## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 5th November 2023 Period start date To 5th November 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Place** ## **Charity registration number: 1175671** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO (The Place) are to
further such charitable purposes for the
benefit of families with young children
resident in the Faringdon area, in
particular but not exclusively by
advancing the education of such families
in relation to childcare, parenting, health,
the environment, ICT and life skills by
such means as The Trustees may
consider appropriate.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Place offers the following services to
families with babies and children under 5:
Play At the Place (a universal group
providing play activities in line with EYFS
and support for parents);
Tots and Tinies for families with small babies
and Toddlers
Breastfeeding support
Ante-natal groups
Family drop in group
Movie Time
Stepping Out activities to help parents
prepare their children for school
During school holidays, outings and outdoor
events are offered for families including older
siblings.
We run courses for parents such as
FamilyLinks Parenting, Baby Massage and
First Aid.
A Clothes Library is also available
providing baby clothes from 0-5yr and
maternity clothes. Equipment and clothes
are also sourced for older children on
request.
Until the end of October 2024 The Place
hosted the Health Visitor clinic and support
from the local Heath Visitor team.
The Place offers practical support to| |||other groups in the town, such as a
Rhyme Time at the local library and builds
community ties by holding activities at the
local cycle park supported by the local
cycling club and at a local care home. We
also hold a monthly session in The Folly
woodland to encourage families to explore
nature together.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All spending commitments and activities
are guided by our commitment to the
charity's core purpose to provide benefit
to a particular section of the
public,namely families with young
children in the local area (Faringdon).| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Place is not a grant-offering
organisation.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Place does not hold any investments**.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Place is supported by two sorts of
volunteers; those involved with the
project and those who help with fund
raising.
Volunteering for the project is a formal
process involving DBS checks and
training.These volunteers help in
sessions under the direction of the
charity's staff. During the period covered
by this report there were 2 such
volunteers
Volunteering to support fundraising is
informal These volunteers participate in
meetings to support fundraising,
organise and support fund raising
events.. A core group have
organised successful community events
raising £950 towards our running costs.
There were 13 volunteers in this category**.**| |Other||Until 31st October 2024 the activities of The
Place were overseen by a Steering
Committee. This had a formal constitution
and drew its members from local
organisations who support the charity’s work
and service users. The Town Council held a
SLA with Spurgeons to manage the day to
day running of The Place and delegated
authority to the Steering Committee with
the support of the Town Clerk to manage| it on their behalf. The Service Level Agreement with Spurgeons ended on 31st October 2024 and the charity is now managed directly by the trustees. Input from grant giving bodies and other community organisations to help shape our provision will now come from a Stakeholder Panel which will meet quarterly in place of the Steering Group. ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our new manager Lucy Redwood-Hanson
took up her post last October with two
relatively new staff members. They have
become a dedicated and effective team over
the past year. The charity has invested in
training two staff members to deliver Family
Lnks courses and one to deliver Baby
Massage, to enable us to run these courses
regularly.
591families used the project in the period
from October 2023 to October 2024,
reaching 615 children.
We continue to use our online booking
system for groups. In addition, our staff
support vulnerable users in accessing
groups to ensure that they remain inclusive.
Families can also book our sensory room.
The monthly family drop in group on
Saturday mornings has continued to be well
attended.
We have continued running ante-natal
courses led by a midwife, which we initiated
using a grant from Nationwide Building
Society
We have maintained our links with other
services and organisations, with the Health
Visitors holding clinics on our premises until
the end of October 2024, supported
by our staff; visits to groups from Oral
Health; weekly Rhyme Time in the Library to
encourage parents to use its services and
activities at the local cycle park
supported by the local cycling club.
We have held singing sessions at the
local Day Care drop in centre and a local
care home, strengthening community
ties.
A highlight of the year for many was an
outing to The Cotswold Wildlife Park
funded through a grant from the local
Rotary organisation| **Additional information (optional)** ||You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||Feedback from our users shows we|| ||||continue to meet our objectives in|| ||Achievements against|Para 1.41|providing support for parents and|| ||objectives set||families:|| ||||"Thank you so much for all you do for us|| ||||(and all the Faringdon families that you|| ||||shower with love, time and support.We are|| ||||so lucky to have you all in our corner...It is|| ||||because of your groups that I have made|| ||||such amazing mum friends and how our|| ||||family has come to have such a special|| ||||community of families all enjoying the|| ||||rollercoaster that is parenthood|| ||||together...You guys are the reason I kept|| ||||going with breastfeeding and your hugs and|| ||||cups of tea have lifted me on countless|| ||||occasions. Thank you for being there for the|| ||||big stuff, the small stuff and everything in|| ||||between."|| ||||Our Volunteers raised £950 this year.|| ||||Other donations from the public, local|| ||Performance of fundraising||businesses and organisations, plus|| ||activities against objectives|Para 1.41|additional grants mean that the charity is|| ||set||on track with its funding requirement|| ||||N/A|| ||Investment performance|Para 1.41||| ||against objectives|||| ||Other|||| |||||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At 30th November balance held
£29,958.93 in main account and £25,582.05
in reserve account which covers operating
costs and reserves.
Items to note:
● A bill is due from FTC to cover all
Spurgeon’s expenses spanning
2023.24 and 2024.25.This will
amount to £31,092.30
● Faringdon United Charity transferred
the 2024.25 grant on 12.12.24| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As a non-profit making charity The Place
steering board have reviewed the need
for reserves in line with guidance issued
by the Charity Commission. The charity
will keep money aside as a reserve to
protect the charity against drops in
income or allow it to take advantage of
new opportunities. Reserves will be held
to ensure that The Place is able to
operate during periods of lower income
and to ensure money is reserved for
unexpected events, redundancies or any
emergencies.
Trustees understand that uncertainties
may be faced in the future and the need
to hold reserves where future income
alone is unlikely to meet costs. We
recognise that trustees need to be able to
justify the holding of income as reserves
as the Charity Law requires any income
received be spent within a reasonable
period of receipt.
Reserves will be held to meet expenses in
unpredicted occurrences. This includes
but is not limited to:
⦁Ensure there are sufficient cash
reserves in the current account to cover
day to day running costs, including staff
training &staff meetings.
⦁Replace equipment as it wears out
and carry out necessary maintenance.
⦁Closure due to unexpected
damage to our rented premises,
⦁Re-location of The Place from its
current premises.
⦁Unexpected drop in income,
resulting in The Place being unable to
meet its financial obligations
⦁Redundancy payments after
closure of business
⦁Any other reasonable expense
agreed bymore than halftheTrustees.| |||Reserves are held in a high interest Virgin
account| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The reserves held in 2025 will be £37,868
equivalent to 6 months operating costs.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The Place receives core funding from
Faringdon Town Council and Faringdon
United Charity. By building links with
other organisations in the town and
raising the charity’s profile we continue
to meet our funding objectives. Additional
grants from Faringdon United Charity and
FEAT have been used to fund first aid and
parenting courses respectively.Donations
from individuals, local businesses and
organisations as well as funds raised by our
volunteers make up the rest of our funding.
These have included donations from Lord
Faringdon's Trust, the Funding Dory
Community Three Legged Race, The
Bangers and Beer Festival and Pat Thomas
Butchers.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The charity has a Risk Management
document in place. No immediate risks
identified| |Other||The charity has a rolling three year
financial plan in place| |||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||N/A| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Nov
2017| |
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|One trustee must be appointed by
Faringdon Town Council
Other trustees are recruited either from
local organisations who support our aims
or for specific expertise, such as
in Early Years, business or administrative
experience . Prospective
trustees fill in an application form, are
interviewed where appropriate and their
appointment approved by the Board.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are directed to the training
material for trustees on the Charity
Commission website. All trustees receive
the charity's safeguarding
policy and other key policies. The
Safeguarding Trustee has safeguarding
training.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Until 31st October 2024 day to day
management of the charity was delegated to
Spurgeon’s through a Service Level
Agreement. When that agreement ended,
the trustees assumed direct responsibility.
The project’s manager is now line managed
by the chair and another trustee, the
treasurer oversees finance and other
trustees have oversight of specific areas
such as Health and Safety. The charity uses
the services of a Health and Safety and
Human Resources company.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|
The Charity worked with Faringdon Town
Council to contract Spurgeon’s to manage
the day-to day running of the project.
Although that contract has ended, the charity
still works closely with the council as a major
funder. The charity's services are based in a
council owned building and the council is
represented on the board of trustees.| |Other||Churches Together in Faringdon provided
initial support when the charity was set up
who continue to have representation on the
board of trustees. Faringdon United Charity
have been represented on the Steering
Group as they are a significant funder.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Place| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |
Registered charitynumber|1175671| |Charity’s principal address|The Pump House, 5 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HL| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates**
**acted if not**
**for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |1|Ashley Brown||Appointed
17/01/2023|| |2|Mayor of
Faringdon
Peter Castle|Safeguarding/H & S
trustee||Faringdon Town Council| |3|Joanna Cave|Chair
Safeguarding Trustee|Appointed
6/11/2017|| |4|Jonathan
Mapley||Appointed
16/01/2023|| |5|Lucinda
Henderson||Appointed
11/04/2023|| |6|Brenda Roach||Appointed
8/03/2022|| |7|Eleanor
Tucker||Appointed
8/03/2022|| |8|Sally Thurston|Treasurer|Appointed
23/7/2024|| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** |**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’**
**report above.**|**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’**
**report above.**|**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’**
**report above.**| |---|---|---| |**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**||| |**Signature(s)**||| |**Full Name(s)**|Joanna Cave|| |**Position (eg**
**Secretary, Chair, etc)**|Chair of Trustees|| |Date|18/02/25|| THE PLACE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024-25 HP CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES REGISTRATION NUMBER 1175671 The Corn Exchange Farlngdon SN7 7HL Trustee Report The Place Charity, which is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, was set up in 2017. Its objectives are advancingthe education of families through the provislon of training and family support facilities and groups, provision of advice and support and guidance on issues relating to childcare. The purpose of the charity is to provide support forfamilies with young children, resident in the Faringdon area via The Place, located in the Corn Exchange, Faringdon. The Charity receives grants and amounts raised by local fund raisers which it uses to fund the support. The Place operates in premises owned by Faringdon Town Council and is now run by the Charity, since November 2024. Signed Treasurer gc.I 3rd September 2025 Annual Accounts forthe flnanclal year ended 31" March 2025 The Accounts are maintained on a spreadsheetand summarlsed below. The Charityoperates a bank account at Lloyds for Its day to day actlvltles. A further deposlt account has been set up wlth Virgin Money for holding reseNes. The Accounts are maintalned on a receipts and payments basis, in other words they reflect the transactlons completed withln the f inanclal year which runs to 31 March 2025. st The Charity owns no assets but has employed staff in 2024/25. The Town Clerk acted as Treasurer for part of the year, hertime being funded by the Town Council as part of their support to the Charity. This support is not reflected in the accounts. Income and Expenditure Account 2024125 2023124 Income 8,031.45 Donations 5,350.16 913.58 Interest 38,333.61 Grants 24,634.70 Note I 47,27&64 Total 29,984.86 Expenditure 64,992.57 Administration/running costs 1,171.37 Note2 17,024.37 Salaries 6,908.54 Communitysupport contractors 8,030.10 88 925.48 Total 9 201.47 (41,646.84) Surplus/deficit 20,783.39 Statement of Current Assets and ReseNes 14,247.14 Bank Balance Lloyds 81,923.97 25,913.58 Bank Balance Vlrgin 180.76 Petty Cash 40 341.48 Total Charlty Fund 81,988.32 Opening balance 61,204.93 (41,646.84) Surplus/deficit 20,783.39 40 341.48 Closing balance Notes l. Grants The main grants the Charity re￿iVed in the year included: > Dragons Den Grant £1,3(X) (£2,146 in 2023/24) > Faringdon U nited Charity Grant £26,5CK) (£18,399.60 in 2023/24) > Nationwide £5,503 > Faringdon Trust £3,CXX) Z Admlnlstratlon The Place pay the difference to the Town Council between the running costs of the Children's Centre, under the Service Level Agreement with Spurgeon's and the amount paid by the Town Council to Spurgeon's by way of subsidy to the charity. The amount due to the Town Council at the end of March 2024 in respect of 2023/24 was £23,830.02. This amountwas paid to theTown by The th pla￿ on 26th April 2024. In addition £31,092 was paid on 18 February 2025 in respect of 2024/25. As they accounts are done on a cash basis, they reflect two yearfs actual cash payments in 2024/25 compared to nil in the prior year. This arrangement changed in November 2024when The Place became responsible forall costs and the Service LevelAgreement ended. Consequently the Charith began employing staff and incurring admin costs such as IT and insurance etc. Rcp()I't of tliL iiidcpLiidL'nt cxaniinLr to I'he Place RLI)()rt ()11 tIIL IILLC)Iiiil.% c)t"TIIL PlaLL f()r diL y￿r Liidcd 31 Il MdrLh 2025, wFiiLh dfL l>Lt <)ut ()n 2 .qiid 3 01. Ilic 'ill'iclicd. RLspectii'e responsibilities of trustee and independen( examlner Tlic Charily's Iruslccs ai'c responsiblc for Ihc prcparalion of Ihe accounls. The Charity's truslees coii.sider that an audit is not required for this year (undcr section 43(2) of the Charities Act1993 (the 1993 Act)) and thal an indepcndcnl examination is necded. It is my responsibility to Examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act); Follow the procedur&s laid downin the General Directions givenby the Charity Commi&siona5 (uiider section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act)" and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. This report is made solelyto the Trustees ofThe Place in accordancewith the Charities Act1993. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Trustees those matters I am required to in an examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent perniitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Trustees of The Pla(x for my work, for this rew¢ or for the opinions I have fornied. Basis of independent examiner's report My examinationwas carriedoutin accordance with the General DirectionforIndependentExamination issued by the Charity Commissioner& An examination includls 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 disclosur&s in the accounts and seeking of explanations fiDm you as trustees concerning such matters. The proce(hwes undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be reqUI￿d if a full audit was undertakefy and CA)nsequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (l ) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act: and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the ACL have not been met; or (2) to which, in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. 7oc Christopher Hackett For and on behalf of Auditing Solutions Ltd 3rd Seplember 2025 THE PLACE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024-25 HP CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES REGISTRATION NUMBER 1175671 The Corn Exchange Farlngdon SN7 7HL Trustee Report The Place Charity, which is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, was set up in 2017. Its objectives are advancingthe education of families through the provislon of training and family support facilities and groups, provision of advice and support and guidance on issues relating to childcare. The purpose of the charity is to provide support forfamilies with young children, resident in the Faringdon area via The Place, located in the Corn Exchange, Faringdon. The Charity receives grants and amounts raised by local fund raisers which it uses to fund the support. The Place operates in premises owned by Faringdon Town Council and is now run by the Charity, since November 2024. Signed Treasurer gc.I 3rd September 2025 Annual Accounts forthe flnanclal year ended 31" March 2025 The Accounts are maintained on a spreadsheetand summarlsed below. The Charityoperates a bank account at Lloyds for Its day to day actlvltles. A further deposlt account has been set up wlth Virgin Money for holding reseNes. The Accounts are maintalned on a receipts and payments basis, in other words they reflect the transactlons completed withln the f inanclal year which runs to 31 March 2025. st The Charity owns no assets but has employed staff in 2024/25. The Town Clerk acted as Treasurer for part of the year, hertime being funded by the Town Council as part of their support to the Charity. This support is not reflected in the accounts. Income and Expenditure Account 2024125 2023124 Income 8,031.45 Donations 5,350.16 913.58 Interest 38,333.61 Grants 24,634.70 Note I 47,27&64 Total 29,984.86 Expenditure 64,992.57 Administration/running costs 1,171.37 Note2 17,024.37 Salaries 6,908.54 Communitysupport contractors 8,030.10 88 925.48 Total 9 201.47 (41,646.84) Surplus/deficit 20,783.39 Statement of Current Assets and ReseNes 14,247.14 Bank Balance Lloyds 81,923.97 25,913.58 Bank Balance Vlrgin 180.76 Petty Cash 40 341.48 Total Charlty Fund 81,988.32 Opening balance 61,204.93 (41,646.84) Surplus/deficit 20,783.39 40 341.48 Closing balance Notes l. Grants The main grants the Charity re￿iVed in the year included: > Dragons Den Grant £1,3(X) (£2,146 in 2023/24) > Faringdon U nited Charity Grant £26,5CK) (£18,399.60 in 2023/24) > Nationwide £5,503 > Faringdon Trust £3,CXX) Z Admlnlstratlon The Place pay the difference to the Town Council between the running costs of the Children's Centre, under the Service Level Agreement with Spurgeon's and the amount paid by the Town Council to Spurgeon's by way of subsidy to the charity. The amount due to the Town Council at the end of March 2024 in respect of 2023/24 was £23,830.02. This amountwas paid to theTown by The th pla￿ on 26th April 2024. In addition £31,092 was paid on 18 February 2025 in respect of 2024/25. As they accounts are done on a cash basis, they reflect two yearfs actual cash payments in 2024/25 compared to nil in the prior year. This arrangement changed in November 2024when The Place became responsible forall costs and the Service LevelAgreement ended. Consequently the Charith began employing staff and incurring admin costs such as IT and insurance etc. Rcp()I't of tliL iiidcpLiidL'nt cxaniinLr to I'he Place RLI)()rt ()11 tIIL IILLC)Iiiil.% c)t"TIIL PlaLL f()r diL y￿r Liidcd 31 Il MdrLh 2025, wFiiLh dfL l>Lt <)ut ()n 2 .qiid 3 01. Ilic 'ill'iclicd. RLspectii'e responsibilities of trustee and independen( examlner Tlic Charily's Iruslccs ai'c responsiblc for Ihc prcparalion of Ihe accounls. The Charity's truslees coii.sider that an audit is not required for this year (undcr section 43(2) of the Charities Act1993 (the 1993 Act)) and thal an indepcndcnl examination is necded. It is my responsibility to Examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act); Follow the procedur&s laid downin the General Directions givenby the Charity Commi&siona5 (uiider section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act)" and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. This report is made solelyto the Trustees ofThe Place in accordancewith the Charities Act1993. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Trustees those matters I am required to in an examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent perniitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Trustees of The Pla(x for my work, for this rew¢ or for the opinions I have fornied. Basis of independent examiner's report My examinationwas carriedoutin accordance with the General DirectionforIndependentExamination issued by the Charity Commissioner& An examination includls 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 disclosur&s in the accounts and seeking of explanations fiDm you as trustees concerning such matters. The proce(hwes undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be reqUI￿d if a full audit was undertakefy and CA)nsequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (l ) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act: and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the ACL have not been met; or (2) to which, in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. 7oc Christopher Hackett For and on behalf of Auditing Solutions Ltd 3rd Seplember 2025