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HONITON COMMUNThY CHURCH CHARITY NUMBER: 1162085 ANNUAL ACCOU*￿s AND TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Honilon Community Church Trust (Charity Number 1162085) Accounts lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Conlents Page Page Trustees Report Statemenl ol Trustees Responsibilsties IndepeTrJenl Examinerfs Fleport Statement ol Financial Aclivities Balance Sheet 7-11 Notes lo Ihe Financial Statements

Honlton Community Church CIO (Ch81ity Number 11620851 Accounls lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Trust¢es' Annual Report Rolerence and Administr¥tion O&taSls Chanty name: Honiton CommLtnity Church Olher namfs by which Ihe charity is kno¥Yn.' The Community Churejj The Cornmunily Chur¢h, Honilon ister￿1 char+ty number: 1162085 Charily's princip￿ address.. Honiion Comrnunily Church Lee5 Buildings KirwJ Slreet Honiton Dwon EX14 1DH Trustee5: Gillian OonnèTrDa¥is Richard Kingdon Carol Hather- re&gr￿ 19 August 2024 Cl&a Rose Timothy Crone Stephanie Drake- apF4)ini￿ 3 JLbne 2024 Slru¢tur$, Go¥èrnance and Managemenl The charity is a Charitable Incorpofaled Organisation registered 9 June 2015. Trustees are apw1n1￿ lor a term of Ihree years by a resolulion passed at a propewty ¢(x)vened meeting of the clwlty Iruslees. N&y trustees are SLwesled by Ihe el¢rs and Iruslees frorn lh8 members of the church and arè then finally apFyov8d by Ihe truslee5. Truslees ser¥e tor three ye￿S alter which they may put themselves lorwaid for r￿ar￿InIMen1. In S￿￿1{￿j individuals fo¥ aF¥)oinlment as charity Irusiee$, the charity trustees rnust have YgJard to the skills, knovhedge and exwience needed lor the effective adrninislration ol the CIO. The Trust De&J wovides for a minimum ol three Iru$fee5, to a maximum ol Iwdve trustees. On appoinlrnent, new tTuslees ￿11 be asked lo sign a copy of the Charily Commission Eligibility Declar8lion and the HCC Conlidwiidity siatemenl. Th￿ will provided with a cxjpy ofla link to the.. . Charity Commission Charity Trustee Welcome Pad( Charily Commission GUida￿e Qocumenl 'Charity Trustee- What's Involved" ICC3al HCC Constitution HCC slaiemeni ol faith - The latest HCC anwal ac¢ounls Obleetlves and Actsvilles To a£fvanTr the Christian laith in accordance with the Statern￿l of beltefs appearing in the sche(kJle lo the trust de&1 in the eouniy ol Oevon ancl in such Olher parts of the United Kingdom or Ihe wcKld as Ihe irustees rnay from lirne 10 lime thi¢ fit. 21 To prornot8 army lulltl sijch olher charitable purposes bene[ITr￿ lo the community tn the said county ol D￿On and in such other parts ol Ihe Unilwj ￿"ngdOM or the world as the trustees may from lime lo lime think fil. Page I

Honlton Community church CIO {Charity Numbèr 116208S1 Aeeounts for th• Year Ended 31 March 2025 TfUStg99' Annyal Report Achlèvements and Pèrformance Honilon Commtsnily Church IHCCI is a rnember ol the Commssion New F¥onliw$ grouping of Churches. The Church a150 has rdalionships wilh other chLsrches in Devon and beyoThJ, as wdl as with church loaders hylbin the lo%%r. The Church ha$ conlinugj to rnainlain a vari8J prowamme ol activilies. This i￿ludeS asswated chiklfen's work wilh other adLrfI and youlh meetings during Ihe week. During the year, the fflain Sunday mofniThJ meetings were hekl al The 8eehivg Community Centre. Fkiniton. Mid-week meelirgs were hdd & Meadow View Chapd, Honiton. and at The lQ"ngs Cenlre. Lees Buildirys, High SifO¢1. Horfion. The Church employs a manager lo run the wdlstablishe(S H(￿ltOn Food Bank Irom The Tr<ings Centie. Other forms of social action have been run in Ihe past, aThJ W￿11 be consider￿1 lor the Ilrture. The Church has also continu￿ to provide leadership advice and SUP[￿rt lo churches &n lThfia. R￿1ve$ Pollcy Unrestricted gene¥al lurKls are held in order Ihal tt* charity w￿￿trJ be able lo conlinue its aclivrties in the event of a significanl (trop in fuTKling I￿ the shoil term until allwnative sources were secur&Y. The amount of reserve Ihat ￿11 held will be al least £40,(X)O. This 94uates io awroximately Ihree month5 01 unavoidable costs. These include the salaries ol Ihe employees ol the Charily. The Trustees d￿lare thal Ihey have awoved the trustee's report abtsve. &gned on trthall ol Ihe clwily's trustees on .. Rlchard Klngdon Chalr ol Truste0$ Pa8e 2

Honiion Community Church CIO ICh#rlly Number 11620851 Accounts lor th• ￿r ended 31 March 2025 St•tement ol Trustees Respon$lbillll The Tru51ee5 afe responsble fof preparing rhe Trustees. Annual Report and Ihe financial slalements in accordance wlh aOicable law and UTrit￿ Kingdom A¢cx>unling Standards Iuniled K'ngth)n G￿erallY Accq)led Accounting Practice). Law aFpltcat4e to charilie5 in England arKf Wales requires the Trust￿ lo prepare financial siaiements lor each finanoal yeai which g've a true and fa&r of the charity and ol the incornino resources and appli¢aiion ol resources of Ihe charity lor Ihat year. In preparing these financiai slalem¥ys the Truslees are rwuired to.. - suitable accounling pJlicies and Ihw appty th8m consislenlly., . obs6Yve Ihe melhods and F¥incl￿e5 in the Charities SOFIP.. - make judgem￿15 aTrJ estimates thal are reasonable and JWLMl￿,. - slate whether applicable UK Accounting Standards ha￿ l)een lollow￿, Subl￿t to any mat8rial (Wrtyres disclos& and explain￿1 in the linancial statemenls,. ar prepare the financial slalgnenls C￿ the going concern basis Unle￿ it is inapwopriale to presume that the chaftly wsll conlinve in operalional existen￿. The Trustees are respmsible lor keepiry 8d8quaiè accounting records which dr5c105e with rèasonablo aecuracy al any time Ihe linanry￿ posilion of Ihe charily 8rxl lo gnable rhem to ensure thal the fi'nancia5 518temenls comply with the Ch￿111¢5 A¢1 2011 and the ChaTtty lounts and Reports) RegLslalions 2008. They are also resF4)nsible for saleguwding the assets of the charity henGe lor tthrKd reasonable sleps for the prewenlion and deieclion ol fraud anyl other irregulariltes. Page 3

Honllon Community Church CIO (Chailty Number 11620B51 A¢covnl$ tor ¢he year end￿ 31 March 2025 Independent ExomTner's Report to the Trus¢etrs ol Honiton Communlty Church Ch8riiablè Ineorporaled Organlsatlon (tho CIOI I report to Ihè chariiy Iwslees on my examinatiorb ol the aLwJnls ol the CIO lor the year ￿KIed 31 March 2025. Re$pe¢tlv¢ re8pon$lbllltles ol trustees knd 8xamlnor As Ihe charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible lor the preparation of the accounts in acwrdan¢e wilh the rwjuirements ol the Charittes Aci 2011 I'lhe Aci'l. I report in res￿1 (>1 ffly examination of the CIO'S accounts carri&1 ovl under section 745 01 the 2011 Act and in carrying oul my examination I have lollowaj all Ihe a￿lCab)e Oirections given by the Charily Comrnission Lbnder section 14515llbl of Ihe A¢1. Indep¢ndont examlnws, statement I have Complet￿ my eyaminalion. I conhrm ihat no Materi￿ rnatters have come to my all￿tion in connection vAlh Ihg èxaminalion giving me cause to tElieve thal in any material respwl: 111 accounting records wore not kepl in resp&t of the CIO as requiral by s8ction 130 of the Act.. 121 the accounts do not ac￿rd ￿t￿ Ihose records.. or 131 the acLounts do not Comply with ltte applicable r￿ul1￿entS concerning ihe locm ar*J content ol accounls set out in the Charities (Accounts Aeportsl Regulaiions 2008 other than ary rgJuiiement Ihal the accounts g+ve a 1rue and lair vh)ich is rn)l a Matt￿ Consid￿&1 as part of an I[￿&￿nt examinalion. I have no conceTns and have come across n(1 othei mallers in o)nneclion with ihe eyamination to wh￿h atlenlion should be drawn in ihis report in order to ena￿e a propeT uThJerslanth'ng ol Ihe aceounts lo be reached. PArs M Freneh FCCA Indepèndenl examiner Westcotts Isby) LLP Queens House New Str Honitorn Oevon EX14 IBJ Dat•d: ¢0 l i l?k> Page 4

Community Chvr¢h CIO (Charity Numb¢r 11620851 A¢￿￿nts lar the year ended 31 Mwch 2025 Slalemenl ol Fknanelal A¢livilies 2025 Restricted Funds 2024 Unrestrtcted Funds Total FuFtd Total Fund Note Incomlng Flesourets: Donations and legacies Voluniary IncL￿￿.. Offerings.. Gerer& offerirrfjs Gitl ￿ed Reslricted Rxome IncoTrye lax recfairn8d Irwesimern incomp." Interest Other i￿ornI[￿ resources Totd In￿rn*￿ Resource¥ 21,980 120,555 21.980 120,555 37,292 30.911 5.398 2,340 216.476 222.329 119.lj 23,937 30.317 4.40 37,292 575 30.336 5.398 I￿,609 37.867 401.374 Flesour¢es Eypended: Charilthe activities 175.003 31.796 2C6,799 ¥J2,537 Totsl Res(wJrees EXper￿d 175.003 31.796 206,799 232.537 Net Incomirwj R8soyr¢oS 5,606 6,071 11.677 1￿,887 Tr•nsfers Total Funds Brou9ht Forward Total Funds Carrled Fi)￿8rd 565.691 1.297 114.088 120,159 679,779 691,456 510.942 679.779 The noles lomi an ifflegral ol these accounts Page 5

Honiton Communlty Church CIO IChArlty Number 11620851 counts as at 31 March 2025 Balan¢e Sh￿t 2025 Resttlcted 2024 Total Not• Unr•stric¢ed Total Fixed Assets Tangible assets.. Propèrty 273.666 273.668 277,166 Current Assels D8blOffS Cash at bank in hand 8,140 294.000 302,140 56 120.103 120.159 8,196 414,103 422.299 16,314 390,860 407.174 Crodifors: Jmounts l#lllng due within on•

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10 4,561 Net Currertt Assèis 297.631 120.159 417.790 402.613 Net A$￿ts 571 297 120.159 691.456 679,779 Fundi UnreStr￿ted tunLIs flestr￿ed funds 571,297 120.159 565.691 114,088 Totsl F4Jnd5 691.456 679,779 The notes form an iniogr•l part ol th88¢ aeeounts PaK* 6

Honllon Commwwly CIKwch CIO (Chrily Number 1162 Jimis lor Year ErKlod 31 Mwch 2025 11018S to Accowrts PrI￿1paI Pollcle> 1.1 Bosis Preparatton The financi￿ siatemwts have Pr￿ared ￿ &¢¢¥d￿ce wth Accwnlry Rewtuy ty Charrt'. Statement F¢ÉctymrnwMY&Y F¢￿e applicable TO charrtes prying Ihar ￿C￿ntS in &¢ordwce With the Finan¢i& Rewrtino Standard aPPab￿ in the UK ¥nd Republ￿ Ll Ireland IFFIS 1021 lefftwe January 20221 . Icharitvès SORP IFRS 10211, the FIEpryliw Slandatd appl¢th (he UK Flqxjblr d Ireland IFRS 1021 and Ihe c￿n￿l85 kl 2(X)6. The cC￿P￿ry meets the d811nitv￿ £4 a b8n81it emty Und￿ FRS 102. Asss and Ithlit￿$ are initdty htstor￿ CLSt £¥ transxtb vdu8 unte55 QtheTrYise $weO in the ￿¢￿ting Fd¢y nole(sl. 12 Ttnglble Flxed Assets The charty's to deprttkate Ihe propffj u$elul life. The pi¢yty lexchKling Ihe depr£￿￿￿ ovw is 85tsna￿ uselul fieof 75 yw$. 1.3 I￿ornIng Resources AJI ￿ornry re5wr¢es are rwns&l ￿1￿Ch￿ty hal ￿title￿OnI to the r85wrce5. certan that Ihe 185oJrc8s w￿1 aTrJ th8 ￿￿ffletary v¥w Ll ￿￿0mlI¥J réswrcrt can b8 m￿Ur￿ with sufftw)t rdtabkyy. ikwJaliDRS Vcluntsry irtLne LS Mi the SiattrnWl d FETran￿￿ ￿tIvIt￿S (ljrmg yw in whth Icgether wlh ￿Y I￿(￿e18X Inveslnwjt trKome IrcrfTre invim6YII includèj ￿ Ihe yt¥ ￿ wh¢h it s r￿1¥th. Olheff in￿MIng ￿$0￿rGe$ Other reswr¢es are Inc&M￿ ift ihe in whth Ihgy we recavth. 1.4 Resources Exporthd Lwix1it5 we recL¥Jni5￿j as re50Jrce5 e￿n￿l a5 5WS as tlwe is a LY ¢on$iiuciwe c(Mnmilbng the ¢h¥rfy to ihe exFa￿"tUre. Al is ￿¢11￿￿1 Irx on an xcr4Js b8si% aTrJ haq been cUissilKd undei heathws Ih8t ramle au cc6ts rela1￿tr lo lh8 catffjLry. CharJtabl8 acliwties Chwrtable &lrvitS lrtkKl&s dl dr6Tt and CLEIS ty the charrty ￿ Me￿¥¥j ils chWrtab￿ (d)1￿. Gtr4emarte ¥tivits c(xnpr¢È JI ¢r61$ running th& charty rtsdl as and ts complwe with rewrat￿￿ gcoj pr¥lice. 1.5 TJAal Under S￿11￿ 505 ICTA 1988 the charty Ls exempl fr￿ ¢wl•n Iws. Ful ¥¢wnt is IdLen of ta¥ cr•Jits allachw lo grfts arKI ouatslyina donal￿. 1.6 Vah Jllded T•x.' ch•ity is ncrt r83isler1 ILY Va￿ ald￿1 ia¥. Irrwwth? vJe •thd tax is aJgregat&J with the ewurè to whth it rdates. 1.7 Perlon Cosis The chaty g)W&8s a d8lineLI crmlritrArt￿ schame. Tr a558ts cl the Se￿8 are hekt 5fjpwatety frlkn Ihc¢e of Ihe charity Itk • irKlepwxkntty alminisier￿ The aftx￿1 aJwnst tixome rqywts Ihe contribLbm pay*le tg the in ￿esr￿1 d Ihe erLouniiThJ wk)J. P•8e 7

Honiton Community Church CIO (Chailty Number 1162085) Accounls for the year ended 31 March 2025 Note8 to the Accounts (continued) 2 Charllable ActlvSlleg Unrestricted Funds Flestfided Total Funds Funds 2025 Governance costs Inoie 31 Charitable activities Inole 41 4,260 170.743 175.003 4,260 202,539 206,799 31,796 31.796 Unresiricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Furids 2024 Govemance costs (note 31 Charitable activities Inole 41 3,554 176,954 180,508 3,554 228,983 232.53 52.029 29 3 Govemance Costs Unreslricled Fun(ts Aestrieied Total Funds Funds 2025 Total 2024 Professional lees Independent examination lee 3.048 1,212 4.260 3,048 1.212 4.260 2,332 1,222 3.554 Page 8

Honiion Communlty Church CIO (Charlty Numbèr 11620851 Accounts for the y•ar ended 31 March 2025 Notes to the Accounts {conllnuedl Charllablg Ac¢lvllles 2025 Restricied 2024 Total Unreslrf¢f8d Tol81 Salary Employers N.1. Pension Generat rates Water rates Heating arKI1*3htiThJ T￿ep￿ne Printing, posiage and stationery Cleaning, etc Office relreshments Premises m&ntenance Depreciation Premises hire In5urarce Guest speaker5 Copyright licence Mernbwships Training Tiavel Conferences Refreshments aThJ social events Bank charges New equipment Books General ewip rnaintenar￿e and hire Crèche and to(h&lers Activ8 matenals Y.P and youth evenls Community action FooLlbank cookery course Foodbank essentials Alpha Atfvertising and evangelisrn Grfts 9i¥en Gsfts lo commission Pasloral gilts HOsp￿e Care India gift Lighthouse Chuich l&dmouthl India trip 106,526 4,532 3,545 127 768 4.904 1.391 1,974 3.536 239 2,165 3,500 11.OCQ 2,399 550 1,275 588 106,526 4.532 3.545 127 107,510 4.432 3,468 123 4.904 1.391 1.974 3,536 239 2.665 6,732 1,782 1,724 3,249 185 3,500 11.032 2,277 11,000 2,399 550 1.275 1.214 491 401 76 678 2,911 37 2,610 422 2,4B1 48 134 3.912 76 678 2,911 37 2.610 422 2.481 4,457 2.687 65 1,499 387 1,597 134 3.912 17.918 2.600 10.T18 17 1.420 179 385 302 22,918 17,918 2,600 10.778 17 1.420 179 3,960 2.995 78 4.130 381 197 6.223 28,914 2.779 170,743 31,796 202,539 228,983 Page 9

Hono￿￿ Community Church CK) (Charity ￿mber 1162085) A¢c¢ynt8 lor thè yèar èndod 31 March 2025 Ilotès to thg k¢oun¢¥ leontlnuedl S¢aff Costs Toia 2025 Tolal 2024 Waues and salaries Effdoyer's naIiOn￿ I￿￿ranCe Pen5K)n ¢0sts 106,528 4.532 3,545 114.603 107.510 4,432 3,468 115,410 The aveiage number ol full time equNalent eryloyees duriThJ the year was 312024.. 31- o remuneratK*n has been pattl to the Trusl8e5 Ir> ether currenl OT prèceLliNJ period. The chanty has not fflet any irklividual eypenses incurred by frtjslees for services provrfed lo Ihe chanty. No empK)yee12024.' 2erol receNed e￿1￿MeThts over È60.(￿ in Ihe year. Related Partles The charity dKI Tr)t entei into any ielaled party tranSact￿n5. Any donalions to Ihe chafty by trustees wsiholrt striction. Flxed Asgels FRehold Property Totsl Cost At l April 2024 and 31 March 2025 Accumulated d8prttiaiion At 1 April 2024 Depieciatson lor Ihg year At 31 March 2025 59.500 63,000 Net book valu• As al 31 March 2025 273.666 A5 af 31 March 2024 277,166 Page 10

Honllon Communlly Church CIO Icharlly Ilufflber 11620851 A¢¢ounts lof the ywended 31 March 2025 Noln 19 lh• Accounts Iconlinuedl 8 Lknbtors 2025 Restricled 2024 Toial unrestli￿¢d Tolal R￿7 hire IpKome reckim Oje 265 7.875 8.140 265 7.931 8,196 140 16,174 16.314 Cèsh at Bank and In Hand 2025 R•slrkled 2024 Unr•sitl¢i•d Total CAF Bank gokl account CAF 8ank cu￿en1 account Charry bond a¢¢wrbt )58,935 11.739 123326 294.OOLI 18.429 ?77.364 11,739 225.000 414.?03 305,362 85.498 101.674 120,103 10 Crodllorn: aThwnis lalllng du• wllhln one y8ar 2tr25 Reslricted 2024 Tol81 Unrogtrlcted Totsl BardaycarL1 Payroll costs Accrnals.. ¥¢wrTrtar 835 2,438 1.236 4.509 2,498 1.236 4.509 2,520 1.200 4.561 11 P•strlcted Fund$ Balance at 1 Apill 2023 Ineomlng Resource5 Tt•nsl•rs 8alatteo at 31 March 2024 Footl>ank Meadowview spce Care Comn)unily Coffee Grub Lghthts￿e Church 10.728 101,674 23.836 122.9181 12,414 101.674 197 11971 17681 27,945 141.115 969 25.002 28,914 52.029 114.088 B313nce 8t 1 Apll 2024 Incomlng Resour¢¢s Aesour¢e$ ExperKled Tiah$l8rn Balance qt 31 Mar¢h 2025 Youih Room Cookery Course Foodbank Esseniials FC￿bank Xleadow 500 1,760 16.500 19.107 15001 11.7601 113.8371 115.6991 2M3 15,822 101,674 120.159 12.414 101,674 If4.088 37,867 31.796 Youlh RoL4T. re181es Eornns donaied10 fftwove ihe roomus8dbyoloeryoulh al 14leadow Vw. Q)okeryGotsrse. reies 1ogranfn￿￿1es rec8ivedro a cookerycourse ffor ih6 commurnty. Foodbank Essentials. retsies io ftx)niès toprowde iojlotrs andoiheressertlials lorloodbank users Foodbank. felated lo to SUPWrt OUK Foodbank. Alea)w relafps 10 Trrt>nies rais6dlorih8purch8se andinprovemenl ofmeadow Chap81. Hosptce Care. Kelates io nk>we5 rwsedio help the I￿1 Hosw Care chanly. ConywnityCoRee GAJb. relates tOgran1n￿￿￿S loranactiwty Ihal was can(eWandllJe lunds released ro Ihe Lyhlhouse Chwch. rel&te5 ro n￿rnes fs8LI Sitlfflouih 5if8 Ihat was passedlo Ihem when tljey t)ecan* a Pa8e 11