Li Churches Together in Dorking Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ending 3111212025 gj Contents Pag88 Legal & Admlnlstratfve Details Trustees Report Independent Examlnern Report illR Statement of Financial Adlvltses Balance She8t sx3 Jr16b,I 9-17 Legal & Adminlstrative Details Charfty Name: Charity Number: Company Number. Charity Address". Church8s Together in Dorking 1124616 06560738 Communications House. Curtis Road. Dorking. RH4 1EA T￿￿tee$. Rosemary Elias Wayne Klt¢at Nicola Fre8man Justin6 Ryan Paul Studley (Appointed 0810412025) Key Management Personnel: As V￿11 as the Tntstees. the key manag8m8nt personnel ar8". Katy Harris. Proi8Ct Lead, t)thing Area Fo(yJbank Catherine Matthews. Tr8a8urer CAF Bank 25 Klngs Hlll Avenu&. Kings Hill. West Malling. Kent ME19 4JQ Name & Address of Prlmary Banker. sx iJn[.n4110 1 Ind8p8nd8nt Examiner. David Bassett FCCA Tamar. Harrow Road Ea8t Trustses Report Objects of the Charity The Chaiity's objects are to develop th8 of the Chfistian Church in Dorking and the surrounding area by the advancement of the Christian religion: relief of povety, suffering, sickness and dlstress. the advan(*ment of educalM)n and other such acbvibes as are (*arilabl8 and in a¢o)rdance with English Lqw. Summary of the charws maln actsvilws and achiovefflants To futher the above objects and vislon. the charityla main activities and achlevements were as follows: The charity's principal adivity in pursuit of its charitable obiedives is to act as a meetlng polnt for local churches and thèir representstives to work tog8ther on speufic projects and (￿rdInate joint worship ovents. There are curr8ntly 15 Christian member organisations. The key activty has been the operation of th8 Foodbank. The charlty has helped the local authorit18S to dlstribute the Hous8hdd Support Fund all(xated to them. Foodbank The Dorklng Area Foodbank supports anyone in Dorking arKI the surrounding villages who. for whatever reason, have reached a financial clisis p￿.nt and cannot afft)rd to feed th8mselves. It IB a communty project with local people giving fc￿, money. and thelr tim& to help 0th8r local poople in need. The Fcodbank is entrusted to manage and cwrdinate th888 valuable and generous r880urces promptly, effica8ntly. and responslbly and operates under an agreement with the national charlty. Truss811. We d18trlbuted the majority of Ihe 22.2 tonnes of food donated to us in 2025 vla our twlcewweekly Focrflbank sessions. A small number of clients r8C8ive a delivery directy from the warehouse thanks to a small team of volunt88r drive￿. In rec￿ years. we have needed to purthase more of the food we give out from donated funds. as donatlons of food have been In decline. In prevlws years. we held all our Foodbank sessions at the Christian Centre In DorkirvJ. From October 2025, we moved one of our weekty sessions to our base in Curtis Road. Dorklng. Thls has enabled us to provide a more personalised seThice to dients. p8mttting tt￿M to make a d of food as well as woviding an opportunty to se8k thice and SUP[￿ Thrwghout tho y8ar, the Foodbank has strived to be ￿estiVe aTrJ Supportive in its activities to support faMil￿S who have suffered hardships because of the on•ing cost of living crisis. Initiatives hav8 included Christmas treat bags for each Foodbank dlent, hamp8rs provided to di8nts of another local tharity, BESOM. and meal packs vlth all the ingredEnts for a simple recipe. We also provKle fresh produce (includlng cheese arKI eggs) at the distribution centre in addition to Ihe tinned and dtsd food already provlded. Thls15 very popular with our dlerts. The Foodbank currently works with 96 referrdl agen¢*s. Our message to the referral agencies has always been not to delay in sendirvJ a dient to th8 F￿)dbank rf they have any practical challenges In issuing a food voucher. We have in addition set up our own telephone line to allow clients to call us direct to request a voucher. This removes som8 pressure from busy referral agendes, and allows us to intÈra¢t on an individual level with dients to understand thelr needs more fully. We continue to be grateful to Mole Valley District Counal and to Surrey County Council for tr￿tr Household Support Fund 9rants. These aim to alleviate hardship, particularly in the wtnt8r. and to support households in need of ossentials. During 2025 we r8C8ived £40.927 from Surrey County Council, and used furKls received from Mole Valley Districi Council in the prior year. This funding was used for buyirYJ food. and v(wchers for schcKA unrform arKI groceries. as wel as pThiding help with energy and water bills. In the year to 31 December 2025, a totsl of 2,891 peopte were fed, of whith 1.805 were adults and 1,086 were children. This compares to 3.483 people in 2024 (1.956 adults and 1.527 Child￿n). lnil 911T iU'.11,"no? bp,s ,QS InqA Fuel assistsnce- We g)ntinue lo work with En8rgy Managè to defiver managed SUPFM)rt for dients bwth thair fuel bils. DurirvJ 2025. 118 dients have been supported to get into a better FQSition with their elecbiaty and gas bilb with over £48.500 of debt ts(*Jed. 2JJ•jdO We are lucky to benefft from th8 time and talents of over 80 volunteers. provide the majority of the services we offer our dients. as well as taknng on govemance and administrative roles. On th8 rir staff team, w8 have four part time employees.. a warehouse manager. a communty support worker, iitj an office manager and 8 project ￿d. In planning the activitss. the truths have apFdial thè guidanc¥ wblic benefft issued by the Charity Commission. Structuro. Govornanco and Management Churches Together in Dorking is a r8glstered Charlty. and a rx)mpany Ilmlted by guarant88. not having share capital. Every member undèrtakes to contrltxrte an amount not exceeding £10 to th8 assèts of Ihe d￿rity In event of the charlty being wOUnd￿p during the peri(yd of membership, or wlthln one year thereafter.Churches Together in Dorking (originally known as Churches TcMJeth8r in Dorking Limit8d) was in¢¢)rporated on 9 Awil 2008 and becam8 a registered charty on 20 June 2008. The charity is govemed by the rules and regulations set in its company Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation dated 9 April 2008. Methc*J of Recruitment and Appointment of TrusteesTho tharitys Memorandum and Articles of Assoclation sets out how trustees are to be appointed. 91?r Flnanclal Revlaw .4.. The actlvbties of the chartty generated totsl income of £118,402 (2024 £110.346) and Its totsl 8xpendilure a￿￿inted to £82.148 {2024 £104.7￿). The re8uttlng surplus of £36.254 (2024 £5,646) has been added to tharity funds. Rosorvos Pollcy The trustees recognlse the need to provlde res8rv8s to ensure the I￿terM and effident running of the Dorking Arèa Foodbank. a franchis88 of the Truss811 T￿￿1. The rlsk of loslry the u8e of the warehLwse at short notlce: In May 2024 the foodbank mov8d into another warelK)use provided by Mol8 Valley Distrlct Coundl on a Iic8nc8 at a pepperc<)rn rent. This licence can be terminated at thr88 months. notice. Wh8n the foodbank is asked to va¢2te the premises. the foodbank faces the risk of having to provide warehousing space at short notice. Taking account of the continuing scarcity of suitable warehouse space available in Dorklng. a reserve of £50,000 to wovkle warehouse space Is ¢on$idered prudent. Recurrent annual experKllture: Prfor to the Covid-19 pandemlc It was thought prudent to make a reseFve of 50% of annual recurrent expenditur8, which at the end of 2025 woukl be £40.061. Twssell Trust has advlsed that Increased no￿1 is likely to w)tinue for up to 5 years after the erxl of th8 pandemic due to tt downtum in economic activty. but that increased financial donalions are likety to r8tum to previous lower levels after the end of the'pandemic. Accordingty, the Trussell Trust advised fo)dbanks to tske account of thls mlsmatch between the lik8ty need and the likely reduction in financial donations in their reseNes policy. The impact of the Cost-of-Living crisis is felt by our dients with .no the increase in the price of essentials induding food and utility bills, which for many in the communty has not been comp8nsated for with increases in income. The foc*Jbank is meeting incr8ased cctsts at the new wareh￿Se induding payirvJ for h>ing and lightlng for the first time arKI in the incr6as8d cost of employing staff induding a cost-of-living salary increase agr88d from 1 April 2025. We estimate the cnmbined extra warehouse and salary costs at some £15,000. The minimum reserve at the end of 2025 for annual T8(￿rrent expenditure is Iherefore set at £105,000. The financial stataments for 2025 a total rèserve of £210.720. which Is il bns oiq ybc911 (Nqu signfficanty more than the arnount we have detemiined as a minimum. During 2026, the trustees will review the amount held in reseprfe arKI determine hlyw best to utilise th8 excèss reserve in the pursuance of the ¢harlVs objec1N￿. 192 k>9Y e)rt Re8ponslbllltla8 of Tn￿te¢S under charlty law 8 *giMlSdi¥noq?9 The trust08s (wlK> are also the directots of chur(1￿ Together in Dorking for the wrposes of )SéL' company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees. annual report and the financial statements In accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (Unlt8d KSngdom GenerallyAccepted Accwnllng Praclice). Charity law r8quires the trustses to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give true and fair view of the stste of the affairs of the charity as at the balance sheet date and of tts incoming resources and application of resources. induding income and expenditure, for ihe financlal year. In preparing these finandal ststements. the truste88 ar8 requlred to: 1. sele(* suitable acrAJunling poli(i8s and apply them ￿nsiSten0y. 2. ob8eThe the methods and prfn(xples In th8 Charlties SORP.. 3. make judgements aThJ estlmates that ar8 reasonable and prudent: 4. state wh8th8r the applicable acc￿nting starKtsrds have b88n folh)wed, subj.ect to any material departures dlsclosed and exKAaMHI in finan(ial slatements: and 5. prepare th8 financial statements on a goin9 ￿nCeM basis unless it Is Inappropfiate to presume that the charity will continu8 in op8ration. The trust88s are ￿sponSible for keeplng proper accounting rec¥)rds that disdose wlth reasonable accuracy at any Ilme finan(aal posltion of the charity and enab18 them to ensure that the finandal statements comply with the Charliies Act 2011 and Charlty (Accounts and Reports) R8gulations 2008. They ar8 also responsible for safeguarding the assets of th8 Charity and hence for taking rea80nable steps for the proventlon arKI det8Ction of fraud and other irregularities. rfli laA •nim Jnobnoq nlia 9V rio4Jwnrio 88rtJ >6 Signature This report Was approved by the trustees. aNI is signed on their behalf by: Nam8 SvJn8ture 298lauiJ 9.11 Independent Examlners Report I report to the trusteès ￿ my examination of the accounts of Churches Together in Dorking (Ihe diartv) for the year ended 3111212025 which are set on pages 7 to 17. R￿ponSIbIlItIeS and Basls of Report w61 yihsrf? 18bnu •••l•uiT lo aobilldlenoqe9A As the lyustees of the charity you a￿ resp￿sIble for the preparalirm of the a¢(￿nts in accordance 8rtT with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ('the 2011 ACV). I report in respect of my examination of charity's accounts tsrried out under section 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all the applicabl8 Directio￿ given by the Chanty Commission under seclion 145(5Xb) of Ihe 2011 Indopondont Examlners Qualmcatlon IG I confirni that l am qualified to undertake the examinakn because l am a member of th8 1 .16aY AsxKiation of Chartered Certified Accwntants. whth Is one of the Ilsted bodle& Ind•pond•nt Examln•r'• Stat•m•nt I have completed my 8xamination. I confinn that no material matters have com8 to my attention in conneth'on with the examination giving me cause to belleve that in any mat8rlal r8SP8Ct: 1. ac(x￿nting reccffds were not kept in aCc￿danCe with s8Ction 130 of the 2011 Act; 2. the accounts do rN)t accor(J with the atxxwnting re(x)rds: 3. the 8c¢ounts do not (x)mply with relevant accountlng requlrements under 88ctlon 396 of the Companies Act 21)J6 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and f81r' view which Is not a matter ￿)nsIdered 88 part of an Independent 8xamlnallon; or 4. the accounts have nol been prepared In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102) I have no ￿ncernS arKI have come acr0&8 no other matters in connectlon with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a propor understanding of the accounts to be r8ach8d. l?alli grtj Wgtvo I ni tAg(l Jn ni JIV IIGI Dflg, -41 Bll 3r",uJ?8 iJn- li? Ind•p•ndont Examln•r'• D•tal Name: Davld Bassett FCCA Address: Tamar. Harrow Road East ,a8J2U ij ertl y Name 64sse¥r S￿nature 2A>LÉ ststament of Financlal Activities for the year ending 31 December 2025 Notes Unrestricled 2025 . Re8tricted &=" 2025 Total 2025 Prior Year 2024 Incomlng Resourus Donations & Legacies Investments 1.070 114.105 115.175 105,523 3,027 3,027 3,603 TradingActivilies Other 200 1.020 "lolal Incoming resources Resou￿9¥ Used 1070 117.832 118.402 110,341) Charitable Aclivitie8 81.342 lo4,7￿) Other roEoiirc.es Iised 82,148 101,7011 Total Funds Brought Forward Tolal Funds CarrTed Forward 12,117 160.323 172,440 166,794 197201 17?.441) R•pres•nl•d By Foodbank (Restricted) Surroy County Councll (ReBtrlct8dl Mole Valley District Councll IReslrlct6d> General {unreBtrEC￿} 170,2 170.2fX) 27.001 139,385 27.￿1 16,500 4,458 11.493 11.493 12.117 Balance Sheet for the year ending 31 December 2025 Notes Un¥e$t(ictod 2025 , Restsicted -. 2025 Total 2025 Prior Year 2024 Non4urr•nt Amets Fixed Assèts Investments 902 Total 902 902 90? Currgnt Assets Cash 11.493 194.526 206,019 169,863 ACCI￿nts Receivabl8 Prepayments Total 3.510 3.510 2,643 11493 198.735 210.228 173.392 Current Ll•bllltl•8 Accounts Payable fo121 2.437 1,854 2.437 2.437 Nat Current Assets Total Net Assets (Assols Minus 11,493 101.201 208.6 172,440 R•pr•s•nt8d 8y Foodbank IRe8trfctedl Surrey County Coundl (R88trfct8d) Mol8 Valley District Coundl (Rethcied) General {Unr88tdctedl 12 17021M) 170,200 139,365 16,500 27.￿)1 27,IX11 4,458 11.493 11.493 12,117 Notes to the flnanclal statements 1. Ac¢ounting Pollcie• Ba818 of Preparatlon These financial statements have been prepar&J in accx)rdance with the 'Statement of Rerx¥nmended Practice: Accounting and ReFKlrting by Charities preparin9 their accounts in accordance with the Financ4al Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Ihe CharHies SORW), with the Finan¢lal Reporting Stsndard applicable in the United Kingdom and R8public of Ir8land ("FRS 102") and with th8 Charltles Act 2011. The charlty meets the d8finitlon of a public b8nefft entity as set out in FRS 102. Th8 principles adopted in th8 preparation of the financial statemerrts are set oul in the a(wunting policies below. Golng Concom The Trustees consider Churches Together in DO￿ing a going concem at the dat8 for approving the accounts. There are no material uncertainties that the charity can continue as a goirwJ conckm for the next year. Koy Rlsks & UnrArtalntl•s Th8 charity Is 8xpos8d to varlous rlsks. Including operational. financ¥al and reputstlonal rfsks. Th8 trustees review the charitys activitses regularfy lo identy s￿nifiCant rlsks and. where pcwible, they take appropriate measures to mrtlgate those risks. IVG54 Fund A¢courrtlng Unrestrlcted income funds ¢xrnprise those funds which the trustees ar8 free to us8 for any puq)osè In furth8ran¢8 of the charitable objects.Unrestricted funds indude designated funds vthere the trust88s, at thelr discretion. hav8 set asid8 r8sourc8s for a sp8cthc purpos8.Restrlcted fund5 are funds whith are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by th8 dornr or thè term of sp8dfic app8al.Furtl*r 8xplanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is induded in the notes to the accounts. Incomlng R••ourco• Alk wming resources are recognlsed once the charlty has entItteM￿ to the resources, tt18 probable that the resources will be received, and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured WFth sufficient rellablllty. All voluntary income from members of the chanty are recognised as donations and are induded in full, wlth associated Glft Aid receivable in the Statement of Financial Activtiies. Grants wher8 entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of specific perfomiance by the charity are recognised when the charity bécomes uncondttionally entitled to the grant. Volunteer time. the value of voluntary support for the w)rk of the charity, is not induded in the accounts but Is described in the Trustees Annual R8M. Investrnent In￿rne is Induded In th8 ac(X￿nts r8txivable Donatlons to tho Foodbank Donations of food co116Cted arKI distributed are measured by weighL The detaib of donations received in the year are set out in Note 11 The value of f(K)d donated to the Foodbank is not induded in the charlty's flnanclal statements. aJngmaJ an6n Rosourcos Expond Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a fiabilty is incurred. Liabli ibes are recognied where it Is more likely than not that th8re is a legal or constructive ob1￿jatiOn commttting the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the otAigatiM can be measured with reasonable certainty. Govomanco Costs ljiw bn6 (TO r 619 Govemanc8 costs indude costs associated with independent examination of th8 financial statements. compliance with constitutional and slatutory requirements and any other expenditure inctjrred on th8 strategic management of Ihe Charity. Govemance costs are shown within 'Analysis of ExpendItu￿, note. Llablllty Recognlut Liabiliknos are recognised as soon as there 18 a lega ￿ construdive obligation committing the d)arity to pay out resources. gnio IT ertT Tanglble Flxod As8•ts Assets over the value of £1,000 are capitalised. Depredation Is provlded on tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off th8 Cost of an asseL less its estimated residual value. over the expected useful economic life of that assat. as follcws: Technlcal, office arbd computer equlpment- 4 years on straight line basls Fumiture. fixtures and fith'ngs - 4 years on straight line ba ni d*tR Ujq Pén$lons The charity operates a defined