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2024-12-31-accounts

St Wilfrid’s Church Kirkby-in-Ashfield

REPORTS 2024/2025

for the

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 18 May 2025

St Wilfrid’s Charity Number: 1131634

Charity Shop with your donations and if you are passing the shop, it would be appreciated if you would call in and say thank you for their hard work. The Charity Shop generated a surplus of £6,170 in 2024.

David Ball

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

We enjoyed another good year at Fellowship. Some favourites – food and drink (tea, of course) and various excellent speakers. Crafts with Debbie and Emma, the make us all look so good!

Trevor Lee spoke about a wonderful local singer and we were reminded of our times in ‘the swinging 60’s’ – by Around the Shires’, do we really go back that far??

Our special speaker was Kate Hurt talking about her bee keeping. A wonderful display, she certainly knows her subject. We had a wonderful afternoon.

Early Christmas meal was at the Carnarvon Arms, enjoyed by all.

New members have joined us over the year. Come and join us, you will be made very welcome. We look forward to 2025 with fellowship.

Diane Perry

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As with the church there will always be many things that could be done or need to be done, but we are slowly getting there.

Brian Vardy and Kate Hurt

SAFEGUARDING

Firstly, I wish to take the opportunity to thank my mum, Sandra, for her years of being the parish safeguarding officer and for the support she has given me in order to have a seamless transition in me taking over the role.

Secondly, I would like to thank Dora for her service as lead recruiter.

Safeguarding updates are being given to the PCC monthly and safeguarding briefings are being attended. These do give all Parish Safeguarding Officers a chance to discuss what’s new within the diocese or any tweaks we need to make or adhere to.

Contents

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||| |---|---| |Bell ringing|......................................................................................... 1| |Churchwardens’ Report|.................................................................... 1| |Esther Todd Bequest|......................................................................... 3| |Friends of St Wilfrid (300 Club)|........................................................ 4| |Gift Aid|............................................................................................... 5| |Parish Giving|...................................................................................... 5| |Parish Hall|.......................................................................................... 5| |Safeguarding|..................................................................................... 7| |The Charity Shop|............................................................................... 7| |Women’s Fellowship|.........................................................................8|

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Unfortunately, last year no one was able to attend the annual safeguarding conference.

I have set up a new church safeguarding email, so any issues going forward please use…

kinast.wilfridssafeguarding@outlook.com

Julia Smith

THE CHARITY SHOP

The volunteers at the Charity Shop continue to provide a valuable resource to the community and generate a surplus to support St Wilfrid’s ministry. The Charity Shop now has a new landlord and we have concluded a new lease. Please support the work of the

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BELL RINGING

St Wilfrid's boasts 8 working bells which are well maintained, the smallest (the Treble being 22 inches in diameter through to the Tenor being 36 inches in diameter and the oldest bell number 7 being cast in 1805.

Here at St Wilfrid's we have a great history of ringing through the ages and we are always very pleased to welcome ringers from local towers and further away, we are a small friendly band and are always on the lookout for new people to come and have a go and increase our numbers so that one day the bells will ring out loud and proud every Sunday. If you would like to have a go, or just have a look round you are most welcome, just give us a ring (pun intended).

As previously mentioned although we are a small group we are proud that we have managed to ring for weddings in 2024 with our own band and a little help from local ringers from different local bands. We are very proud in how far we have come in a little time and know we will continue to grow.

Lucy Brooker-Martin

CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

This is the difficult part, there are so many people who make this church what it is, and I am very proud to be able to say that thanks to each one of you this church continues to have a reputation as a warm and welcoming place. It is obvious to all who come in for the first time the love and care that goes into keeping this church so clean and tidy so a special, thank you to all the Wednesday group.

Within the church community many continue to work on all those jobs which go unseen but are necessary to maintain our beautiful

This year the home Ed group have taken on maintaining the grounds at the hall as part of their caring for nature curriculum there's planters at the back which have been donated by the probation service and bird boxes fitted to the front of the hall.

At the time of writing this the craft and chat group are busy making new curtains for the hall from material they went out, found, and with their smiles and winning ways had donated to them free of charge from ROMO fabrics in Kirkby, so a special thank you all the craft and chat.

Brenda and all the ladies who put on events to raise money for charity and to help maintain things.

The team who do church lunches, they are all there with their words of support and encouragement, so to each one of you, thank you, and we are so sorry if we have missed anyone out.

Richard who cleans the hall, not an easy task considering the increasing footfall through the hall, and this year we have had to employ Samantha for an hour to come in on a Friday morning to help with the cleaning prior to the baby sensory club coming in.

Like the church, this year has been another positive year for the church hall with regular clubs and groups. We can still say that there really is something for all ages and there is not a day when something is not happening in the hall....please do go onto the church web site and look under the church hall to see what's on, when, and who to contact, they really are nice.

As mentioned earlier throughout the year, the hall has hosted many fundraising lunches and dinners by a very dedicated team and if you have never been to one, then do come along, they are very popular and rightly so.

Earlier this year the kitchen was given a new look with new worktops being fitted and all the walls and cupboards painted.

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GIFT AID

The total revenue received from HMRC in 2024 was £5,304.

Siann Hurt / David Ball

PARISH GIVING

Our sincere thanks to all our regular givers who continue to financially support St Wilfrid’s especially during this worrying time of cost of living increases, please remember that if you need to review your regular giving, you can do so at any time. We appreciate that not everyone can commit to regular giving and we are grateful to those who donate when they can.

We have moved into the 21[st] century and now have the equipment to receive payment by debit/credit cards, if you wish to do so, please ask.

A special thank you to Malcolm Bowen who has recently undertaken a project to make payments easier by using a new card reader and developing QR codes so donations can be made using mobile phones. During 2024 this method of giving raised more than £500.

Siann Hurt / David Ball

PARISH HALL

It’s been a privilege and at times demanding, looking after the hall, and seeing it grow in demand for birthday parties etc, but we have not been alone, we have the love and support of a whole host of friends, and this is where writing a report becomes frightening, the fear that yet again we may miss someone out.

church and parish hall, the flower arranging, all the altar linen, the teas and coffee every week, lighting, pat testing, servicing of fire extinguishers, the list is endless. As is our thanks to you all.

The lower church yard looks beautiful and hopefully will continue to do so. There's been a lot of work done around the church yard, bird and bat boxes fitted with many bushes and self-sets being cut back, these will grow again and need careful maintenance but at the moment looks reminiscent of how the church yard used to look at the time of Richard Kay.

This is where special thanks go to Malcolm for all he does with the community pay back team, making them feel valued and that their work is appreciated, they do enjoy coming here and it's a form of outreach.

The drains around the church have been power flushed repaired, lined and rerouted where necessary and are now in the best condition for many years.

Plans for the new servery at the back of church have been drawn up and submitted to the Diocesan Advisory Committee. We have had to undergo a 42 day private consultation with historic England and the Victorian society and are now in a 30 day public consultation period, very frustrating but we will get there.

Over the last year we have had some wonderful services using the new projector and screen which has taken a lot of hard work and commitment to put together.

At this point we do want to say thank you to those who go unnoticed working, behind the scenes, to David and Marilyn. Malcolm and Mandy, Chris and Sian and all the PCC, you are invaluable.

We still continue to use the IT equipment but live streaming has taken a hit since Christmas 2023, but right now it feels as though the phoenix is rising from the ashes, we are making good, very

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good progress and hope to start streaming again shortly. Thank you for all those involved.

The period running up to Christmas was really busy and very enjoyable, watching all the rehearsals and actual productions from Orchard and Greenwood schools. The church was packed on one occasion, standing room only! Attendance at services and events throughout Advent and Christmas were up on last year. We must be doing something right!

Last year Chris had to take a step back from leading services for reasons of health, and Ann has decided to focus on St Thomas' and we wish them both well.

As mentioned in our report last year, the Wardens are responsible for providing a service when no one else is available. Kate has done that on a number of occasions this year and it has been really wonderful to see how we all pull together to create a service and that we can all feel part of it. We thank all of you who have been willing to be part of the services.

Going forward we have a request of each of you, without prayer this church will crumble, so please, in your prayers, pray that both St Wilfrid's and St Thomas' will grow, prosper and become everything our Lord Jesus wants them to be.

Both Brian and I would like to say that it is a privilege to be your Church Wardens. Our task is made easier by everyone at St Wilfrid's – it’s a true church family.

Kate Hurt and Brian Vardy Church Wardens

ESTHER TODD BEQUEST

increased by £6,253 to £59,213 less expenditure of £2,968 leaving a balance of £56,245. The expenditure was for the installation of a new alarm system in the Parish Hall and for the installation of panic buttons and smoke detectors in the church.

David Ball

FRIENDS OF ST WILFRID (300 CLUB)

Well as we start a new year for the 300 Club let’s hope that numbers rise this year.

We’ve had a few members that have passed away so this year will be a big drive to enlist new members from within the congregation and people living around the church.

New initiatives will hopefully increase church attendances and provide an opportunity for new members to join the 300 Club, many thanks to all current members.

The number of members is 48

Accounts from January to December 2024

Income Balance b/fwd £2,358.07
Subscriptions £661.00
Total Income £3,019.07
Expenditure Monthly prizes £245.00
Total Expenditure £245.00
Balance c/fwd to 2025 £2,774.07

At the end of 2024 the accumulated capital investment has increased by £4,681 to £146,793. The accumulated income

Brenda Morrell / David Ball

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds Funds …2024 …2023
£ £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Note
Incoming resources from donors 2(a) 22514 0 0 22514 23094
Other voluntary incoming resources 2(b) 8789 0 0 8789 56416
Income from charitable & ancillary trading 2(c} 41524 0 0 41524 36380
Other ordinary incoming resources 2(d) 0 0 0 0 0
Income from investments 2(e) 1645 6736 32 8412 6833
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 74472 6736 32 81239 122723
RESOURCES USED
Missionary & Charitable Giving 3(a) 2787 0 0 2787 1727
Activities d.r.t. the work of the church 3(b) 51145 2968 0 54113 54685
Fund-raising & publicity 3(c} 12868 0 0 12868 12356
Church management & Administration 3(d) 2782 0 0 2782 3237
TOTAL RESOURCES USED 69582 2968 0 72550 72006
NET INCOMING RESOURCES 4891 3768 32 8690 50717
GAINS/LOSSES IN OTHER ASSETS -16 0 4744 4728 4810
DEPRECIATION -7718 0 0 -7718 -7718
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS -2843 3768 4776 5700 47809
BALANCES b.fwd. at January 1st 47393 355079 143811 546283 498472
BALANCES c.fwd. at December 31st 44551 358847 148587 551985 546283

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

BALANCE SHEET at December 31st 2023

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
4(a)
Investment assets
4(b)
Total
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
5(a}
Total
LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING
6
DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
7
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
TOTAL
…2024
…2023
£
£
246817
254535
151583
146762
398400
401297
153577
145735
153577
145735
0
756
153579
144980
551985
546283
44551
47393
358847
355079
148587
143811
551985
546283

These accounts were prepared by the Church Treasurer, David Ball and examined under regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and Section 43 of the Charities Act 1993 by Noah Accounting Limited, Independent Examiner appointed by the PCC.

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Signed on its behalf by the Chairman ………………………………………………………………………………………………

and Churchwarden(s) ………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2.. INCOMING RESOURCES
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds Funds 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
2(a) Incoming resources from donors
Church Collections
Covenants 15161 0 0 15161 16711
Income Tax recoverable on covenants 5304 0 0 5304 3859
Uncovenanted 1621 0 0 1621 1821
Gift Aid, One-off 428 0 0 428 703
22514 0 0 22514 23094
2(b) Other voluntary incoming resources
Fund raising events
Church 4017 0 0 4017 1841
Gifts/Grants
Votive Candles 132 0 0 132 0
Church 3555 0 0 3555 54143
Special Collections 669 0 0 669 202
Friends of St Wilfrid, 300 Club 416 0 0 416 230
8789 0 0 8789 56416
2(c} Income from charitable & ancillary trading
Charity Shop 19038 0 0 19038 17008
Hall Lettings 18828 0 0 18828 16603
Church Fees 3658 0 0 3658 2769
41524 0 0 41524 36380
2(d) Other ordinary incoming resources
Insurance claim 0 0 0 0 0
VAT claim on Major Works 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
2(e) Income from investments
Church Repair 0 0 5 5 4
Churchyard 0 4 0 4 3
William Hunt 0 0 27 27 26
Lectern Fund 0 0 0 0 0
General Purposes 93 0 0 93 92
CBF E.E. Todd 0 6253 0 6253 5557
CBF General & Outreach 430 0 0 430 251
CBF Building & Fabric 0 445 0 445 296
CBF Youth & Housing 0 34 0 34 20
CBF LesWatson prize 52 0 0 52 38
NatWest interest 1070 0 0 1070 545
1645 6736 32 8412 6833
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 74471 6736 32 81239 122723

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

3.. RESOURCES USED

3.. RESOURCES USED
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds Funds …2024 …2023
3(a} Missionary & charitable giving: £ £ £ £ £
Donations 2024
Church Overseas
Water Aid 150 0 0 150 169
150 0 0 150 169
Home Missions and Outreach
Christian Aid 88 0 0 88 202
The Ambulance Staff Charity 150 0 0 150 83
Toilet Twinning 132 0 0 132 0
British Red Cross 0 0 0 0 83
Dementia UK 0 0 0 0 83
Children’s Bereavement Centre 892 0 0 892 0
British Heart Foundation 150 0 0 150 83
Pancreatic Cancer UK 0 0 0 0 0
National School - Les Watson Prize 25 0 0 25 83
Framework Housing Association 150 0 0 150 25
Centre Point 150 0 0 150 83
Ashfield Voluntary Action 150 0 0 150 0
Kirkby Cats Home 150 0 0 150 83
The Cinnamon Trust 150 0 0 150 83
Rainbow Hospice for Children & Young People 150 0 0 150 83
Alzheimer Research UK 150 0 0 150 83
Community Foodbank 0 0 0 0 169
P.S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 83
Gurkha Welfare Trust . 0 0 0 0 83
Parkinson’s UK 150 0 0 150 83
Smile Train UK 0 0 0 0 83
2637 0 0 2637 1558
2787 0 0 2787 1727

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds Funds …2024 …2023
£ £ £ £ £
3(b) Activities directly relating to the work of the church:
Parish Share 19220 0 0 19220 24000
Rector's Expenses 165 0 0 165 329
Course Fees 0 0 0 0 0
Organist & Choirmaster 0 0 0 0 0
Choir Fund 0 0 0 0 0
Insurance 4494 0 0 4494 4349
Utilities 10705 0 0 10705 7370
Major Works 0 0 0 0 0
Repairs & Maintenace 4321 1044 0 5365 10434
Parish Hall costs 12240 1924 0 14164 8203
Churchyard, Cemetery & Garden 0 0 0 0 0
51145 2968 0 54113 54685
3(c} Fundraising & Publicity:
Charity Shop Running costs 12868 0 0 12868 12356
12868 0 0 12868 12356
3(d) Church management & administration:
Printing, Stationery & Sundries 2457 0 0 2457 2912
Auditors Fee 325 0 0 325 325
2782 0 0 2782 3237
TOTAL RESOURCES USED 69582 2968 0 72550 72006

St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

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..4 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC

4(a) Tangible Fixed Assets

Altar Furnishings in Church Value of Computers Total
**and on permanent display ** Parish and AV
at Newark Treasury Hall Equipment
GROSS BOOK VALUE £ £ £ £
At 1st January 2024 30000 189440 35530 254970
Additions 0 0 0 0
At 31st December 2024 30000 189440 35530 254970
DEPRECIATION / APPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 0 19660 -20095 -435
Charge for the year 0 0 -7718 -7718
At 31st December 2024 0 19660 -27813 -8153
NET BOOK VALUE
At 1 January 2024 30000 209100 15435 254535
Losses in 2024 0 0 -7718 -7718
At 31st December 2024 30000 209100 7717 246817

4(b) Investment Assets

Value at Gain/Loss Value at 31st. December, 2024 at 31st. December, 2024
01-Jan-24 In 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £ £ £
Todd Bequest Capital 142112 4681 0 0 146793 146793
William Hunt & others Trust capital 953 52 0 0 1005 1005
Hodgkinson Trust capital 330 10 0 0 340 340
General Purposes 3368 77 3445 0 0 3445
Totals 146763 4821 3445 0 148138 151583

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

..5 CURRENT ASSETS

5(a) Cash at bank & in hand BANK CASH TOTAL TOTAL
31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23
£ £ £ £
NatWest Current & Deposit 74650 0 74650 70622
NatWest Current Drawdown 186 0 186 134
NatWest Friends of St Wilfrid's 2774 0 2774 2358
Barclays Current & Deposit 0 0 0 0
Central Board of Finance, Building & Fabric 8660 0 8660 8215
Central Board of Finance, General & Outreach 8524 0 8524 8094
Central Board of Finance, Youth and Housing 681 0 681 646
Central Board of Finance, Les Watson Prize 1000 0 1000 1000
*** ** Central Board of Finance, Todd Income 56245 0 56245 52960
Church Cash 797 797 356
Parish Hall Cash 0 0 1290
Shops Cash 60 60 60
Totals 152720 857 153577 145735

*** The EE Todd Income Fund**

The accumulated interest from the Esther Todd bequest is available to the Parochial Church Council, subject to the approval of its use by the trustees.

..6 LIABILITIES Amounts falling due within one year ..31/12/23 decrease ..31/12/24
£ £ £
Church 756 -756 0
Totals 756 -756 0

Explanation of some terms used in the Accounts

Fund

This consists of money in a bank current or deposit account, government stock, shares in a company, property, items of value or amounts of money owing to the PCC, or any combination of these.

Unrestricted Fund

This is a fund which may be used for any church or charitable purpose at the discretion of the PCC.

Restricted Fund

This is a fund raised by or given to the church for a specific purpose and it may only be used for that purpose. Endowment Fund

This is a trust fund given or bequeathed to the church. The capital is retained but may be re-invested from time to time. The income is available to the PCC to use as directed by the benefactor or trustees of the fund.

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St Wilfrid's Parochial Church Council, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Accounts 2024

..7 FUNDS Funds at 31/12/2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Funds at 31/12/2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Funds at 31/12/2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Total
£
Changes during year
Income-
Transfers
Other
Expenditure
Assets
£
£
£
Changes during year
Income-
Transfers
Other
Expenditure
Assets
£
£
£
Changes during year
Income-
Transfers
Other
Expenditure
Assets
£
£
£
Total Funds at 31/12/2024
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Funds at 31/12/2024
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Funds at 31/12/2024
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Total
£
General Fund
Bookshop
Parish Hall
Community & Outreach
300 Club
Choir
Susan Smailes Bequest
Les Watson Prize
William Hunt & Others
Discretionary Fund 1
Discretionary Fund 2
Hodgkinson Trust
Churchyard & Cemetery
Building & Fabric
E.E.Todd Bequest Capital
E.E.Todd Bequest Income
Youth and Housing Fund
-218673
30000
0
-9191
0
0
775
209100
0
271470
0
0
3009
0
0
0
639
0
0
50000
0
0
1000
0
0
0
1270
0
0
0
0
139
0
0
0
431
0
230
0
0
10363
0
0
0
142112
0
52960
0
0
646
0
-188673
-9191
209875
271470
3009
639
50000
1000
1270
0
139
431
230
10363
142112
52960
646
-15772
1044
0
0
0
0
5298
1924
0
6171
0
0
416
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
4
0
0
445
0
0
0
0
4681
6253
-2968
0
34
0
0
-14728
0
7222
6171
416
0
0
0
78
0
0
15
4
445
4681
3285
34
-233401
30000
0
-9191
0
0
6073
209100
0
277641
0
0
3425
0
0
0
639
0
0
50000
0
0
1000
0
0
0
1348
0
0
0
0
139
0
0
0
446
0
234
0
0
10808
0
0
0
146793
0
56245
0
0
680
0
-203401
-9191
215173
277641
3425
639
50000
1000
1348
0
139
446
234
10808
146793
56245
680
Totals 47393 355079 143811 546283 2849 0 4775 7623 44551 358847 148587 551985

Independent Examinerfs Report to the trustees/members of St. Wilfrid's Parochial £hur¢h £ouncil, Kirkby ill Ashfield I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 1-8 Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Independent Examiner As trustees of the charity, the mernbers of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charitie5 Art 2011 ( the 2011 Art) and that an indepeudentexamination Is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners in section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act: and State whether particular matters have come to my attention Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement Myexamination was carried out in accordance with Geueral.DiTections given by the Charity commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes; consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanation from you the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ' true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examiner's Statement In the course of our examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with S130 of the 2011 Act; or to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met. Signed ......................... M.D SAUNDERS, Director Noah Accounting Limited 8April 2025