CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 16t September 2023 Perlod start date To 31 St August 2024 Period end date Charity name: LEASOWES EXTRA Charity reglgtration number: 1181902 Obj8ctives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in rts governing d(Kument The purposes of the Chaty are to: {1) advance the education of children of primary school age., (2) provide for the recreatson of chiklren of primary school age in each case by making facilities and services available to pupils of Leasowes Primary School during oui of school hours. Summary ofthe main ath'vrties in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, th8 activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. The charity has advanced ts education of th8 children in Nurnery s8th'ng', Careful arKI frequent monrtoring and assessment proves that the barning delivered is rich and engaging enablirvJ good outcomes. Starting points and dats show that children make good progress and start to18am the fundamental skills needed to continue this leaming in Reception and further on into Key Stage 1. It has also provided before and after school care for more than 200 families across the wlK)le year. Th8 Trustees beli8ve rt is very important to reinvest money into Leasowes Extra, as ￿11 as into the school, in order to provide the best environment and resources we can to our users and the school. As we are based on the school site, by doing this, we also improve a number of areas vlrthin the school vthich impacts the school communty and beyond. Bet¥Yeen September 2023 and August 2024, we spent £3,408.95 on new indoorloutdoor resources to be used by children attending Nursery and out of school pyovision for educatson and recreatsonal purposes. Our biggest project thB year was to donate £87,500.00 to the school for the full refurbishment of the officelreception area. This has not only improved the first impression all visitors have when arriving at our school, it has also improved the safety of the sthool site. Staff in the school office can now see all visrtors arrFving at the school entrance before buzzing them into the building. This has improved safety and S￿rty for the *thole school communty. In addrtion to this also donated £850.CK) to the school for new fumiture for the libra hub. This a ain benefits all school users including those who attend Nursery and Statement confinnirwJ whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public The Trustees gave due regard to the Charity Commission's guKlance on public benefft when makiTrJ these investment decisions and feel they will not only benefrt its users and their familEs but also the school communrty and beyond. In doing so this VK)uld encompass a sufficient section of the putJic for our chanty's purpose. Additional infomiation loptional) You ma hoose to indude further statemerrts ￿ere ￿levant about.. Policy on grant making Policy on social investment including program related investment Contribution made by volunteers Oiher Achievements and Perfomianco Summary ofthe main achievements of the charrty. identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficianes and any wider benefrts to society as a whole. We were able to offer 380 nursery sessions to families during the course of this year wth a maximum capacity of 32 children each morning and afternoon session. We had 39 children in total on roll at the end of the year. We were also able to offer 190 before 8th001 sessions with 81 places available each session and 190 after school sessions with a maximum of 107 places available in each of these sessions. Across the course of the year w8 were able to provKle wrap around childcar8 to over 21XJ familie8. Funds remained abov8 our £70.000.(X) contingency at all times. induding *fien all of the at)ove donations and resources are conS￿red. The chaiitys aim for next year is to continue to maximise Additional infomiation (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against We have tEen able to maintain the total number of children objectives set on roll throughout the year when compared to the previous year. Predicted wofft margins were achieved and we remained viable throughout the year. Perfomance of fundraising a¢tivities against 0￿.ectiVeS set Investment perfomiance against obJ"ectives Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial posrtion at the end of the period The charity had a rvJerve of £278.423.77 as of 315t August 2024. Thts refleds a year erKI increase of £35,933.94 on th8 previous year. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating vthy they are held The charities 'Stheme of Delegats'on of Finanaal Powers, states that financially, are adequately stable when we have reserves of more than £70,1)Xi. These reserves sI￿u￿￿ enable the chanty to fully operate for a further 4 months should profrts fall or rf no income was received for any ason during this periwn S unrnstr1et￿ incom anaty8iS funds lund$ Recomm•nd•d eat•gories by actlvlty Endowmont Total thi$ funds year Totsl last year Incoming resources {Note 3 F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Incomlng resources from gonarated funds Vdunthry )1 378.017 378,017 362,114 InvestrM)t iNJJme Incomlng rèsourus from charltable a¢￿vItIeS other Inccrtnlno r•8ourco8 Total Incomlng resources s06 Re80urcos expended (Notos 4-8) 378,017 378,017 Cos¢$ ol G•n•rntlng Fund C081$ vdun 243.5C 227,608 FUndr￿￿￿j trthYir¥ r£•ts Charftabl• a¢tlvlth• S10 Govem•n¢e Costs S11 S12 Total rgsources expended s13 N•t incom1n￿(outyO1n9j r•8ourc•s b•foro transfers s14 345 492 345 492 309,065 32,525 32,525 53,049 Gro88 transfers between funds $15 N•t Incomlntyfoutyoing) Trsources b othèr recognlsed galnsl(los¥es) s16 Other recognlsed gainsl(lossesl Gains and losses on revalualKJn of fixad assets for the Charit￿S own use Gains and losses on investment asset$ 32 525 53,049 $17 S18 Net movèment In funds $19 Total funds brought forward Total funds caffled fonvard s21 32,525 393,124 32,525 393,124 53.049 340,075 425,649 425,649 393.124 CC17a (Excel) 18109r2024 Section B Balance sheet Restrict&d income nds Unrestrict8d funds Endowment Total thls funds year Totsl la8t year Fixed assets Tangible agsets F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 (Note 9) Investments (Note 10) Total fixed assets Current assets Stock and WO￿ in progress Debtors (Note 11) (Short tgrml investments Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets ,25 71,250 45. 245,899 271.250 Cradltors: amounts falllng duo wlthln ona y•ar (Note 12) B10 Net cUrr￿t assets/{Ilablllties) 271. 50 245,899 Total assets loss current Ilabllths 812 Credltors: amounts falllng du• after one year (Note 12) 813 Provisions for Ilabilitles and charge$ 814 Net assets B15 71. 71,25 245,899 Funds of the Charity Unrestrfcted funds B16 271.250 271,250 271,250 B17 Restricted income funds (Nots 13 Endowment funds (Noto 131 818 819 Total funds 271,250 71,250 271.250 Signed by one or trustees on beham of all the trustees &gnatwe Print Name Date of roval CC17a {Excell 1810912024 Section C Notes to the accounts Note 1 Basis of preparation Thls secllon should be completedby 811 charllles. 1.1 Basis of accountlng These accounts have been propared on the basis of historic cost (except that investrnents are shown at matkel value) in accordance wlh". Accounting and Reporting by Charities- Statement of Recommended Practice {SORP 20051,. and with" A¢counling Standards.. Financial Reporting Stsndards for Smaller Enterprises IFRSSEI., or and with the Chanlies Act. Glve detalls in this box Ila different standard has I￿￿ followed. -Tick as appropriate.. 11811 re￿vant disdtssures sho1￿ in lh& pa¢k have been given tI￿n plèasg tic*'Accounts"ng Stsndardg." il dis¢losures ccmpbted in Ih6se 8ccounts ha￿ t¢en ￿tn"c￿ to ihose r8quirtd by tha FRSSE, then plo88e lick 'Finan¢ial Reporting Stsndards for Smaller Entèrprises IFRSSEI. ** -11 no departuffjs Irom thè th¢4en stand•rds ha￿ bogn made tsn (lebts theBe *wd$." otheThvis• gi* details of any ¢h•nges in tha btyxes 1.2 Chango in ba$18 of accounllng There has been no Change to the accounbng policles {valuation rules and methods of accounlingl since last year Glve detalls In thls box of any maferlal changes that have been made. $ if no changgs have been made to accounb.rvj potici8s Ihan delete these vffjrts. 1.3 Chany• to prnvlou8 accounts No changes have been madg lo accounts for previous years Glve detalls in Ihis box olany material changes that have been made. CC17a (Excell 18109r2024 Section C Notcs to the accounts Icontl Note 2 Aecounting policies rhls standardlisl of xcountingpolkigs has been applledbythe ch•rftyex¢•ptforllw (Weted. Where a thfferentor addltlonalpolicyhas been adopted then this is detailedln the box belLW. INCOMING RESOURCES Rocognttlon ol incornin r8sourcos These are ￿dUded in the Stateft*nt of Financjal ISOFAI vthen.. the ¢hanty becurw enbyed to the reStyJr￿". the trustees ar8 Virtualty (trtrdjn they wll ￿Ne the re50urrM.' and the monetary value can be measured ￿th suffic*nt reliabilty. Where incornw resources have relat￿ expeThJilufe las with fundratsiig or coTrtra￿ InC￿me1 the incoming resour￿$ aThJ related expeThlrture are rep￿￿ gross in SOFA Grants and donabL￿$ are only ￿¢j￿je￿ In Ihe SOFA when charity has Uncondit￿nal en1rkn￿Thl to the M50urces In¢omlng resources wlth r•lat•d •xpenditur• Grant8 and donallons Tax reclatrrmk on donatlo and gift8 Contra¢lual Incomg •nd perfomMn¢o relat•d yrants Inc(xnir¥J resources Imm lax r8dwm8 we ind￿ded in the SOFA at th8 tim• as lh8 gift to vthi¢h they relate Thi8 ts onty I￿uded in the SOFA0n￿ ts relatthj goc#J$ (* w￿¢•$ have bggn dalvèrèd. Gbll¥ in klnd Grfls in kY#J am #ctwnbj forat a r•awn81)le eslwnate oftheir valu• to the or arnount aciualty realised. Gffts In kind for sale or d￿t￿lution are in the acojunts as grft8 onty whèn wkl or distributed by the chanty Gffts In kind lor use by the 8r8 Ythd•d in tt* SOFA a8 irwinq rosourc*s rec*wabK8 Th8$9 are onty irthw n Inc￿ J*¥ource• Iwlth an amount in resourc8S expended) where th¢ ben•fit to ts thanty LS feasonabty quanbfiablè. rne8¥urable and rn8teri•l. The valu• placed on resour￿6 wtsmated value to lh• tharity of the 88rw¢¢ or Iw"lity r•e*Ned. Thè value of any voluntary W rnC•N•d N not vidLthd in the 3￿Qu￿ts but is d9s￿bed in tho Irustees, annual r•F*Xt This ra induded in the 0￿o￿Trts r•(*Nabb. Inv••lrnonl galn• •nd lo•w Thls any gakn or hx8 of Inv88thwnts any gain or k7$6 r•$uttirrtJ from revaluirvJ Investmenls to m&thel at th• •nd ol Ihe year. Donat•d ￿1vIc0• and faclllJo¥ Volunts•r holp In￿¥1m￿nt Incom• EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES Llability rg¢ognition Liabilit*s a￿ rectsarttstd ￿ w>on as tr￿r• * * lryal orefjnstru¢ty'¥e oblKdabon cornmrttitva th• chanty to pay out resour￿. I￿￿de costs of the preparat￿Jn and examinalw)th ofsiatuw accounts. the ￿$ts ol trustee meetsrys c08t of any *al 8dvKe to trustees on governance or eon5titulional mattors. WI￿re the ch•nty gve$ a 9rant vrti cofvJiliorr4 for ts pay￿nI bging a sp8ofic level ol 8ervie* or oulput to b• provthd. such grants ar¢ re¢ognts•d in the SOFA onc• the re￿￿t oftho grant has prov*Jed ￿ Spe¢rf￿ seNic¢ or oiity)uL Th￿* are only recigntstd in ts ac£¢Junts ￿an 8 ¢rynrnth&nt ha5 been made there 0 no ccTrJitions to be mel reL8ling to the grant remain in tha control ol tho charity Support costs indude central ftJn(*¢¥ts and have been allxatad lo actNty cost categories Dn A baskw coDsi8tent wth the use of re￿J￿$, eg allocating property wsts by Ib)r areas, or par capita. stsff costs by th8 kne sponl and other c4)sls by thwr usag?. Gov•mane• costs Grants wlth p•rfonnan¢• ondl¢lon• Grant8 payablg wthout porfomiance ¢ondition8 Support¢oits ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for use These are caprtali58d rf ttw can be used for m¢ye than year. and o)st 8t lea¥t £5fr). Th•y by¢ha￿ty are v8h￿d at cost crf a reasonab￿ value on recept. Inveslments Investrnents quoted on a reu)gntsed stcd( exchaffje are valL*d at marttt value ot th• eTrJ. Olhef invè5trngnt assets ar• Ind￿ at truslees. ie5t estimate of rnathel value. Stock8 ar￿ WO￿ in pn>gres• The58 are valued at the ¢))st or market value. POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE CC17a IExcdl 18109r2024 Section C Notes to the accounts {cont) Note 3 Analysis of incomlng resources Incoming resources may be further analysed Mthis wouldhelp the reader ofthe Kcounts. This year Last y￿r is Volunlary Incomo Toial Actlvltlgs f¢x gemratlng funds Childcaie Income Fudou h Fundin SCC Refund of Contin SCC Cow¢J-19 Im L# Grant 378,017 362,114 Total 378017 362.114 Investment Income Bank Interest Received Total Incomlng r080ur¢eB from charltable actlvlti Total CC17a IExL*II 181LY312024 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 4 Analysls of resources expended Resources •xpondèd may bè further analysed If this would help thg r•adgr of the accounts. Thls year Last ygar Coyts of generating voluntary income Salaries and Pensron Trainin Rent Advertisin 207,170 336 36,000 201,327 281 Total 243,506 227,608 Ftsndralslng tradlng costs G￿traI Runnin Costs Relurbishmenl Costs Donations 11.298 12.858 Total 99,648 78,085 Investmgnl manag6m•nt costs Total Charltable *ctl¥ltlos Total Govomance Costs Licences, Professional Fees and Govemance Costs 2,337 3.372 Total 2.337 3,372 CC17a (Excell 1e409r2024 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Note 5 Support Costs Please complete this not• If the charity has an•lys8d its expenses uslng aetlvity categorfes andhas support costs. Fvndra181ng actlvlty Charhabltt A¢tivlty Governance A¢tlvlty Totsl Cotyt ort Cost Totsl Note 6 Dotalls of c¢rtaln ttems of oxpendituro 6.1 Tru¥t•• èxpbns Please provlde detalls of the amount olanypayment Of rnlmbursement of ¢)ut•of-po¢ket •xpenses mado to trUst￿S or to thirdpartles lor expenses Incurredby trn$¢ees. If no exp•nso5 wern pald, please onter'None' in the approprlate boxfes). Th1* yoar La8t year Non• Number of trustees who wore pald èxpenses No Natur8 of the •xpons•s Total amounl ￿ld 6.2 Ftts for axamlnatlon or •udll of the •¢counts Pl&gs8 provlde detalls olthe •mountpald forany sfatutory external$¢wtlny of a¢¢ounts and other seThices providedby yourindependent ￿aMiner orauditor. Nnothlng was paldplease enterNONE in the appropriate box(es). Thls year Last year Ind•pendgnl examinerfs or auditors. fges for roporttng on th• accounts Othèr fe0$ Ifor example: advice. consultancy. accountsncy Sgrylces} paid to the indepondgnt examiner or auditor 250 250 1770 1610 CC17a (E￿1) 1810912024 Section C Notes to the accounts lcontl Nots7 Paid employees Ploase complote thts note Mthe charity has any employees. 7.1 Staff Costs Thls ygar Last yèar Gross wag08, salarl•s and bènth In klnd Employerfs Natlonal Insuranc• Costs Penslon costs 190,396 72,313 4,461 207,170 186,684 11,526 3,117 201,327 Total 3tsff costs 7.2 Averago number of lull-tim• •quivalont •mployoos In the ￿#r Tho part8 of the ¢h•rlty In whlch th• mploy•e8 work Th1$ ￿ar NuM￿r Last yoar Numbor 15 16 Totsl 15 16 7.3 Dèfin8d contrlbutl¢>n penslon #chem• Please complet• rfa defined contrlbutlon nslon Scheme Is Brlof d8ts118 of th8 $¢homo Defined contribution pension schome with NEST and IB operatsd as a workpla¢e pension In Ilno wlth Auto Enrolment This year Last y8ar Thè costs of the scherne to thtr chartty for tho year The amount of any contrfbutions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contrtbutlons prepald at the year end CC17a (Excell 181C912024 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Note 8 Grantmaklng Please complete this note Mthe charfty made any grdnts or donatlons whlch In aggregate forni a matsrial part of the charitable activities undertaken. 8.1 Total value of grants Grants lo institutlons Totsl amount £ Grants to indlviduals Total arnount £ Purpose for whl¢h School - Various Im ranls made Leasowes Prima rovements to school buildin 88,350.00 Total 88.350 8.1 Grantmaklng cost8 M the charlty s accounts are preparèd on the "a¢tlvity basls" please glve detslls of any support cost assoclated with grantmaklng. Please enter "Nll" Mthe charity does not identify an(Vor allocate support Support costs of grantmaklng 8.3 Grants rnade to Institutlon$ Mthe charlty has made grants to partlcular Instftudons that arn materlal In the Context of Its grantmaklng please give details of the instltutlon supported. purpose of the grant and totalpald to each Instltutlon listod. Sufflclent Informatlon should bo glven to pmvide a reasonable understandlng ol the range ol Instltutlons su orted. £NII Name8 of In$tltutlon8 Purpo$0 Various improvements to school buildings Total arnount of rants aid£ 88,350 Leasowes Pnmary School Total grants to Instltutions 88.350 CC178 (Excel) 1810912024 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Nots9 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this nole Ilthe charlty has any tanglble fixedassets 9.1 Cost or valuation Fre•hold land & bulldlngs other knnd & bulldin Plan( machlnery •nd motor vohicl FlxtUrn8. flttSng8 and oquSpm•nt Payments on account and as60ts under eonstructlon Total Balance brought forward Additions Revaluations Dl8posals Transfer5" Balance carried fotward 9.2 Accumulatsd d•preciation and impalrnifrnt provl$lon8 'Basl$ SLorRB SLorRB SLorRB SLorRB SLorRB Rat• Balance brought forward Depreciatlon charge for year Impaimient provisions Revaluations Di8PQ8818 Transfers. Balance carried forward 9.3 Net book value Brought fO￿ard Carried forward 9.4 Revaluation If any flx•dassets have bèèn revaluedplease glve detall$ of the valuerand method of valuauon The 7ransfets.mw is formovements between fNed asset categ017es. ' Please indicate the mellyod of depreCIat￿n by deleting the method not applicable (SL - st13￿ht line.. RB = ducing balance). Also please ind￿al8 the rate of dep￿cIali0n." for sfrawht line, what is the an1￿1pat&d life of the asset (in years).. for reducing balance, what is the pe￿entage annual deduction. CC17a (Excell 10 1810912024 Section C Notes to tho accounts Icontl Note 10 Investment assets Please complete thls note 11 the chority has any Investm￿¢ assets. 10.1 Flxed a88èts Inve8tment8 Carrying Imarf(ell value al beginning of year Add.. additions to Investments at cosl Less: disposals al carrying value Addlldoductl: net 9ainllloss) on revaluation Carrying Imarkell value at end of year Please pmvld• below.. 10.2 A breakdown of thè market values of Inv••th)ents shown abovo agrn•lng wlth th• balance 8hg•t row BO3. 10.3 A breakdown of the Income from Investments agmlng wlth SOFA row SO3. Analysls of Investments 10.2 M*rket valu? at year •nd 10.3 In¢omo from Investment8 for the year Inv•8tmont propertl•8 Invo8tmonts Ilsted on • r￿OgnIsed 8trfk exchange or hold In common Investrnent fund8, open èndod Inv88tmont companl•8, untt trusts or othgr collectSvg Inv•8tmont 8chgme8 Investments In subsidlary or connectgd undèrtaklng8 and companl•s Securltle¥ not listed on a recognlsgd Stock Exchange Ca#h held ai part of tho Inv08tm•nt portlollo Other Invostmants Total 10.4 Materlal Investrnent holdings If any single investrnent is material in ternis of its valvg (for example represents more than 5 per cont of the value of the charity's total Invg$trnents} ploase provlde details. Inve8tmont held Market Value CC17a IExc*l} 11 1810912024 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 11 Debtors and prepayments Please complgts thls note Mthe charity has any debtors or ents. Analysls of dobtorn Amounts falling due within onè year This yoar Last yoar Amounts falling du8 aft01 morg than ong year Thls year Last year rrado dèbtors Amounts duD from BU￿￿dIary and assoclated und•rtakSng8 Other debtor4 Prnpayments and a¢Cr￿d Incom• Totsl Note 12 Creditors and accruals Pl•a5e complete thls note Ifthe ¢h*ity has any crndltorn ora¢¢mats. 12.1 Analys1$ of croditors Amounts falllng du within yoar Thls year Last year Amounts falllng due aft•r moro than ong Thls year Last year Loan¥ and 0￿rdIaft$ Trade credltoys Amounts due to ¥ubsSdlary and •s$oclated und•rtaklng8 Other credltOV8 Ac¢ru•ls and doferrgd Incomo Total 12.2 Securlty over assets If any loan, overdraft orothercrodrforholds a ¢harge or others•curity ov•rany assets ol the ¢harlty please provide details. CC17a (Excell 12 1810912024 Se¢tion C Notes to the accounts {contl Noto 13 Endovmient and restricted income funds Please complete thls secuon rfthe ¢harfty has any endowment or restrf¢ledincome fun(ts. 13.1 Funds hold Pléase glye a brlef descrlption of any of the followlng type of funds held by tho charity: pernianent endowment fvnds IPE): expendable endowment funds IEEI: and r•strlctsd Incom• funds, Ineluding special trusts. of the charlty (R). Fund Name Type PE. EE orR Purpose and R6strlctSons 13.2 Movements of major funds Please glve detalls of the movements olthe majorfunds summ•rfsedln the ￿$t￿ted and endowmgnt columns of the Statement of Flnanclal Acuvltles. Fund balanc9• brought forward un balance8 carrled for•vard Incomlng rg$ourc8s OirtgoSng resources Galn• •nd loss90 Tr•n¥forn Fund names Total Funds 13.3 Transf¢rs between funds Please give details olany transfe￿ between fund& From Fund (Namel To Fund {Namel Reason Amount CC178 IExeel) 13 1810912024 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont} Nots 14 Transactions with related parties If the charity has any transactions wlth relatedparties (other than th6 frustee expensos explalngd In note 6) dgtalls of such transactlons should bo provided in this notè. Ifthere are no transactlons to report. please enter "None" In thg relevant boxe& 14.1 Remuneratlon and benefrts Pl￿$0 glve the amount of, and legal authority for. any remuneratlon or other benefrts pald to a trust•• or other relatgdparnes by the charlty or any Instltution or company connected with It. Name of Irustee or conn¢¢ted party Legal authority (•g order, governlng do¢um8nt) Amounts pald or beneflt value Thts year Last year 14.2 Loans Please glve detalls of and amounts owlng to or fmm the Charlty's twst60s or other relatedpartles by tho ¢harlty at th• year end. Namo of trustefr or connected party Amount owlng Thls year Last yoar Legal authorlty Due to trust•e8 and related partios Due from trustees and related partl•8 14.3 Other transactlon{s) wlth trustees or related parties Plèase give detalls of any transaction undertaken by (oron behamofj the chartty In whlch a trustee or relatedparty has a material Interest. Name of the t￿￿te8 or related Relationship to charity Deseription of the transaetionlsl This year Last yfrar CC17a (Excel) 14 1810912024 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 15 Additional Disclosures The following are significant matters which are not covered In other notes and need to bè Included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If Ihere is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheeL CC17a (Excel) 15 1810912024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Leasowes Extra On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charity no lif any) 1181902 Set out on pages 1 to15 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31108 124. Responslbllities and As the charrty trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sedion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent tThe chanty's gross income exceeded £250,CIIO and l am qualified to examiner'8 8tstsment undertake the examination by being a qualrfied member of Association of Accounting Technicians. I have completed my examination. l confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ad.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements Concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 10 September 2024 Name: Lorraine Banks of Banks Accountancy Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FMAAT IER October 2018 Address: 4 Tyria Way Stafford ST17 4YB Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here details of any items that the examlner wlshes to disclose. IER October 2018