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Merciful Centre Financial Statements Year ended 5 Aptil 2024 Page Trustees, annual report Independent examinerfs report to the trustees Statement of financial activÈties ststement of financial position Notes to the finanaal statements The following pages do not fomi part of the financial statements Detailed statement of financial activities 12

M•rciful Centre Trustees. Annual Report Year ended S rf12024 The truslees posenl Ihelr report and the unaudited financial slalernenls of Ihè charity lor Ihè year ernled 5 2024 Rgf•r•nM ind admSnl$trntiv• d•t411s R•gister•d eharity nime Charlty reglstralon number 1125223 Prlnelpal offle• 13 Scol Lane Doncaster South Yorkshire DN11EW Merlifvl Certr8 The trustees Mr B Adegb)la unde MSAO alunbosun Mr B Olabisi Ms F OguTrJeji Adminlstrntor IndeFendent Accountsnt Mrs A Agofo Kola Adebayo Ardent Ac¢ountancy 23a Orsett Ro Grays RM17 SDS Structurn, governan¢¢ and management The Board of Trustees was in regular ￿ntact beyond the prescribed frequency of meetings by the goveming documerrts. Strdlegic deasion- making vms on a quorate basis. Board membership is stable, balanced and the Trustee5 operate to Charty Commission's guidance and Charty Law. Objectlves and activitles The Tnjst seeks to demonstrate the ChristkAn fath and charrtabk courses by Se￿Ing as a churth in UK.

Merclful Centre Trustees. Annual ReKM)rt (C(rtr￿ Year ended 5 April 2024 Achi•v•m•nts Iftd p•rfornMnc• Th? Church 'Merciful Cenlre, pmvrdes 8venue and plalfomi lor charitabl8 courses". We rxganise youth rehatNlitalion programme in %thich w8 gather youth around the community to ensure they ma￿MIse Iheir potentials We help women who are In abusi¥ relationship (domestic violènce) stabilise their emotions by counselling and making Ihem s88 need lo lalk Io 8ppropriale authorFties as many suffering in silence. Advance the course of poverty Hllewalion programme lfyThere wè givelm8ke donations to people in need (base on their basic needs) Visrt homes of old people within the communty. Giwn9 Ihèm our support by donating loilelfies. and daily es5enbals. We counsel people based on their ¢halleThJes once they approach us and V￿ treat this ith utmostconfidenliality Flnanclal revlew The Charity's main source of finance was from tithe. offerings and donations from members. The Charity's financial posrtion is slable and balanced, please see enclosed results. The trustees, annual reFth was apFwoved on 07 March 2025 and signed on behalf of the toard of trust&s by: G. Ogundqi Trustee Charty no. 1125223

Merciful Centre Independent Accountant's Report to the Trustees of Merciful Centre Year ended 5 April 2024 We rep)rt lo the trustees on our examination ol the financial ststements of Meicifvl Centre ftht thaity)lorthe year ended 5 April 2024. Resp•nsibilities and balis of report As the INslees of the chanty you a￿ responsible for the preparation of the financAal 9tstennls in accortarKe ¥￿th the requirements ol the Chanties Act 20111.the Ad'l We repjrt in ￿SpeCt ol my exanmnalion of the tharity's finanaal statements carried OLrt under sedion 145 of the 2011 Art and in czrrying out our exanwnation we have followed all the applicable Diretxions grven by the Chanty Coffmission under section 145(5)(b) of the ACL Independent A c ¢ o u n ta nt, $ ststement - Matter of Concem identified The aco)unts have been prepared solety from bank reo)fts ¥thich have nHle wailatle to us. As sult VR bvare unable to correcty dassrty all the transactions accordingly. As a result of these matter5 of concwn gNe us caw fri beliLWe.' accounb'ng re￿￿15 were not kept in res￿ of the thanty as requir&J by sethon 130 ofthe A¢ and the financial statements do nol aca)rd with those records,. We confirn no other matters to whith your attentton shoukl be dravm to enable a PrO￿r undetstandiThJofthe accounts to be rearthed. Kota Adebayo Arderrt Accountancy Independent Accountant 23a Otsett Road Grays RP117 SDS

Merciful Centre Statement of Financia Activities Year ended 5April 2024 2024 Lknrestrided funds Total funds Totsi funds 2023 Income and endoThefits Donations and1￿a(leS Other incomelLoan Totsi income Note 51,188 6,950 58J38 51,1&9 6,950 58,138 37,339 4,060 41399 Expenditure Expenditure on raising funds.. Costs of raising donations and legacies Costs of other trading aumt Expenditure on tharitable activities Total expenditure 51314 2584 8,059 61,957 51314 2584 8,059 61,957 26,119 8,357 36336 Net expendithre and net mmneirt li funds 13,8191 13819) 5,063 Re¢￿(1T￿tI￿ of funds Tot31 funds brought forward Totsl funds carrd lof 6,206 2387 6,2IKS 2387 1,143 62( The statement of financial acts'wties indudes all gains and losses recognized in the year. All inc(xne and expenditure derive from c￿￿nuIng activib'es.

Merciful Centre Statement of Financjal Position Year ended 5April 2024 3)23 Current asset5 Cash at bank and in hand Note 62( Net curr￿rt assds 2,387 62 Totsl assets kn currentloblths 62C6 Longterni IAbltties Bank Loan IL367 Total assets knthl1oblt*s 1&98) 16,5951 Funds ofthe tharty Unrestricted funds 18,9WI 16,5951 Totsl chartyfvnds I8,9￿) 16,5951 These financial statements y￿re approved by the board of trustees and authorized for issue 07 March 2025 and are signed on behalf of Ihe board by.. Ms G. Ooundeii Tnjstee Charrty no. 1125223

Mèrcilul Centr• Notes lo the Financial Ststennts Yèar •nded 5 April 2024 G•n•ral information The chanty is a public benefft entity and a registered chanty in England and Wales and is unincorpjrdted. The add￿sS of the pnnapal office ts Mercifvl Centre. W58 Beckett Road. Doncaster, DN2 4AJ. 2. Statement ol ¢ompllance These finanoal ststennts have been prepar￿ in conylance ith the Charities SORP. Accounting policies Basis Chantie5 registered in England and Wales that are not companies are allowed under section 133 of the Charitses Act 2011 Ohe Chanties Acl) to prepare receipts and payrrnts ac£ounts. These atcounls are prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Going concern There are no material uncertainties about the charitls aix'lty to conlinue. Judgements and key sources of estirnation uncertainty The preparatb)n of the finanual stalemenls requi￿$ management to make judgements, eslrnktes and assumpbons that affect the amounts rewrtgJJ. These est"mate5 and judgerrEnts are conts'nualty revtewed and are based on experience and other factors, induth.ng expectab.ons of firture events that are telieved to ￿ reasonat4e under the arcunEtsnces. Fund accounting Unrestricted fvnds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the chanty's purposes. Designated furmts are unrestiicted funts earrnarked by the trustees for particuL2r fvture projecl or commitment. Restricted funds af8 subiecled to iestridrons on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terffts of an appeal and tdll into one of two sub<lasses." restricted income funds or endcvimenl furKIs.

Mercifvl Centre to tr￿ ￿nan0a1 StsIenEntslc￿tin Year endga 5 12024 Accounting poli¢i•s (conti n u•d } Incomin8 resources All inconing resources are indLvJed in the statenEnt of finanaal a¢b'vth'es when ents￿e￿￿nI has passed to the charity, it is pyotqble that the economic beneffts associated Imth the Iransaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The follomngspeoft policies are applied to categories of income.. Icome from dcmab'ons ￿ gants s recognized %then there is evidence of entuement to the gft. receipt is wobable, and rts arn￿￿1 can be measured ieliabty. gary incoff* ts reccgntsed when teceio ts probable, aNJ entsUeff£nt is eStat￿shwJ. income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is imprath'cal lo measure reliably. in which case the value is denved from the cost lo thè donor or the eslimaled resale value. Donated facilrtie5 and seNices are recognized in the accounts when received rf the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included lof the contnbub.on of general volurrteern. income from contracts for the supply of seNces is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted fijnds untess there is a contractual requirement for rt lo be spent on a parbcular purpose and retumed if unspent. in vknich case be regarded as restrided. Resourc•s expended ExFeThJrture L8 recffjnwd on an accrua& basts as a liab.lty is incurrgj. ExFeThJrture i￿ludeS any VAT whith cannot be fvlty recovered. and 15 dassified under headings ofthe statsment of financial activth'es to which rt relates= expendrture on raising funds indudes Ihe costs of all fijndraising athilies, events, non-chantst4e trathng act'vibes. and the sale ofdonated goc•Js. expendrtUTe on charitable actNtrs includes all incurred by a charty in undertaking actrvibes that further ts chafitable aims for the benefft of rts beneficiaries. including those support costs and costs rekknng to the govemance ol the chanty aPpO￿oned lo charrtable activikn'es. other exFen(Mure indudes all expen(fiture that is nether related to raisirvJ fuThls for the chatty nor part ofts expeTrJrture on athvib'es. All costs are allocated lo extendrture cal ones refiecling the use of the resource, Direct cosls attributable to a single activrt area located Il'rectty lo that acbvty. Shaied costs are apP0￿.0ned between the acbvthes ey conln'bjte lo M a reasonable, Justifiable and Cr￿S1stent basis.

Mercifvl Centre Notes to Finanaal state￿￿nts(cCffltin Yeai 5 A￿.1 2ff24 Accounting policies (a)ntsnue¢ Finan¢ial instrunwtsl c o Th li n u e d I Current assets and current liabilrties are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to ￿ paid or and not discounted. 2023 UnrestrKÈd Unrestritted fvnd5 Totsl funds funds Totsl funds Ll)natiJts Offering & Donation & fthe Go￿rnMent9ft ail OtherincomelLoan 14332 14332 11,4CP) 25931 11,4C9 25931 58,138 58J38 41393 41399 Costs ofraising dthations lega￿$ UnrestrKted funds Totsl fvnds UnrestrKted fuftds Totsl funds Donaip)n costs 51314 51314 26,119 26,119

Mercifvl Centre Notes to FinanL?al Statements(conb'n Year end&J 5 Awl 2￿4 2023 UftTrstrK-ted funds funds Totsl funds Total funds PastOF•I. Et•tTh8tltsl E7•tTrts & confe￿nceS Prinl P051 Ststionery & ￿Jblkn Prof¢5wnal fees i.iio i.iio 750 750 2023 funds Totsl funds lunds Totsl fvnd5 Wages & Salaries 8357 8357 83S7 8357 59 8.059 ACti￿tieS undertaken Totsl funds directly 2024 Totsl funds 2023 Wa8t5 & Sala￿$ 8.(69 83S7 2ty24 2023 Fee5 payable tv the independentac¢4JuntaTrt for Independent examination of the financial statsments 750 The totsl Stsff costs and emplo￿ beneffts forthe reportlng period are anatysed as folbw5". 2024 2023 Wages and sala 8.059 8,357 The avera42 head count of theemploytts duth4 the yearwas I12023."1). No employee recelwed employee beneffts of more than E60.¢￿) durlng the year12023:nil)

Merciful Centre man￿en￿t InfomEtion Year ￿ded 5 April 2024 The follv4¥ing pages do nol fonn part of the financial statements.

Merciful Centre Details StaterrEnt of Finanaal Activth'es Year eThJed 5 Awl 2Q24 IrKome and endo¥Mnents Donat￿n$ and le8ades Offering & Donation & fithe Government gift aid Other incomelLoan 2023 14,332 36,856 6,950 58,138 11,409 25,931 41.399 Total Income 58.138 41,399 Expendkure Costs of rakwiz don￿n5 and le1x￿$ Rent Propcts Other motorltravel costs Telephone Other offKe ¢0sts Loan Repayinent Utilities Churth expenses 22,591 LOY) 774 8.833 1916 3.057 5.785 5L314 7.419 752 1.961 1,697 26.119 Costs of othertradir act￿leS Legal and professional fees Refreshments L504 2.584 I,iio Expendtture on thaT*able act1￿leS Wages and salaries &059 8357 Total expendtture 6L957 36336 Net expendtture 13,8191