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CHARITY COMMISSION REPORT Soul Survivor Watford Registered Chority Alumber.. 1184088 und Compony No.. C£017985 Trustees Report ond Accounts for the Yeor Ended 31 Morch 2025

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD CONTENTS Pago Trustaas, rep￿)rt 1-20 8lateilliJilt ol Tiu$¢¥<i¥*' i¥byuFibibilili Independent auditorfs report 22-24 Statèm&nl of fin8n¢lal activtt 25-26 8818nce sheet 27 Slatèmant ol ¢0gh flows 28 Notes to the finandal statements 29-41

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR END_41 MARCH ?￿5 l. Trustees Report The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31° March 2025. The accounts have been pfepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note I to the account5 and comply with the charities constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement r)f Rpr.rJmmpndpA Prxrtirp °Arrniinl 2nrt Rppnrtine hy fh*ritl#S-. l%%lJgd in March 2rxis. The Trustees who served durlng the year were: David Mitchell Chair Adefela Aromolaran- Elected Trustee- Appointed 20January 2025 Alison Maffey (Resigned as Trustee 25 April 20251 Elizabeth Potter Emily Carrillo- Treasurer Emmanuel Akpaia Gary Tucker- Appointed 20 January 2025 Kevin Downton Lindsay Nash- Independent Trustee Marc Llm- Appointed 20 january 2025 Philippa Vincent- Appointed 20 January 2025 Stephen WalkeT-Appointed 20 January 2025 Trustee resi8nations during the financial year Desmond Scott Ilndependent Trvsteel (Resigned 20 January 202SI Rerfd jonathan Stevens Istaff Trustee) IResi8ned 25 Septefflber 20241 Liza Hoeksma Istaff Trusteel IRe5i8ned 25 September 20241 Introductlon from Lead Pastor This has been a year of significant tfan51tion for Soul Survivor Watford with the publication of the Fiona Scoldin8 KC Independent Review in September 2024. We accepted the findin85 and have focused on implementin8 the recommendations of her report. We recognise the profound harm caused to survivors and remain committed to ensuring we have the right structures in place to ensure this never happens again. I h3ve been Erateful for the support of the church community sinee I was appointed Lead Pastor in Oecember 2023. The church have leaned into the hard work of healin& to rebuilding, to ccountability. and to hope. This has been a testsment to the depth of faith in this community and the power of God's grace in every sea50n.

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPOR T FOR THE YEAR END 31 )095 We have done significant work iebuildinB fourKlation5 this year. We've overhauled goveinance structures, introduced robust Trustee recfuitment, and signed a renewed Bishop's Mission Order. We appointed a full-time Safeguarding lead and implemented new comprehensive training across the church. The Diocese commended o*Jr safeguarding work as one of the rnost comprehensive they've seen. More importantly. we're buslding a culture where everyone can flourish safely. This year we have been focused on Building the House-A House of Worship. A House of Prayer and a House of Hope. Amidst all the necessary structural work. we're seeing encouraging signs of health and life. God is at work amon8 us, people are encountering God in worship. young people are flourishing in faith. the prayer life of the church 15 buildin8 and authentic community is bein8 formed. We're trusiing the Holy spirit to continue tfansforming tss and making vs into the community God is callin8 US to be. Our monthly Worship and Prayer nights and new House of Worship gatherings are becoming significant expressions of th15, as we priorit15e worshippin8 jesus and seeklng God iogether. The church contlnyes to serve our local Community through Lafé Nol. Our Hope Fund has funded the famity meal boxes ovei the past year, which have provided over 12.000 meals for people in our community and practical support for families. Over theyear. we've navigated significani staff transition53nd appointed an Associate Pastor. Head of Operation5, and dedicated roles in community, discipleship, and pastoral care. These roles are building somethin8 Sustainable that maintains the relation31 DNA ol who we are while creatin8 capacity for the future. The foundations we￿e lald posltion us for what's ahead. We're committed to learning from ihe past while buildin8 confidently for the future. These lesson5 haven't diminished our faith. they've refined it, teaching U5 to hold leadership more lightly and anchor our hope more firmly in jesus. We move forward with humility. knowin8we have much to learn. believing our best days are ahead as we continue to love God, love people. and love the world. Hev'd lon Sfevens Lead Pastor Recrultment and appointment of new Trustees During the past year, Soul Survwor Watford has carried out a substantial review and renewal of its Trustee recruitment and appointment processes to stfengthen governance and widen representation. New Trusiees coniinue to be appoinied by the exisiing board,. however, the process has been formali5ed and eKtended to include applications. interviews, and structured induction. A Trustee Handbook has been developed and provided to all applicants and Trustees, setting out the vision,

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEE5 REPORT FOR THE YEJIft END 31 MARCH ?0?5 value5, responsibilities and expectations of the role. This forn)s part of a wider governance package that ensures clarity of resKK)nsibilitie5 arTrd alignment with Charity Commission guidance. In addition, an Elected Trustee role was intrOdU￿d in 2024 to further increase accountability and engagement with the church membership. Thi5 role has a two-year temi. with candidates drawn from the church community and appointed through an election process overseen by the Trustee5. The role description sets out clear expectations re8arding governance. safeguardin8. financial oversight and alignment with the church's mission. Trustees are appoinied for deftned ierms Inormalty four years. or two years for elected Trustees), with eligibility and applbcations assesseil against role descriptions and person specifications. Interview5 are conducted to ensure that candidates bring appropriate skills and perspectives to the board, and ihat the composition of the board provides a breadth of expertise across areas such as finance. safeguardin& HR. governance 8nd pastoral ministry. AII Trustees receive a copy of the Trustee Handbook and are required to complete safeguarding training in line with Church of England and Chaflty Commission guidance. They are a150 encouraged to undertake wider training in Bovernance and charity law. Trustees continue to receive regular pdates from the Charity Commission and are expected to remain active in church life. serving in a ministry area and attending services re8ularly. unless they are independent Trustees. These changes have 518nificantly strengthened governance and oversi8ht, embeddln8 a more transparent, accountable and robust framework for Trustee recruitment, induction and ongoing development. 2. Structure. Governan￿ and Management The CIO was established by a constitution and was registered as a charity with the Charity Cornmis5ion on the 25" June 2019. number 1184088. Constltutlonal amendments During the year, the Trustees reviewed and amended the CIO'S constitution to reflect evolving governance practices and incorporate recommendations from the Fiona Scolding KC review. The amendment5 were formally agreed in principle by the Board and include clarification on the timing of AGMS Inow confirmed as starting frown January 2025. and will be in October moving forward51. minute-keeping practices. and the relationship between trusteeship and staff roles. Additional refinements addressed clauses conceming the retirement and removal of Trustees, and the requirement for at least one external Trusree. While maintaining flexibility allowed under the model CIO constitution. the updated version reflects Soul Survivor Watford's current governance

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEE5 REPOR T FOR THS VEAR END 31 AOARCH 2025 policie5. particularty regarding staff ineligibility for trusteeship. without making it a fixed constitutional restriction. The updated constitution wa5 finalised in May 2025 and will be submitted to the Charity Commission in accordante with regulatory requirements. BMO Renewal In 2025, Soul Survivor Watford's Bishop's Mission Order IBMOI was renewed by the Diocese of St Albans. The renewal incorporated important charhge5 following recommendations from the Fiona Scolding KC Independent Review, with a particular focus on Sirengthening 8overnance. safe8uardin8, transparency. and accountability. The updared BMO now include5 enhanced provisions across several key areas: Governance cfversi8ht.- Trustees have agreed to a pro8ramme of annual governance health check5 and regular external reviews. The Archdeacon of St Albans las Visitor) has the right to attend Trustee meetings lin a non-voting capacity) and receives agendas, staffin8 reports, and quarterly update5 On staff exit interviews. Recruitment of Senior Leaders.. New clauses require ihat no cler8y be appointed without the Bishop'5 licence or authority. The BishopNisitor must observe the recruitment process of Lead of Associate Pastors and provide written consent before appointments are confirmed. Safeguarding Strengthening.. Updated 8MO provisions reinforce the requirement to follow diocesan safeguarding guidance. ensure leaders and Trustees complete training (including spiritual abusel, and man¢Jate ￿porting of harm to the Bishop or Diocesan Safeguarding Officer. Complaint5 and Transparency.. The complaints policy has been rewsed to reflect updated 8MO expectations, includin8 qtiarterly reporting to the Visitor. publication ol the policy online. and clear signposting to the Visitor and Diocesan Safeguarding Team for escalation. Synod Representation and Consultation.. The process for establishing the Mission Initiative Roll IMIRI and electing Deanery Synod representatives is underway, in line with the BMO'S timeline for implementation by 2026. Annual meetings will include consultation opportunities in accordante with the new BMO framework. These provisions ensure that the mission and 80vernan￿ of Soul Survivor Watford remain aligned with the wider 5tructure5 of the Church of England and meet the expectations for transparency and accountability outlined in the Fiona Scoldin8 KC report.

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR END 31 MARCH 2025 The Trustees and Executive acknowledge 3nd welcome the stTengthened oversight and continue to work closely with the Bishop of Hertford and the diocesan team to implement these changes fully and in good faith. Or8anisational structure and decision-making process Tèams of Tru*tpp% t)vgr%pg diffgrpnt Arpx% nf rp&ptsnEihilTrty Thp£p arpA< xrp Finxnrp. Hgxlth and Safety, Human Resources and Safeguarding. These teams are authorised to make deci5ion5 Wlthin their specific areas of responsibility unless they consider it necessary to refer io the whole board. Expendituie of more than £l.CQO has to be referred to the board for approval unless included in the previous￿ approved budget. All staff positions are authorised by the whole board but recruitment of the pefson (with the exception of the Lead and Associate Pastofl is delegated to the Executive Team. The day-to-day management of Soul Survivor Watford is delegated to the Executive team. The Lead Pastor reports to the Trustee board and Bishop of Hertford and fully enBage5 Wlth the Church of England MDR process Iministeiial Development Review). The Lead P35tor meets with the Bishop of Hertford and Archdeacon of St Albans quarterly. Detalls of other related partles and wlder networks In whlch the charlty Is Involved The charity works with other Christian ￿ganisatIonS in the area especiallywatford Food Bank. New Htspe and Charis. The charity 15 a member of the (hristians Across Watford and the Evangelical Alliance. Outcome of Flona Scolding KC Independent Investlgatlon In September 2024 the Trustees of Soul Survivor Watford. tO8ether with Soul Suryivor Festiva15 and Sou161. published the outcome of the Independent Review led by Fiona Scolding KC. The review was commissioned in November 2023 following the safeguardinB investigation by the Church of England's National SafeRuardinR Team into the conduct ol Mike Pilavachi. The Independent Review concluded that there had been a sustained pattern of abusive and coercive behaviour ove¥ a number of years. This included Inappropriate physical tonduct, controlling relationships and sudden withdiawal of contact, all of which caused significant harm to individuals. The Independent Review also found that the governance and culture of Soul Survivor failed to identify or addre55 these behaviours. in part because ol the undue influence and authoritv held by Mike Pilavachi within the org3ni5alion. On 26 September 2024 theTru5tee5 155ued a public statement accepting the Independent Review's findings in full. The Trustees are fully committed to implèmenting the recomfflendations made in the Independent Review. Since publication we have begun a wide-ranging programme of work to

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRusfEES REPOR T FOR THE YEAR END 31 MARCkl ?025 strengthen our governan￿. safeguarding and cultu￿. This has included updating policies. introducin8 clearer accountability structures. enhancin8 safeguarding trainin& and improvin8 Trustee recruitment and oversight. We remain determined to learn from the mistakes of the past and to ensure that Soul 5urvivoT Warford 15 a place where all people are safe. supported and able to flourish. This has been a painful but important turrhing ￿Int in the life of our church. As we move forward. we do so with humiliry. seeking to rebuild trust, and to ensure that the values of integrity, accountability and compassion are at the heart of all we do. Full deiails of the review and statement can be seen on the websile. htt www.soulsurvivorwatford.co.u outcome. Safeguardln8 Soul Survivor Warlord continues to uphold a robust and comprehensive Safeguarding Policy. in line with Church of England and Diocese of St Alban$ guidance. The poliry is reviewed regularly. 15 publicly accessible on our website. and is actwely promoted ihroughout the building via signage and staff awareness. Regular safeguarding reports have been presented to the Trustees throu8hout the year, coverin8 new and active cases, ongoing safeBuarding initiatives. and progress updates against national safeguarding standards. Safer recruitment practices remain a key focu5. All volunteers undeT80 the appropriate level of DBS checks and tiaining. Phase l of our Safe8uafdin8 Project. which implemented the Safer recruitment process for those working with children. yo¢Jth. and vulnerable adults, has been completed. In the current year, Phase 2 extended these processes to all remaining volunteer roles across the church. A centralised Parish Dashboard system has been adopted to ensure accurate tracking of recruitment. 085, and tfaining compliance. A significant development this year has been the rolloui of role-specific trainin8. Wlth training 5e55ions delivered to ministry leads and volunteers. Volunteers who have not completed required training are no longer serving urbtil compliance is met. On8oinB support and refresher sessions are in place to ensure staff and volunteers maintain up-to-date safe8uardin8 awareness Soul Survivorwatford workscloselywith the Diocese of StAlbans SafegvardingTeam. The Oioce5an Safeguarding Advisor has reviewed the implementation of safeguarding prattices and comfflended the appwoach as one of the mosl comprehensive within the diocese. Ir5 August 2024, a full-time Safeguarding Lead was appointed. significantly enhancing the CIO'S safeguarding infrastructure. In addition. the Safe8uardin8 Team now holds quarterly internal

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRU5TEE5 REPOR T FnR T14F YFAR FNn 41 AAARnH ?n? meeting5 to review practices. examine t￿nds, and refiect on learnings from significant cases. The Lead Pastor, Associate Pastor. Head of Oper3tions 3nd Safeguarding Lead also hold bi-weekly current cases review5 to monitor new and ongoing attrve safeguarding concerns. All safeguarding cases are logged through our CPOMS system, with ieferr315 and consultation5 made where appropriate to external a8encie5. Safeguarding developments this year also include.. Implementation of the Church of England's fbve new National Safeguarding Standards. Updates to the Safeguarding Dashboard to track parbsh-level compliance. Updates to policies in response to new legislation on sexual harassment (Oct 202413nd reasonable restraint (Sept 20251. Pieparation for compliance with Martyn's Law (public protecrion from terrorism). Consideration of Prevent Duty training for key staff and volunteers. All safeguafding-related pollcies, including our Whistleblowing and Complaints Policies, are available on our website. GDPR Soul Survlvor Warford continues to adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation IGDPRI, introduced in May 2018. and remains committed to the responsible and secure handling of personal ¢Jaia, particularly with reBard to donor information. In july 2025, we intfoduced a formal Subject Access Request (SARI Policy to ensure transparency and timelv responses lo all SARS. Our Privacy Policy was also reviewed 3nLI updated in july 2025 to ensure continued compliance with current legislation and best practice. The Privacy Policy outline5 how we use and store donor and personal data antl provides individuals with C￿ar information on how to opt out of communication or make a formal complaint. We continue to monitor our data handling practices and donor relationships to maintain a high standard of trust and stewardship. Risk Management As part of the CIUS risk management pro¢e55. the Trustees undertake annual risk assessment5 in liaison with the relevant key members of Staff. The Trustees acknowledge their responsibility for the chariWs 5VStem of internal control and for reviewing its effecriveness. In October 2024. Soul Survivor Warford implemented Brightsafe. a cloud-based health and safety management system that has significantly enhanced our risk oversight. By providing structured workflnws, dieital reportinE tools. eLearning and expert advice, Brightsafe enable5 US to identify and respond to potential hazards more effrciently. Its incident logging and risk assessment features have improved how we monitor and document safety concems, ensuring appropriate corrective

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FnR TIIF YFAR FNn 47 20?5 action5 are taken Pfomptly and reducingthe risk of repeat occurrences. The platform also supports compliance by keeping key documentation up to date and easily accessible. The introduction of Brightsafe has helped em￿￿ a culture of proactive risk management. allowing the staff team and Trustees to make MO￿ informed decision5 based on real-time data and professional guidance. This 5UPPOrts our commitment to creating a safe environment for all who interact with our charity. Further strengthening our ¥isk management framework. in December 2024 we appointed a full- time Facilities Manager. who now oversees health and safety and compliance. This dedicated role has provided greater consistency, accountability. and operational follow-through in key areas of internal control. including the implementation of safety protocols and premises overs18ht. The Tru5tee5. through the staff team, hwe set policies on risk and internal controls. which cover.. The responsibility of management to implement the TrLtstees' policie5 The responsibility of management to implement the procedureslcontrols approved by the Trustees Consideration of the types of risk that the charity laces Identifying the level of risks which they re8ard as acceptable The Trustee5 are satisfied that the systems currently in pla￿. Supported by Bri8htSafe and dedlcated staff oversl8ht, are sufficient to mitigate exposure to the major risks. Reserves The Trustees have established a pollcy whereby free reserves held by the charity should be maintasned at a minimum of 2 months of the operating bvdget. At the accounting date free reserves were £25,664. The Trustees are aware that this minimum ha5 not been achieved thi5 vear. but recognise that should further furbding be required there are sufficient desi8nated reserves from which tran5fefs can be made. Operatlons & Infrastructure The Operations function at Soul SurvNor Watford has eXperIen￿d significant growth and professionalisation over the past 18 monih5 a5 a result of organisational growth being seen, and operational capacity and readiness for future growth. In Summer 2024, the church reviewed the operations funcrions as H result of staffing changes and introduced a new Head of Operation5 role, to provide senior over518ht and strategic direction across staffin& systems, compliance, and infr35tructurp_ At thp same time, a ftjll-time Safeeuardine Lead was appointed to ernbed 5afe8uarding at every level of church life. Thi5 was followed by the appointment of a full-time Facilities Manager in December 2024, who now oversee5 health and safety. building care and upkeep of the church prerni5e5.

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPOR T Foft TMS YEAR END 31 MAItCM 2025 The wider operat￿n$ Team has also expanded to include key roles such as the Operations & Sundays Coordinator and Creative Comm5 & Events Lead. with improved coordination through bi- weekly team meetings and stron8 collaboration acToss ministr¢es. Significant progfess has been made in- HR systems and staff cvlture, including onboardinyjoffboarding processes. and clearer team structures. Health & safety. wrth the introduction of Brightsafe and on8oin8 use of 8rightHR, improving risk management, reporting. and policy compliance. IT infrastructure, includinga newleased fibre internet line, segmented Wi-Fi networks, and ènhanced livestreaming support. Staff communication and task management. which have been streamlined using tools like Slack, Joyned, and centfalised planning documents. The Operations team has also supported improved Insurance compliance, delivery of 5afeguardin8 audits, and the development of a more sustainable and responsNe infrastiucture for ministry Stjpport. As a result, Operation5 now plays a crucial role in enabling the smooth. secure. and strategic runnin8 01 church life and mission. 3. Objertlves and Actlvltles The main objectives ol the CIO are lor the public benefit.. the advancement of the Christian faith in the united Kingdom or overseas., the relief of persons who are in need by reason of financial hardship. unemployment, ill- health. di5abilitV Of such other economic or social disadvanta8e- and the furtherance of the charitable work of the CIO by the advancement of such other charrtable purposes as the Charity Trustees may from time to time decide. Advancement of the Chrlstlan Falth In the UK The CIO is responsible for Soul Survivor WatfoTd." this is a missionary congregation reaching out to people in Watford and the Surrounding areas which was founded in 1992. Soul Survivor Watford Is part of the Church of England and became a'8i5hops Mission Orderf wthin the St Albans Diocese in 2014, extended in January 2024, and a further Renewed BMO signed on the 28" january 2025. The aim of thrs congregatron is not only to teach the Christian faith and offer opportunities to worship, but also to demon5tiate the 805pel through seTVitbg the local coiiimuiiity Ifui tliei dvldils and activities below).

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT ron rHE YEAR IND JI MAncii 2025 Alpha courses or Similar course5 are run on a regular basis, where people are encouraged to come and explore the Christian faith and to ask any questions they may have. Regular courses teaching various aspects of the Chr15tian Faith are run throughout the year and are open to anyone. Reliefs of persons who are In need Thè CIO runs a varigty of activiti•& from Soul Suvvivor Watford to support and •neoura80 thosè In need in the church family and the local community of Watford. The No7 Café is open on a Monday, io provide a place for the local community to meet. The café provides a warm welcoming environment with affordable food as well a5 free tea and filter coffee. Food Boxes.. The CIO provides food boxes during half term holidays for people in the community who are lacin8 financial pressure5. These boxes contain three meals for 6 people with recipe caids. Each year these boxes provide over I2,c￿ meals for lamilie5 in need in our local community. The charity continues to run ihe 'Hope Fund. to provide financial a5SlStance for people in financial need or crisi5, Particularly related to food need. The CIO also works with a number of local charitie5 in Watford supporting those facing adversity.. New Hope.. A homeless charity supporting those who are homeless in Watford. 'Preventing Homelessness.. Transformin8 Live5.' A number of the SSW con8re8ation are directly Involved and work with the charity. https.'/lwww.newhope.or8.uV Alternatwes.. A charity which work5 10 offer life changing emotional and practical support to those experiencing pregnancy related challenges. A number ol people from the congregation ol SSW work with them and the CIO financially supports the charity. h '.11a￿ matlvewatt0rd.￿.uk1. Chari5 Tiwala.. A local charity in Watford which offers support and assistance to anyone In Hertfordshire who is affected by human trafficking or sexual exploitation within the sex industry. htt s'.Ilcharistwala coml. During the financial year the CIO also financially supported The Cornergate Foundation. a charity which works with prisoner5 and ex-offenders to Sl1PPOrt resettlement after prison. htt s.'Ilcomer ale.0 As part of the churches gtving, the congregation collect and donate non-perishable food item5 and nappies which are 8iven to the Warford Food Bank which is located close to Soul Survivor Watford. SOLJI Survivor Watford ha5 become o significant contributor to the foc¥J bank. htt s.'Ilwarfordf nk.co.ukl io

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPOR T FnR THF YFAR FNn 17 ?n? Aims and Oblectlves for the year During the financial year ihe Tru5tee5. Executive Leadership and Pastoral Leadership Team continued to focus the attivities of the CIO on the I￿al church in Watford whose mission is to communicate the good news of jesus thr¢)vgh building a house of worship. prayer and hope. All the activity of the church srt5 under the Vision to -Love God. Love People and Love the World~. Love God Soul Survivor Watford h85 contTrnued to place worship. teachin& and prayer at the heart of church life. Sunday Services remain 3 central gathering point for the church. with a strong locus this year on deepenln8 wotshlp. expanding the preaching team, and rabln8 up new leaders. The House of Worship events have continued to grow and now form a si8nificant part of our worship rhythm. We have seen.. Growth in team participation across services. includin8 new leaders, musicians, and preachers. A si8nificènt increase in youth and young adults enga8ing with worship and leadership. Development of prayer ministry models that ensure safety and encoura8e broader participation. A continued stron8 attendance at Worship and Player Nights and House of Worship events. Soul Kids and Youth have both seen spiritual and numerical growth. with a focus on discipleship, worship, and engaging young people in leadership. Youth Alpha and discipleship streams for sixth form students have also been successfulty introduced. Mentorin& one-to-one discipleship, and creative spaces for young people have deepened engagement. Prayer continues to be a key priority, with a growing prayer culture across ministries. and specific investment in leadership for prayer initiatNes. The monthly Worship and Prayer night on the first Tiipsday of every monih tontinues to draw in an avera8e of people_ Love People rhi5 year ha5 seen a strong emphasis on ￿bUIlding commLtnity, Strengthening pastoral care, and reviewing otjr internal 5yStem5. Key highlights include.. Comprehensive review and overhaul of 5afeBuardin& including appointment of a full-time Safeguarding Lead and regular Trustee reporting. li

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR SND_31 MARr.H ?n? Review and strengthening of pastoral care 5tructure5. Wlth an Assistant Pastor taking responsibility for building and leading our pastoral Ca￿ ministry and cross-ministry team meetin85 introduced. A continued push to grow Connect Groups a5 Spaces of belonging and d*scipleship, with capacity now being increased due to group saturation. Dedicated focus on youn8adult4 and newcomeff. includins ncw docial and- -piritual ¢vcntJi and expanded Newcomer Meal formats. We also undertook a review of HR structures. ￿lch resulted in cleèrer line mana8ement. clarification of staff roles, and a refreshed approach to staff support and development. Staff were included in this process. and all changes weie implemented orb a trial basi5 in order to identify the best structures for the organisation. This included the implementation of a new Executive Leadership Team includin8 an Associate Pastor and Head of Operations to support the Lead Pastor and building the operations department to be a ieam of 51X that SLlPPOrt the infrastfucture of the church. There has been review of meetings to ensure that the staff can work productivew and collaboratively and the development of our internal -culture Greenhouse- initiative to build a healthy staff culture post-transition. As part of this next chapter for rhe or8anisation, several new staff joined the team durin8 Summer 2025, includinB'. A Pastor Rèsponsiblè for Community A Pastor Responsible for Discipleship A Café and Hope Coordinator An Operations and Sunday Coordinator A new Cufate and an Ordinand (funded by Church ol England) Two St Mellitus placemeni students (Funded by St Mellitusl Love Gorfs World The church coniinues to extend Its reach Into Ihe community rhrough compassion. outreach. and mission. Key initiatives this year= Café No7 remains a thriving community Space. with planning underway to expand its opening hours and develop a sustainable gi0￿h model. Meal Boxes. 100 meal boxes are pfovided every school holiday which provide families with 3 meals for 6 people. Thi5 initiative provides over 12,Cll)O mea15 per year for families In our community. 12

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR SND.47 MARrH ?n? Continued support for Warford Fwd Bank. with regular collections and awareness campaigns. Ongoing work of the Hope Fund. offering practKal and financial 5UPPOrt to individuals and families in need. A successful Alpha Course, which saw strong attendance and engagement. The next tourse is already in prepJration, alonsdide Youth Alpha. Throughout all these initiatives. Ihe church remain5 committed to creating a welcoming environment, ensuring that all people can encounter Go(1, find community. and step into discipleship. Soul Survlvor Watford Executlve Team as at 31.03.25 Executlve Team Rev'd jonathan Stevens- Lead P35tor Rev'd Simon Nicholls- Associate Pastor appointed September 2024 Kathryn Mayn8rd- Operations Manager- resi8ned May 2024 Sarah Neale- Head of Operations & Charity Secretary. Appointed September 2024 Susanna Smith- HR Lead & EA to Lead Pastof. Key Management INon-exe¢vtlve) Daniel Stickland- Finance Manager Nisha Manoharan- Safeguarding Lead 'part timel The Pastoral and Staff Team a￿ responsible for developing and overseeing the followin8 areas.. Sunday services and worship Evangelism and community Out￿aCh Work w*th children from O-11 years Work with youn8 people from 11-18 years Youn8 Adults ministry Communications training Pastoral Care Connect Groups and Discipleship Family life courses Leadership development Worship Prayer 13

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR END 31 MARCH 10?5 Hope (Social Action and Outreach) Café No 7 Operations There are a team of volunteers wrthin the church who support the runningof a number of activities thp Cln run%. 4. Significant Activitles Sunday Servlces Sunday Services at Soul Survivor Watford have continued to be a central expression of worship, discipleship, and community. Across the year, services have drawn an aveTa8e of IC(Q people, with Sl8nifitant growth seen in the 6..30pm congre8ation and stron8 en8a8ement across age Broups. Particular hi8hlights were the Christmas Services with over 1,4CQ attendees and the Easter Services with over 1,300 attendees. A clear focus this year has been on sirengthening Sunday teams to further support the smooth running and development of Sunday gatherings. Sunday teaching has been anchored in a series of intentional and spiritually formative sermon series. including.. ~Worship, Prayei, Community, Mission- (Autumn 20241.. A back-to-baslC5 5erie5 that helped re-establish core values across the church. -joy to the World- IAdvent 20241.. A celebratory and reflectNe theme through the Christmas season. Vision Sundays (Early 20251.. Laid out the theme~God is Buildin8 the Hou5e- pointing to a renewe(J focus on the church a5 a House of Worship. a House of Prayer. and a House of Hope. -Gathered at ihe Table.. Blessed, Broken. Given" (Autumn 20251.. A spirit¢Jally rich series exploring what it means to be the church 8aihere(l and sent - rooted in identity, shaped by God. and offered to the world. Along51de preachin& there has been an intentional deepening of prayer throughout the year intludin8 changes to prayer mtnistry mode15 during service5 le.g. praying in pairs) helped increase participation while ensuring safety and SPiTltual integrity. Player Ministry and the Mini5tTY of the Holy Spirit in all our Sunday gatherin85 £ontinves to be a key PTiority focu:. 14

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORr FnR THF YFAR FNn 71 MARrH ?n) There has also been 3 deliberate effort to raise up and release new leaders, particularly from the youth and young adult communities. some of whom have now begun preachin& leadin8 worship, and Sharing prophetic words during services. Technical improvements lincludin8 livestream audio upgrades) and a renewed volunteer onboarding proce55 have helped enhance both in-person and online Sunday experiences. Planning is already underway for Christmas 2025. includin8 a potential fourth Carol Service to accommodate increased attendance. Actlvltles related to the advancement of the Chrfstlan falth In the UK Church Plantlng and PafSsh Renewal Soul Survivor Watford supports lour local pori5hes in the diocese of St Albans. Si Joliri's Hoifielij I ".IIvAYW.S ohnshalf*kl.or St Peter's Warford Ihtt S.'1A￿￿.st lerswa .ukll and,. St Andrews. Watford. I ..Ilvfivw.s and kll where the Re¢d James Barlow. served as Curate In Ch3Tge at St Andrews and Curate at Soul Survivof until April 2025 when he was appointed the full-time Priest in Charge at St Andrew5. SSW contributes 50% to his Stipend, and will continue to do so until March 2026. From July 2025 The Re¢d Samuel De Garis Is an ordinand at Soul SurvNor but splits his time 50150 to also support the ministryof St Andrews and Soul Survivor contributes towards his houslng costs. In the summer 012024 the Bishop of Herrfof¢J asked whether SoLtI Survivor would consider supporting St Benedicvs, 8ennetts End in Hernel Hempstead as a parish renewal church plantin8 Initiative. The Rerfd David lones has been appobnted as Team Vicar in the Lan8elei Team Ministry with special responsibility for St Marfs Apsley End and St Benedicts. Bennetts End. Alpha Alpha wa5 run in Sprtn8 2025 with 47 8uest5 signed Ltp and 31 learTi iri¥iiibers svppuriing, providing and engaging environrnent for those exploring the Christian faith. The course saw strong attendance and meaningful conversations, with several partscipants continuin8 into deeper discipleship. A Youth Alpha stream is also being planned for future courses. Soul Klds- Sunday Chlldren's Minlstry Soul Kids has continued to thrive, with strong attendance averaging over 90 children each Sundav acr055 all age groups and a growing ieaffl of committed volunteers at our 9..15 and 11..30 Service5. The tninisiry coniinues to focus on creating a safe. fun. and faith-filled environment where children can encounter God, grow in their relationship with Him. and build meaningful friendships. In October 2024, we welcomed a new Soul Kids Pastor promoted from within the staff team and in 15

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAft END 31 MARCI* 2025 January 2025 we welcomed an Assistant Soul Kids Pastor, whose remit 15 Particularly focused on supporting Little One5 and parents of young children. New volunieei leader5 and worship opportunities, including Worship Jam5. have also been introduced to nurture early Spiritual and worship engagement. The Soul Kids Team expanded opportunities to engage with the comfflunity throu8h a Christingle Service and Easter E88 Hunt. Soul Klds- Frfday Nlzht Thln8 Friday Night Thing has coniinued togrow as a fun, high-enerby Outreach forchildren in school years 3-6, providing a safe and welcoming space for games. community, and faith exploration. Held monthly, the evenin8s consistently attracl an average of 17 children each month, many of whom are from outside the regular chufch fami￿. The team has focused on building strong relationships, reating a sense of belon8ing, and gently introducing gospel ihemes through creative activities and storytelling. Soul Youth The Youth Ministry at Soul SuNivor Watford serves young people in School Years 7 to 13. Younger Youih (Years 7-91 meet at the 9..15 and 11..30 Services each week and an average of 26 young people attend. We have seen significant growth in Older Youth (Years 10-131 with an average weekly attendance of 48 in 2024 8rowin8 to an average weekly attendance of 64 so far in 2025 which is a percentage increase of 33.3%. These gathering5 are centred on worship. teachin& ministry and discipleship, with Tuesday nights continuing to be a key midweek space for deeper relational connection and faith exploration. Sunday morning sessions focus on a8e-appropriate teachin& with a 8rowinB number of younB people also actNely serving across the wider church. This yearf5 teaching has covered series on identity, prayer, dis¢iple5hip. and the life of Jesus. A key highlight was ihe svrnmer DTI (Dreaming the Impossible) youth festival, where 100 youn8 people ttended, many encounterbng Go(1 powerfully and responding in worship and prayer. The team also hosted rnuliiple 50cia15 and parties, includin8 a Christmas Party. film nights, and thEined EVEnts all designed to f051er belon8ln8. frlendshlp. and fun. Young Adults The Young Adults ministry at Soul Survivor Watford has experienced deeper community connection throughout the year. With a focus on those aged 18-30, the ministry has hosted a range of event5 including piz2a nights, worship gatherings. teaching evenings, and seasonal socia15 that have helped foster stiong friendship5 and 5pirilual Efowth. Several Young Adult Connect Groups have been launched and multiplied to meet growing demand. providing spaces for discipleship, pr3yeT, and cornmunity midweek. A highlight of the year wa5 the Young Adults Weekend Away in September 2024 and 2025. which offered extended time for worship. teachin& and deeper relational onnection. 16

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRU5fEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR END 31 MARCH 2025 Pastoral Care The PastOTal Care Ministry at Soul Survivor Watford has undergone substantial development over the last 18 month5. Wlth a renewed locus on structure, consistèncy, and proartive support. A dedicated Assistant Paslor with specific focus on Pastoral Cace was appointed, and a cr055-mini5try Pastoral Team now meets regularly to ensure integrated care across all areas of church life. A voluntccr Carc Tcom alio bcin8 developed with over JO people Ji8n*ns up to set involved in this ministry area on our'serve Sundal. Key development5 have included= Thè rnirodu¢iion of regular case review meetings and oversight from senior staff and safeguarding lead. Training provided for ministry leads to help them identify and respond to pastoral needs within their tearns. Clearer collaboration between Pastoral Care. Safeguarding, and Connect Groups. ensuring people re￿1ve holbstic and appropriate 5UPPOrt. Increased pastoral care for volunteers and Staff. especially during transitions or times of personal need. There has also been 8rowing ali8nment be￿een Pastofal Care and other straregic ministries. including Soul Kids. Soul Youth, Soul Young Adults, ènd Alpha. ensuring that spiritual. emotional. and practical needs are met across the full speurum of church involvement. The approach is giounded in both compassion and accountability, and there is a continued commitment to developing this minrstry with wisdom. clarity. and grace. Connect Groups Connect Groups remain a core part of discipleship and community life at Soul Suryivor Watford, providin8 spaces where people can ~Connect with One Another and Connect with God." Over the past yeaf, the numbei of groups has expanded to meet growin8 demand, with particular growth in Young Aduli Conneu Groups. as well as groups tailored to fafflilie5, mixed age5, and specific interests. At Easter 2025. 3 volunteer Conrbect Group Coordinator joined the staff team to provide focused support for leaders. new joiners. and group development. This was followed in Summer 2025 by the appointment of a Pastor Responsible for Discipleship. who now oversee5 the Connect Group ministry as part of a broader vision for spiritual fofmatKJn across the church. Conrsect Gro(Jps meet re8ul3rty in homcs and onlinc for Bible study, prayer, worship. and friendship. helping people grow in their faith and find belonging within the wider church familv. Leaders are supported through trainin& regular check-ins. and pastoral oversight. The ministry 17

SOUL SURVIVOR WA TFORD TRU5TEE5 REPORT FOR THE YEAR END 31 MARCH 2025 continue5 to focus on multiptying healthy groups, equipping new leaders. and ensuring that everyone who wants to join a group can be connected. This ministry remains central to the church's vision of shared lile, spiritual growth, and mutual support. especially in a season of growth and renewal. R¢l•tlonshlp mli1￿(￿leS Soul Survivor Watford continues to offer 5UPPOrt for couples through its p￿-MarrIage Course, which has run multiple times dufing the year arhd has been well received. The course provides structured and supportive environment for couples pieparing for marriage, coverin8 key topics such as communication, conflict, and shared values. The Pastoral Team has also provided ongoing ￿e-tO￿one svpport for married couples as needed. particularly in response to pastoral concerns raised within the church or through the safeguarding process. Whlle thls remaln5 a relatlvely small-scale ministry at present. there is a 8rowing vision to expand relationshlFFfocused suppori including marrfa8e enrlchment resour￿ and targeted pastoral care lor COLtples a¢ different lile 5ta8e5. Actlvltles related to the advancement of the Chrlstlan falth House of Hope The House of Hope continues to seTre as Soul Sulvivor W3tFord's expression of compassion and outreach, extending God's love into the local communily throv8h practical support, relatlonship. and hospitality. This work is now overseen by a dedicated Pastor Responsible for Community and a Calé and Hope Coordinator, both appointed Summer 2025, to provide leadership, coordination and grovAh across all community-facing ministries. Calé No 7 Calé No7 remains a vibrant and welcoming community hub. offering affordable food, connection, and a safe space for all. In 2024-25, over 1,5C4) hot meals were served, with increasing weekly footfall from individuals facing isolation. financial strain. or in need of pastoral support. Plans are ijnderway to extend opening hours and explore new mode15 for sustainable growth. The calé also provides a key connection point to other areas of care and mission. Hope Fund Through the Hope Fund. 63 indwiduals and familie5 received practical help during times of crisis, including food boxes. heating and elettricity vouchers. and emergency financial grants. Many of these referrals came directly from relationships buili through Café No7 or internal pastoral networks 18

SOUL SUR VIVOR WA TFORD TRLISTEES REPOR T roR THE YEAR END 31 MARCII &025 Wath>rd Food Bank The church has also maintained regular support for the Watford Food Bank. running donation drive5 and mobilising the congregation around seasonal giving and emergency appeals. These efforts reflect the church's growing CU￿Ure of generosity and its commitment to serving the local community in tangible and CO￿paSSIOnate way5. Soul Misslons Thi5 ye31, the church supported 4 mission partner5. including individuals serving internationally and or8anisalions aligned with the church's value5 and vision. Over the coming year a focused effort to clarify the church's mission strategy in regard to Soul Missions is planned, wilh the intent to shift toward5 deeper, long-term partnerships over transactional giving. Looking ahead, the church aims to deepen engagement across the con8regation through partner updates. Storytellin8, and opportunities to pray, serye. give, 80 as part of embedding mission more fully into the rhythm of church lTrfe. Grant Makln8 As part of the objectives of the CIO. in particular to advan￿ the Christian Reli8ion in the United Kin8dom or overseas, and the relief of the poor and needy, theTru5tees on occasion make financial grants to individuals of organizations. There are two key ways in which grants are made. Firstly. on occasions such as Christmas and Easler, the offerin8s are 8iven away to causes beyond Soul Survivor Watford. The recipients of such gifts are proposed by the staff team. and the Trustees approve the decision. Secondty. some 8rants are made on an ongoing basis. These are primarily to missionaries, or or8aniiation5 which have objertives in line with that of the CIO. These decisions are proposed by the staff team to the board of Trustees who then make ihe approval decision. This year support5 has been offered to organi5ations including Open Doors. Alternatives. Charis, Cornergate Foundation. Marie Curie Centre in Watford and New Hope. Theongoing nature of these grants are revieweil on an annual basis thfou8h the budget pro￿$$. Public 8enefrt The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in 'The advancement of religion for Public eenefif and have regafd to it in their administration of the charity. The Trustees believe Ihai by promotin8 the Christian faith it provides a benefit to the public by providing facilities for public worship. pastoral care and spiritual development, both for the existing church members and anyone who wishes to benefit from what the charity offer5, and also by promoting Christian value5, and 5ervice5 by members of the chuich in and to their communities. to tlie beiiefii ol individud15 oiid 5ULivIy d5 d wlivle_ 19

SOUL SURVIVOR WAfFORD TRUSfEES REPORT FOR 7HE YEAR END 31 MARCH 2025 Lookln8 forwards A5 this report cancludes, we are reminded of the %vrds of Psalm 127..1 INIVUKI.- "Unless rhe Lord builds the house, the builders lobovr in voin." We 8rye thanks ihat the Lord Himself Is building His house among us. Throu8h Hiswis(Yorn and guidance. a firm foundation has been esiablished one that will sustain all that He Is calling us to be and to do. The Lord 15 buildtn8 His Church.- a house of worship, orayer. and hope. A placp whgre Iwes are transformed. comrnunities ale stren8thcncd, and love is expressed ihrouRh aciion. K% we conttnue to build. we do sa with faiih and expectation. confident that we will see a church that continues io love God, love one another. and love the world around us. With 8f¥titud•. w tèlgbrate all that God has bE8un and look lorward with antltipation to all that lies ahead. To Him be the 810ry. On behalf of the board of Trustee5 Datd . 20

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The Trvstees are responsible for preparing thè Twust888' RepcKt and the finantsal stat8rn8nts in accordance wrth applicab18 law and United Kingdom Accounting Slarbdar(Is (United Kingdom G8n8r811y Accepted Accounting Praelic81. In prep8ring these financial statements, the Trustees are required to.. select 5Ultable accounting policies and then 8pply them consislenuy.. - observe the methods and principles in the Charlties SORP: make judgements and eslimat8s Ihat are reasonable and prud8nt". tate whether appliGdblv UK AL&vuiiliiiy 3l¢iiid¢iid¥ IidV¥ iJ¥¥ii f￿￿}W¥¢J, sub￿1 io any maier181 departures disclosed and explalnèd in th8 finanry81 statements-, and - prepare the financial statèmènts on the going ¢ot)cem basls unlèss il is inappTopriat& to pr•sum& that th8 CIO wlll conttnue In op8ratkJn. The Trustees are responsiblè lor ktteping adequale accounting r￿rdS that di8ckJs8 wth reasonable aecur8¢y al any lime the financial position ol thè CIO 8nd enable them lo ensurè Ihat the financial statements o)mply with the Charities Ac¢ 2011. They also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the CIO and hence lor laking ￿aSonabl• st￿8 for th8 prevention and doiacuon of fvaud and olh8r irTegularili6s. 21

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD Opinion We have audited the financial Statements of Soul I￿110rd (the 'CIO'I for the year ended 31 M8rth 2025 which comprise the statement of financal activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash Ilows and the ngles to the financi815talernents, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial rep(xting framework that ha5 been applied in thwr preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reptirtin9 Slandard 8pplit8bl$ in tho UK and R9pUbl￿ of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountsng Prathcel. In our opinion, th8 finanaal statwnents. give a true and lair view of the state ol ihe CIO'S affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of ils in¢omlrYJ resource and application of resources, for the year then ended.. have been properfy prgpargd in 4c¢ord8nce United ￿ngdorn Generalty Acwled Accountsng Practice., and have been prepared in acC￿rdanCe with th8 requirements ol the CharitiesA¢t 2011. Balls for oplnlon We conducted our audit in 8cwd8n￿ with Inl•m81iong1 Stsndard$ on Auditing IUKI {ISA8 IUKII and applicabl law. Our r¢$pon$ibililie$ ynder those s¢an(J8rds are furtI￿r de5Liibed in the Audilurs re&porJ&ibilil￿s lor Ihe audil ol Ihe linanci81 stalemenls section ol our report. are independent of the CIO in accordanc& wth thè ethieal requirtrments that are relevant to our audit of the financial sialements in the UK, induding thé FRC'$ Ethicgl Standard. and w& have fvlfilled our other ethical responsibilili8s in accordance wth these requir&mants. ￿ bi¥v• that the gudil ethd¢n￿ ￿ have obtsined is wffiryent and appropn'ate lo provide a basis for our opinion. Wè hav• nothlng to r•port In r••p•ct ol th• followlng matt•r• In r•latbon lo whlch th• ISA• IUKI rnqulro u• to r•port to you wh•rg'. In auditing the financial slatements, we have condLKJed that thè Trust••S' of lh& going concom ba818 01 accounting in the preparalion ol the financial statements is appropriate. 8a8ed on the wjrk we have p8rf￿m￿, we h8v• not Id•ntrfi•d any materi81 u￿rt81n110¥ ￿lating to events OT conditions that, individually or cdlectNety, may cast Slgnificant doubl on the CIO'S abilty lo continue as a going concern for a period of at least hvelve months from when (he finanual $¢al¥m¢nl$ •re •uthorised for issue. Our Tesponsibilities and the responsiknlthes ol the Truste8s r•w8¢t lo gtyng wicafn are deslxibed In the r8levanl section8 of this Teport. othgr Informatlon The other information ¢omprises Ihtr information induded in the annual report other than the finatxial statements and our auijitor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other Inlomatlon contsinad within thg annual report. Our opinion on the finarrial statements does not cover ihe other Inlomatti)n and w8 do not èxprgss any form of a$suran¢e conclusion Ihereon. Our responsibility is to read th& other infomiation and, in doing so. consider hether the other information 15 materially inconsislent the finanaal statements or our knovAa(1gè obtainad in the eouise of the audit. or othe￿iSe appears lo be Material￿ misstated. If we identfy such material inconsist8nciè$ or apparènt material misstatements, we are req¢Jired lo delemiine whether this gives ns& to a material misstat•menl in the financial statements ihemselves. If, based on the work we have perfom)ed. we ¢on¢lude that there is a material misslalemenl of ihis other infornation, we iequired to reF¥M that fa¢t. Vve have nothing lo report in this regard. Mattèrs on whlch wè ar• r•qu4rnd to report by exceptign have nothing lo report in respect of the lollwng matters in relaiion to which ch8nh.es IA¢¢ounl$ gnd Reports) Regulations 2008 WUiTes us io report to you if, in our opinicffl.. the infomialion given in thè fina￿101 ￿eMentS 1$ 1rKOn￿$tent in any material respect wrth the Trustees. report., or sufficient accounting records have r￿t been kept.. or the financial statements arè not in agreement wth the accounting records,. or we have not received all the infomiab.on and explanab.ons we wuire for our aud

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD Responsibilities ol Trustowa As explained rnore ftjlly in the ststement of Tnjstees. responsibilities. the Trustees are responsible lor th& prepar81ion of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and lor such inlemal control a5 the Trustees detennine is necessary lo enable the preparation of financial statements that ar free from materi81 mi5Statement, whether due to fra¢Jd or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible lor assessing the CIO'S ab¢'lty to continue as a going concem, disclosing, as applicable, mattèrs related to going concem and uwng the going concem basis ol accounting unless the Trustèes either inlond lo liquidate the CIO or to &￿se operations. or have no realisb'c amematiw but to do $0. AudIt0￿$ rèsptsnslbllltl•s for th• audlt of th• finonclol $tst•ments We have been appointed as auditor under sec¢ion 144 of the Charit￿$ Act 2011 and report in accordanca ￿th th8 Act and relevant regulation5 rnade or having effect thereunder. Our objectives ar& to obtain r•asonabl& assur8￿8 about whethor Iho finarKi81 statements as a wholè #re free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or &rror, and to i$su$ an audilof s ￿ptsrt th81 indude5 our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assLtrancè but is not a guaranté6 that an audit ¢ondu¢t&d in 8ccord8ncè wlh ISAS IUKI will afvmys d&tecl a malersal misstatement %then it exists. Misstatèmènt$ ¢an arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in Ihe aggwate. thèy could r¢asonabty b& ¢xpocte<l to inlluencè the economic dea'sions of users tak￿ on th& ba$1$ of lh¢￿ finan¢ial $t¥lom&nls. Irrogularities, including fraud, are Inst8nc•$ of nOtF¢cM￿l8fiC& with laws arKI wulations. ¢Josign procedur88 in line wth our responsibilities, OLrtlin8d above, to detect malgnal mis$t8l¢m&nl$ in rtrspect of irrègul8rilie8. including fraud. The extent to vthbch our pro¢•duras are ¢apaUe of ¢Jet8th"ng irwu1aril￿, induding fr•ud. is detaikgd below. Tho exlent to vthich our procedur•$ 8r¥ ¢apabl• old•t•ctirKJ Irre9ul¥iilies. induding hud. 1$ detailed bèl¢)w. Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of Mat￿81 misstalgm•nl In r•spe¢t of Irr•guI8￿￿&$, Indudlng fraud and non.complianrE wrth laws and wulations. was as lollows.. the 8ngag6m8nl partner ensured th¥1 lh¢ engagement team ¢01le¢tively had the appropriate compet￿ce. capabilities and skills to idanty or r•cognis& non-¢ornplian¢e with appli￿ble laws 8nd regulations,. we identsfied the laws and regulations ¥pplt8bl• lo th¢ CIO IhroL4h diScu￿on8 wth trustees and other management, and from our kn¢JvAedge and 0X￿n￿nce of lh¢ $8ctOf,' we locused on spe￿riC laws and regLtlat¥)ns which w8 con&deW may hav& a d1￿ct rn8lerial effed on the financial statements or the operations of tha CIO. induding th& Chwth"&$ Act 2011, t8xatson 8nLI employmonl legi51alion., - we assessed the exient ol Complian￿ wlh the l¥ws ¥rKI regu18tion8 identified atr*Jve through making enquiries of management and inspecting any reading the minut¢$ oflhtr t4)ard of the twstèes., ènd - identffied laws and regulations wer8 communi¢8led wthin th& audit team and the team ￿MaIned alèrt lo inslarKes of non-compliance throughout the audrt. We assessed the susceptibilty of Ihè CIO'$ fM)ancial Statements to material misstatement, indUd￿g obtsining an understanding of how fraud might ￿jj￿. by". - making enquines of management a5 to %knere tw considere(F there was suscepts"bility to fraud. their Kno¥￿edge of actual, suspectè(18nd alleged fraud.. 8nd - considaring the intem81 ¢￿trOl$ in place lo rn￿gate risks offra￿￿ and nortTrCom￿Iance with laws and regulations.

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT {CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD To 8(klress the risk offraud through managem8nt bias and ovgmd8 ofeontrols, ￿.. - performed analyts'cal procedures to identify any unusual or unexFeCted relationship5,' - tested journal entries to identfy unusual transactKJns.' and - investigated the rationale bahind sKJnifi¢anl or unusual transactions. In fgsponse lo tho risk ol irregulaiities and Th)n-compliancè Mlh lows and rogu18tions, we dewgned procedures which Induded. but were not limited to.. - agreging finonual st8t¢ment di5dosures lo undertying supporting dcumontsb"on', - reading the minute$ of meetings ofthe board of trustees.. aThJ - enquiring of managem•nl as lo a¢lu•l and pthntial lil￿al￿ and daims. There a￿ inherent limitations In our audit procedures tjescribed above. The mor8 removed th81 laws and fa9ulations arè trom financial transactions. the less likely it is that w• woul¢J t4¢om• aware ol non-compliance. Auditing stan¢Jards also Iimrt Ihtr 8udrt procedures required to *Jentify non-compli8n¢e wlh laws 8rKI regulats'ons to enquiry ol th& memb8rs and man8gemenl and the inspection of regulatory and lègal ¢orr$$ponden¢e. if any. A fvrlher descriptknn of our responsibilities 15 availatjle on tho Finandal R¥portlng Coundl's website al.. https'.11 www.frc.org.ukJauditorsrespon$its'lrties. This descAiption fonns part of our audrtofs rwrt. U•• ol our rfjport This report is made solely lo the CIO'S tru81ees. as a body, in accordance Imth part 4 of the Charities IAccounts and Reports) R8gulalions 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that w• mighl st8te to thè CIO'S trustees those matters we arg required tts state lo them in an audrtor's report and for nts other purpose. To the fullesl extent mitted by law, w¥ dts not accept or assume responsi￿.1￿ to anyon& other th8n the CIO and the CIO'S trustees as a body. lor our audit work. for this report, or for Ihe 0￿.niOnS we havo fomied. Nicholas Cordan ACA IS•nlor Statutory Audltorl For and on behalf ol Summers Morgan, Stalutory Audrt CharteredAccountants First Floor. Sheraton HoLtse Lower Road Chorfeywood Hertfordshire WD3 SLH D81e'. 102& Summers Morgan is eligible appoinlmenl as auditor ol the CIO by virtu& of its alw1￿lity undw se¢¢bon 1212 of the CompaniesAct 2006. -24-

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT POR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Current financlal y•ar unr•str1￿0d Unrnstrlct•d R•strfct•d funds fund¥ fvnds genèral d•slgnat•d 2025 2025 Total Total 2025 2025 2024 Nots¥ Donations 8nd 1ggacie5 Charitable acUvitKgs InvgStrn9nts 1.046.993 48.248 43.607 160,c￿l7 1,207,000 5.292 53,540 43,607 1,114,827 81,852 25,215 Totsl Incom• 1,138.848 165.299 1.304.147 1.221,894 Charitable activit10$ 1,269.522 111,073 45.088 1,425,683 1.350,523 Other 12 1,796 1,796 Totsl •xp•ndltur• 1,269,522 112,869 45,088 1.427.479 1,350.523 N•t loutgolngylneomlng r•sour¢•• bofor• transf•rs 1130.6741 {112.8691 120.211 1123,3321 1128,6291 Gro88 tr8n8fers between lunds 182.330} 82.330 Not lexpendltur•yln¢om• for th• y•arf N•t mov•m•nt In fund• 1213.CUI 130.$391 120,211 {123.3321 1128.6291 Fund balances at 1 April 2024 238.668 4.092,996 23.010 4.354,674 4.483.303 Fund bal•ne•s at 31 M•r¢h 21125 25.664 4,062.457 143,221 4,231,342 4,354,674 The slatgmènt ol finan¢ial 8¢tiwties in¢lud¢$ all gwn$ and b)ssts recognised in Ihe year. AJI Incom• and ex￿n¢jI1￿￿ d•rive from wntinuing actiwiies. The statement of financial activrfies 8150 rA)rnplie5 With the requirern￿ts for an income and expenditure account n¢Jer the Charitles Act 2011. -25-

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Prlor flnanelal y•ar u￿r￿trIcted Unrestrlctsd R￿trIct&d fund8 funds fund¥ g•neral d•slgnated 2024 2024 Total 2024 2024 Notes Donations and legacies Charitablè activities Investments 1.040.995 74,481 25,215 73,832 7,371 1,114.827 81.852 25.215 Total Sncom• 1.140.691 81,203 1,221.694 Charitable activilios 1.182.029 102,828 65,666 1,350.523 Tt)tsl •xp•ndltur• 1.182.029 102,828 65,666 1,350,523 N•t {outgolng)IlncomSng r••ourcM b•for• lrnn•f•rn {41.338) 1102,8281 15,537 1128,6291 Gro$$ translers beNveen funds 1149.809) 176,674 127,065} N•t loxp•ndlturelllncom• for th• y•arl N•t mov•m•nt In lund* 1190.947) 73.846 111,5281 1128,6291 Fund b¥l¥n¢e$ a11 April 2023 429.615 4.019,150 34,538 4,483,303 Fund balances at 31 March 2024 238.668 4.092,996 23,010 4,354,674

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD BALANCE SHEEr ASAT 31 AIARCH 2025 2024 Flx•d MA•ts 1J 2.846.205 2,858.239 $loc D•blorn ¢••h •¢ bwk •TrJ 7.024 37.852 1,4è5.875 15 42.089 1.390.389 1.440. Cr•dlm: •moiJits fvllk¥ du• wllNn 155.3481 141.3161 Gyrr•n¢4u•ts 1,3B5.137 1.4,435 4.231.342 4,354,874 Th•lund• o1th• C 143321 25,684 4.08?,4 23,Oto 238,688 4.092,006 UrmtrKt•d hjndi. G•w 4.23I,J42 4,3￿,674 to 4¢￿unIng f￿￿￿ ¥4J tho y•p8r81kn of finprv•l •l•twneth. nanrMI #•tn•nl¥ •pwo¥•d ty lh• TiuiMI ui......................... rui••

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Cash flows from op•ratlng actlvltl•$ Cash absorbed by operations 22 166.7631 129.7871 Inve8tlng actlvltl•s urcha?e of tangible fixod aaJ8t8 Invèstm$nt Incom8 receiv9d (02.3301 43,607 I149.c￿7> 25,215 N•t ca¥h u¥gd In Inv•stlng actlvltl•• 138.7231 1124,3921 Not ca¥h g•n•r•tgd frorn flnanclng acllvÉtl•8 Not d•¢rg0•9 In ca•fv and ca•h •qulval•nts 1105,4861 1154.1791 Cash and Ga6h equivalants al beglnnln9 of yoar 1,495,875 1,650,054 Ca•h and c••h •qulval•b)ts at •nd of y•ar 1.390,389 1,495,875

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accounting poli¢i•s Charlty Infomiatlon Soul Survivor Watford is 8 Ch8rrlable IncorFX)raled Organisation wistered wfth the eh8rity eommis5ion in England and Wales (number 11840881 and with Companies House Inumber CE0179851. Th8 principle address ol tho CIO is &7 Greycaine Road. Warford. W024 7GP. 1.1 Accounting convention Th8 financial statements have trKen prepared in accordan￿ thè CIO'S goveming document. and the Char1118s SORP 'Accounting and Reporty'ng by Charilies.. Statèmenl ol R8comm8nd8d Practice applicable to charitles prèpaiing Ih8ir acwLFnts in a￿OrdanCe with the Finanual Rèporting Stsndard appli¢able In the UK and Republlc of Irèland IFRS 1021". The CIO is a PublK Benefit Enity as defined by FRS 102. Th& finoncial statemènts 8r• prepared in steding. vthich is the lunciion&l CLtrrency of Ihe CIO. Monetary amounts in these finandal stattrmenls are rounded lo the nearest £. finana81 st8t8ments have been Fffepared under Ihe historical cost con￿ntion. Tho prinapal accounting pollc588 8dopteil ore 8el oul bobw. 1.2 Golng ¢on¢•m At the time of appro￿ng the ftnAnd81 st8t8m8nts. the Trustees have a reasonable expecta￿0￿ that th& CIO has adequale resouices to continLt8 in opof8tion81 ￿￿9¢ence fof Ihe foreseeable fulure. Thus the Trust69$ continue to adopt the going concem basls ol a¢o)unling in preparing the finanrjal 8tatem8nts. 1.3 Charltablè fund* al The CICY8 general funds conslst of lunds ￿{Ch lh& CIO may use al Its dl8c¥etlon. bl The CIO'S desiqnalèd funds arè Ihos¢ vthore the Twslees have set aslde funds lor 8 spedfic purposg. D8talls ol the ¢Jesignaled funds arè s&t oul in rbtste 18. cl The CIO'S reslricled ILtnds are Ihose where th¥ donor has imposed restriclh)ns on Ihe use ol the funds. De(ails of these lunds are given in Ihè Trusttro$ Annu81 Reporl and are set out in note 17. 1.4 Incomlng rnaoufce Income from lees is tak8n Into account on an 8ccrual$ basis. Collections and gffts are tak8n Into account on a cash basls. Donations und6r gift aid, tC￿&th&rV￿ th¥ 888rtiated inc¥)me tax Tecx)very are recognls8d as income when the donation is r￿1V￿. Credit Is takèn for bank int$￿t on •n acfflJa15 basi5.

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Aeeountlng pollel•s IContlnu8dl 1.5 R8soure•s •xponded Expenditure is recognised once thèrg is a *1 or c￿nStructIve obligation lo transler economK benefft to a third party, rt is probable that a translèr of &concrfThc benefits will be requwed in setdement. and the amount ol the obligation can be measured reli8Ny. Expenditur8 is d885¢fi8d by actiwty. The c£6ts of each aclmty aro mad• up ol the total of direct costs and shar8d costs, Induding 511PPOrt Costs invofved in undertaking each activity. DSr6ct costs attribut8b18 to 8 singl8 activity ar8 allorated directly ¢0 that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than onè activity and support costs whlch are not 8ttributsble to a single activity are apportioned between thosè actlvltles on 8 b851s consistent the use of rès1)urces. Cenlral 3tsff costs are allocated on the basls of timè spent. And depreaalion charges ale allocated on Ihe portion of the 8sset's use. Expendrture. whth indudes irrecoverable VAT, is taken into aecount on 8n ¥ccrual3 basis and has been classified under h8adings that aggregate all costs relaled lo th8 cat8gory. Where (x)s¢s cannot be directly attributed lo partKular headings th•y hav8 b88n alIc￿l￿d to athvib&s on a bo8is consislonl with of the resources. Govemance ojsts comprfse all costs ralalng to 8¢o)untsbllty ofthè CIO and tts ¢)JmplSance wlth egulalion and good praclice. These CAists includè costs rèlating 10 th& $tstuttsry audit. No $8ladtrs are allocated to ￿}VernanCe costs as Ihe vast m810rtty ol th• 1$ ¢arriod out by the TnJstee8. Grants r4eognls•d al the eall￿r oftrustee approval and when pakl, unlass thèrn 8r8 spaelfic wrformance obllgatbns of th8 gf8nt. 1.6 Tanglbl• flx•d asut8 Tangible fixed assets are Inttl81ty mèasured al eost and $ubsequenlly mtrasvred at cost. nel of depredatlon arKI any irnpairrnent losses. All of tha CIO'S fix•d awts Used for charilable purposes and are included at cost. Items ar& only capllallsed where the unit purchasg pr¢e excee(Is £5CK). Depreclation on fix8d ass8ts Is ealculatsd at r81ey estimated to write off the cosl over ihelr expected usaful lives at Ihe following raies:. Freehdd buildings 2% Straight line basi House 2% Straight line basls Fumlture. flxtures & 8qU4pmofi1- W¥Tehwso5 10% Straight line basis Fixtures, fitting3 & equipment 20% Straight liM basis Tha galn or loss a￿sIng on the disFM)sal of an asset 15 detemiined as the dlfferoneè b&iwè8n thè $810 proceads and thè carryirwJ value of Ihe asset. and is recogni5ed ￿ nel incomellexpondlturèl for th8 ￿ar. 1.7 Stocks Stock is valued ai the lower of cosi 8nd nel realsable value. 1.8 Cash and cash equlval•nts Cash and cash 8quiv81ents include cash in hand, depK6its held at call ￿1h banks. olh8r short-term liquid invèstments with orig¢nal maturities of Ihree months or less, and bank ove￿raftS. Bank ov8rdrdfts 8r8 shown wbthin borrowings in eurr8nt liabilit￿.

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED} FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accounting policles IContlnu•d 1.9 Flnanelal Instruments The CIO only has financSal assets and financial liabilitres of a kind that qualfy as baslc financlal instruments. Basic finan(ial instruments are initTralty recognised at transaction value and subsequently measu¥ed at their s8ttl•mènt value. 1.10 Emplovee beneflts Th8 CIO operaies a money Pufchase p8nslon schèmè. ￿)nIribUtionS due in the year are charged to th8 Stslemenl ol Financial Activities as they fall duè. 1.11 R•tlr•m•nt ￿n•fits Payments lo defined contribut)n ￿t1￿ment benefft schem&s arè d)Arg8d a$ an ¢xptrnse as they fall due. 1.12 Tax Statu¥ Soul Survivor Watford Is a reglstèrod ¢harity and thergfore it not assessable to income lax on any charftabl$ funds within thè SCO￿ ol Se¢tion 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. Ineom• from don•tlon• •nd10gacl•• Unrg•trlcted R￿1￿clad funds lund• 202S 202S Totsl Unrn•trlct•d R••trleted funds fund8 2024 2024 Total 2025 2024 Donaltons and glfts 1,046,993 160.rKJ7 1.207,000 1,040.995 73,832 1,114,827 Donatlons and glfts Genèral Offerings One-off grfts Rogul8r glv?n9 Gift Aid Designated Mission Intiativ8$ Making Room For Mo Special Offerings S61 The Hope Fund Other 96,987 1SO.921 647.081 152,004 96,987 150,921 647.081 158.958 80,090 156.012 652,140 152,753 80,090 156,012 652,140 163,68S 6.954 10,932 103,937 10.123 26,463 7.500 5,030 103,937 10,123 26.463 22,039 35,531 22,039 35,531 5.030 4.330 1.000 4,330 1,000 1.046.993 160.007 1,207.rxKJ 1,040,995 73,832 1,114,827 31

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Incom• from eharltabl• aetfvltl•s Unr•strlcted Restrlcted funds fvnds 2025 2025 Total Unr•strlct•d Restrlcted funds funds 2024 2024 Total 2025 2024 Sale of goods Andllary traillng Incom• Charitable rentsl income Evonts & ot￿r Incom& 5.292 5,292 20.528 7.371 7.371 32.751 1,460 40,270 20.528 32,751 1,460 40,270 27,720 27.720 48.248 5.292 53,540 74,481 7,371 81,852 InGom• from Inv•¥trn•nts Unr•strlct•d Unr•8trlct•d nd• fund• 2025 2024 Int•mst rec•fvabl 43.607 25,215

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Charltable act5¥tti8s Soul Survlvor Wattord 2025 Soul Surwlvor Wattord 2024 Staff eosts DeprecialK*n and Impaimient Evènts & oulrts8¢h Alpha COngr￿at￿)n expen8è¥ Schools, youth and children Rèfrèshments Book shop Olf ce expense & IT Telaphono Travel & courses Bank ¢harye$ Warehouse and buildlng running costs 734,770 92,568 46,132 1,980 50,357 19,797 12,869 5.580 23.141 4,008 5,494 9,411 148,907 745,338 89,324 18,525 2.991 36,563 17,702 22,877 7,607 18.659 5,214 167 11,078 135,473 1,155,014 1,111,718 Grant funding ol aC￿￿tleS (S￿ not• 91 Share ol governance cosls (see note 61 99.875 170,795 109,570 129.235 1,425,684 1,350,523 Analy818 by fund Unreslricled funds- general Unr6stricled funds- dèsignated Re8tric¢ed lunds 1,269,522 1,182.029 111.073 102,828 45,086 65.666 1,425,684 1.350,523 Support Costs allocated to acllvltles 2025 2024 Govemance costs 170.795 129,235 Analys•d b•tw••n: Charitable aclivibès 170.795 129,235

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Support ¢o¥ts allocated to a¢tivitie¥ (Continuedl 2025 2024 Govgrnon¢e costs Comprisg: Audit ltès Accountsnry Advertising Cost5 8s$oci8ted with sale9U8rding wi¥#s1igation 9.586 5.000 52,814 103.395 8,886 5.000 53,580 61,769 170.795 129,235 Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £9.586 12024 - £8,886) for audit fees and £5,000 12024- £5.0001 lor olh&r s&rvi¢es. Nèt mov•m•nt In fund8 2025 2024 The net movement in funds is stated after chargingllcreditin91-. Fees payable for the audit of Ihe charty's financial ststements Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets 9.586 92,568 1.796 8.886 89,324 Tru•t• During the year. Iwo Trustees IRe¥d Jonalhan Stevens and Liz8 Hoeksma - both resigned in September 20241 received remuneration lor Iheir services as employees of the CIO.. the Trustees received lolal r8munerats.on of £95,85412024- £186,105) and total contributions to personal pension plans, of £9,58512024 - £20,40SI. During the year a total of £13012024.. £2.8781 was reimbursed to one Trustee for expenses they incurred while fulfilling their dutses for the CIO.

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Grants payable Charltsbl? 8ctlvltle$ 2025 Charltabl• actlvltle8 2024 Grants to institutions-. Soul 61 3,000 21,756 6,360 13,504 1,000 18,239 3,060 36,013 St Albans D5¢>￿$• Charis Sl Andrews Church Wafford Evangèllcal Alliance Special offerings A￿eMati¥•$ Other 42,88B 6.360 17,364 2,000 19,915 3,060 91,587 102,932 Grants to Indlvlduals 8,288 6,638 99,875 109,570 10 Employ••* The av8rage monthly number of employ￿$ dudng tha yèar w8S'. 2025 Numb•r 2024 Numb•r 18 19 Employm•nt eosts 2025 2024 Wages and $8larles Social sacurity cost$ Othèr pènslon Costs 618,812 55.933 60.025 669.152 62.897 70,301 734,770 802.350 Staff ¢05ts capitsliwl as parl of MakiThJ Room for building proiecl 191.1781 734,770 711.172

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 10 Émployees Icontlnuedl R8dundancy And t8m)Trnation p8yThents totalling £19.173 We￿ made in the reporting perlod. Pènsion ¢osts arè allocated to 8¢tyvities in proportion to the related stalfing costs incurred and to the appropri8tg lund. The key management personnel ol the charity ara compriseil ot three people. The totsl r8muneration of key mana9emeni pèrsonnel during the year was k114.lbu 12U24'. L201.9171. The LIU recovere(J L5,196 12024.. £7,37810l the salary from other partnèr organisatK)ns thal ublise the key management personnel in thelr operations. There was one employee whose annual remunw8lion wa$ mofy Ihan £60,000 I2024- 21 11 Taxatlon Th8 eharily 18 8x8mpl from lax on incomo and gains f8lling 4wthin sgdion 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 OT section 252 01 th8 Taxatlon ol Charg8abb G•ln$ A¢t 1992 to the extent Ihat these are applied io Its chartlable oblocts. 12 Lols on dlsposal of tanglbl• a88•t• Unr••trlcted fund* Total 202S 2024 N•l1o$$ on dl$po$al of langlble fixed assets 1,798 1,798

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 13 T•nglble fix•d assets Totsl lJuMkn •qulpm•nt Cost At 1 April 2024 Addititsn$ Disposals 3,170.810 35.852 634,297 3,805,107 46,478 82,330 126,2591 126,2591 At 31 Maich 2025 3,206.662 654,518 3,861,178 D•proclatlon and Impalrni•nt At 1 April 2024 D&prgciation charged in the year Eliminaled in respact of disposals 447.722 53.753 499.146 38.815 124.4631 946,868 92,568 124,4631 Al 31 March 2025 501.475 513.498 1,014,973 C•rrylng •mount At 31 March 2025 2,705,187 141,018 2,846,205 At 31 March 2024 2,723.088 135.151 2,858,239 14 Stock• 2025 2024 Flnished gc#)ds and goods lor fo￿• 7,024 Th8 amount of stock e¥pen3ed during the year was £5,90912024: £1.0211. 15 Debtorn 2025 2024 Amounts falllng du• wlthln on• y•ar: Other debtors Prepayments and in(XNne 38.986 3.103 34.003 3,849 42,089 37,852 -37-

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 16 Crndltors: amounts tallin9 wlthin one y•ar 2025 2024 Tf8dg creditors Other creditors Accnjals and d8f8rnd Incomg 6,641 13.002 24,673 20.955 25,507 55.346 44,316 17 R•tlr•m•nt b•n•fft •eh•mè$ 2025 2024 D•fined contrlbutSon •ch•m81 Charga to profit or loss In rèspect ol doffinod ujntribulion schem 60.025 63.972 The CIO operates a dellned contrlbutlon schome for all qualtyng employees. The assets of tha scheme are held Separate￿ from those of th• CIO In an 1nd&￿IK1¥n￿Y admlnlslered fund. 18 Ro•lrl¢t•d fund• The income funds of Ihe CIO Indud8 r•strkt•d lunds eomyising the foll¢)wing un8xpend8d balances of onation8 and wants held on iwsl for sp8dfic purpos8s.' At 1 Aprfl I￿OmIng 2024 wesourc•s R••ouK•* oxpondod Tran8f•rs At 31 Mar¢h 2025 Spe¢ifi¢ donations to indiwduals or institutions Making Room lor Mor8 (Building lundl The Hope Fund Desi9nated Mission Initiallves 16,256 30,523 119.9141 26,865 17.619 13.222 103.935 15,1971 (19.9771 12,422 6.754 103,935 23.010 165.299 {45,0881 143,221 Pr•vlous yèar: At 1 Aprfl 2023 Incomlng resources R•sourc•s •xp•nded Trnnsf•rs At 31 March 2024 SperAfic donations to iThJividuals or institutions M8kin9 R<Jom for More IBuilding fund) The Hope Fund 8.771 37,138 129.653} 16,2 27,065 17,000 127,0651 25.767 136.013} 6,754 81.203 165,6661 127.0651 23,010

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 18 Rg5tri¢tgd funds IContSnuedl Sp8afic donations lo indiwduals or institutions: During Ihe year Ihè CIO receives donations which a rgstricled lo Sp￿￿¢ people or instrtutions whth are in need. The lunds arè paid out lo the intended recipient. Making Room for More (Building fvnd).. In 2018 the CIO raised fijnds to facilitate an expansion of 5 & 7 Greycaine Road to increase the capacity to allow lor an increase in number of people attending seNieès. Tha Clo. aft8r recelvlng planning permission ior NOI. SUDsequenuy oec4oea 10 s￿11 the 8xpan510ns Into ¢wo phases. Phasè I was the expansion to No7 lo create a larger worship, community spac8 and 8XP8nd8d kitchen and thls phasè was cornpl8ted in Jun8 2021. Phas8 2 will b8 the expansion to NOS. Thè tr8nsfgr represents the capital alèmènt held in r9str￿ted ftjnds of the bjnds already spent on assèts In th8 ya8r bolng transfeNed to the fixed asset desKJnat¢d fund. 19 Unf•Strlct•d fund8 - D•8lgnat•d These are unrestricled fvnds whkh are malwial lo the CIO'3 actlvrt1￿. At 1 Aprll 2024 R•soure•s •xp•nd•d Trnnf•rs At 31 March 2025 Fixed A5sel Making Room for Mor• (Buikling lundl Ngw visi¢ Prop8rty maintanar Church plant fund 2,856.241 1.2￿.070 4.600 194,3661 11.1411 82,330 2,846,205 1.198,929 4,800 22,321 117.3621 4,959 4,092,996 1112,8691 82,330 4,062,457 Prevlou• year: At 1 Aprfl 2023 Resourc•s gxpended Tran•fer8 At 31 March 2024 Flxed Ass&t Maklng Hoom for IBuikling fund) New vision Propèrty maint8nanr Church plant fund 2.797,956 1.173,005 4.800 7,564 35,825 189.3241 149,609 27.065 2,858,241 1.200.070 4,800 113,5041 22.321 4.019,150 1102,8281 176,674 4.092.996 Fixed Asset.. Funds Tepresenl Ihe nel book valuè of the fixed assets of the CIO. The transfer represents the capital element held ii) rFJslriLIEd funds gf the fund5 alfeady Spent in (he previous year on assets being Tnoved to desvJnated funds. Transfers in the current year represent the movement in the net book value of thè assèts in relation to both dePre￿a￿.0￿ and addrfi'ons Irom ￿slI1cted and unresin'cted funds. Making Room for Morè IBuikling fiJnd}'. The Trustees deryded to designate general funds towards the planned expansion of the church building. The transfer represents the designation of these knnds. See restricted fLtnds note for more detail on thls fund.

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 20 Analysls of n•t ass•ts b•tw••n fvnds Unrestrfctsd UnY•strlct funds funds gèneral D￿19nat?d 2025 2025 R•strlct•d funds Total 2025 2025 Al 31 March 2025- Tangible assets Cyrrènt 8sstrtsllliablli11o$1 2,846,205 1.216,252 2,846,205 1,385,137 25.664 143.221 25.664 4.062,457 143,221 4,231,342 Unrestrlded UnrMtricted funds fund• g•noral D￿Ignated 2024 2024 Re•trlcl•d fvnd¥ Total 2024 2024 At 31 March 2024: Tangible assets Current asselsllliabilitiO81 2.858,239 1,234,757 2,858,239 1,496,435 238.668 23.010 238.668 4.092,996 23,010 4,354,674 Included In the C￿￿ent assets 15 £1,359.47412024- £1,257.7651 ol cash that Is t)ot OV811abla for the ￿nor•I use by the CIO because it Is T8Stricied or designated. 21 R•lat•d party tran8aetlon• Aggr•gat&d donations rne&￿ad Imm the Trust8•$ or related parties wtthoth conditions lotalled £50,89612024 - £34,372). Thèrè warè no bal&ne6s owing to or from any related party at the balance sheet date12024- £nill. 22 Cash absorb•d by owratlon8 202$ 2024 Deficit lor Ihe year {123,3321 1128,6291 Adlustmgnts for: Investment income rgcrAJnised in ststement of financial actNths Loss on disposal ol langible fixed assets Depreciation and impairnent ot tang￿le fixed assets 143,6071 1,797 92,568 125,2151 89,324 Movemènts In worklng capltal: Ilncreaselldecrease in 5tod(s Ilncreaseydecreasè in debto Increase in ueditor5 19821 14.2371 11,030 1,017 18.568 15,148 Cash absorbed by operatlons 166,7631 129,7871

SOUL SURVIVOR WATFORD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 23 Analy$i$ of ¢hango6 In n•t fvnds The CIO had no Mats￿al dabt during Ihe yoar. 41