Registered Charlty Number: 1174964
LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MtNISTRY CIO
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
UNAUDfiED FTh ANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025
Ainswortbs Limited
Cbartcrcd Accountants
ajarw Howe
Sta￿￿rIe1d Strett
BB9 9XY

LANCASHIRE COILABORATIVE MINISTRY CIO
CONTENTS OF TIIE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025
Report of th¢ TnLSt
Independent Examin￿,5 Report
Statement of Financial A¢liviu¢s
Balanc¢ Shee¢
Notes to the Financial Ststements
7-13

LANCASHtRE COLLAMORATIVE MLYISTRY CIO
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR LN])ED 31ST AUGUST 2025
The trustees present thcir aDJJual TeEX)rt and the unalldit¢d financi81 ststements of the charity for the year ended
31" August 2025.
The fillan¢ial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and Reporting by Charities.. Stal¢ment of
R¢¢ommendedPractice applieable to cbarities pr¢paring djeir accounts in accordance wtth tbe Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ircland IFRS 102) (effective I" Jauuary 2019) -
{Charitie8 SORP (FRS 102)).
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered charfty number
1174964
Reglstered address
Bowland House
Philips Road
Whitebirk Estate
Blackburn
BBI SNA
Trustees
Herbert Anthony Cann
Dorothy Hewerdine
Anne Mills (Resigned 1110612025)
Freda Whittle (Rc5igu¢d 1110612025)
June Forshaw (Resigocd 11106ll025)
Key management personnel
Rev Dr Shannon Led￿tter
Independent Examiner
Micha¢l Heys F￿A ACA
Ainsworths Limited
Chartered Arcoulllants
Charter House
Stansficld Street
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 9XY
Bankers
Lloyds Bth PLC
Church Strcel
Blackbum
BB2 IJQ

LANCASHtRE COLLABORATIVE MtNISTRY CIO
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES (cor￿¥uED)
14OR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AM) LW*AGEMENr
Organisational staths
Lancashire Collaboratifvt Ministy CIO was registaed as a Charitable IncotPOTated Organisation ("CIO") on 3
October 2017 under the provisioDS of t￿ Charities Act (Charity number. 1174964) and is governed by its
foundation constitution of the sam¢ date.
OrganisationAI structure
The Board currently consists of two trustees whose responsibility is the govffl)ance of the charity. TheTC wa8 on¢
¢mploy¢e who tcnded to the day to day operations of the Charity during the year, but 8u¢h se￿IceS are now
provided by external sources on a self-employ¢d basis.
Reeruitment and appointment of new board members
The ttU8tees themselves appoint new tnLSte&s to the Board as n¢￿Ssary. New trustees are trained by existing
trustee8.
Risk management
The trustces bav¢ examined the major strat¢gic. business and operationa] risks which the ¢haTity fares alld confirni
that systemshai'e been cgtablished to ensurc Ibat reoular reFKYrts are produced and that necessary steps be taken
to addres8 any issu&5 arising.
OBJECTIVES AINI) ACTivrriES
The obj￿tS and activiti¢8 of the charity are:
tb¢ promotion of religion in a¢wrdance with the princtpl&s of the gene￿1 assembly of Ullitsrian alld
free Christian churches"
to carry on activities in furtberance of the obJ￿t aknvc; and
the prowsion of financial and oih¢r Sup1￿ to mcmber ChU￿be￿ including the support of miJJi8t¢r$ and
propertyy enabling the churches to further their activities.
Public benefit
In S¢Atillg out Ibe Charity's objectiycs and planning of activitic8 thc t￿31¢CS bav¢ given carcful consideration to the
Charity Con]mission's guidan¢¢ oll public benefit and i￿lIeve th81 th¢ activities above satisfy this requiretllenL
ACHIEVEIVIEwfs AND PERFOILMANCE
Th¢ tAncashirc Collaborative Ministy CIO has ¢ontinued to dcvclop relevant I￿81 activities including for
families and those that need skwport and help.
Church servic&g areheld regularly? includin& as Tequcst¢& wfeddings and Rites of Pas5agc. SeNi¢es are available
digitally on Zoom for members and othcrs who cwmot attend in person. Support 18 also given to thc communities
local to our chwches and chapel4 includingmaktngour facilities availabl¢. Oth¢ractivitie5 SLlPW>rt the interaction
between different faith groups.
Future plans
No Si￿lfiCallt changes to the operntiOL8 of th¢ d)arity are foresee

LANCASHIRK COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY CIO
KEPORT OF THE TRLISTEES {cO￿,T1NuED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGL'ST 2025
FINA￿CIAL REVIEW
The accounis of the ch&rityshow income Trf£81.017 (2024.. £50.412) and expenditure of £76.920 (2024: £6),44J)-
Qrant irJ¢ome increased £30,525 frorn th¢ previous year. Expenditure increased by 21*/& due to iu¢reased wage
costs kriging from the cessation of employmcnt of the ¢hariry's sole employv. The charity has n)ade a surplus
this year of £4,097, ift contrast to a defJ¢it of £13.031 in the previoLsyear. The tn]siees consider the results for the
y￿r to ￿ satisfactory.
Reserv&s policy
It 15 the N)li¢y of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, whi¢h are free reserves of th¢ Charilyg al an amount
that equaies to 3 Its 6 months operatin8 expendithre, as recom]n¢nded by the Charities Commission to alloH' the
Charity lo operate etyeetsvely even w,h-n funding may decrwe. Current free reserves are £7.094 equivalent to
approkimatelN' I monih of V￿ra1tng tXFtndilure. ￿h1]st the curreni level of r¢serves are below the targeted level,
the trustees believe the net asset POSition is 3ufficienL to sat15fy Such requirements given the chartty, has few
¢ommttmenls although th¢s¢ levels of free r¢s¢rv&s are Teviewed on a rrgular b&%is.
STATEMENT OF TRLSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIFS
Uiider chftrity law, the trustees are reS￿Elsible for prerAring the liwrt ofthe Trust¢es and th¢ financiai statements
for each fLnLnetal year iyhich show a true and fair view of th¢ state of affai￿ of the ehtirity and of Èhe iiet
incon)&exrKndltu￿ forthat teriThl.
In preparing thc5e financial statemeTts. genErnlly accepied 8Ctounting Ixactie¢ entails tlot thc lA￿tee3..
Select suitable a¢wuntinB P)licies and thell apply them consistenily.
make judgemetrts and estimates th￿ are re&stsnabl¢ and pnbdent;
slate whether the r¢coinrnendaiions of the Stsle4nent of Re¢0￿mended Pr•ctice hav¢ followe
subj¢££ to any material de￿rtureS disdosed and explained in ihtr fina￿1￿7 stat¢ments'
state ivheth¢r ihc financial 5ta*¢in¢nts comply %¥ith th¢ trust deej, subj¢ct ¢0 any material departur¢s
disclosed aftd ¢xplÈined rn the finartial slatc¥nents- and
prepaxe the fiTranciat statements on the goiftg 1X)r￿¢M basis ￿1¢$5 it is inAppropriate to p￿Urne diat the
charity will continue its aJivities.
The trus*es aT¢ r¢quired to act in acc4)rdance with the tru￿ deed of thecharity. within the framewoyk oftrust law.
Thty are responsible for k¢eping proper accouniing records. sufficient to disclose at any tim¢, with reawnable
a￿Ur2¢Y, the finanLial p)sition of the charity at that time. aT7d to enable ihem to ensuie that, where any 51atetn¢nts
of accounts 8re PTep8red by them wider the ChaTTtie5 Aci 2011 and ihe applicable Charily {A¢¢ounts and Reports)
R¢gUlatio￿, those statements of accounts cornpl>' with the re4uiremenls of tegu]ations under those provisions.
The trustees also have a get)¢Tal restM)nsibilitv for faking such sleps as are rvasoiiably open to than to safeguard
the &s$¢ts of the charity and to prevent and fraud and oth¢r irregularitie5.
Charity requiromeJJts
Tbi5 repon been prepared in accordance with reqtsirements set down by the Chari1ies SORP (FRS 102).
Atvroved by order of the t8)Brd of ￿$teeS on the ...... .
signed on its beh￿f by:
Herbert Anihtsny CaDn. Trwstee

INDEPETr*'DENT EXAMLNER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
LANCASHJRE COLLABORATIVE MIMSTRY CIO
I rewrt lo the trustees on my examindtion of the a¢counts of th¢ Lan¢athire Collaboraiive Ministry CIO (the
Chorily) for the year ended )lSt August 2025.
Responslbllltles and ba51s of rep)rt
Ag the trust*s of the Charily) you are responsible for the pre￿￿{lOn of the ac£ounts in accordan¢¢ wtih the
requirements of the Charities Act 2011 C￿e Ad-).
I report in r¢5P¢Ct of my examinaiion of the Charities actounts carried under seetion 145 of the 201 l Act and
in carrying out my examination I hav¢ followed &ll applicable Directions given by tne ChÈrity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the A¢t.
Jndependellt extminer's stalement
I have complded my examination, I confinn that no moteri￿ matters have LM)me to rny attention in ¢Qnn￿lI0[1
wilh the exttminalion gÈving me caJse to believe thAt in arky niaterial reS￿et.
11) accounting records wer¢ Thx kept iE] respttt of the Charity as requtred by section 130 ofthe Act,. or
{2) the a￿￿Ont5 do not accord with ihose records: or
(3) the Hccounts do not comply with ihe applicableffquirements concerning the fom and content of accounts
set oui in the Charities (Account$ and Report5) Regulations 2008 othcr than w requirements that il)e
account5giv¢a'inteand fair, view which is not&mallertonsideJpdas ]Mrt ofan independentexamination.
I h&ve no concems and have across M other matters in connection with the examination to which attention
should be drdwn in this rq)ort in ordu lo enable a Und￿￿M]Ing of the accouttis to b¢ ]Ewhed.
Micha¢l H¢v5 FCCA ACA
AsswialiOD of Chartered Certified Accountants
Ainsworths Limited
Chartcrcd A¢¢ow)WnÉs
Charter Flouse
Stansfield Street
Nelson
BB9 9XY

LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MtNISTRY CIO
STATEMENf OF FINthCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST ALGLST 2025
Unre5trirted
nd5
Restricted
funds
Notss
2025
2024
INCOME FROM:
Donation8 and l¢ga¢i4s
80,525
80A25
50,000
Charitable a¢tivAties
Investment income
492
492
412
TOTAL INCOTr
81,017
81,017
EXPENDfnJRE ON:
CryJarilabl¢ a¢tivities
76920
76,920
63,443
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
76920
76
63,443
NET (EXPENDITURE)lllYCOME
4,097
(13,031)
Other recogtii5ed gaIn￿{lo&S¢S)
NET MOVETrfENfs IN FUNDS
4,097
(13,031)
RECOTr*CILIATION OF FUNDS..
Total fimds brougbt forward
Total funds carried forward
io
7,094
1,092
8,186
4,089
All trallsactions relate to oontilluing operations.
There are no other recognised gains or lo&ses for the perii>d ￿h¢r than iu thc Statement olFinan¢iaI Activiti¢s.

LAIYCAS'HJRE COLLABORA TIVE MINIffliY CIO
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT JI. AUGUST 2025
N￿eS
2025
2024
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
C83h lll bank and in hand
9?86
24,686
9?80
24,686
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
00
20.597
NF.T CURREYf ASSETS
186
4.089
NET ASSETS
8.186
FUNDS
Res1ri¢led
10
1.092
1,092
Unrestrickd
10
1997
TOTAL FUNDS
These fin&ncial statements were approved by the Board Df Tnjstees on the ..
its behalf by..
on
Herbert Anthony Cann
Tru5lee

LANCASHIRE COLLABORATtVE MThJSTRY CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCL4L sfATEIJEJTS
FOR I'HL YEAR Ef4DED 31ST AUGLST 2025
ACCOUNfINC POLICIES
Statutory informatlon
LAn¢ashire Collaborative MinistryCIO is a charitable incorEx)rdted organisation registered with the Charity
Commission in England. Thc rcgis1er￿ clTrarity numkn al￿ addr¢s$ be found in the Report of th¢
TTUStges on pag¢ l.
Basis of preparation
Th¢ financial statcmcnts hai'e been prepared in accordallce Thith tbc Statetllent of Reco]Dmended Pra¢tice'.
Accounting and Reporting by C}￿ltieS preparing ihcir accounts in ￿cOrdanc¢ wlth the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the United Kiugdom and Republic of trcland (F]iS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and
the FIn9￿ClaI Reporting Standard applicable in thc Lnited Kingdom and Republic of Treland (FRS 102) aThd
the C]wities Act 2011 atLd United Kingdom Generally Accepted Prnctice as li applies from I" January
2019.
IAncashire CollabOrativehf￿istyclo meetsthe definition of a pub]i¢ Ixn¢fitentityunder FRS 102. Assets
and liabilities are illitially recognised at hiswi¢aI cost or traDsaction value UDlcss otherwise stated in the
rclevant accounting tK)licy note(s).
Golllg concern
Th¢ fI￿qnGla[ statements hav¢been prepared on a goitLg concern basis as the TTUStee5 IKlicvc that th¢¢harily
has adeq￿t¢ rcsources to continue tradillg f(r the foreo¢eable futhr¢.
Cash flow
The ¢I￿lty ts exempt from the requirement lo prepare acash flow statcmellt as Èt qualifies a8 a stna]l entity.
Income
All incoming r¢60urc¢s are included on the Statcmellt of Financial Activities when the clwity is legally
entided to the incomc and the amount can be qUantifL￿ with reasi)llable accuracy.
tncome from ￿alltS and similar incomillg resources are included in thepaiod in wbich thcy are receivable.
Any income received for specific PUryKTrSC is a¢￿U0t¢d for as restricted fi￿dS wben r￿e1Vable.
Expendlture
Expenditure is accounted for on an a¢¢n￿S basis (inclusive of attributable value added tax whi¢h cannot
be recovered) and has b¢¢n ¢la&SIfi￿ uttdcr the priucipal c&tegories related to the cost.
Costs allocat￿ to activities in the furtberdnce of the charity's Obj￿18 are tlios¢ dir¢¢tly &sswiated with
achieiing the charity's goals. Support costs are those incurred in CODneclion ￿7th thc management of th¢
company's &%8cls, orgonisational administratioll and compliance with constitutional and statutory
rcquArement& Where costs cannot be direcdy attribu￿1 ¢0 partic￿ar headings they have been 3llocatcd to
activities on a basis consistent with th¢ us¢ of resourcGs.

LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MINKSTRY CIO
NOTES TO THE FIN￿CL￿L STATEMENTS (co.YfINUED)
FOR 'fHE YEAR E.NDED 31ST AUGLST 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Fund ￿￿OUnting
UJ]r¢stricted fijnds arc a￿lIable for use at the discretion of the trustees in dke furtherance of the ￿￿¢raI
activities of the chari¢y. Surplus funds can be allocated to Testiicted projects if the twst¢¢s kli¢v¢ they are
r¢quired.
Restriotedfunds are fimds subjectto S￿ifiC r¢8tsi¢tion imposedbyth¢ donors forthepurposeof any aM*al
in which the ￿ndS are rais￿ and can only be used for particular purpose within the objects of the charity.
T&xution
The company is a registered chariry and is therefore exempt from Jncome T&K alld Co4M)ralion Tax under
the PTOViSiODS of Section 505(1) of the Income atLd CorwatiotL T￿e5 Act 1988.
Pension costs And other post-retirement benefits
The charity operates a defilled Contribution pension scbetll¢. Contributions payable to the charity's pension
scheme are Charg￿ to th¢ Statement of Financial Actiiities in tlie Period to which they relate.
Debtors
Short l¢mi d¢btors are measurcd at tranwtion price, I￿$ any impainnenL
Creditors
Short terni creditors are ll)easyr¢d at transaction price.
Slgnificont judEements and e5timAtes
The trustees consider that no slgnificanijudgements or estinMtes havebeen in theprepardtion of thc8C
fmaucial statement&
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2025
2024
GRANT INCOME FROM..
The Bowlalld Charitable Trust
Na2areth Chapel
Chorley Unitariau Chapel
Burnl¥y, Pendle and Rossendale Council
Rossendale PA)rougb coU￿ri1
60,000
13,500
2,IM)O
5,IK>O
25
30,000
18,000
2,000
80,525
50.000
All income above is of unr¢stri¢t¢d funds U[d￿ othcrwi8C Statryl

LANCASIIIRE COLLABOIL4TlVE ThltNISTRY CIO
NOTES TO THV ￿NANCIAL sfATEMEJTS (COTr*TINLED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGLST 2025
CHAIUTABLE AcfviTIES
2025
2024
Sundry 1￿Come
I1¥VESTME￿ INCOME
2025
2024
Interest receivable
492
412
492
412
EXPETr4DITURE ON c￿4RITABLE
A￿[VITIEs
U￿r￿trICted
Restrided
2025
2024
Rawt¢nstaU foodbank
Salaries
Social 8ecurAty costs
Defined contribution pension ￿St8
Administrative services
Legal and Professional fees
GTanls paid to and on behalf of InStiti￿A0llS (se¢
below)
Travcllillg exp¢ns¢s
Advertising
Indepcjmlcnt Examiner's fees (see I￿lOw)
Sundry expenses
Bank charges
1.542
53.612
619
4217
8,084
1998
1,542
53,612
619
4,217
8,084
1,998
3,086
38,142
3,814
12.359
4,478
854
4A78
854
1,937
602
1,236
160
63
1,296
159
61
1296
159
61
76,920
76,920
63.443
AII ￿allts were paid to or on beha]f of r¢ligious institulions in resFttt of rcpairs and maintenance of land
and buildings from which they op¢rdt¢.
The fees paid to the Independ¢nt Eraminer consist of fees paid for the preparation of the financial
statements £972 (2024: £927). and for thc independent examination £324 (2024.. £309).

LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY CIO
NOTE.S TO THE FIf*ANCIAL gfATE,IIE.NTS (COhYINUED)
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST ALTCLST 202?
STAFF COSTS
The av¢rage nuinber of cmployees of the cbarity ia the perii)d was l (2024: 1). Salary and Wision costs
arc disclosed in note 4 aEK)ve, and relate solely to key D)anagetneat personnel naTned on pagc l.
No employees wer¢ remullerat￿ by morc dLan £60,0(Kl in the current nor preceding years.
COMPARATTVES FOR THE sfATEMEI¥T OF MANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
Re5trieted
funds
TotAI funds
INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies
so,￿0
Charitabl¢ a¢tivities
OLber Income
412
412
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDifuRE ON:
Charitable ￿tiVitieS
63,443
63,443
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET (EXPENDrruRE)IINCOME
(13,031)
(13,031)
Other r¢cognised gainO(losses)
NET VAOVKMENTS IN FUNDS
(13,031)
(13,031)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought Corward
1@028
Total fund5 carried forward
4997
1.092
4,089
DEBTORS
2025
2024
Other debtors
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LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MThTSTRY CIO
L OTES TO THE FLY￿NCIAL ￿ATE￿IEy[s (COYTLNLTD)
FOR THE YEAR E￿WED 31ST ALGEST 2025
CREDJTORS." AMOUF4TS FALLifiG DUE SVtTHtli ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Ac¢ruals
Pension creditor
Oth¢r creditors
1,20D
1,200
422
18.975
20,597
In the previous year, other crcditor8 conststed of fi￿dS held ou b￿￿[ of and owed back to another charity,
due to its baak ac¢owJi being closed without noti(K. The name of dEc charity is Proee&ls of Sale of Manse
Held in CoT)nexion with RawLenstall Unitarian Church. Its registcrcd cbarity number is 237617.
10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Unrthcted Restricted
fundg
funds
2025
Total funds Total fund8
2025
2025
2024
Current a85¢ts
Currcnl liabiliti¢s
8294
(1,200)
9J86
(1200)
24,686
(20,59D
7,094
4,089
11. MOVEL¥IENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in funds
At 01.09.24
At31.08.25
Lllrestricted fund8
Gencral funds
4,097
7,094
Restricted funds
Legal advir¢ se&sioDS
1,092
TOTAL FLThDS
4,089
8,186
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LANCASIIIRE COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY CIO
NOTES TO THF, FItIANC.IAL STATEI¥.IE_NTS (CONTINUED)
FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31ST ALGLST 2025
11. MOVEME￿￿ tN Fu￿1)s (COhTINUED)
N¢¢ movement in funds, included in the alM)ve are as follows".
Net
movement
In funds
Incoming
resource5
Resourc
expended
Ullrestrlcted funds
General fvlld8
81,017
{76,920)
4,097
Restrtcted ￿ndS
L£gal advice scssions
TOTAL FUNDS
76,920)
Comparatlve for movement in funds
Net
movement
in funds
At 01.09.23
At31.08.24
Unre$trfrted funds
Gcncral funds
16.028
(13,031)
2,997
Restricted fund5
Legal advic¢ s¢ssion8
1.092
1,092
TOTAL FUNDS
13.031
Comparalivc movemalt in funiLs. included in th¢ above are as follows:
Incomlng
resources
Resources
expended
movement
in lunds
Unrestricted funds
G¢n¢ral funds
50,412
(63.443)
(13,031)
Restricted fi]nds
L¢gal advicc SCSSIODS
TOTAL FUNDS
63.443)
13,031
Unrestricted funds T¢pr¢sent SLuplus income in exc￿ of exE%nditure and 18 available for use by the
trustees in accoTdancc wiib the cbaritable objects.
A le881 advi¢¢ clinic has bccn launched at Rawtenstall Unitariam ChuTch on Bank Street. Ti)is initiative
is in partnership with the Open Lniversity's Open Justtc¢ Ccntrc and the University of Lan¢￿ter'S taw
School. The parttiers want to belp alleviate the strain causd by ullrcsolved legal issues at a ume when
legal support services have been cut significantly.
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LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MLYISTRY CIO
NOTES TO THE FlTr*ANCIAL sfATEME)YS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ETr4DF.D 31ST ALGLST 2025
12.
TRUSTEES
There were no expenses paid to trustees in the cumt nor preceding year.
13.
RELATED PARTY TRANSAcTIo￿s
Therc wer¢ no related party tr&n8a¢tions in the current nor preccdillg year.
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