EPAPHRAS TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
EPAPHRASTRusr TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANaAL STATEMEtirs YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 8•knce Sheet
EPAPHRAS TRusr TrUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 rhe trustees presentthelr report tO8etherwlth the finandal stotementsforthe year ended 31 August 2025 The trustees continued to provlde support to help provlde care and edUCon for48 chlldren. In Ottober 2024 one of our trustee5 rrIed out an audlt olthe 8rants provlded to Otacho Christlan Children's home. ¢overinu all aspeits indudlne finan¢lal a¢countabllityand OLrtcomes. As a UlE the tfUStees restructured how care and sUPPOrt Is dellvered In the most efflclent way to maxtmlse the money provided by dwors. whllst stlll keeplng to the core oblethivesofcarlng for and w0v1d1 educatln8 vulnerable chlldren. The restructurir¥ meant that r¥ther than provldlngfvnds ¥la a local commw¢5ty based ¢>rganisation. all the thlldren have been re8lStered with loc)I boardlng schools. We have Tetslned the servke5 of a sodal workerand care worker who Ilalse between chlld, school and 8uardFan. Th15 reflects the way Keny•'s Governmeni wlshes to redLtce the numbèrof orphana8es and keep thlldren wlthln the ¢ommvn5ty. Our objeciive 15 to ralsefirts $0 that each ¢hlld Is fultyfunded upto and Indudln8¥¢xattonal train5rr8. Indla The trustees were ableto witinue supportlnB the college in sewal ways. Extra l)ook5 were provlded forthe Ilbrary. WE have also been able to provlde addttlonal dasses. Sncludln8 computer stuthe5. 5ewlnB and En8lish lanwa8e to widen the sklll bose of the students. Grants were atso made to establlsh a monthty tralnln8 and support 8roup for leaders wlthSn the I31 tommunlty. A grant was made tor reOr5 and general malntenance of the college bulld[ The ongolng 5UPPOrt for students was malntalned.
EPAPHRAS TRusr TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 the onllne 8lble school has been aljle tocthjthi and has now been expmthd tlwtyJ8h the use Oft¢th and You Tube. Leamkng hth often peo are forn to create • ¢olle¢tfve and 5uppth envlronment. These enhancements enable t•achlnKto be ovlded to pastors and leadors Indudlrythose I iti mtyjntaln areas. where accessto Blble teachlnB befwe thh Inltlatfve. nol aY4UalthE. Th15 has w0ded needed tralnln8 and Input for thwth leade W• antklpats beln8abl¢ to m•lntsln ourAwNtto exh olthefoltyhw artas: Tocontknu• supportklq the ert•wtshment0ftr hubsand to Iw from othff 8roups of teachersto trrfo•dqn th• syllakn stlll further. Thls wll rn•an m(Y• ys• of onlkne te1th1. We wlll locus on contlnuln8tQ 5UPPOrtth• ¢olleB• and as Qpptyfunty allThs. to support the local cofflmuiltythroh the relallonshlp5 ffladt by the col. Where possIb, we wlll prtrAde support to the especlaltythg Ilrls, Ow plan Is to focus on ratsln8 sufAdent funds sothat eath chlld on enjoy • pod We plan to wlth •¥h Khool ts hdp develop e¥ studerrtl)oth Kademlcally and sodalty.
EPAPHRAS TRUST TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 The result for the year was an overall deficlt of £29,319. Totsl reserves at the end ol the year amounted to £156.923. Restrlcted resef¥e$ at the year end totalled £29,367. The runnln8 costs of the Trust are mSnlmil and the Trustee5 follow a policy of rai5inu fund5 before commlttlng any expendlwre. Thefunds held at end of the year wlll enable thè TNst to ¢tInue expand 5UPPOrt of many of ¢h¢)se activltSes and projects lft whlth ft h Inwfved. The Epaphras Tru# was formed under a Deed of Trust dated li September 2008. The Trusi 15 cotItuted as an urMn¢wporated asdatIOn. New trustees are appolnted bythe Boord. andAdmlnlAr•tlon D*a115 R•815tratlon Epaphfas Trust ts re815tered * The Charlty Comm15510rn reglstered numbff 1125989. Prfndpal Addrnss The prlndpal address Is 24 Lakevlew Lane. Mytthet¢ Camlmrfey. Surrey. GU16 6HA. P•ard olTn The Trustees who 5eNed durln8 the and 51nce thear end are aslollows: Mr Kenn Hart Chalrman Mr Andrew Dobblns Ire5b8ned 10102120251 Mr5 Coral Hart r Kenneth Creed Mr Grant Sheppard Mr Alan Rer$ IresS8ned 13111120241 Indepondefit &4mln¢r Davld Blddel. 12 The Newland% Frenchay. Brfstol. BS16 INQ
EPAPHRAS TRusr TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 TheTrustees art responslble for preparfn8 the Trustee5' Report and the finandal Slatements In accordarKe wlth appllcable law and Unlled Kln8dom Accountln8 Standards indudlng FlnarKlal Reportin8 Standard 102-The Flnandal Reportlr Slandard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of IreLind Iunlted Ktn8dom Gen¢ral Accepted AccouNtlng Prarticel. The law appllcable to tharitles In England & Wales requlres the Trustees to prepa finandal smements for each finartrial yearwhkh 8tve a true and falr vlew of the State of affalrs of the charlty of the income and expendlture of the charlty for that perlo& In preparing the5eflnandal statements. theTrustees are requlred to: selert $uTt•ble attountlng pdldes and th•n apply them cons15tently. observe the method$ and prlrKlptes ift the CharltSes SOAP: make judgements ar¢d ac(tyJntln8 estlmates that are reasonable and prudent: state whether appllcable UK Accountlng Standard5 have been followed. subSert to ary materlal departures dlsdosed and explalned In the Ilnanclal Statements: and prepare thE financial statement5 on the Kolftg ¢oncem basts untess It ts Inapwoprlate to presume that the chartty wlll contlnue in buslftess. The Trustees are fe5ponsbble for keepln8 suffldent acc¢yJntlnB rÈcords that disclose with Teawn•ble accuracy at any tIffttr financlal posltlon of the tharlty and enable Ihem to ensure lh* thellnandal statements ¢omplywlth the Charltles Act 2011, the Charlty lACnts and Report51 Regulatlons 2008 and the prty4lslons of the Irust deedlconstltution. They are also respon51ble forsafe8uardln8 the assets of the tharlty and hencè fortaklryg reasonable Ste forthe preventloA and detection of fraud and other irre8ularltle AppTo¥ed tyorder of the board of Tntstees on 28June 2026 and $18ned on Its behalf by: Kenneth Hart Chalrmaft
EPAPHRAS TRUST REPORTOF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 I report to the trustees on rny examlnatlon of the accounts of the ab(we ch¥ltyl'lhe Trust'l forthe year ended 31 August 202% Re5PQnslbllits and b4ofreport Asthe charWs trustees, you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts lft accordance wlth the Tequlrements ofthe Chari tles Act 20111"The kn"). I report Sn respert of my e¥amlnatlon of the Tnjst's accounts carried OLrt under sertK)n 145 of the 2011 Act and Sn carryrfng out my e¥amlnatlon, I have followed all appucable Oirectlons glven by the Charity Comm15sSon undersertlon 145{5Ac¢.Ilbl olthe Art.. Independentexamln55l•leTh•rt I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirnlthat no matters have me to mv attenth)n connKtytyi wlth the exarninatlon whith alves me cau5• to belleve that In. any materfal respect: the accountUl8 records Tere not kept In accordartce wlth section 130 of the Charltles or the aicounts did not accord with the accountlng re¢ords, or the accounts dld not comply wlth the alcable reqLthmerts concernlr the fonn orcontent of a¢Unts set out the Charltles (Accounts and Re¢ords) Aegulatlons 2008 other than any re4uioment that the accounts glve a "true and falr" Vlew whlth Is not con5idtred as part of an independent examlnatlon. I have no concern5 and have come a¢r0$5 no other matter5 In cmnertlon wlth the examlnatlon to whkh attent5Dn should be drawn in this report Sn orderto enable a proper UndeandIng ofthe accourts to be reached. Davld Blddel NewlandsA¢courtarKy 12 The Newl*s Frenchay Brlstol B516 INQ 29June 2026
EPAPHRAS TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Total Funds Total Fund5 2024 Funds Fund5 Ineomefrom Donatfions and leBa¢ies Interest 40J59 96,007 2.357 U93 352 Expendllure on dwrft4bleadhltle5 Grants Fundraisln8 costs SPPort $¢$ IV58 216 63J52 216 7J55 lo151 199 5.431 75 17J54 W7.481 113.6U) IiS,6981 P9A19) 19,1171 Total lunds brow f0Th4ard 14U77 195.359 Tatsl funds¢orrfed lor4¥4 127.556 29.367 6P2J 186.242
EPAPHRAS TRUST BALANCE SHEEr AT 31 AUGUST 2025 Totsl Funds 2024 Funds 2025 Fund$ Funds tlebtors Cash at bank In hand L136 28230 L140 158.308 130m8 184.222 187,831 Cvedltors Arnounts falllngdue within one year 72S) n51 11,5891 127,557 156,923 186.242 127J57 29J66 186.242 Fundsof the ¢ha Unrestricted funds Restrfrted funds 127J56 141.177 45.065 29367 127556 15*923 186.242 Approved the tne5 and slgned on thelr behalf eth Chalmvn Date 26 June 2026
EPAPHRAS TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 The flftandal statements have been prepared under the h15torlcal cost con¥entlon and In accordance wlth FRS 102. The Financlal Reportlng Slandard the appltcable In the UK and Ireland. The tharity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. Income Is reco8nlsed In the ac¢ounts once the drI1¥ has become enthled to the ful5, It is probable that the Income wlll be received and the value can be reliably measured. Glft ald rntelpts Unless agreed othenwlse by donLVS, ald recelpts are credlted totTr same fund as the 0ri8inal donatlon. Uabllitles are fecoBnlsed as expendltweas soon as there Is a le881 obll8atk)n to pay arKI the value can be measured with reasonable ¥¢llra¢y. Tran54¢tlon in forelgn are translated Irthi sterlln8 at the rate of exd at the date of the trarartIOn. Tamatlon The charlty 15 eMnPt from taxa¢lon on Its chadtable activIes.
EPAPHRAS TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 l Dormtlons ond le8KI Totsl Funds 2024 Funds 2025 Funds Funds Glfts and donattons Glft akl rec•fvab W79 85.730 10.277 96,IX>7 4,161 JlJ19 40059 3. Comp•rntl¥tt larthe Itat•M olflmnthl Tot41 Fun XJ24 2014 Ineomefvorn Donatlons and ley¢Fes Interest 16.n• 96A 1357 98JfA 1357 11.6 Expgndltyn•n ¢h•rft•ble4(tlblll•s Grants Fundrnbslng wsts Support 17.102 84749 1,924 86.675 5A31 107A81 Il•t In¢l¥h(eXPlI1tyr•1 19,1731 .11 Tr•nsfef bttw•en funds (Im) J751 (9441 Ji Totsl fiMd5 brou8ht ft*rward 197J59 Tot•1 fvndse•nkd lo1 U77 47
EPAPHRAS TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 4. Gnrts Fund¥ 2025 nds Funds 20 Funds 2024 Grnntsto In5thudon5 Berry Hlll Under 5$ BTltlsh Rod Cross mlnul Fellx Chrfstlan Solldafl Harwdrd Junlor Academy Jullan Twst Moses Odhlambo Oyleno Oslngo Mlxed SÈcondary 5th001 Otatho Chrlstlan Chlldren's Home Soui Wlnnln8 Mlsston 5owift8 & R¢apln8VocatkMwl Cenve Verenyth Ganna 13245 15214 3.865 6,012 32,169 iOA97 1256 2U79 1017 397 IJAZI 353ryJ Il)17 63J52 L851 S. Support Costs r¢tal nds Totsl Funds 2024 Fund$ Curyoncy and barth charges Independent examlner's fee ProJe¢t monltorlng costs 8ookkeeplng and IT Admlnlstratk>Tr expenses Website 639 950 187 1,759 301 l.YJ5 140 383 55Z 552 13571 6A75 7J55 5A31 & Remuneratlm and b*n There were no staff employed durln8 the current OT prev1$ year. No trustee recelved and remuneration N benefits In the current or prevknus year. Travel expenses lbUr5ed to tfustee amounted to £6.8S912024 one tn15tee: £2.7531.
EPAPHRAS TRusr NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 There Tm no stsff emthed durfngthe current or wev10%r. No trustee recelved and refflun or beneffts In the currert or pre¥lous T. Travel exp•nses fe1mled toiK trteE¥m0w to £6W12024 onetru5tee: £2,753). Total F4mds 2024 Gfft ald rece1 L340 Fun Funds 2024 940 649 Oth•r credltors ns 1725
EPAPMftAS TRusr NOTESTO ThE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 I&U6) IW70) JJJJ eehhY5 Foodonffl¥plI1• X70 ivo 29J Pwstyial ertmonltth*ls nmEfw 5th001
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EPAPHRAS TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 IL Fwjds 5UPPOrt ofthe Blble Sch¢xA In Indta and forthe Wcts kn Kenya and NewL Pnyaslon olyants forthe purChQ Of1?5and tralnlnl In Leamhw st Support for edTr ftyorphans in Kerrya. indudln8 %hool fee5. unlforms. feSOur aftd wkeep Thd5t at5dMxd. Pro 8r)ts m a commurdty based lantsatIon In Kerya trdS the orphans of comThinity based or8an55atM>n In Kenya. Tbnothy EBS ofa vocaUonal tra[fitrqCo In Indla. A$ Set out in tnJstees' annual report the sUPPOrt f¢rthe duldren in Kenya was restrurtured. Therefore the openin8 resUitt funds relatkngtottir support been wsollded und¢r the banner ofLearnlng stsr& The trustees have made e¥eryeffort to obtakn the a8reement of the orInal dfyvs. altlknryh a 5rn1 numberTAve an0nynW 140 obalOnS ¥Ve r•cel¥ed