Accruals Accounts
202412025
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF AccouKrs
ACCRUALS BASIS
for th• y•*r •Dd•d 31 August 2025
St John's Methodist Church Potters Bar
341305
R•gi•t•r•d Ch•rlty- R•gkntratk•n nurn1￿ 1130633
Illnht•r
ltr Rob•rt H W*

St Johrfs Methodi# Clwrch Potters Bar.
Annual report of the trustees lor the ￿ to 31" AW 2025
Introdurtlon
The Church 15 governed according to the.cons1it￿￿)nal Pratt•ce and Discipline of the Methodlst
Church.. The Church is located in Potters Bar and within the Methodist Church in the UK belongs to
the St Albans & Welwyn Circuit, whith is in turn part of Ihe Bedfordshire. Essex and Hertfordshire
Dlstrict.
The Governln8 body is the Church Council which meets at least three times per year. There are
committees of this Council which oversee matters such as Resources IProperty and Finance).
Pastoral. Outreach. Communications and the Nursery Playgroup.
Alrn$ and oblecdves
The Church ser¥es people from l)oth Potters Bar and its surroundin8 villa8e5 and through the chapel
at Shenley, which is a cla55 of St John's. the people of that village. The Church aims to work together
to Ibve out the Christian faith and share the good news of Jesus Christ in the local community.
Revlew of Church a¢tl¥ltlts for th• yearto 31" AU￿51 2025
Worshlp
At Polters Bar the Church has contlnued to hold regular WOfshSp each Sunday morning.
There are severnl Sunday momiryd church parade se￿iCe5 for the scouts throu8hout the year
where the scouts. cubs arkl beavers. sections particlpate In a more infomal style of Sunday
mornin8 worshlp.
Monthty creative worship continues to be well wpported. Younger children are en8aged in
craft actriities related to the theme of the day before Aoinin8 the grown-ups in Church for
worshlp and a time to show the crafts whlch they have made.
In addition to weekly worship on SuThlay momings there is a monthPy Sunday evenlng café worship.
This Is a rmre Informal style of worshlp with more contemporary music and dixusslons about
relevant toplcs rather than a forn)al sennon or address.
At Shenley there is a service of Hoty Communlon on the second Sunday momln8 of each Month with
more informal worship on the other Sundays led by local members. On the first Sunday afternoon of
each month there is Messy Church aimed at young chihjren arKI their parents- this is very popular
and well attended.

Chufth growth and outreach
Alpha courses are held pertodically as a way of reachi￿ out to others. inviting ihem to
explore and deepen their Understandi￿ of Jesus, God and their personal relationship with
Him.
Coffee with the Pastor sessions are held quarterty for newcomer5 and visitors, offering an
informal space to learn about ihe Church, ask questions and explore mutual support and
Involvement.
A Welcome Space gatherin8 is held each Tuesday mornln& providing a wam and welcoming
place where members and others from ihe local community can meet infomially for both
fellowship and a118ht meal.
House and Bible Study 8roups meet fortni8htly. pmvkIi￿ opportunit*s lo nurture spiritual
growth arKI also encoura8ing en8agin8 in social actiDTr.
Regular mid-week sep4ices are hekl at a local care home.
At Potters Bar each Monday morning there is'Jumpin8 John's., an infomal group for parents
and bables and toddlers.
At Shenley ihere Is a mother and toddler 8roup each Tuesday momin8
A weekly Saturday early mornin8 prayer meetln& is held on Zoom, which has attracted both
members and others not otheThvise connected with Church,
The Mlsslon Outreach committee met regularly to plan sultable activitles
Plans are well ad¥anced to employ a lay person as a Mlsslon OutreKh Enabler, hopefully
with recrultment taking place in surnmer 2026 with a projected start date in Autumn 2026.
The Church participated sn varlous local ecumenical events throughout the year ooanlsed by
Churches Together in Potters Bar. These included an Ash Wednesday united seprfice and a Good
Friday open air semce and monthly prwffrs on the i Saturday of each month.
Shenley also plan local activities and also let out their premises to a varlety of villa8e 8roups
including the Wl and the Girl Guide5.
The Church sP)D50red Scout Group meets on the church premises and held thelr very popubar
ChrSstmas and Spring fairs and jumble sa￿.
The premises continued to be let out lo a wide variety of communlty group5 including a ballet
School. residents. groups and mother and baby 8roup5 as well as for family celebTation5.
Church membershlp

The Church membership at 3151 August 2025 wa$ 86. At 1° September 2024 there were 89 members.
During the year 3 new members joined. 4 members died. I moved away and I resigned.
In addltion, at 31" August 2025 there were 36 others on our (ommuDity roll. A net loss of 4 over the
year.
Nursery play8roup
The Church runs a Nursery Playgroup I'NPG'I for thildren from 2 to 4 years. this is operated from
two sèttlngs: one at the Wayside Jubilee Centre In Oakmere and alrA) at the Church's own premises
in Baker Street. Both settiw bein8 in Potters Bar.
The NPG is registered with OFSTED. It has a separate management board which oversees its day-to.
day management in conjunttion wlth the settingg senior manager and her team. This board includes
members of the Church Councll to whom il reports and has ovefall responsibllity. The objectives of
the NPG are to serve the local communities in which the two settlngs are thted and to cover its
costs. Both settings are inspected periodicalW by OFsfED.
Brief Ilnanclal revlew of the year
The Church has three funds:
The General or unrestrbcted fund which maintains the Church 's fabric and contrlbutes io the
cost of Circult ministry and other Circuit. Distritt and Connexional (National Methodist
Church) work.
The main restrlcted fund Is the Nursery Pla￿rOup
The desi8nated fund relates to Shenley Church.
Gemral Fund
Income
The maln source of income lor the General Fur￿ are the regular donathons from members and
frlends and relèled Gift Aid recoverable from HMRC. The second major source 15 lettiny income
from use of the premises by external organisatK)ns.
Income from regular glving by members and frlends before Gift Aid redaimed decreased sllghtly by
£1.736 to £56.131 from £57,867 in the previous year.
One-off donations from members and friends increased si8nificantly to £16,936 compared with
£6,380 in 2024.
Lettings income for the year ￿rna1ned fairly constant at £17,399.
Expenditure

The major expenditure of the Church's General Fund is the assessment paid to the St Albans &
Welwin Circuit. The total was £58.5)) and this was reduted from £65,4￿ in the previous three
years after a reas5e5ynent of the contributions payable by the thurches in the circurt. This
Ssessment is the Church's contribution to the remtsneration and accornmodation costs of the
Circuit's stipendiary ministers and our cOntrib￿lon towards the costs of the WO￿ of the Meihodist
Church re8ionally and nationalty.
The largest local expense for the year was ongoin8 repair and maintenaKe work to the church roof
which cost £11,646
After takin8 the above expenses into account, the general fvnd incurred a loss of £3.177 for the year
to 3151 Au8USt 2025.
Shenley Churth
As Shenley is a class of St John's some expenses are borne cÈntrdlly but local income from 8lving and
fund faising exceeded the runnirvd costs and rouline repairs and maintenar4ce of the building.
Nursery Playgroup
The Nursery Playgroup had a successful year financlally.
The total Income of the Playgroup for the year to 31 Augusl 2025 was £377.C(M) compared to
£347,CO) In 2024. A5 in previous years the majority of the income, 92 % In 2025, came from pupil
hours paid for by Hertfordshire County Council with the balance beln8 paid by parents.
The Playgroup made a surplus of £29.(KKJ for the year.
Fund bal•K¢s
As at 311t Au8ust 2025 the net current assets of the Church General Fund were £89.364.
Yeaf to
31°
Prior yeai
2025 £
Unrestri¢tedfvnds
General Fund
Buildin
at Potters 8ar
Des￿nated funth
Shenley Fund
Buildings at Shenle
Rertrktedfvnds
Nursery Playgroup
88,4n
91,654
2.5CX).(
31,478
29.112
340.￿K)
139247
109.725
Other
Total funds
11.7381
3J197,464
1894}
3,C69,597

The ReseNes Policy for the Church general fvnd is to hold reseryes of at least 6 months. average
expenditure. In addition, there is a speak provisK)n for repairs to the roof of a fvrther £IO,(KX). Thi5
should be 5uffioent io meel any Unfo￿Seen items of mapr expenditure on the Church buildings and
be able to continue, in the short terni. to fijnd planned activit￿ in the event of any inability to raise
sufficient funds to discharge running costs.
The trustees are buildin8 up additional reserves in the general fvnd twnd the level needed to
comply with the reserye5 polioi set out above: this is lo contfibute to the c05t of employing a lay
person to carry out the role of a Mission Outreach Enabler. hopefvlly commeTrclng in Autumn 2026.
8asls of preparatlon and lryal fr4mew
The Charrvs annual ￿POrt and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 have been prepared In
accordance with the Charities Act 2011 arKI the Charities: Statement of Recomrnended Practice 2015
as appllcable to the Financial Reporting Stsndard {FRSI 102
Full Name of Charlty: St John's Mdhodlsl Church Potter5 Bar
Registratlon Chafity Number-. 1130633
Date of registratlon- 21 Juty 2009
Maln communicatlon address: 67 Baker Street Potters Bar EN6 2EX
The members of the St John's Methodist Chuich. Church Council are the Charty Trustees. The
membershlp Is set out bek>w.
Superfntendent Mlnlster
Rev David Jebb
Church St•wards
Helen Jeckells
David Carter
Sally Gunnin8
David Rhodes
Sue Chard lappolnted I. September 2025 re*ned May 20261
Church Treasurer
Robert Ward
Other members of the Churth Coundl
Chri5 Humphreys
Kathryn Krause
Stephen Krause
David Bowler
Guy Fenner
Dawn Fenner
john Sloper (died October 2025
Myra Sloper
Val Parker
Maggie Day
Loutse Bourton Iresigned May 2026)

John Sterland
Sue Branch
Helen Strand
Church Tmsurer: Robert Ward acted as the principal officer overseeing the day-to-day financial
management and accounting for the Church during the year.
Indepeftdent examlner: GArthur Itd We￿n Garden (Jty
Bank•rs". Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
CAF Bank Itd
Alms and organ15atlon
The charivs objective 15 to WO￿ tO8dher as a local Methodist Church to Ilve out the Christin faiih
and Sha￿ the good news oljesus Chfirt in our community.
"The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been slnce the Date of
Union the advancement of:
al The Chfistian faith in accordance wilh the doctrinal standards and dlsdpllne of The metI￿dISt
Church,.
bl Any charitable purpose for the time beln8 of any Connexional, Dlstrltt, Circuit, local or other
organlsation of The Methodlst Church..
cl Any charitable purpose for the tlme beln8 of any society or Inslitution subsTrdlary or anclllary to
The Methodist Church;
dl Any purpose for the lime bein8 of any charity bel￿4 a chafity subsldbary Of anclllary to The
Methodlst Church
Worshipping God through prayer. wn8 and other acts of Wofship.
'Yhe organisation and re50urcin8 of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church
and non members alike.
The teaching of Christbanity through semons. coutses and small groups.
The resourcing of pastoral work including visiti￿& the sick and bereaved.
TakinB reli8lous assemblies in local schoots.
Promot￿n of Christianity through the sta81￿ of events and servlces.
Pfovlsion of chaplaincy ser¥ices to ihe local unl¥ersity and other institutions.
Publlc Benefft
We conflmi the trustee5 have had regard to the Charity Commiss￿￿.5 guidance on publlc benefit.
Structure. Governance and Managernent
"The governing document foi the Church is the Deed of Union11932) and Mdhodist Church Act
119761
Detailed governance arrangements a￿ outlined within the Constitutw)nal Practice and Dixlpline of
the Methodist Church by order of the annual conference ICPDI.

Day to day management of the Church is undertaken by the Church Leadefship team alore with the
Minister. The trustee5 are appointed by the Annual Church Meeting.
Trnstee Trainln8
A range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion to support the effective running of the
Church. specffically the leaflet Tr Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church, is 8iveD to all new
Church meeting members as induction to their role a5 trustee5.
From time-to-time members of the Church Council. as managin8 trustees, atteDd specific trdinin8
courses run by the Circult.
Rel*•d Partles
The Church is part of the St Albans Welwyn Circuit and the Beds. Herts and Essex Distrirt and is a150
accountable to the Methodist Conference.
Rlsk Management
The malor risk5 have been identif￿d and recorded by the Church Resources (Finance and Property)
Committee. There is a regular annual revlew process undertaken and recorded.
Income and Expendlture is being monltored In tolal and15 compared with the approved annual
budget on a hèlf yearly basis to detert irends as part of the risk mana8ement process to avold
Unfo￿$een calls on reserves.
S•le8uardln8
Every person has a value and dignity which corne5 directfy from the creatk)n of male and female in
God's own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God's re-creation of us In
Christ. Among other things this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and
therefore to protert them from harm. Methodisl Connexional practice outllnes commitment lo the
followin8 principles:
. The care and nurture of. and respectful pastoral mintstry with, all thildren, young people and
adults
The safeguarding and protectlofi of all chiklon, youn8 people and adults when they are vulnerable
. The establishing of safe, caring comrnunities whlch provide a loving environment Whe￿ there Is
informed vigilance as to the dange￿ of abuse.
• We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibility withln the Church. in Ilne with
Safer Recruitment principles. including the use of Cfiminal records disclosures and registratM)n with
the relevant vetting and barring schernes.
• We will respond without debay to every Complaint made which suggests that an adult. child or
young person may have been ham)ed. cooperating Wlth the p)lice •nd local authority in any
investigation.

. We will seek to worf¢ with arryone who has suffered abuse. developi￿ with them an aPPTopriate
ministry of infom)e(I pastoral care.
. We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, e5pecialty by anyone in a posrtK)n of trust.
• We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision and referrdl to the proper
authorities. to any membef of our churth community known to have offended against a child. young
person or vulnerable adukt.
In all these principles we will follow legislatKbn, 8uidance and recognised good practice. St John's
Methodist Church commits itself to ensurlng the implementation of Connexional Safe8u3rding
Policy: government legislation, guldance and safe prattice in the circuit and in the churches. St
John's Methodist Church commits itself to the provision of support. advi￿ and trainin8 for lay and
ordained people that will ensure people are dear aNJ confident about their roles and responsiblllties
in safeguafdlng and promoting the welfare of chiklren and adults who may be vulnerable.
The Trustees. report and the financial statements wère approved by the Church Councll on 22 June
2026.
Robert Ward
Church Treasurer
Rev David Jebb
Minister

St John'$ IAothodlst Church Polt•rn Bar
34M5
stst•m•nt of Flnancial ActivibM (SOFA) for th? year end•d 31 August 2025
Funob
Tot•1 prfor
Incom•
55.131
10.936
16.
62035
113C6
13704
17.710
17301
3 Gwt akl
342983
28744
22.371
tl4•7S
4156
8 T*Jtsl Irwn•
Exp•ndttur•
5fy)
4.975
35.024
24.925
10 GrJnl• •nd dc￿1￿0
5015
26619
24554
309266
12789
12648
5.771
13 P*Jrn•ry Pl•ygrw si•ff ¢o•ts
8,161
2B87
16 Ini•rnal LY9•r*o
17 T*xal ¢h•rfl•bl• •x￿￿lIU
18 G•knWlh7M•¥I
19 G•In￿(k)S￿l on
20 11•1 IncW•xp•ndlbJrnl
21 T￿￿•￿Tr b•1*wn hjr
22 0￿r
&vJJ
471.0
476291
3249
8,172
13.n3
-13nJ
3,171
2.E•1.654
ile•
3S9.112
371,4
8.172
3,077,769
J.C69,597
24 Total lunds broueht lor*ard
101831 >mg.897
137

St J•hn* IA•thotht ChuY¢h Pott•rn 8•r
Church No
34106
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025
TOt*t* XZ5
2.9XI.f
I.￿.{
Sh
29.717
17.WO
Lth)• tylhe
77.430
23.190
42.737
144JOJ
78,459
118,312
32,510
.016
Z3.61S
19.526
11.052
C•¥hal Bank h￿d
.520
31.4n
270M7
C•xw•nt
Ci*Jitcf8 In Ur￿ 1
3.871
5.1
iJ,$2J
15.824
Gr•nt• wyablTr*l#wi202&26
3.871
7T
s,1
lJ•J47
IS.124
-1.7J•
iJ•
iw¢t•rni l￿bIllI
•ft•r m￿• ih•n o
Gi•n
lo•n•lo ￿ C*urdl
2.51Vn
371.471
139.247
10•7M4
J.Q8•.S97
Fur#1
Untwtrd•dl
2.￿.477
2.581,477
371.478
2,591,654
3Bg.112
2.￿.7•1
494
109.725
3.M9.fj97
371.478
Fu
.1.738
-1,736
131,247
1097
1J•,247
139.247
2.$18,4TT
371A78
Sw3ned
Church Treasurer

St John's Methodlst Chur¢h Potters Bar
Notes to the ACC￿1rtS ftw)t•r to 31 Awt 21)25
l Basls of accountl
The financial statements have been prepare(l under the Charities Art 2011 in accordance with ihe
2014 version of Accountir6 and Reporting by Charities: Ststement of Recommended Prattfj￿ ISORPI
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FR5102- the Charilies SORP
IFRS1021 and taking note of the Update Bulletin I ISS￿ in 2016.
2 Goln8 ¢ofi¢ern
The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the goiThd concern basis is appropriate and have
considered posslble events or conditions ihat might cast doubt on the ability of the Church to
continue a5 a going concern. The trustees have concluded that the Church has sufficient resources to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and consequentty it is appropriate to
continue to adopt the going concem basis in preparlng its financial statements.
3 Funds
The funds held constIt￿e the followin8: General Funds held for any purp)se of the Church which are
Unrestricted. Resiricted funds whbch a￿ held for a narrower purpose. There are no Endowment
funds. Details of each material fund afe disclosed In the final note to these accounts. Any funds may
be represented by more than lust cash.
4 Accountlng poll¢les
Basls
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost, except that investments are
shown at their market value at the end of the year. on the accruals basis to Show a tfue and falr vlew
of the Church's financial position and activities.
Incoming Resour￿5
Income is included in the Ststement of Financial Activitie5 ISOFAI when the Church becomes entitled
to the resources, and the trustees are ￿aSOnablY certain they will receive the resources; and the
mO￿tary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Resources Expended
Thls is recognlsed when a liability is incurred. or a constructive obluation arises, that results in the
payment being unavoidable. Liabilities are recognised as soon as an ouffiow of ecorrt)mic beneflt Is
considered more likely than not under the legal or construrtive Obl￿tIon committin8 the Church to
pay out resources.
Grants and donations
Donations made by the Church from its own funds a￿ recognised in full at the tlme of agreement or
when the Church accepts that there is a legal or operational obli8ation to make the payment.

VAT
Slnce the Church 15 not VAT registered. all input VAT 15 charged with the expenses to which it refers.
Fixed assets
Land and buildin85 and other church
property
The Church building and land is held on Trust by Ihe Tn￿teeS of Method1￿ Church
Purposes.
Tangible fued assets include the freehold land and l)uilding&
The property is listed at its fair value. No depreciation 15 WOVKkd as the re$￿Ual value Is
considered to be at least equal to the carrying value
Moveable church furnishings are written off to ihe Statement of Financial Actlvlties.
Investments
In January 2017 £75.1XKI from the Play8roup Fund was Invested in a Corporate Bond with the Central
Finance Board of the Methodist Church via the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes. Dividends
received in the year are credited to the SOFA and the unrealised gain or loss on the market value of
the bond at the year*nd is shown separately on the SOFA as a 8ain orloss on monetary
investments.
Debtors and Prepayments
Debtors Include Glft Aid applicable to the latter part of the financial year receivable from HMRC.
Prepayments include amounts paid in advance for insurance. other services and the Circult
assessment.
Creditors
Creditors include. PAYE tax due to HMRC for salaries paid in Au8USt 2025.
5 Induslon of Shenley Methodlst Clwrch In the accounts of St Johrfs
The transartions income and expenditure, relati￿ to Shenley are induded in desi8nated funds for
the year in the SOFA and its assets and liabilities are included in the balance sheet. also a5 a
designated fund. The market Value of the buildin8$ 15 included also as a fued asseL see note 6
below.
6 Valuatlon of land and I￿oIdI￿S
A professional valuation was obtained in 2022 of the current market value of the Church land and
buildings at both Baker Street Potter5 Barand at London Road Shenley. These properties are shown
at this market value.
7 Payment to Trustees
There were no payments made to trurtees for additk•nal Servi￿ provided to the Church. This also
applies to the previous year.

8 An*sis of Income and Expevxlll
Other Chafitsble In¢tyM
2024 £
lettings
jumpi￿ Johns- toddlers
Fees for weddin
and funernls
Alpha Course donation5
Fund raising
Sund
Total: Gertetal Fund
17399
667
17354
494
3,784
22371
20.645
Eypendltur•
General fvnd: Property
malntenance
Re
airs and malntenance
Equipment
Cleanin
materials
Statuto
ins
ions
New Church doors
Cleanerfs wa
Totsl: G•neral Fund
21P5 £
2024 £
14.047
1328
2164
2.952
3ffi23
es
11.401
35￿24
Nurse
ay8roup- other expendltuv¢
Wayside Centre -
re
aratory work
Rent- Wa
ide Centre
Teachin
materials
Other costs
Total: Nur5•ry playywp rtstrlrted fund
2025 £
2024 £
10,607
11.46S
4,529
10,079
4,777
3525
32.649
10. Ftts for Ind•peDd•nt •xamlnatlon of the a¢¢•unts
The Independent exarnination of the accounts has been Ca￿le￿ out by GArthur Itd a firm of
Chartered Accountants based in Welwyn Garden City: the fee charged was £4.080 incluslve of VAT.
The fee charged in 2024 by the previous fim of accountsnts.. Newman Morfts. was £2.5CM) inclusive
of VAT. No fees have been paid to either fimi for any othew serrfice5 durivd this year.12024 nil).
11. Pald employe•s
The Church employs a cleaner who is paid from the General FuTrd. The avernge number of staff
employed by the Play8roup in the year was 21 who were paid from the Nursery Playgroup restricted
fund INPG).12024. 211.
Stsff c05ts paid in resped of the year

General Fund
NPG£
Gross salaries, wages ènd NatM)nal Insurdn
Employerfs pensb)n costs
Total staff Costs
11.402
2XI,499
17,241
307,740
IiA02
12. Capll•l ¢ommknments and cont1￿￿t Ilabmiiks
At 31 August 2025 there were no capital commitments. No contingent liabMitie5 were identffied as
at 31st August 2025.
13. Analysls of lurth 2024.2025
Fund nam•
Openlr
Bala￿e £
Unrealhed
Ins&
aod
Balanc• £
General:
unrestricted
91654
114.67S
1131,585)
13,733
5(KJ.(XW)
2.5(rf1.(XKI
Church
bulldln
Potters Bar
Oesignated:
Bulldlws
Shenl
Deslsnated:
Shenley
fvnds
Restrlcted:
Nursery
29,112
8.269
15.9031
31h78
109n5
377,450
(332,727
(1,468)
{13.7331
119347
Other
restricted
funds
Totals
-894
-1738
3.069.597
s￿.394
1471.0591
11.468)
3.(VJ7.464
i& Rd*•d partytrnnsacilo
Durlng the year the following payment was made to ihe St Albans Welwyn Circuit as a contribution
towards the rernunerai￿n and accommodallon costs of the Circuiys slipendiary ministers ar
contribution towards the CO￿ of the work of the Methodist Church regionally and nationally.
2024
St Albans Welwyn Circult
£58.5
£65,4(K)

Name of Church St John's methodist Church Pottefs Bar
..341305.
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these accruals-based accounts for year to 31 August 2024 have
been prepared from the records of the Church and thal tlw indude all furwjs under
the control of the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer
Date.........19thJune 2026
Nameof treasurer....................
Robert H Ward
Prosentatlon to the Church tru$ts•s
I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
were presented to ts meeting of ts Church trustees held on 22Th1 June 2026
Signature of the Chair of the meeling:
Name of the Chair ofthe meeling: ......Rev David Jebb
Date......22nd June 2026..............

I report on the accounts ofthe Charitytorthe year ended 31 Augu8t 2025.
AMpoctfv• r••pon81blliilu olth•TN•tsu and Eumlner•
The Trustee8 are responsible forthe preparation of the account8. The truste88 consSderth8t an
audlt 1$ not required forthe year under sectlon 144(21 of the Ch8ritle8 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)
and that en Independent examinatk)n 18 r￿eded.
As an examlner. it18 our r88ponslblltyto
Examlne the accounts under aectlon 145 of the 2011 Act
Followlhe piocedures laid down in the General Direcilon8 gl¥6n tythe Chartty
Commi88ioner8 under section 145ISllbl ol the 2011 Act: and
St8t8 whether partl¢uLar matters hm come toyour attention.
Ba•1• of •xamlnor's •tat•inent
Our ex8mlnatlon was ¢8rrled out In aCC￿danCe wlth the Gongral Dlracilon8 O¥en by tha Charlty
Commlsslon. An ex8mln8tl¢)n Include• 8 r8%lew ol the accountlng re￿r0$ kept bythe tharlty
and a Comparison of the 8ccounts pr88ent6d wlth those re¢ord8. It also include8 con8ld8ratlon
of any unusual Items or digc109uros In the accounts and Seeking explanatbn8 from you as
Tru8tO08 concofnlng any 8uch m8tter8. The procédures undert8k6n do not provlde ell the
evldence that would bo requlred In an 8udlt. and con8equen¢iy no opinion 18 given a8 to whethor
the accounts present a'tfue and tolrviw and th• fOPOrt 1$ ilmlted to those matters 8Ot our In
thè Jtatamant beLow.
Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•m1r￿r.¥ St•t•m•nt
In conneffllon wrth our examin8tlon. no mottor h88 corne to Ouf attertlon
111 whlch me r888on8bLe cause to boUe¥e thot, In ony material rgSPe¢t. th8
requirements
to keep 8c¢ountln8 re¢orrts In accordance wlih 8ectlon 130 of Ihe 2011 Act
to prepare accounts which 8ccDrd wlth the 8c¢ountlng fKord$ and to comply wlth
the accountlng requirements olthe 2011 Act have not I￿an met: or
{21 to whl¢h, In my oplnlon. attentlon should be dre￿ in orderto enable a proper
understandlng of thg 8ccoum to be reached.
J8V8rla Sarmad FCA
GArthui Limi18d
Chartered A¢countsnts
8898point Busina88 Centre
110 Bur(erti8ld
Great M8rtlngs
LUTON. 88d$
LU2 80L
Deted.. 15 June 2026