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Chorlty Rggltylratlon NO. 11M17 Cornp•ny Ro918trgdwi 0906M30 {En#land and Wal•81 SAINY JOHN JACOB I COMPANY UMrrED 8YGUAIIANfEEAND HAVING NOSHARE CAprrAL ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL 8TATEMEiirs FOR TME YEAR ENDED JD MAY 2025 Mak06WOrth Urnlted Chartered Certlfled Accountants Unlt 101, Flr8t Floor, Cervante8 Hou80 5•9 Hgadstone Road Harrow, Mlddlesex. England HA1 IPD

SAINT JOHN JACOB LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Tru8tae8 Mr. Liviu Pasca Mr. Bogdan Conslwrfin Bal8n8S Mr. Reverend Or8gos Stan (appoinied on 28 Juty 2025) PA¢rnlary Cezar41in Milea {appoirrted on 13 January 2025) Charfty number 1170617 Company number Roglstered offl Fourwlnds L•ghlon Road Stsnbridge. Leighton 8uzzard England. LU7 9HW Indop•nd•nt examlner Chartered Certified Ac(*untants Unil 101. Firsl Floor VJ Headstone Rood Harr(M Mid(18sex HA1 1PD

SAINT JOHN JACOB CONTENTS Po98 Trustees, report Statement of trustees, r8sponslblllt18S Indepèndent examlnefs report Slatemont of ￿anCIal adivlts88 Ba18nca sheel Notes to the finendal slatsments 7-10

SAINT JOHN JACOB TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 The trustoos present Ih8ir report and financial stalamgnts lor tho yoar ended 30 May 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wilh the 8ccounting policles set out in nots 1 to the financial stat8m8nts and ¢omply wilh thé Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: statement of Recommended Practice applicable to chariti88 preparing their financial statements In accordance wlth the Financial Roporting Standard ap￿ICable in th& UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {effeclive 1 January 2019)" ObJo¢tlvo8 and actlvllle8 The charitys objectives and the prfncipal aGtivity of tho charity is to advance the Christian religion for the b8neflt of the publlc, Sn particular but not exdusively through Ihe holding of prayer meetings. Blble sludles. producing and distributing Illerature on Christlanlty. The charfty Is organised so that the trustees meei regularly ￿ revlow Sts affairs. The trustees are also dosoly Invdved wlth Ihe day to day Nnning of the charity. Achlevements and parfornianca The trustees consider that the perf0m￿nCe of the charlty has baen satl$factory. The trustees al80 feel that the charity wlll contlnue to develop and re81ise Its obJective In the followlng year. Trustees are confldent that they wlll be able to raise fund8 by way of voluntary donations frorn w811 thry8hèrB of the charity. Flnanclal r•vl Durlng Ihe year the ¢harfty received donations of £138,258. The charlty donated £700 to various charitablo organi8ation in line wilh objects of the con8tituiion of the charity. The statement of the flnanciol actlvities of charity Shows a surplus for tho year of £58,570 (2024: £87,799) and resor¥o8 of £1.072.851 <2024: £946.806). The trustees would like to take thls opportunity to Ihank all the donors for their support during the year. They are confident that donations from the well wl¥hers will contsnue In the fvture. The present level of funding is adequate lo support Ihe continuation of the objectives set oul in lh8 charivs goveming document and to cover administratlve expenses for the following year. The trustees consider Ihe flnancl81 posibon of the charity to be satisfactory. The tru$lees have 8$8essed the major risks to which Ihe charity Is exposed. and affj salisfied that sy$tems in place to mlllgaie exposure to these rfsks.

SAINT JOHN JACOB TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 Strueturoi govornan¢o and mana96ment The charity15 8 company Ilmlted by guarantee with no share capllal and 18 a regl8tered charlty with Ihe Charlty Comrn138ion ( Reglstered Number 1170617). Tho charity wa8 regi3tered on 30 May 2014. The tru8lee8, who are 8160 the direciors for Ihe purpose of the Company law. and who served durlng the year were.. Mr. Llvlu Pasca Mr. Bogdan Con8tanlln Balanescu Mr. Reverend Dr89os Stan (appointed on 28 July 2025} The tru8t808 provlde servlcas to the charfty and remun8rat]on18 pald to one oflhe trust888. Th8 organi¥allon structure con8l$t of trustees and the charlty has one empbyee. Th18 report has bean prepared In 8rxordance wlth the provl8lon8 aP￿icable to companle8 entllled to the Small companies regime. The tru8te88' rnport w08 approved by the Board of Trustee8. Illr. R•v•r•nd Drago8 Slan Trustee Date: 31 Mar 2028

SAINT JOHN JACOB STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 The trustees, who ar8 alw the directors of Saint John &qcob for tha purpose of company law. arn r8sponsibl8 for preparing Ihe Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accwdance with appknble law and United Klngdom Accounling Standards {Uniied Kingdom Generally Accepted Accwnting PrnclKe). The law apFlicable to charilles In Engiand and Wales requlres the trustees ty prepare financlal ststements for each finand81 year whlch glve a Iwe and fair vlew of the slate of affalrs of the charfty and of the incoming rasources and appllcatlon of resources, ifKlurfing the Income and expenditure. of the tharltabl8 compary for that y&ar. In praparing dwa financid ststgments, the trustees are required b: . select suitable 8c¢ounkng pdifies arKI then 8th them Cortsistently. . obserrfe Ihe ff￿th0ds ar￿ prknciples in the Chari1￿ SORP. - make judgements and estimates that are reas(Y and wudont - stale whether appllcable accountlng standards have been folkyAd, subject Io any maknial departures dlsdosed and explalned tn th8 finandal statements: arnl - prepare the fjnandal Stateme￿ on the golrKJ crncem basis urdess it 18 Inappmwkt8 to prnsum8 that the charity will continuo in operation. The ITustee$ are responsible for keep1￿J suffi(aent accounbng records that disclose with reasonable accuraw al any lime the financial position of the thardy and enable them to ertsure that the fin8n¢i818tatements comply V￿th the Charities Act 2011. the Charity {Finano21 statem8nts and Reports) R￿datiOnS 2008 and Ihe provisi￿5 of the trust d8ed. They are also responsible for safeguarding assets of tha chwtty and hw for lakin9 reaBonabl8 Steps fot th8 prevantion and detection of fraud and olher irregLdaritie& On behalf of the board of tr￿$1 Mr. Roverend Dragos Stan Trustee Date: 31 Mar 2026

SAINT JOHN JACOB INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SAINT JOHN JACOB I report lo th8 Iruslges (who are also Direclors for tha pu￿058 of company law) on my examinalion ol the financial slalemenls of Saint John Jacob I'lhe charitable company'l for the year ended 30 May 2025 which comprise the Sl8lemenl of Financial Activities, Ihe Balance Sheel and related notes. This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body. in 3ccordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has beèn underiaken so Ihal I might slate to Ihe Gharity's Iruslees those mallers l am required lo stsle lo thém in Ihls report and for no olh8r purpose. To the fullest 8xlent permltted by law, I do not accept or assume responsSblllty to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustee5 as a body. for my work, for thls r8port. or for the opinlons I have forrned. R6spon8lbllltl05 and basls of report As the Iruslees of charitable company you are responslble for lh8 preparatlon of th8 flnanclal slalemenls In accordancè with the requir9menls of the CompaniÈs Act 20061.lhe 2006 Act,). Having salisf18d myself that the financial statements of the charitable company are not required lo be audited under Part 16 of the Act and ar& eligible for independent examination, I report in r8SP8cI of my examination of the charilablo company's financial statemen15 carried out under section 145 of thè Charities Acl 2011 {'th8 2011 Acl'l and in carrying oiil my 8xaminalion I hav8 followed all lh8 applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sects'on 14515}Ibl of tho 2011 Act. Independent •xaminer'8 Stat•ment Since th8 Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in s6clion 145 of Ihe 2011 Act. I confirm that l arn qualili8d lo undertak8 the 8xaminalion bec8use l am a memb8r ol ACCA, which is one of th8 lisl8d bodi&s, I hav& compl8ted my examlnallon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my att@ntSon In conne¢tlon wlth the examlnatlon glvlng me cause to belleve that In any malerlal resp8ct.' accounting records were not k8Pt in respect of lh8 charllabl8 company as iequlred by secllon 386 of the 2006 Act., or lh8 financial $lalemenls do not accord with those records., or th9 financi81 statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 398 of th8 2006 Act other than any requirement that the financial slalemènls give a 'lrue and fair view which is nol a matter considered as pari of an Independent examinallon,, or the financial slalemenls have not been prepared In accor(18nce wllh Ihe melhods and principles of the Sialement of Recommended Practice for accountlng and reporting by ¢h8rities applicable to charities preparing Ihelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021. I have no concerns and have com8 across no othèr matters in connection with th8 examination lo which attention should be drawn In this report in order to ènable a proper underslanding of the financial statements lo be reached Sanjay K Sah, FCCA Makesworth Limited Chartered Certified Accounlants Unil 101, First Floor. Cervantes House 5-9 Headstone Road, Harrow Middlesex. England HA1 1PD Date.. 11.MAR 2016

SAINT JOHN JACOB STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 2025 2024 Unre8trlcted fund8 come and endowmé Oonallons and legades Others- Grants 118.588 185,613 19,870 rotsi In¢omo and endowments 138.258 165,613 Charitable actmties: Raising fvnds 63,219 65,751 Managomant & Adminlstralfve expenses 16,469 12,063 Total resources expended 79,688 77,814 Net IncOm￿(expendIturej for the year Galns on rovaluation of fixed assets Fund balancos at 30 May 2024 58.570 87.799 67,475 946,806 859,007 Fund balances at 30 May 2025 1.072,851 946,806 The statement of finandal actlvttles also complles vAlh the requlrernents for an Income and expendlture a¢counl under the Companles Act 2006.

SAINT JOHN JACOB BALANCE SHEET ASAT30MA Y2025 Flxed a880ts Land and building 1.130,OQO 1,062.525 Currnnl a860ts Cash at bank and In harKI 28.440 15.653 28,440 15,853 Credltors: amouirt8 falllng due wlthln one year (85.589) (131.372) Not cuffont asg0ts1{Ilabllltles) (57.149) {115,719) Tolal a8sets1888 current Ilablllde8 1,072,851 946.806 Crodnors: arnounts faulng duo after m¢>rn Ihan ono yoar Net as80ts1{Ilabllhle6) 1.072.851 946,806 Income funds Unrestricbd fvnds 1.072.851 946.806 1,072,851 946,806 Th8 company Is entitled to lh8 exemptlon from Ihe audlt requlrernent contained In section 477 of the Companies Act 2008, for the year ended 30 May 2025. No member of the company has deposlted o rntlce, wrsuanl to secllon 476. requlrfng an audlt of these finandal statements. The truslees ackno¥4edge their responsibl￿tIeS for ensuring that ihe charity keeps accounting records Nvhich comply with seclion 386 of th8 Act and for weparing acccmjnts which giv8 8 tnM and fstr view of th8 stat8 of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its inC￿ning resources and application of resourc8s. induding its Ir￿8 and expenditure. for the financial year in ac(x)rdance with tha roquir8ments of sections 394 and 395 and whi¢h otherwise comply with the requirements of ts Companies Acl 2006 relating to a¢cx)unls. so far as app￿cable to the ¢MIp￿. These fjnan¢i81 $tatements have been wepwed in acconJ8nce wrth the provlsions apfftblè to small comp8nles subject to the sm811 ¢ompanles' r￿me and In AccordarKe wlth FRS102 SORP. 31 Mar 2026 The financial Statem￿lS were apwoved by Ihe Tntstees on ..................... Mr. Reverend Dragos Stsn Trustee Company Regl8tratlon No. 09064430

SAINT JOHN JACOB NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 A¢¢ountlng pollclo• 1.1 Accounllng ¢onvenUon These financial slatemants have been prepared In accordance with FRS 102 Yho Flnancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. <'FRS 102"), 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities" Iho Statement ol Recommended Practice for charitles applying FRS 102, the Companies Acl 2006 ar￿ UK Generally Accepted Accountlng Practice. The charity 1$ 8 Public Benafil Entity a8 defined by FRS 102. The financlal statements have been prepared under the hlstorfcal co8t conventlon. 1.2 Golng con¢om The Irustegs have a reasonable expeciadon that the charfty has adequato resources io Contlnue operatlonal exlsl8nce, 88 well 86 recelving continued donatlons from well w18hers. Thu8 the tru8te88' contlnu6 to adopt Ihe golng concern ba818 of accounung In preparlng the ftnanGlal statemenls. 1.3 Charltable fund8 Unre81ri¢t6d funds are avallable for u88 at tha discrnlion of the trustoaa In furthoranc8 of the charit18 objocliv88. 1.4 Incomlng roJour¢•8 Income Is recognlsed when the chadty Is legally antltled to It after any p8rfomence condltlong have been met. the 8moun18 can bo measU￿d reliably. and il is probable th8t Income wlll be received. The donations are recognlsed once the charity has baen notified of the donation, unles8 perfom8nc0 condllons requlro delerral of Ihe amount. Income lax recoverabla In rolatlon to donatlons recelvod undar Glft Ald or doeds ol covenant18 recognised at the lJme of the donatlon. 1.6 Resources expended Any costs which cannot be 8pecifi¢alty Idenllfied to another lunctlonal activlly of tha charlty are Induded In th? management and admlnlstratlve expense8. 1.6 Ca•h and co8h oqulvalents Cash and cash equlvalents indude cash at bank. 1.7 Flnanclal Instruments The charlly h88 818Cted to apply the provislon8 of Sectlon 11 '8881c Fin8ncl81 InBtrument8' and Secllon 12 Y)ther Flnanclal Instrumgnls Issue5. of FRS 102 to 811 of Its financial instNmenls. Flnanclal Instruments are recognlsed In the charlty's balance 8heel when the charlty become8 paty to the contractual provlslons of the Instrument. Flnancial assets and Ilabllltle$ are offset. wlth the nel amoun18 pr88ented In the ffinanclal 8tatements. when the 18 a legally enforceable rlght to Set off thè recognl8ed amounts and there Is an Inter￿lOn lo Betlle on a net bas18 or to reallse the asset and Settle the liablllty slmultaneou81y. 8a8le Ilnanclal IlaWll¢les Expense credltors are obllgatk*ns to pay for ¥ervlcas Ihat havg been awulr8d In the ordlnary course of operatlons from service provklers. 1.8 Tanolblo Ilxod assets Tanglble fixed assets are Inlllally measured at Cost and 8ubsequenlly measured at cost net of deprecIa￿On and any Impalrment108ses. Land and bulldlng- depreclatton has been provided during the y88r.

SAINT JOHN JACOB NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 Accounting (Contlnued) 1.9 Taxallon No corporation tax has been wovthd in thase accounts. The trusta83 befieve that Ih inwme and galns of th8 Charity are exempL 1.10 Orants and donallons Grants and donalion8 ar8 onty irrfAuded in ts income exp&)dibJre ec¢wnt when the gengral I￿orne r8cognltion criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP). In th8 case of perfomiance related grants. Ir￿me Is only recognlzed to tho extent that the ch8rtty ha$ provided the speoffied goods or Services &8 entitknl lo the grnnt onty occurs when th8 perfonnance r8lat8d condllions are M￿5.18 FRS 102 SORPI 1.11 Lega¢l88 Legacies are h￿￿ded In the Income and expendltLTh account when recelpt18 probabk. that Is, vknen there has been grant of probate, the executors have 8stsbhhad that thero are suffl¢lent assets In the estats and any conthtlon5 attaCtr￿d to ts legacy we elther*lihin the c(mtrd of the or have been met. 1.12 Tax rKlalm8 on donations and glfts Grfi Aid receivable is included in irmme vthen there is a valid dedaration from thè (lonor. Any Glft Aid amounl reCoVe￿d on a donallon is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the inilial donation unkss the donor or the tem)s of ts appe81 have otharwise. 1.13 Donated good8 Donated goods are measiwed at fair value (the amount ￿ vthÈch Ihe asset could be exthanged) unle88 impractlcal to do 80. 1.14 Crftl¢al ac¢ountlng ostlmates and Judyments In the applICa￿On of charity's acc￿ntIng pollryes, the trust￿$ are requlred to make judgem8nts. and assumptions about the carying amount ofasgets ar#1 Trabilities that afy not readlly apparenl from other sources. The assumptions aro based on hlstodcd axperlence and other factors that are consldernd to be relevant. Tru8te88 One ol the Irustees received remuneralion am(wntlng £15.665 (2025) and £29.091 (2024) fmm the charity. Employaos There Wafe 2 (2024- 2) wnploype durirKJ the yew. Charftable actlvftla8 Tolal Others TTUSte8'$ sakrles Penslon Insurance Donations Other legal and professional fe8S Software Rant 16,822 15,665 361 1,982 29,091 670 722 47 240 16.520 3.672 15,603 Equlprnent expenses

SAINT JOHN JACOB NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 (conllnued) Total 2025 Total 2024 Telephone and fax Travel and sub8i8lence Printing, postsge and 8tattonory Employ8r'8 Nl Utnlli•s 1.447 195 19 1.523 4.026 63.219 1,713 395 185 2,462 2213 65.751 Manag•m•nt and admlnl•tr•tfve •xponM• Tolal 2025 Total 2024 Accotsnthncy f808 Consuttancy lees Bank loan Intrnt B8nk charges Sundry oxpen8e• 3.000 11,774 1,269 18 408 3.000 89 621 FIX￿ aso•lq- Land and bulldlng Total 2024 2025 Cost broughl I0￿8rd Revaluatlon 1,062.525 87.475 1,062,525 1 130 IXIO 1.062,525 7 Credltor8: amounts lalllng du• wlthln ona ￿ar Total 2024 2026 Accruals and other (xeditors Bank loen due wlhln one year 89,034 42,338 85.589 131,372

SAINT JOHN JACOB NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 MA Y 2025 8 Credltor8: amounts falllng dufj after morn than on• y•ar Totsl 2025 2024 Bank loan Analy81• of n•1 a••el• b•tw•on fund• Fund balances at 30 May 2￿25 8rn rnWa8enled ty. Total Flxed assels Cash at bonk Prepayments Provbstons and loan 1.130.1)00 28,440 (85,589) 1,072,851 2025 2024 Surplu81(OefKit) for the Ilnandal 58.570 87,799 Revaluatlon reserve 67,475 Op8nlng fvnd8 946,806 859.007 1.072.851 948,806 10