RECISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1157062 Report of tke Trustees and Un$udlted Flnanthl Stat¢ments for the Vt4r Ellded 31 D¢¢ember 2025 for The Gesh¢Teu Support GraDt Harrod Lernian D8Vi5 ILP Chartered Accouniants Second Floor. Kirkland House 11-15 P¢t¢rborough Road Harrow Middlesex HAI 2AX The G#htreu Support Netwo CoDteDts •f the Fina￿¢121 Ststements for the yegr ellded 31 DeceDtheT 2025 P*ge Reptrrt of the Tntstees I to 4 IDdependent Examiner's Rep(*rt ststement of Fin8Dd81 Adivities Balance Shee¢ Notss to th¢ FiDantl#l StatemeDts to 12 The Gesb¢r¢u Support Iyetwork RepDTt of the Trustees for the ye*r ended 31 Drftmber 2025 The trustees pre5¢nt th¢ir retM)rt with the financial ststements of th¢ charity for the year end¢d 31 December 2025. Th¢ trwstees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Chariti¢5'. Ststement of Re¢0Mmend￿ Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with th¢ Finan¢ia] Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective l January 2019). ORJECTIVLS AND ACTIVITIES Objectives ond •ims Th¢ obje¢ts of the charlty set out in the constimlion or¢ as follows:. To promote y)¢ial inclu5ioL for th¢ public benefii by PT¢venting people of all ages who have been raised in or have spenl a SLgnifi¢ant port of tlJeiT lives in strici closed religious communities (in porticular ulira orthodox Jewish mmuniti¢s} Ind having left their wmjnunities. from remainin8 gocially ex¢luded, relieving th¢ ne¢ds of those p¢ople vtho art socially excluded ond ￿]sting ihem to intrgrate into society and to do all such other things a5 ar¢ necessary for the achievement of the objects. For the puryh)se of this clause 'so¢ially excluded, means bein8 excludcd from so¢iety, or parfs of society, &8 a result of one or more of the followryn8 factors.. wnemployment. finan¢ial hardship. youth or old a8¢. ill health Iphysical or mentsl)- substance abuse or d¢p¢nd¢n¢y in¢luding alcohol atKI dru&s; discrimination on th¢ 8rounds of sex, n¢e, di58bility. ethnic origin, religioffj belief, crecd, Sexu￿ oricntation or gender reassiwjment. poor educational or $kil15 attainment- relationship and family bieakdowm., poor kn￿sing (that is housing that doe5 not meet basic habitsble standards). Crime (either as a victitn of ¢rim¢ or as an offender rehabilitaiing into society)., MAIN ACTIVTfiES UIYDERTAKEI¥ FOR THE PUBLIC BEIYEFIT The tru￿e¢S have salisfied thems¢lves that GesherEU'$ activities are compliant with law and guidance for ch8ri1ies on public benefit. The charity's Charitable purposes are Set out ifft th¢ 'OBJECTIVES' above. In planning our activities for the year we hav¢ had regard to th¢ C1￿7ty Commission's guidance on publi¢ b¢nefit at our trust¢¢ meetings. The a¢¢ivities described in the scction b¢low are focused on: l) Rebuilding a community for each individual who ha5 lost contsct with family and friends from the Comtnunity ill which he or she grew up. Many of our s￿iCe users now keep in touch with each other outside meetings. The use of seeure WhatsApp group and secret Facebook group both restri¢i¢d to those who att￿d GesherEU has ¢ontinued to be popular and improves communi¢a¢i¢)n$ outside meeiings. 2) Having contxt in social settings, w￿th volunteers of all 88e& who have not come from a Charedi back¥round. Thi5 enables servic¢ Use￿ to build a ￿tWork of friends #nd ￿nts¢t8 that do not originate from thtlr old communities and introduces them to cultuv41 "protocols" with which they are not familiar. It &lso helps them d¢v¢lop Colloqui￿ language skills. 3) Introduclthg servi¢¢ users to eonc¢pts and culture (art. theaty¢. science, sports d¢.) with which thry did Dot grow up. 4) Supporting s¢)vic¢ user5 through the family court system. However, we do not finance le8al costs from core fill￿s. 5) Giving th¢ G¢sherEU community a vol￿. Often th¢ abov¢ aclivities overlap or ar¢ combined. gel The GeJhtrni Support Network Report oftb* Trnstees for ihe year tnded 31 December 21125 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE M#ill a¢hi¢vemeDts duriDg the ye*r During this year Gesh¢rEU ¢¢lebrated its 10th anniversary ￿ aregiM¢red ¢harity. GtsherEU coMinu¢d to operale within its financial means and has b¢¢n effective in boih str¢n8thenÉng the GesherEU community and helping individua]s. During the year ther¢ has been a r4)ntilluing Èncrease (appr(>ximately one or two, most months) in the numb¢r of individuals regist¢r¢d Hryth G¢sherEU. They range in age from 20 - 46. with hpproximately an ¢qual nuTttber of m¢n aDd wuTrmen. We cottiinue to welcorne the5c new setVi¢¢ Users, some of ithom are just sthrting th¢ir journry into the wid¢r community and oih¢rs who havc been living outside of the Charedi community for & number of years. New service users ¢ontinu¢ to come from a¢ro$s the various Charedi eommunities with the v8St Majority now living in Barnel Harrow and Man¢h¢st¢rlSalford. Movirtg into a new world remains a challetiging proc¢5s and we have I￿￿ many calls from those who never make the move. During this year, we continued trj benefit from th¢ City Bridg¢ FoUnd￿lOn grant fimding our Community coordinator and &9sociated costs. 2025 marked th¢ last full yeaT of our pn)ject with the National Lottery Community Fund, which supported our part time welfare worker and communi¢gtions fuTKtion. This enabld us to help our service users to clplim benefits. ￿ support them through the family court 5ySt¢rn and h¢lp some untangle ¢omplex situations. The welfare officer also s¢ryed the safoguording lead for G¢5heiEU, benefit from her professional ¢xpertise in a number of areas, important to our rnemb¢r5. This grant has also allowd us to improve ow comm￿leS110ns. For example, the sknrt professionally rnad¢ video on our website aiTns to engage and irtforni those seeking St￿1¢¢5 in a T¢o$suri￿ personal way. Ow ¢on¢¢rns are prim8rily with educatiott provision and arrdll8¢d marriages at an cady age (18-20) as these aT¢ significant obsta¢les to our service wers exerci5in8 their ¢hoi¢¢ to lead a lifestyl¢ of their ch005ing. Where appropriate we have cooperatrd with oth¢rs to provide inforniation and knowledge that may bring about positive change. The social sessions are a k¢y starting place for s¢Thi¢¢ users to make new conne¢tions and to replace those lost when family ond fri¢nds break off Gontsct ￿en they leave or are fore£d to leave their wmmwiitie5. Our activities help senpi¢¢ 115¢rs buÈld their ¢onfideD¢¢ in an alien world, redu¢¢ i301ation aThJ ￿apt to the nonns and values of mainstreatn so¢i¢ty.. We continue to run 8 full social program off¢ring a wide rnttge of experiences to help member5 feel ai hom¢ in thc outside. world incmding: - Theatre Bnd the arts - History - Science - Socialising with a view to building a more cohe5iv¢ rommunity, inch]ding Friday night and ftstivai meals and meewps. - Two residential ¢vents wthich we find iK>nds the c<)mmunity in a way that regular m¢etups aTe unable to do. A5 a rcsult of tontinuing sigrtifi¢ant donor support and the National Lottery grant we have been able to offer profesgional counselling to a number of 5eThi¢e us¢rs fvom three counsellors have und¢rta&en training Én the impa of le￿ing high ¢ontrol communitie& ToM¥rds the end of th¢ y¢ar we started io engage the 5ervicc5 of i third ￿u￿Sell0r. Again this year, we hav¢ provided ¢rnotional and PTXti¢al supwrt to a number of indivsduals as they negotiate the family court system. For rn05t of our s¢rvictruser5. the Gesher family steps in where the conventional famity is no IoDser an option. Some members find themselves in an impossible finan¢ial position. Trying to make up years of lost education, in minirnum paid job5 because of lack of education, paying high rents. With no family wpport we can often fend off disaster by offcring senY¢e users small zero inter¢s¢ loans or bursaries {or a ￿MbinatIOn). We prioritise those that will help i earning a living in the Short or longer tenn s￿h as help buying a bicyclc to get to work. but also help in emergency Situations s￿h as an unexpected cut in, or non*ayment of benefits or whilst waiting for their first u￿1VerSal credit payment. Our rapid assessm¢nt proce&s has prevented use of high cost alternatives may be ihe start of a debt ¢risis. Our spendiDg on education Gontinues at a high level helpiTh8 tIK>se who missed out on primary, secondary and tertiary ¢du¢ation and we continue to work with parknKrs $pecialise In delivering eduLtstion in difficult circUmstst￿£$. Page 2 The Ge5b¢reu Support Network Report •f th¢ TnLStees for the year ended 31 Deeenhber 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS APID PERFORMANCE Ch*llenges We continu¢ ￿ se¢ Serviceaus¢￿ Struggle to catch up on iheir educaiiotj. Although we have relatiortships wth organisalions that give tuition, they need tts work in low paid jobs in order to pay high rents leaving little time And energy to e4t¢h up some IS years of missed edwation. We have seen little r¢al ¢haThge in the education of service users leaving Char¢di communities. We ore still being contacted by young men with not a $ingl¢ reco8nised qualification rtor hairyng effective 5pok¢n or ￿ltren English skills. W¢ n¢¢d to seek new ways of ¢nsuriThg that those r¢spon5ible give all young rKople em¢rgiD8 from Charedi communities the life skills they require to functiDll in the outsid¢ world. We do not havc our own ¢mtrgency a¢¢tsmmodation noI do w¢ have accomnK)datioD for those who stn]88le with high rents and low pay whilst to up on ten years of mi&scd school education. At times. the current trnstees feel they are strugglit)g to copc with all that iy involved wilh supwrtitlg a wnstantly incr¢asiThg membership with complex nceds. G¢sherEU has therefore started to Seek ftmdin& to employ a p8rt_time CEO to oversee the operatioThs of the ¢harity. At the same time. we fcel li is lim¢ we fO￿)d ours¢lv¢s a physical home,. premises where servic￿u$¢rs could come to ¢onne¢t wth others and se¢k face to fa¢¢ help. The third pillar of this ¢vival plan, is our search for new truste¢s to bring fresh ide&%, expertise and ¢n¢r8y as Gesh¢rEU ent¢r5 its second decade. FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserves policy Unrestricted funds represeDt the funds of the charity that are not subject to special restrictions regarding their use 8nd are avaii#bl¢ for opplication to th¢ g¢neral PUTPQ5es. They are reviewed regularly and in particular #t the y¢ar-end. The r8et ts to set asid¢ sufficient fimds to provide support to members for ihe following year and k> hav¢ regard to longer terni plans. With very little unrestricted iTh¢ome guaranteed, this is Considered to be ne¢essary. Re5trirted funds art held to be used Specifi￿llY ID accordance with th¢ dotwrfs Instr￿ll0n5. In view of the plans io re¢TUit a part-tirne CEO and s¢cure suitable premise5. the Trustees consider it prudent to further 3treaJgtheAJ the l¢vel of unre5triCt¢d fuDds before committing to the additional ongoing ¢osts. unless suitable restricted funding Can be secured for thos¢ purposes. This will help ensure that the Ch£rity remain5 well-positioned to meet Ats objectives and obligations, while maintOiDin8 a stable financial foundation. While we had a small deficit itt ￿t￿eStriCted fvnds during 2025 due to reduced ¢lonatiott income, a 51gniti¢Ant legacy T¢ccived after tkne yearwend ha5 Strengthened reserves. With our lott¢ry filnding for w¢lfaTe and communi¢ations expiritsg dursng 2026, the l¢gaey will support these a￿1vItieS in the short lern) while alternative restricted funding is sousht. Unused kgacy fvtsjs *ill be retsined to support 8rowth, including the fubJr¢ fi￿dIrtg of a CEO p05t srRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing doeument As a Charitably Incorporated Organi5ation ICIO} Th¢ Geshereu Support N¢tsvork is ￿Und by its governing docutn¢nL its ¢oThstituti¢)n. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1157062 Prineipxl 4ddreJs Second Floor KirklaTLd House 11-15 Pet¢rborough 110od Harrow London Middlesex HAI 2AX Pag¢ 3 The Ge4htTeu Support Network Report ofthe Trustees for the year ¢ttded 31 December 2025 Truste¢$ R Bernard D Lewis V Chen E Grunwald IDd¢pendent Examiner Jeremy Harrod FCCA Grant Horrod Lernthn D&vis LLP CharteTed Accowitants Second Floor. Kirkland House 11-15 P¢ted￿rOUgh Rowj Middle5ex HAI 2AX Approved by order ofthe board of truthes on.... . ..111.g.ppJerobpJ.IW...... and 5ign¢d on its behalf by: V Chen- Truste¢ Pag¢ 4 Independent Examiner'y Report to the Tr￿Stee5 of The Gesbertu Support Network IRdependent ex*mlner'$ report to the trustees of The Gesherew Support Network I report to the chority trnstees on my ¢xamination of the a¢¢ounts of The Gesher¢u Support Netwo￿ (Ih¢ Tn]s¢) for the year endcd 31 Decanber 2025. RespoDsibiliti¢s And rtport As thc charity trustees of th¢ Tr￿1 you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢counts in accordan¢¢ with the requirements of th¢ Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acf). I res￿ in respe¢t of my exominalion of the T￿￿t'S ￿cOUrtts carried out under Sc¢tion 145 of the Act trtd in ¢anying out my examination I have followed all applicable Dirertions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5Mb) of the Acl. Imdependent ¢iamiDerfs stalethent I have completed my examinatioh. I ￿nfirni that no material matt¢r5 have come to my attention in connection with the txarDination givin8 me Cause to believ¢ that in any material respec1= a¢¢ouDting records were notkept in respect of the Tn]st as required by Section 130 of the A¢t', or the accounts do not accord with those r¢wrds: or th¢ ac¢ounts do not Cotllply with th¢ applicabl¢ requir¢m¢nts concerning the fom? and cofflent of accounts set out in the ChaTiiies {A¢¢ounts and Rcports) R¢gulations 2008 othtt than ahy requirem¢nt that the accounts give true and fair view which is not A matter co￿]dered as part of gn independent exgmination. I have no concems •nd have come across oth¢r matters in ¢onn¢ction with th¢ examination to wht¢h art¢ntion should be drawn in this report in order lo ¢nable g proper w)derstandin8 of th¢ ac¢ount5 to be rea¢hed. Jeremy HaTrod FCCA Grant Harrod Lern￿n Davis LLP Chartered Accountants se￿nd Floor. KiTkland House 11-15 Peterborough Ro*1 Ha￿oW Middlesex HAI 2AX Dat¢. ....Q.I Ipilp.76 Page 5 The Geshereu Support Networtt S¢8ttmtnt of Finantial Aetivlties for the year ended 31 Deeemb¢r 2025 2025 2024 Tot fi￿d9 Unrestri¢t¢d fimds Restricted funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMEP4TS FROM Donations and le8acies 17.862 52,179 70.041 115,590 Investment in¢om¢ ,077 1.077 1,067 Tot•l 18.939 52.179 71,118 116.657 EXPENDITURE ON Choritsble Activiti¢s Charitable activities 24,936 67,358 92.294 80,777 NET II¥COMEIIEXPENDTfuRE) (5,997) (15,179) (21,176) 35,880 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fi]]MJs brotsght foThvard 55.630 39.517 95,147 59.267 TOTAL FUiYDS CARRIED FORWARD 49,633 24,338 73,971 95,147 Th¢ note5 fom pArt ofthe5e financial siat¢m¢nts Page 6 The Geshereu Support NetWOTk BglaDee Sheet 31 December 2025 2025 Total fund5 2024 Total funds Unrestricted R¢stric¢¢d Notes CiiRRENfASSETS Debtors Cash at bank 3,393 49,410 3.393 74,722 6.742 92.061 25,312 52,803 25,312 78,115 98,803 CREDrroiLS Arnounts f411in8 due within one y¢gr (3.170) (974) (4,144) (3,656) NXT CURRE￿ ASSETS 49,633 24.338 73.971 95,147 TOTAL ￿￿ET5 LE&$ CURRENr LIABJLrrTFs 49,633 24,338 73,971 95,147 NET A&sYrs 49.633 24,338 73,971 95,147 FUNDS Ujjrestricted ￿ndS Restsi¢t¢d fuDds 49.633 24,338 55,630 39,517 TOTAL FUNDS 73,971 95.147 Thc financial stat¢m¢nts were approv¢d by ihe B08rd of Trustees and authorised for issue Q.l.%oMomtsor.2Qlfj........... and w¢r¢ $igned on its b¢haif by". V Chen- Trystee The notes forni part of th¢s¢ financial 5tat¢ments P88e 7 The GuheTeu Supptrrt Network Note5 to the FinAncial Skntements for the year ¢nded 31 Deeember 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basi5 of preparing the fin4nclal 9ts¢ements The finan¢ial Statements of the charity. wl)ich is a publi¢ benefit enlity FRS 102, have been pr¢paTed in accordance with th¢ Charitics SOR￿ IFRS 102) 'Ac¢ountiDg and R￿Or¢ing by Charities: Statement of Recomm¢nded Prarti¢e opplicable to ¢horilies pr￿aring th¢ir accolknts in accordanv wsth the Financial R¢porting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ircland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019)., Finan¢ial R¢porting Standard 102 The Finan¢ial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and R¢publi¢ of Ir¢land' and the Charities Act 2011. The flnathcial sÈh*ments have beert pr¢paTed under the historical cosl Convention. Intomt All income is recogrtis¢d in the Staterneot of Financial ActiTrAties on¢e the charity h3$ entitlement to fimd5, il Is probable that the income will b¢ Te¢eived and the amoun¢ can be measured reliably. Expenditure Liabiliii¢s are recognised as expenditwe as soon &8 there is a leg31 or constructive obligation committing the ¢harity to that expenditure, it 15 probable that a transfer of econonJic benefits will be required it) s¢ttleinent and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expendirnre is aceounted for on 8ll aecrua]s basis and has be¢n classified under headings ihat agg￿gate ail Cosi r¢lated tr* the category. Where costs cannot be dir¢dly attribufrd to particular heading5 thry ILave b¢en allocated to activities on a basis ¢onsist¢nt with th¢ use of resouwcs. TgXAtio The charity 15 exempt from tsx on its charitable a¢iiviti¢s. FuDd aecountlDg Unr¢stri¢ted funds can be us¢d in accordart¢e with the charitabl¢ objectives at the discretion of the ITh￿1¢¢$. Restricted fvnd5 can ortly be used for particular restricted purposes within the obje¢ts of the charity. R¢striction5 arise wh¢n specified by the donor or when fimds are raised for particular restricted puryoses. Further explanation of th¢ nature and purpose of ¢a¢h fund is included in the ￿te5 to the fitjancial ststement$. INVESTMENT INCOME 2025 2024 De￿sit ac¢ount iDterest 1.077 1.067 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs There were no trust¢¢s' remuneration or oiher benefits foT the ye#r end¢d 31 Decembu 2025 nor for thc year ended 31 Dec¢mber 2024. Pag¢ 8 continued... The Geshereu Support N¢twgrk Notej to the Fillancigl Ststements- ¢ontinued for tb¢ year ended 31 DKember21125 COMPAIL4TIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FJNANCIAL AcfivITIES Unrestricted fjjnds Restricted funds Totsl funds Ir4COME AND ENDOWMENT6 FROM Donations and legacies 38,737 76,853 115,590 bw¢5th)¢nt irtcome 1,067 1.067 Total 39.804 76,853 116,657 EXPEI¥DITURE OP4 Ch*ritabl¢ activitie5 ChAritable actiwties 17.571 63206 80.777 NET INCOME 22,233 13.647 35,880 RECONCILIATION OF FUIYDS Total (und5 brought fotlW8rd 33,397 25.870 59,267 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 55,630 39,517 95,147 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Prepayments and a¢¢tved income 3,393 6,742 CREDITORS: AMOUNIS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 21)24 Other CT¢ditor5 4,144 3.656 MOVEMEIYT I1¥ FUIYDS Nct ttlovement in fund5 At 31.12.25 At 1.1.25 UDrestricted funds Unrestrided 55.630 {5,997) 49,633 R£strieted fvDd$ Naiional tA)ttery Cornunity Fund City Bridge Tn￿t 37,897 1.620 (21.7761 6.597 16.121 8,217 39,517 (15.179) 24,338 TOTAL FUIYDS 95,147 {21.176) 73,971 Page 9 ¢ontinued... Th¢ Geshereu Support Network Notes to tbe FinADci81 Ststemeni$- fontiDued for the year ended JI Deeemb¢r 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- eontittued Net nKJv¢meTrt in funds. in¢lwd¢d in the above are 4$ follows.. Incoming r¢50urce5 Re50urcc5 expended hthvement in fijnds Unreslricted fund5 Unrestricted 18,939 (24,936) 15,997) Restricted fvnds National lottery ComunityFund Ctty Bridge Trnst JJBS 2024 24,511 25,668 2,000 {46,287) (19,071) {2,000) (21.7761 0.597 52.179 (67,358) (15,179) TOTAL FUNDS 71.118 192,294) (21,176) Comp•r4tfves for movem¢llt In lullds Net movem¢nt in funds Transfers between fi￿d$ At 31.12.24 At 1.1.24 Unrestrlcted fllDdJ 33,397 22,233 55,630 Restrfrt¢d fund5 National Lottery Comunity Fund JJBS 2023 City Bridge Trust 24,635 1,235 13.262 {1,235) 1,620 37,897 1,620 25,870 13,647 39.517 TOTAL FUNDS 59,267 35,880 95,147 Comparative net movement in fvnds included in thc above 8r¢ as folh)ws'. Incoming resources Kesources expended Movement in fvnds iJnre5trieted fund3 39,804 (17,571} 22,233 Re5tri¢ted fullds Notional Lottery Comunity Fund JJBS 2023 City Bridge Tn￿1 JJBS 2024 54.051 (40.789) 11235) (17,682) (3,500) 13262 (1,235) 1,620 19.302 3,500 76,853 (63,206) 13.647 TOTAL FUNDS l 16.657 (80.777) 35.880 Page 10 ¢ontinued... Tb¢ GesbeTeu Support Iyetwork Notes to tbe FxnADcial St4¢¢meDts- corttlDMed for the ye*r ended 31 Decernber 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- e•ntinued A ¢urrentyear 12 month5 and PTioryw 12 months combined position is as follows.. N¢t movemeJ)t in fun