REGISTERED C.OMPANY NUMBEI R: CCI 014089 (EMgl%n(l aiid W#l¢y) REGisfERED CIIARITY NUMBER". 1178374 Rei?ort oltlie TYllstee5 Un#iiilit¢(S FiiianeiAI Stfitements foi. tlie YeAr Ci iided 31 Mareli 2015 for Mersey8ide Asbestos Viclilns Suppor¢ Gi'oui) Icinsella Clayke Liniilcd 61 st￿nItY Road Bootle Meiseyside L?0 7BZ Merseyside Asbestos Victi￿$ Support GI￿lip Contents of tlie fil￿Alle191 StAtemevt5 for the Y¢ni' Ended 31 Mnrch 2025 PAge ClJgiii)erson'5 Rq?ort Rei)ort of tlieTrnstees Independent Examlilei s Report StAterneiit of FinaiidAI Activities BAlai)ee Slieet Notes to the Fin4nci81 SIAtemLYIts 7 to 11 Detailed Siatemeiit ofFinshiiciHI Activities 12 to 13 Mer$eysi(le Asbest05 Vietlms Suppoi't Cvl'OUP ChAiJyei¥on's Repoit for the Yegl. Ended 31 Marcli 2025 Fsi'stly, thhi)k you to all our Staff, volunteers, Trustees and ifteii)bers for all Ihe help and siippoil they coiilinii¢ to 8ive thJDughout th¢ year. Secciidly, a warm welcome to the Ihree new Trustees who have beeii Appointed d￿rIng the last year. Srene L￿n4rd, wlioin pi'ior to l)er ￿tIremen1 wa5 a healthcai'e piY)fessional atid wlio lost her failier due to eXPOSUlE to asbestos. Loiiise Lee, wlio aloi)g willi lier husband Cliris lias foi. Inany yeBYs cainpaigned for liealtli and safety in the woikplace. Sadly, Cliris dicd last year fron) exposiire lo a5b¢st05. Cw'jnel Calveit, who for over 40 years worked as an adi)iiiiislralor witliiii the NHS. L£tttei'ly. mancigiiig Iht Access lo IiifoTination depaitine&it at Arrowe Park Hospital. Dui'iTrg t1115 tiine one of h¢r IDl¢s was reviewing and disclosiiig reqiiests f¥oin patieiils, solicitors and asbestos charitie5 for patient iycords to suppDrt legal elaiins. WE PtDwse iii the coining ye81. lo iystructiire adinini5trRtioiJ within the cljaiity. Willi iliis ID niind we coinn)issioiied a report froni the Liverpool Eqiiality Riid ￿nplOYment Law Centi'e. This Teport lilis now been endoi'sed by all Triistees and we air conimitted to developing on the advice given within tlie Irport iji order to tneel the clialleng¢s of the fiiliire. Al our last AGM we disciissed broadeiiijig ollr ci?teria to support and advise victiin5 of Indi￿1]saI respii?lory and ￿lated diseases. Diiiinu the AGM iiieiiJbeJ's rais¢d coiiceriis iEgaiding silictpsis. du¢ to recent press cover%we and 4uei.ied if MA VSG could (tlso otTei' siippoit to victinis of this disea5¢ too. Th¢Trfore, this will be one of the issues the Triistecs wtll be wiisidei.lng Es part of th¢ piDposed resttwctuiiiig process. We will also ¢oi)sidÈr how lo inoir on the Clu￿PaIgni1lg elem¢nt of the charity and fiiitlieL' dir¢cl oiir inter¢5ts in 1he reseai'di and pirvention of indusli'ial diseases. We nicnibcrs of the National Asbestos Viclinis Stspport Group I".oruin UK. The Iirtibrella ¥roup of such groiips in the UK. We play an active iTriid supportive IDle in the org8nisatioii Trttendiii& Ilieii- re¥ular nieetiiigs and advo¢¢ltii?g ot) behalf of VKLtims witli Ilie All-Pa*ty Pai'liameiitary P￿ie1 oil OcLupiilional H&1111i -sub Gi'oiip on Asbestos, 'llie l)WP oil weir￿'e beiiefil issues aiid a tJiiJiibeT of other oi'gilliisatians iii tlic Voluntary S¢¢toi' aiid of gove2illiitiil. We also hold infoiTriatioii sta115 3 tiines d yeai. *1 tlie local Macthiillan o￿n days for patÈen15 and caiEI'*. Ivc air nicinbcrs of tlie Inteimational Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAN) with global Lontacts lo woi"k" towards ali asbestos fi'ee world for fiituie 8en¢Talions. lji order (Dr tlie5¢ PiDj¢¢ts to take place wc will Iiiosi definitely requsTe and be grnlefiil for the coiitiniied and valiied support of everyone coticerned with our charily. W P Laffeity ChaiT Merseyside Asbestos Victlm5 Siipport Gi'olip RepDEq of the Tru$lee$ ror the YeAI' Eniled 31 Maieli 2Q25 The trustees who are also directors of tlie ¢ha¥ity for the piijpos¢s of the Cotnpcinies Aci 2006, pirsent their repoit with the financial staten)enls of the ¢hai'ity for the yeai. ended 31 Ma￿h 20?5. The tiustees have adopted Ihe piDvisions of Accounting and Reportiiig by Chai&tits: Staleni¢nt of ReLI)mniended Practice applicable ro cliarities prepai'ijig theii. A¢counts in accordance iviili the Finjttcial Repoiting Stattdard applicable in the UK and RepLibliG of Irelatid {FRS 102) (effective l Janiidry 2019). STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCK AND MANAGEMENT Govei'iiing dociiment The ¢harity is coliti￿lled by its goveiiiing do¢iiJ7etJt, a deed of tNsl. and coJ)slitiiles a liinited compaiiyi liiijited by giiaiantee, a5 defiiied by tl)¢ Companies Act 2006. RF.FFIIEiYCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DFTAILS Registered Compstny liu￿lj￿i. C£014089 {England aiid Walc51 Re￿Iste1'ed Chayity number 1178374 Registered office 108 C.tntury Biii5diiigs Tower Street Bruiiswi¢k Btisii)ess Park Liverpool Me￿¢Y51at L3 4BJ Ti'iis(ets Newton Treasurer T Binipson Twstee {re5igned 3.2.?6) W P Lxffeity D Maylor I Imiiayd (appoilltcd ?9.11.24) L Le¢ {appoiiited ?9.11.24) C Calveil (appoiiited 10.3.251 CoinpAny S¢¢retAIy IDdppÈiide]if Exaniinei. SitEion J Ktrkhain FCCA ACA Ki115ella C.lai'ke Liniited 61 Stanley Road BIK>ile Mti%cyside L20 7BZ Approved by orderot the boaid of t1￿51¢¢5 (Hl aiid signed on its behalf by.. PLa Tl151ee Page 2 lii(lepeTrden¢ Cx4minoi.Is Repoi't to tlke Trustees of IVlersey5iile Asbestos Victims Suppoi't Gi'oup Indepeiident exfiminei 5 rei)ort to the ti'ustees Of Mei'seyside A5beslos VicliTnS Svppoi't Gi'oup {'thc Company,) l Jtporl lo ihe charity trustees Oll my exaimiiicltion of the accounts of the Conipaiiy for the year etided 31 Marcli 2025. Resi)oii$ibTlitits iiid b#$is of iepoi't As the ¢I￿rity'S tl'LlStees of tlie Coinpai)y (and also ils di￿ClOjE for tlie plliyoses of conipany IRWI you are Irsw>nsible for the prepaTation of Ilie accouiits in accordaiice with the reqi1ir￿neI1tS of the Coinpanies Act 20061'ihe ?006 ACVI. HavÉllg satisfied myself that tlic a¢couiiis of the Compaiiy are not rqLiired to be audited iind¢i' Port 16 of the 2006 Act E)nd air eligible for illdependejit exainiiialion. l ￿POrt iii IEspecl of ttiy eX￿￿li￿tion of yoiir cliarity's accoiinis 21S CSIITÉed OLIt uiider Section 145 of Ilie aiarilies Act 2011 {'Ilie 2011 Act'l. In cAYrying out niy e.%aininalion I l)ave followed the DirectiDns giveii by the Charity Cominission under Seelion 14515} {b) of ihe 201 l Aet. Inilepeiident exiqminer's stAt¢ment I have ¢oinple¢ed niy examination. I confEiTn that no Inatters Iiave ¢onie to Jny atteiitÈon in coniiectEon with ihe exainiiir2tioii giving nie cause lo beli¢ve: accoiiLtino i'ecoils wtre noi kept in ItspeLI oftlie Coinpany as required by Section 386 of tli¢ 2006 A¢t', oi. Il)e K¢u)uiiis do not accord with tliose iEcords,' or Ilie accoiints do not coillply with the a¢¢ounling r¢quirenients of Seclioii 396 of Ilie 2006 AGI otli¢r thwi any qiiimnent that tlie accounts give a ts'iie and fail. vicw wliich is not a niattEI' Co1￿￿dered as pait of ail ittdepend¢nt the &ccoiint5 have noi been piEpared in aCcol￿an¢t with tlie incthods aiid principles of t1￿ Stalen)eJit of Recoiiiineiided Pr*clice for accouKtiiig and rei)OTling by cl)arilies lapplieable to Lliarities prepa¥ing tlieii. CCOlbLIt5 iii accordaiice witli tlie Financial Reporting Stajidard applicable in the UK and Repiiblic of Ireland (FRS 102)}. have no caiicejlls and have comc aGID5S tto oth￿. Iiiallers ID ¢oJinectton with tlie exaniiiiHtion io wliich aiientiots sliould be drawn in Iljis Irport in ordei'to enable a pi'oper undei'slaiidl￿8 of tl)e aceounis to be iEa¢hed. SiinoiE J KÈi'k]iaiii FCCA ACA Ki115ella Claike L￿MIted 61 Siaiiley Road B(x)tle MeT5¢yside L20 7BZ D*le'. Page 3 Meyseyside Asbestos Vl¢*ims Suppoi'¢ Gi'oup Stllttment of FinnTLeial ActÈvities r(pY the Ve£*i' Ended 31 Maich 2025 31.3.25 UniEstrirt¢d fuiid 31.3.24 Total fijnds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Doiialions legiicies 130.119 141,049 Othertrading a¢tivities 20,591 910 Total 150,710 141,959 EXPENDfTuRE ON Raissng funds 153,618 131.890 Othei. 102 263 Total 153,720 132.153 NEIT 1Tr4COMEI(EI XP£NDITURFJ 13,010) 9,806 RF.C.ONC.ELIA'fioN OF FUNDS Total fiJiid5 brought forward 139,729 129,923 TOTAL fiUNDS CARRIED foRWARD 136,719 139.7?9 Tlie notes fotiii part of Ihese fini( *ici31 stateinents Pagc 4 Merseysiile AslR5tos Victims Sfippor¢ Group BAIAnce Slieet 31 MAYch 2025 31.3.25 Unirsti'icted fuiid 31.3.24 Total fufftd5 Notes FI.XCI D ASSETS Tangible asse[$ 1.736 1,055 CURRLI NT ASSC4 TS Casli al bank 142,445 146,163 CREI DJTORS AJiioLinls fallitig due witSiin oiK ye￿. 17,4621 17,489) NEITCURRCINT ASSCIl'S 134,983 138,674 TOT AL ASSCI TS LFSS CURIIENT LIABILITIES 136.719 139,729 NCIT ASSETS 136.719 139.729 FUNDS UJireslrÉcted fiinds 136,719 139.729 TOTAL FUNDS 136,719 139,729 Tlic chai'itablc compai)y is entiiled to exemption r￿n} audil linder Se¢iion 477 of tlie Conipanies Act ?006 for Ilie year ci)dcd 31 March ?025. The Inember5 have Iiol Irquiird the company to obtain ali aiidit of its finaiicial stateiaeiits for tlte year ellded 31 ?025 in 8ccoidance will) Section 476 ofthe Coinpanies Acl ?006. The liusiees acki?owledge theii. responsibilities for ensiiring that Ihe cliariiablc compai)y keeps ae¢oLlnting records that ¢omply with Se¢tiong 386 and 387 of tli¢ Conip&iii&4 Act ?006 clnd prep%uing finaiTrcial staleineiits whicli give a Itue (wid fair view of ilie sttyt¢ of aff&irs of tli¢ ¢liaril&ble ¢ompaiiy as at th¢ end of ea¢li fii)ancial year and of 115 surpliis oi. deficit for Each financial ye&i' iii accordaiice w2tli the ¥'eqiiircnieJits of Seclion5 394 and 395 aiid wliich otheNise coinply willi the requiiemeiiis of Ilie Compatties A¢t 2¢N16 relating to fiiian¢ial.slai¢iii¢nls, $0 f¢if s applicable to (he cliarilable compaiiy. (b) Tlie iiotes form par( olihe5e ffjnaiiciRI slatemeiils Pllge 5 eoiiÉii)ued.. l¥l@rstysi(te Asbestos Victims Support Gi'o4p B*lanee Sheet- continiied 31 Mg1'ch 2025 These fs11&1)¢ial stalenients liave beeii prepaRd its accordaiK* with the provisions applicRble to charitable ￿l￿panieS sitbjecl to the 51n&ll ¢ompaiii¢s regitne. )e finan¢ial 5tatemertls wett appI￿Ved by the Bo*rd of ThE5tel￿ aiid aulliorised for issii¢ on ../..?..l L aiid welc sigiied on ils beli&lf by.. W P Lafferty- Trustee K NeMron- Th]stee Tlie iioles foiin part of thcse financial slateineiils Page 6 Merstyssde Asbestos Victim5 Siipport Group Notes fo tlie Financial SIMtemeiits for tlie Year C4 nded 31 M*r¢h 1025 ACCOUIYTING POLICICI S B#s5s of pY¢pai'ing tlje fitiaii¢lal $ts*tenients Tlie fiiiincial slaleinenls of Ilie cliai'itable company, wliich is & public b¢n¢fil entity undtr FRS 102, hav¢ been prepaird it) 42ccordance willi tl)e Chai'ities SORP (FRS 102) 'AccoiiRliJig atid Reporting by Cli&iiiies: Statenient of RecOl￿711Crtded Practi¢¢ applicable to cha¥i¢its preparing thcir accounts in #ecordartce with the Finaiicral Rcport111g Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ircland {FRS 102) leffeclive I laiiuary ?0191', Financial Reportiiig Standi¢ ￿ 102 'Tlie Financial Reporting Standard applicable iii the UK and Republic of Ireland, 11 iid the Cojnijanies Act 2006. The fjnancsal ￿aleIn¢JilS have been prepared li￿der the h2sioi.i￿I cost ¢onventÈon. Income All Incoine is recounsscd iii the Staleiiient of finan¢tal Attivities oiice (lie charity ha$ eiilitl¢nient to tlie fiind5. it is probable tli81 the incoine will be Itceived and tlie aiiiouiit can be nieasuird reliably. Expenditui'e Liabilili¢s ate ￿e08]liSed as eX￿lidi1UIy as s(x>ii their 15 a legal or coi)%li'ueLive oblE8ation coinmittitjg tl diayity to that eXp￿Idit￿re. it 18 probable Ilial a tT7115fer of eeanojnic benefits will be required til settleinent and tl)e aÈnoiiiit of the obligation can be HTreasuiEd iiliably. Expcnditulc is ac¢oui)ied fol on an acci'iials basis attd has been classified uiider headÈ#gs Ihal agJegate all wsi related ¢0 tl)e c2teEOly. WheT¢ Costs ¢&iinot be diiEcIIy tti'ibLlted lo partirular he￿dingS thcy have been allocated to activitie5 011 & basis ¢onsist¢nl with tlie Iise of fCSDiirc¢s. 'rAnuible fix￿1 Assets Depreciatioii is providtd at the folloivi118 a￿￿U&l lates in order lo write off each asset tsvei. its estiniated iiseful T#xthtlo The cliai'ity 1.% exejnpt fibm ¢orpoiHtion t&x oji ils cliaritable adivities. Fund ge¢ouiJtiiig Unrestiicted fviids cali be tssed in a¢cofdaii& willi tl)e ¢haiiiable objecljve5 at the di5cr¢tion ()f th¢ trustee5. Resti'ictcd fiinds cali only be used for payliciilar iYstt'i¢led purposes witliin tlit obj¢G15 Ofthe d￿rity. Rcslrict10115 arise ivheii specified by the donoroi. wlien fuJid8 are i&ised foi. particular r¥sliicled puiyoses. Further explan&tion of the iiature wid piirpose of each fuiid is knclLided iii the not¢s lo t1￿ financi&l st&t¢Mient5. Hii'e i)uicliA5e lea5iiig CDmmitment5 Reiila15 paid Linder opei'atlll8 leases air ¢I￿r8ed to ilie Statement of Fiiian¢ial Activities on a straighi line bttsis over the period of tlie lease. OTH￿1 R TRADING ACTIVITIES Fiiiidrai5in8 event5 20,591 910 Pitg¢7 oiitiiilled... M¢R%¢yslde Asbes(os Victim5 Siipport Group Notes to thc Fii)allQiAI StAtenienfs- contirtued for the Y¢#i' Ended 31 Mxycli 2025 RAISING fuNDS Raisiiig (loiifitL0115 legaeies 31.3.25 31.3.24 Siipport wsts 153,618 131,890 Nrr INCOMEI(EXPfi NDITURE) Net 1￿cO￿le1{eXpe[ldltiir¢) is stated atler¢hargitJ¥l(credilingl'. 31.3.24 Dep￿CIatIOti- owiied assets OtlieT operating leases 8?8 28,763 597 25.902 TRusfKES' REMUNERATIOIY A(YD BENEFITS Their wer¢ no trusl¢es' reniunerntion oi. other be￿erits for the year ended 31 Mairh ?025 nor for tlie year et)ded 31 Mairh 2024. TYtistee5 exp¢n$es 31.3.25 31.3.24 Trustees. exp¢n5e5 102 263 COMPARATIVES bOR THE STATEMf.NT OF f4lNANCIAL AcfiviTIES fiind IIYCOME AND EIYDOWMEIYTS FROM Doiiatiot]s and legc1Gies 141,049 O¢h¢r tradiiig activities 910 Total 141,959 E?