**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 11496998 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1186773** Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 for The Seekers Trust McLean Reid Chartered Accountants 1 Forstal Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7AU The Seekers Trust Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |||**Page**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|5| |**Independent Examiner's Report**||6|| |**Statement of Financial Activities**||7|| |**Balance Sheet**|8|to|9| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|10|to|18| The Seekers Trust (Registered number: 11496998) ## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** The Seekers Trust was founded on 12th May 1932 for the promotion of the well-being of mankind and in particular its spiritual, mental and physical regeneration and healing by means of Christian faith and prayer. The objectives of the charity are to relieve those in need and in particular the sick, those in poor health, suffering from relationship difficulties or spiritual crisis and to promote public healing by the provision and promotion of spiritual healing for the benefit of the public by teaching and training spiritual healers and by ensuring proper standards in the practice of spiritual healing. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities** Following the resignation of two trustees in July 2023, at our AGM in February 2024 the remaining three trustees reiterated their mission to maintain a centre for prayer, healing, wellbeing, and remembrance of our loved ones and to provide an oasis of calm in the current challenging climate that exists. As part of this strategy, we will continue to develop our new website and social media channels to expand our prayer and healing services. We have completed our chapel refurbishment. One to one healing has moved back into the chapels and increased to twice monthly offering twelve individual healing appointments each session, and as demand increases, we will begin to offer more days. We continue with our Harmony Prayer Circles at Addington and also our home circles. Prayer is an important part of The Seekers Trust, with us praying for people all around the world. We held our annual Remembrance Day service on 30th June 2024. The Conference Hall was full of our members, their families and friends. It was lovely to see so many young people enjoying the day with their families, seeing familiar faces and to put faces to people we have spoken to on the phone but never met. Our service was a little different this year as we invited a new celebrant to host our service. Diane Wilcox, a long-time friend of our past residents John and Beth Smoker is a Humanist accredited Officiant and led a meaningful service that that the trustees felt was in keeping with the day. After the service we had many positive comments which were very encouraging. Remembrance Day takes a tremendous amount of planning and the commitment of many individuals. This was a first time event for our new gardeners, Beetlestones, who only joined us in November 2023. Despite the many challenges thrown up by the variant weather patterns in the time preceding the event they rose to the challenge and delivered an excellent result on the day In late November the Board of Trustees were shocked to receive written notice of a Members Requisition calling for a general meeting of The Seekers Trust in order to pass an ordinary resolution seeking removal of the existing trustees and the appointment of six new trustees. As this was a legal document we were required to arrange, at extremely short notice, an Extraordinary General Meeting which was subsequently convened on 11th January 2025. The meeting was attended by 37 members. Voting on the resolution was a mix of proxy votes and voting by members in the room. The overall result which was independently verified was that all nine trustees were voted into office. The next immediate steps were to set up an inaugural meeting with the full Board of Trustees in the New Year to agree a way forward. The Trustees have so many people to thank for their support. The office staff, volunteers healers, linkers and everyone involved in maintaining the Trust. The Trustees appreciate that without their much-valued efforts the Trust could not survive. We would also like to say a massive thank you to the overall common sense and affection for the Trust and its work from those members, who faced with difficult decisions, saw value in experience being combined with the potential for new ideas and additional energy from additional Trustee Resources, ## **Investment performance** The management of our investment portfolio is in the hands of IPS Capital LLP. Page 1 The Seekers Trust (Registered number: 11496998) ## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position** Our current investment portfolio at the end of March 2025 was valued at £1,087,496 (2024: £1,302,786). The breakdown percentage of our investment portfolio is as follows: |Portfolio Cash|0.2%| |---|---| |Property & Infrastructure|7.3%| |Fixed Income|34.3%| |Equities|51.2%| |Absolute Return|3.5%| |Commodities|3.5%| Legacies totalling £nil (2024: £2,000) were received during the financial year ending 31st March 2025. Details of the Income and Expenditure for the year can be found on page 9 of the Financial Statements. ## **Investment policy and objectives** In accordance with the Trust Deed, the board of trustees have the power to invest funds not immediately required for the purpose of the charity, in the name of the Trustee Company, in or on any investments (including the purchase of freehold or leasehold land) as the board of trustees shall, on the advice of its financial advisors given at the time of the investment, select. ## **Reserves policy** ## (1). Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds amounted to (£52,515), (2024: (£29,400)), of which £37,294 (2024: £40,892) was invested in fixed assets. The trustees are under a duty to act in the charity's best interests and to manage its resources responsibly. The holding of some unrestricted reserves is an important part of managing risk, so the trustees will endeavour to ensure these are returned to positive as soon as possible. ## (2). Restricted funds The Chapel's refurbishment fund has been utilised towards the cost of pathway lighting. In accordance with the stated accounting policy this has been capitalised and the fund is now being used to cover the cost of the annual depreciation charge. The Endowment income restricted funds were created following a transfer of the income accumulated in the Endowment funds. To avoid a large deficit on unrestricted funds, the trustees have decided to utilise some of the Gardens and Grounds restricted fund to cover the Gardens and Ground maintenance costs. This fund was provided for the upkeep of the Garden and Grounds but historically we have only used the interest and have managed to meet the remaining costs from unrestricted funds which unfortunately we have been unable to do for the last few years. ## (3). Endowment fund The Endowment fund was donated to the Charity on 7th June 1984. Income derived from it may be used for activities relating to the Harmony Prayer Circles, publicity and advertising, the upkeep of the gardens and grounds, and for conferences and promotional activities. The income from the expendable endowment fund may be used for the erection, replacement and refurbishment of the buildings at Addington. The capital from this part of the original gift (£250,000) may be used if the income is insufficient for this latter purpose. Page 2 The Seekers Trust (Registered number: 11496998) ## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **FUTURE PLANS** Following on from the EGM the new Board of Trustees met in February 2025 and agreed to work together in a positive way going forward. It was evident that many of our plans and ideas overlapped and it was unanimously agreed to use the additional trustee resources to drive the Trust forward to deliver on plans. The expanded team means there are more boots on the ground to drive projects, generate ideas and create potential revenue streams. We have also agreed to proceed with original plans to offer memorial services in the chapel and talk to funeral directors to get ideas and direction on how this would work for them and us. Guest flats are also a priority and the trustees' aim is to get two or three of them up and running as soon as possible. We are also in the process of developing plans and options for the other guest flats. We would also like to increase the number of weekly healing sessions and put together a Seekers Trust healing course possibly late 2025 or early 2026. We are looking at promoting the Conference Hall and Meeting Centre and considering the possibility of opening a café on site We want to continue on developing plans and widening our efforts to increase membership, support and increase revenues including fundraising activities and endeavouring to increase staff and volunteers as required .More information on future plans will be provided at our forthcoming AGM scheduled for May 2026. The most important factor for us is to ensure the sustainability of The Seekers Trust and keep it going in perpetuity. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The Seekers Trust Charity constitutes an incorporated charity and is administered by its Articles of Association adopted 10th November 2019. The charity is a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies act 2006. The charity's Articles of Association adopted the Trust Deed dated 7th May 1933 and the New Trust Deed dated 23rd March 1986 together with the Supplemental Deed dated 28th June 2003 and amendments dated 16th September 2006, 6th September 2010 and 10th September 2011. ## **Charity constitution** The Seekers Trust Charity constitutes an incorporated charity with a registered charity number of 1186773. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** The trustees of the charity are elected by the membership and serve a term of three years. Retirement is by rotation but, if they wish, trustees may be re-elected by the membership at either an AGM or EGM. The board of trustees of the charity shall consist of not less than three (hereinafter referred to as trustees) elected to office at an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting of the charity. ## **Decision making** The trustees determine the general policy of the charity and have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities act 2011 to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission, including public benefit guidance. Whilst the staffing policy and organisational aspects of the charity continue to be under review, the chairman and trustees also manage the affairs of the Trust and ensure that the Trusts' policies are implemented. The chairman reports to the other trustees at their regular meetings and this information, along with any recommendations, are discussed and decisions are made by the board. The trustees approve all major and non- routine expenditure before a commitment is made and they review the quarterly income and expenditure accounts on a regular basis. ## **Induction and training of new trustees** There is currently no formal training programme in place for new trustees as all are existing members of The Seekers Trust, therefore they know and understand the work of the charity and are familiar with the grounds and facilities at Addington. Any new trustee can be appointed by resolution of the members at an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting of the charity. The secretary of the charity shall, at the same time as notifying the members of the date and time of the General Meeting, invite members to submit names of candidates, who shall have been members for not less than one year, for election as trustees. Names of candidates for election at the General Meeting must be submitted in writing by a proposer member and seconded in writing by another member (both of whom shall have been members for not less than two years continuously). Page 3 The Seekers Trust (Registered number: 11496998) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Risk management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## (1). Monitoring of risks The Seekers Trust trustees come from a wide variety of backgrounds and together possess a balance of charitable, ethical, spiritual and commercial experience. The trustees monitor the risks of the charity at their regular meetings. Where necessary The Seekers Trust employs professionals to advise on investment, accounting, legal matters and any other relevant areas in managing our estates and property. The proper insurance agreements are in place to protect our assets and employees. Our major risk is in finding the right persons to act as trustees; those who are committed to their task and with the skills, knowledge and experience which we need. It is important for us to get the right mix of trustees on board, trustees with a strong personal commitment to our aims and objectives, in order for us to have a balanced and effective board and a well governed and effective charity. ## (2). Health and Safety matters The trustees are aware of their legal obligations under Health and Safety legislation, and continue to monitor the legal requirements that affect the charity. ## (3). Investments The trustees consider that the preservation of capital in terms of the value of the investments is paramount and acknowledge that there is a need to generate income to meet the expenditure plans and the costs of running the Addington estate whilst other streams are developed. IPS Capital LLP look after the charity's investments and hold funds rather than individual equity investments. This reduces the level of risk and variations in the value of the investment portfolio. The investments are managed on their Diversifier Strategy which seeks to provide income and growth whilst protecting capital and so meet the Trust's objectives. ## (4). Other controls and disaster planning Reporting systems and day to day controls are monitored regularly, and the trustees are confident that having reviewed these, and by continuing to do so, risks will be identified promptly, and their effects pre-empted or contained to manageable proportions. ## (5). Trustees' reviews The board of trustees meets, at a minimum, on a monthly basis. The chairman of the trustees attends the office on a minimum of two days per week whilst other trustees make themselves available on an ad hoc basis as required to review and manage the charity's affairs. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number** 11496998 (England and Wales) ## **Registered Charity number** 1186773 ## **Registered office** The Lilacs The Close Addington Park West Malling Kent ME19 5BL Page 4 R• rt of thè Trustees for th• Year Ended PArs E Parf(Ér Trustee R SmckerTnJstee R J Mckinlèy Trugt8è J D Pery Tnjstee lappolnted 11.1.251 O S Cuss Tnjstee (appointed 11.1.251 L A Searfe Trustse lappointsd 11.1.251 D F McEvoy Trusteè18pp￿ntsd 11.1.251 P Harris T￿￿tee lappThnted 11.1.251 Mrs M E Wfiliarnson TrLtst8è18kvJinted 11.1.25) dependent Exarniner A M ReKI FCA MeLèan Reid Chartered AC￿Untants 1 Forsta Road Ay18sford Kent E20 7AU prov&J by crfder oftho Ly)ard'oftrustees on 8 December 2025 and sign&J on its behall by. R J MCknn￿- Trustee P&Je 5 In • S•ok•rn T Independéni•x•rninerf8 reportto th• trn8t•os ofThe Trust IYh• Company'l l rnprytlo the c*arity trusiees on my &xanination ofthe aoxjunts oftho C(mp8ny forthe year ended 31 MaTth 2028. RewnsSbllbllos and ba•1$ of r•port As the chanty8 trustees ol the Company land also ts ¢J'rectoTs for thè purp05e8 otcompany lawl you4re respC￿￿b18 tr the weparalk)n offh¢ 8crL4ints in ac£ordance V+ith thè wuirsments of the Ccffipanies Act 20C6 nhe 2(K6 W. Hawro satisfied tho1 th& acojunts of thè Company are not wuired to be under P9rt 16 of the 20C6 Ad and are elvJibb for in*endent examinab"on. I r8POrt in resped of my examinatsC￿ of your charitys accounts as carri8d out under SectSon 145 01 tre Charfaes Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 ACVI. In carrying out my ex8min8tiM I havè fc41thY thè DIred0￿ given by the Charity Commwion under SÈcbon 145151 (bl ofth8 2011 ACL Indepèndent 8xaminerf• statement I havè cOrnp￿ted my examination. l ttsnfim) Ihat rngtters halp o)m& to my attenti£￿ in connection vAth the examination gMNJ mo C*Uge to tr*lieve'. accounting record$ were not kept in re¥ect ofthe Company8s wuiredty Section 386ofthè 2(￿ Act., cf th8 aceounts do not acrord wth thoso r8coTrl$', or the a￿Ounts do not compty wlth the accounting Tequirernents of Se￿￿)n ￿ of the 2006 Aca other than any" requiramènt that the ac￿)unts gi￿ a and lair vw wthich is not a mattgr ¢onsiderwJ as Fqrt of an Independent examination.. or tha accounts have not trRen woparnd in aCCordar￿e the methods aTrJ ￿napleS of the Statement of Recrynrnended Prathe for &c￿Sunting and reporb'ng by Charit￿$(￿pp1￿abb to ¢harithes preparing their a￿tYJnts in accordonc8 wfd) th• Fln8nrial Repwting StaThJard aFfJli¢ablg in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have con￿M$ and have cc*na acnss no other matters in conn8don wtth the ex8rninatiw.lo which *ntion shoul t• drawn In thL9 in wderto enab￿ a prcpgr untsrstandiro ofthe a￿Unts to be reacthed. A M RelJ FCA McL8an RekJ Chartèrèd Actswntsnis 1 Forstsl Road Ayknford ME20 7AU 9 Dacember 2025 Pagè 6 The Seekers Trust ## Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ||||||2025|2024| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|Total|Total| |||funds|funds|funds|funds|funds| ||Notes|£|£|£|£|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**||||||| |**FROM**||||||| |Donations and legacies||37,754|8,834|-|46,588|98,510| |Investment income|2|20|16,683|25,025|41,728|32,382| |Other income||2,816|-|-|2,816|3,390| |**Total**||40,590|25,517|25,025|91,132|134,282| |**EXPENDITURE ON**||||||| |Raising funds|3|9,331|794|415|10,540|42,839| |**Charitable activities**||||||| |Harmony & prayer activities||54,644|79,035|2,435|136,114|97,639| |Addington Park estate||25,706|41,756|1,128|68,590|39,255| |Conference hall & meeting||||||| |centre||6,666|4,772|297|11,735|15,766| |Guest cottage rents||18,660|555|831|20,046|22,125| |Lilacs meeting room & kitchen||3,999|119|166|4,284|4,717| |Grounds & garden maintenance||14,663|436|665|15,764|13,290| |**Total**||133,669|127,467|5,937|267,073|235,631| |Net gains on investments||-|5,160|7,738|12,898|84,951| |**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**||(93,079)|(96,790)|26,826|(163,043)|(16,398)| |**Transfers between funds**|13|69,964|47,026|(116,990)|-|-| |**Net movement in funds**||(23,115)|(49,764)|(90,164)|(163,043)|(16,398)| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||||| |Total funds brought forward||(29,400)|497,696|1,061,097|1,529,393|1,545,791| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**||||||| |**FORWARD**||(52,515)|447,932|970,933|1,366,350|1,529,393| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 7 The Seekers Trust (Registered number: 11496998) ## Balance Sheet 31 March 2025 |Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
9
Investments
10
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one
year
12
**NET CURRENT**
**ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
13
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Endowment funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Unrestricted
funds
£
37,294
105
37,399
196,964
(240,849)
(43,885)
(46,028)
(89,913)
(52,514)
(52,514)|Restricted
funds
£
2,430
434,999
437,429
16,961
(3,807)
13,154
(2,651)
10,503
447,932
447,932|Endowment
funds
£
-
652,498
652,498
-
318,483
318,483
(49)
318,434
970,932
970,932|2025
Total
funds
£
39,724
1,087,602
1,127,326
213,925
73,827
287,752
(48,728)
239,024
1,366,350
1,366,350
(52,514)
447,932
970,932
1,366,350|2024
Total
funds
£
43,622
1,302,892
1,346,514
219,545
5,313
224,858
(41,979)
182,879
1,529,393
1,529,393
(29,400)
497,696
1,061,097
1,529,393| |---|---|---|---|---|---| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for - (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and - (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. The notes form part of these financial statements Page 8 continued... 31 Mareh 2025 suty'ecl to the srndl companN* wine. were on rts t¢ha(fty. R J Trusts• E PaTk8r- Trusts8 R Smc&8r- The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Tangible fixed assets** Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. - Plant and machinery - 10% on cost ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Designated funds are set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted funds for specific purposes or projects. Endowment funds represent those assets which ,must be held permanently by the charity. The part of the fund which must be permanently retained is known as Permanent Endowment and the part where trustees have a power of discretion to convert capital into income is known as Expendable Endowment. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits** The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. ## **2. INVESTMENT INCOME** |**INVESTMENT INCOME**||| |---|---|---| ||2025|2024| ||£|£| |Other fixed asset invest|41,708|32,371| |Deposit account interest|-|11| |HMRC interest|20|-| ||41,728|32,382| Page 10 continued... The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **3. RAISING FUNDS** ## **Raising donations and legacies** |Sundries
Support costs
**SUPPORT COSTS**
Management
£
Raising donations and legacies
7,580
Harmony & prayer activities
44,520
Addington Park estate
20,941
Conference hall & meeting centre
5,518
Guest cottage rents
15,155
Lilacs meeting room & kitchen
3,248
Grounds & garden maintenance
11,909
108,871||2025
£
518
10,022
10,540
Other
£
2,442
14,321
6,637
1,747
4,891
1,036
3,855
34,929||2024
£
256
42,583| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||42,839| |||||Totals
£
10,022
58,841
27,578
7,265
20,046
4,284
15,764| ||||143,800|| ## **4. SUPPORT COSTS** Management and governance costs have been apportioned on an estimated use basis as follows: ||%| |---|---| |Raising donations and legacies|7| |Harmony & prayer activities|41| |Addingtom Park estate|19| |Conference hall & meeting centre|5| |Guest cottage rents|14| |Lilacs meeting room & kitchen|3| |Grounds & garden maintenance|11| ## **5. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)** Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): ||2025|2024| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |Depreciation - owned assets|6,475|6,216| ## **6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** Following agreement by the Charity Commission Mrs K Searle, trustee and spiritual leader (resigned 31st July 2023), received remuneration during the year of £4,561 (2024: £14,228). Likewise, Mrs E Parker has received remuneration during the year totalling £12,053 (2024: £11,645). ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. Page 11 continued... The Seekers Trust Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **7. STAFF COSTS** The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: ||2025|2024| |---|---|---| |Administration|3|3| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. |**8.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
89,133
9,377
Investment income
11
12,947
Other income
3,390
-
**Total**
92,534
22,324
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
7,820
34,635
**Charitable activities**
Harmony & prayer activities
45,789
49,601
Addington Park estate
21,875
16,336
Conference hall & meeting centre
5,586
9,906
Guest cottage rents
21,062
295
Lilacs meeting room & kitchen
4,442
110
Grounds & garden maintenance
12,285
402
**Total**
118,859
111,285
Net gains on investments
-
33,980
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(26,325)
(54,981)
**Transfers between funds**
42,428
(42,428)
**Net movement in funds**
16,103
(97,409)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
(45,503)
595,105
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
(29,400)
497,696|Endowment
funds
£
-
19,424
-
19,424
384
2,249
1,044
274
768
165
603
5,487
50,971
64,908
-
64,908
996,189
1,061,097|Total
funds
£
98,510
32,382
3,390
134,282
42,839
97,639
39,255
15,766
22,125
4,717
13,290
235,631
84,951
(16,398)
-
(16,398)
1,545,791
1,529,393| |---|---|---| Page 12 continued... The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**|| |---|---| ||Plant and| ||machinery| ||£| |**COST**|| |At 1 April 2024|62,170| |Additions|2,577| |At 31 March 2025|64,747| |**DEPRECIATION**|| |At 1 April 2024|18,548| |Charge for year|6,475| |At 31 March 2025|25,023| |**NET BOOK VALUE**|| |At 31 March 2025|39,724| |At 31 March 2024|43,622| ## **10. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS** |**MARKET VALUE**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
At 31 March 2025
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024|Shares in
group
undertakings
£
105
-
-
-
105
105
105|Listed
investments
£
1,289,845
87,512
(263,758)
(27,777)
1,085,822
1,085,822
1,289,845|Cash and
settlements
pending
£
12,942
-
(11,267)
-
1,675
1,675
12,942|Totals
£
1,302,892
87,512
(275,025)
(27,777)
1,087,602
1,087,602
1,302,892| |---|---|---|---|---| There were no investment assets outside the UK. Cost or valuation at 31 March 2025 is represented by: |Valuation in 2025
Cost|Shares in
group
undertakings
£
-
105
105|Listed
investments
£
(27,777)
1,113,599
1,085,822|Cash and
settlements
pending
£
-
1,675
1,675|Totals
£
(27,777)
1,115,379
1,087,602| |---|---|---|---|---| The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: Page 13 continued... The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **10. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued** ## **The Seekers Trustee Company Limited** Registered office: The Lilacs, The Close, Addington park, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5BL Nature of business: Property income |Nature of business: Property income|||| |---|---|---|---| ||%||| |Class of share:|holding||| |Ordinary|100||| |||2025|2024| |||£|£| |Aggregate capital and reserves||(12,383)|(10,614)| |Loss for the year||(1,769)|(1,769)| ## **The Seekers Gift Shop & Café Limited** Registered office: The Lilacs, The Close, Addington Park, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5BL Nature of business: Gift shop and café ## **11.** ## **12.** |Nature of business: Gift shop and café|||| |---|---|---|---| ||%||| |Class of share:|holding||| |Ordinary|100||| |||2025|2024| |||£|£| |Aggregate capital and reserves||(619)|(536)| |(Loss)/profit for the year||(83)|73| |**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||| |||2025|2024| |||£|£| |Trade debtors||882|324| |Amounts owed by group undertakings||171,537|172,240| |Other debtors||2,359|14,066| |Prepayments||39,147|32,915| |||213,925|219,545| |**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||| |||2025|2024| |||£|£| |Trade creditors||36,634|30,100| |Social security and other taxes||459|490| |Other creditors||525|520| |Accrued expenses||9,334|8,230| |Deferred income||1,776|2,639| |||48,728|41,979| Page 14 continued... The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** |At 1.4.24
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
(57,423)
Designated fund - D Fisk legacy
6,440
Designated fund - A Yates
21,583
(29,400)
**Restricted funds**
Harmony & prayer circles
109,664
Addington Park building fund
171,944
Chapels' refurbishment
(31)
Garden and grounds
44,978
Publicity and advertising
105,208
Conferences and promotional activities
45,633
Tree appeal
15,885
J Morris legacy
4,415
497,696
**Endowment funds**
Garden and grounds
424,270
Publicity and advertising
141,418
Conferences and promotional activities
70,719
Harmony & prayer circles
71,140
Expendable endowment
353,550
1,061,097
**TOTAL FUNDS**
1,529,393
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
40,590
Designated fund - A Yates
-
40,590
**Restricted funds**
Harmony & prayer circles
7,816
Addington Park building fund
5,562
Chapels' refurbishment
-
Garden and grounds
6,673
Publicity and advertising
2,224
Conferences and promotional activities
1,113
Tree appeal
2,129
25,517
**Endowment funds**
Garden and grounds
10,009
Publicity and advertising
3,337
Conferences and promotional activities
1,669
Harmony & prayer circles
1,669
Expendable endowment
8,341
25,025
**TOTAL FUNDS**
91,132||Net
movement
in funds
£
(92,078)
-
(1,000)
(93,078)
(69,853)
(35,042)
(31)
7,153
2,384
(3,012)
1,611
-
(96,790)
10,730
3,576
1,789
1,789
8,941
26,825
(163,043)
Resources
expended
£
(132,668)
(1,000)
(133,668)
(78,013)
(42,324)
(31)
(1,584)
(528)
(4,469)
(518)
(127,467)
(2,375)
(792)
(396)
(396)
(1,979)
(5,938)
(267,073)||Transfers
between
funds
£
69,964
-
-
69,964
-
41,756
62
436
-
4,772
-
-
47,026
(15,099)
-
(11,438)
(22,929)
(67,524)
(116,990)
-
Gains and
losses
£
-
-
-
344
1,720
-
2,064
688
344
-
5,160
3,096
1,031
516
516
2,579
7,738
12,898|At
31.3.25
£
(79,537)
6,440
20,583
(52,514)
39,811
178,658
-
52,567
107,592
47,393
17,496
4,415
447,932
419,901
144,994
61,070
50,000
294,967
970,932
1,366,350
Movement
in funds
£
(92,078)
(1,000)
(93,078)
(69,853)
(35,042)
(31)
7,153
2,384
(3,012)
1,611
(96,790)
10,730
3,576
1,789
1,789
8,941
26,825
(163,043)| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| Page 15 continued... The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** ## **Comparatives for movement in funds** |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Designated fund - D Fisk legacy
Designated fund - A Yates
**Restricted funds**
Harmony & prayer circles
Addington Park building fund
Chapels' refurbishment
Garden and grounds
Publicity and advertising
Conferences and promotional activities
Tree appeal
J Morris legacy
**Endowment funds**
Garden and grounds
Publicity and advertising
Conferences and promotional activities
Harmony & prayer circles
Expendable endowment
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.23
£
(74,526)
6,440
22,583
(45,503)
101,811
261,066
-
27,669
133,561
52,470
14,113
4,415
595,105
398,306
132,765
66,390
66,812
331,916
996,189
1,545,791|Net
movement
in funds
£
(25,325)
-
(1,000)
(26,325)
7,853
(46,694)
(31)
17,309
(28,353)
(6,837)
1,772
-
(54,981)
25,964
8,653
4,329
4,328
21,634
64,908
(16,398)|Transfers
between
funds
£
42,428
-
-
42,428
-
(42,428)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(42,428)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|At
31.3.24
£
(57,423)
6,440
21,583
(29,400)
109,664
171,944
(31)
44,978
105,208
45,633
15,885
4,415
497,696
424,270
141,418
70,719
71,140
353,550
1,061,097
1,529,393| |---|---|---|---|---| Page 16 continued... The Seekers Trust ## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ||Incoming|Resources|Gains and|Movement| |---|---|---|---|---| ||resources|expended|losses|in funds| ||£|£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**||||| |General fund|92,534|(117,859)|-|(25,325)| |Designated fund - A Yates|-|(1,000)|-|(1,000)| ||92,534|(118,859)|-|(26,325)| |**Restricted funds**||||| |Harmony & prayer circles|8,209|(2,623)|2,267|7,853| |Addington Park building fund|4,315|(62,335)|11,326|(46,694)| |Chapels' refurbishment|-|(31)|-|(31)| |Garden and grounds|5,181|(1,463)|13,591|17,309| |Publicity and advertising|1,728|(34,610)|4,529|(28,353)| |Conferences and promotional activities|863|(9,967)|2,267|(6,837)| |Tree appeal|2,028|(256)|-|1,772| ||22,324|(111,285)|33,980|(54,981)| |**Endowment funds**||||| |Garden and grounds|7,772|(2,196)|20,388|25,964| |Publicity and advertising|2,589|(731)|6,795|8,653| |Conferences and promotional activities|1,295|(366)|3,400|4,329| |Harmony & prayer circles|1,294|(366)|3,400|4,328| |Expendable endowment|6,474|(1,828)|16,988|21,634| ||19,424|(5,487)|50,971|64,908| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|134,282|(235,631)|84,951|(16,398)| ## ENDOWMENT FUNDS The Endowment Funds were donated to the charity during 1984. The income from the Permanent Endowment Fund may be used for activities detailed below: For the upkeep of gardens & grounds For advertising the work of the Trust For conferences and promotional activities For the building fund of the Trust For the harmony prayer circle Income from the Expendable Endowment Fund may be used for the erection, replacement and major improvements to the buildings at Addington. The capital of the funds may be used only if insufficient income is available to carry out erection, replacement or major improvement to the buildings at Addington. The Endowment Income Funds were created following a transfer of the income accumulated in the Endowment Fund. The original letters of intent establishing the gift of £750,000 state that the capital sums should be maintained and not used for any reason other than to provide income for the purposes specified. This accumulated income was divided in 2005 into the new Restricted Funds in accordance with the original allocation. Incoming resources in these funds arise from investment income received in respect of the Endowment Funds invested. This income is allocated in accordance with the letter dated 7th August 1989. In addition, whilst the restricted funds continue to be invested, the income derived from such investment is added to the Restricted Funds. ## RESTRICTED FUNDS Included in Restricted Funds is a legacy received from the late J Morris, specified for the maintenance and upkeep of the Rose Garden. This fund will be utilised over a number of years. The Tree Appeal was set up to assist with the replacement of trees lost in the storms in the year ended 31st March 2014. Page 17 continued... The Seekers Trust Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** ## **Transfers between funds** Sums have been transferred from the accumulated income earned by the endowment funds to the general and restricted funds during the year to cover the costs incurred by those funds during the year in accordance with the terms and conditions of the endowments funds. ## **14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **15. GOING CONCERN** No material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern have been identified by the trustees. Page 18