ¢oncern for ptrfod of ¥l least twelve menth5 from when the flnanclal sts(eM￿lI are authorlsed for15sue. Our respanslbllltles and tho responslbllltles of the trustees ￿th r•sp•ct to goln9 Conttrn are dexrfbeo In the relevant sethons of thts rtport. Oth•r lthform•tl¢ The trustees are rnsponslble for the other lrforrnatkn. The other Inforniallon comprf5e5 the Inlormatlon Included In the Annuil Report, other than th• flnanclal stitements and our Ryrt of the Indepen¢eAt Auditors thereon. Our oplnlon on th• Ilnanclal ststement¥ doe5 not rover the other InfrKmrtlon •nd. except to the extent Otherw1￿ expllcltly stated In our report, we do nrt exwe$$ any fomi ol assurnr￿ conduslon thereon. In connectlon wlth tyjr audlt or the ff nèndal staternents, ¢Jur responslblllty Is to read the other Inforn)•tlon and, In dolng so, conslder whother the other Information Is matthally Incons15tent wlth the flnanoal statements or our knowledFe obtalned In the aurlit or othenY15e appears tg be moterfally rn155tated. If we Identify such materfjal Inconslstencles or apparent rnatedal mlsstatements, we are requlred to detemilne wheiher th15 glve5 Mse to a matsrfal misstatement In the nnanclal $thtemernts themselves. If, based on the work we have perfomied. we Condude that there b a maWal rnIsst•tement of th15 Othor Informètlon, we are requlred to report th•t t)rt. We have nothlng to report In thls regprd. M•tt•r• on Whlth W• Ar• R•qWr•d t• R•pvrt by Exc•ptl•n We h)ve nothlng to report In respett ol the following matter5 h reljtlon to the (J•rftle5 (Accounts and Reports) Re9vlattDn$ 2008 requlre u5 to report to you If, In ovrop(nlon- the Inforrrtatlon glven In the Trustee5' Report Is Incortsjstent In any matsdal respect wlih the tlrhinclal s¢•tement5' or • sufndent Kcountlng re£ords have not been kept,. or the flnandal 5tstements jre not In •grnemert with the accountlng re¢ord$ ty rtums. or • w• hove not recelved all the Inforniaiion and explanjtlons we requlre for our èudlt. Page 12 Indep¢ndent Audltor's Report {contSnued) to the Members of A Pl•c• To Call Our Own Umlted Ruponslbtiitl•s of Try•t¢4• As explalned more lully In th¢ Staternert of Trust￿, Respo￿6￿1￿eS, th¢ tn4stee5 (who are also the L11r¢¢trr5 of the charitable company for the purpo$e5 of compony lowl are reS[￿SIble for thE preporotlon of the flnanclal statement$ and for beln9 sat￿fied Ihat they glve a tnje •nd tslr vlew, and for such Internal cofttrol as Ihe trurtees determlne Is nece55ary to enobl? the preparniiDn of flnandal ststements that are frte Irom m4teAal rnlsststemenL whether due to fr)ud or error. Ir* preparfrw th¢ flnanclal ststernents, the trustees are responslble fvr the tharfjtèble corwnys abllity to contlnue 05 0 904ry concern. dlsclosln91 •5 oppllcable. matters related to 901119 concern and uslng the golng concern bosjs of xtt)unUr4 unless the trusre¢s elthtr Intend to Ilquldate the dwrfty or to cease opwatlons, or have no rEaUst(c altermtlve but to do so. Audltor'i R•ipon•lblNtl•* fvr th• Audlt ol th• Fln•ncl•l Stsl•M•nl• We have been appOIn￿ a5 audltor under 144 of the Charit*s A£t 2011 •ThJ report In accoYd•n¢e wlth th• Art an relevant regula￿•￿$ made or havlng eftert thereunder. Our oblectlves are to obtsln reasonable amurance about whether the ftnanrJ)l st•tements 15 a whole are Iree frorn matenal rnlsstatement. wheth•r due to fraud or effor, and to Issue an audIto￿l reJx4rt that Indudes our oplnlon. Re•$on•ble a55urnnce Is a hl9h level ol assurnnct, but 15 not a guarantee that an oud5t condutted In 4ttordan¢e ￿th ISAS IUKI wlll alw•y5 detect a mjterlol rnlsstat¢ment when It exlsts. Mlsstatements can arts• from Iraud or error and Ire consldered Mate￿￿1 If, Indivldually or In the aggreqate, Ihey could reosonably be expected to Influence the economk dedslons of user5 taken on the basls of these flnonclol statements. The ¢xtent to whlch our procedures Ire ca￿ble ol detedfing Irregularltles. tr￿Udhr￿a hud 1$ detslled below: Now th• •udlt wa• ¢•nvld•r•d c•p•bl• ol d•t•clln9 Irv•Nul•rlQlu Indydlng fr•uO Our approach ¢0 Identlfylng and Jssesslng the rf$ks of materfal mlsststwnwt In r•spect ￿ Irreg￿l•￿tIes, Indudln9 lrnud and non-wmpllance wlth laws and reguljtyons, was •$ lollows: Th• •n9ag¢rnent partn•r en*ured that the engagement turn had th• •pproprl•t• Cornpete￿. c4pablllllt5 nd $kllls to Identlfy or re¢oonlM non￿o￿￿￿n¢• wlth •pplluble ￿￿1 ond regulatl•ns' We Identlfled the law$ and re9u1at1or￿ applIu>￿ to the thadty through dlsoJsslon$ wjth representatlves Iroffl the trustees and the flnance teorn and from our knoviledge and experfence of the charlty s•ttor' We Iocuged on spedflc ljwg an%1 r•9ul•dons whlch we ¢onsbdered miy hove a dlrett rnaterlal effett on the accounts or the aLtlvltles of the ch4Hty. These Induded but were not Ilmlted to the Charltles Art 2011. Accountlng and Reportlng by Charltyes.. Stoternent ol Recommended Prncuce Jppll¢Jbl• to charltle5 prepartng thelr •ttounts In accord)nce w¢th the Flnancl* RttK•rtln January 20191 •nd $1 5tsnd•rd applluble to the Unlted Kln9dom •nd Aeputylk ot Irel•nd IFRS 102) léffectlve I 9uaNJlng regul•tlons.' •rKI We a$$essed the extent ol cornplIan￿ wlth the laws •nd reQU￿t￿￿5 hjentlfied Jbov• Ihr¢xtyh MO￿n¥ enqulrfej of r•presentatlveB from the trus*ei and the Buwr ond r•vkn of ol trvsree¢ meetlng%. We a$se$sed the susceptlblllty Ibf tho group and pa￿¢ ¢h)rlty'S x¢wn15 to m•¢ertal ml$$utemtht, IncI￿11Th9 obtslnlng an understsndlng ol how frpud might occur. by.. Maklng enquld•s al ￿PreS*n￿￿YeS from th• tNstees and th• fi￿n￿ team Js to wh•r• they tOn51dered there wjs su$￿pt1b1l1ty to fraud. thelr krthled9e of actual. susperted •nd •legqd fr•ud.' and Conslderlng the Int•mal contrds In p*• to m￿19a[e To addre55 th• rfsk ol traud through monagernent •nd overrfde ol c(ffitrokn. we: Performed an•JyWI￿ Items In the Bal•nce Sheet: 2025 1024 Caih •t b4nk and Ir* ￿rtd 505.753 270,191 3. An•1y￿0 ol ch•ngts In n•t A••ti AugU•t 2024 C•¥h flow• A• •t JI July 102S Cash at bank Jnd In hind Flnance le4ses Debts fjlllng due *lthln ofte year Debts tslllng due after mtye than one ywr 270,191 11,2631 123,0801 155.776) 235.562 1.263 505,753 123,080) 132,697} 449,976 23,079 19D,072 259,904 Page 19 A Plau To Call Our Own Umlt•d Notes to the Flnanclal Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 l. G•n•rnl Infgrnthn A Place To Call Our Own urn1￿d Is a company Ilmlted by guarantee, Incorporated In England & Wole5. reglstered number 04708232 •nd reglstered ¢hadty number 1102516. The wbtered office 15 t4orth Form House, Worksop Rood, Newark, Nottlnghamshlrt, NG22 9EX. 2. Accountlno Pollcl 2.1. B•wh of Pr•par*tlon of Fln•ncl•l Sl•t•m•nts The flnandal statements have been prepared In accordarbce wltfi ihe Charft￿S SORP (FRS 102) 'At¢ountlft9 and Reportirtg by Charftles: Statement ol Recornmended Prnctlce oppllcable to thartlles prepat1ng thelr a¢¢ounts In ac¢ordanre wlth the flnanclal Reportlng Standard •Wk•b* In Ihe UK 4nd Republlc of Irdand IFRS 1021 (effectlve I January 20191., ￿nan0a1 Rtportlng Stsndard 102 Yhe Nnanclal Reportlng Staftdavd Jppllcoble In the UK and Republlc I Ireland. and the Companles A¢t 2006. The charltable company Is o Publlc ￿￿￿1 Entlty as denned by FRS 102. 2,2. Incomlng R••gur¢ R•cognltlon of Ine•m•i Intfjme 15 Inchjded In the Ststernent of Acllvltles (SOFA) when the chartty becomes entrcled to, and vlrtujlty certaln to rncelve, the Income and the •mtyJnt ￿ the Incom• un be measured wlth suffldent wtllabulty. In¢om• wlth r•l•t•d •xp•ndllur•: Where Income has relèted exFendlture the In¢ome and rdoted eX￿dItUrE Is reported gr￿ In the SOFA, Don•tloM 4nd l•9•cl￿1 Voluntsry Incomi rttelved by way of grnnts, don•tlons and 91ts Ls Induded In the the SOFA W￿¢Tr recelvable and only wh¢n the Chartty has uncondltlonal entl￿ement to the Income. Y•x rnel•lmB on don•tlon• •nd Ill￿ don•t•d ••r¥lc•B and t•cnlllw: Incorne Irom tsx reclalm$ Is Included In the SOFA at the Same ¥me as the 9lfvJdonatyon to whkh ￿ r•lJte5. The$e afft ¢)fily Included In Income Iwlth an •qulvalent amunt ￿ expendlture} W￿re the beneflt to the Charfty l• reasonably quontlflable, rneosurable and materw. V•lunt••r h•lp In¥••tm•nt In¢om•: Th1$ 1$ Induded In the accowitj W4Men receI￿ble. G•ln•l{lo••••) on v•v4¥•tlgn gf flx•d •M• Thli IrKlud*s any 9aln Of los$ resuttlng from revalulrva InvestyTWlts to rnarket ￿lue at the end of the yelr. fj•ln•l(lovM•) on Inv••tm•tht **••ts.. Thls Indud•$ •ny 9•1n or loss on the ule 01 Ir¥v•stments. 2.3. R•wurM• Exp•nd•d Ra￿9￿1¢1￿n ￿ •Apqndltyv•: Expendlture Is re¢ognlMd on an accruèls basls. Expendiiurt Indud•s ary VAT wh￿h unnot ￿ fully recovered, and Is reported è$ part of the expendlture to whlth ￿ relates. Exp•ndltsr¢ •n r•l¥lng lund•: These comprfse the costs 4550clated wlth attradlng voluni•ry income, fundraLqlng trndlng ￿sts and Investment m)nogement costs. Exp•ndifur• on charlt•bJ• •rtM11￿. These comprlse the costs Incurred by the Charity lft the delfvery of Sts actlvltles and seNkes In the furtherance of Its oble¢ts, Including the maklng of grarts and gov•mance costs. Grnnts ￿y•bI•. ..coMrINUED Page 20 A Plac¢ To Call Our (Iwn Llmlt Notes to the FlTranclal Statements (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025 2.3. A••ourc•s Expend¢d- ¢oniinued I gF7nt expendknre Is •ccounted for on an actual pald basls an •ccruJl for grants thai have been approved by the trwstees at the end of the year but not yet pahl. These Include those costs assodated with meeung t￿ cwltuUoMI and st•bJtory requlrements of the cha￿ty, Includin9 any audlvirthpendent u4mlnatfjonlees, costs lknked to the strate9lc management of the Charlty, together wlth a shère of ¢ther admlnlstrawon c05 Oth•r •xp•ndlturn: These are wpport Costs fiot ollotated to • partkulv•cVvKy. 2.4, T•nulbl• Flx•d Au•ts 4nd D•w•dmtkni Tanglble flxe¢ assets are measured ot cost less ac(umLlaled depre£lat6on and any acoJmulJted Impalment 1055es. Depfeclation Is provlded •t rntes ukulat•d to wrlte off the cost of tlxe¢ assets. less thelr e5Umoted resldual value, over thelr expetted uselul Ilves on the lollowlng bases: Land and 8vlldlngs Improvements to land an¢J bulldln95 Plant & Machlnery - Unre5trlcted Motor Vehl¢l¢s Pi•nt & Machiriwy - R•rtrf¢thl Computer Equlpment 2% SLM 10% SLM 20% SLM 25% RBM 20* SLM 33% R8M 2.5. L•••ln• •nd Hlr• Puvthv• Cwtr•rt• Assets obtalned under flnance leases are r4pitsnsed is taft9￿1e ffxed assets. Assets •cqulred under flnante lease5 are epredated ever the sh¢)rter of the lease term and thelr usefvl lives. Assets acqulrtd under hlre purthase contrJct$ ¥re depr*il•ted over their useful Ilves. FSnan¢¢ le•se* ar• thos• where substsntlally all of th• btybtsftts •né risk$ of ownershlp are a55umed by the tharttsbje company. O￿l90t10n$ under such agreements are Included In the credf(ors net of the finance tharye allocated to luture perSod$. The el8ment ol the rental payment Is charyed to th• statement ol fln•)clal icvvltles so ¥ to pmduce • CMSf•At periodlc ol ch•rye on the net C*bllo•UDn uut5tindlng In •oth per1041. Atntals applluble to ¢pernllng l•astt substsntjally all ol the ber*llts and r15ks ol ownershlp rem•ln wlth the lessor are charyed to the statement ol flnJnd41 KU￿¥¢$ as Incurred. 2.6, C••h •nd C••h t4ul¥•l•nts Cash and u$h equlvalents are ba¥lc flnanclal assets and lTrdude cash In h•nd and deposlts held at call wlth banks, other short-term hlohly Ilquld Investments that rn•ture In no more than three months fyom the date of •cqulslUon and or* reodlly converyee costs Prem19¢5 expenses General admlnlstrauon Depve