REGISTERED CIL4RrrY NUMBER: 1187685
Report of the Trnst¢ts and
UDaudiied FRnallets] Ststements
for the Year Ended 311 June 2025
for
Always Ahe4d
Banks Sheridaa
Datum House
Electra Way
Cr¢w¢
CWI 6ZF

Ahv#ys Ahe8d
Contents of the FlnAnci81 Ststetllellts
for the year ended 30 June 2025
Page
Reference attd Admlnlstratlve Det8115
Report of the Trnstees
2 to 4
Independent Ex￿ther's Report
StAtenKnt of FinADelAi Aetlvltles
StAtetn¢nt of Flnanelal Posldon
Statement of C*sh Flows
No¢es to the Statement of Cash Flows
No¢e5 to tbe FlnAncl#l Statements
10 to 14
Detalled StAtetnent of FIDancIAI Actlvldes
15

w*yi Abead
Referente and Administrattve Detsi
for the y￿r ended 30 June 2025
TRLSTEES
Rev E D Edwdrds
Mrs S L Ferguso
Mr R A Howells
Mr J PandiaD (iesigll¢d 16.4.25)
Rev J L Jobnson (resi￿ 16.4.25)
PRif*CIPAL ADDRESS
56 Strwart Street
Cheshire
CW2 8[
REGISTERED CItARtTY NUMBERI187685
B8nks Sherid4n
Danun House
Electra Way
Crewe
Chesbire
CWI 6ZF
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Always Abead
Report ofthe Trnstees
for the yur ended 30 JuDe 2025
Th¢ Tn]stees present their report and the unaudited financial ststements of the charity for the period ended 30 June 2025.
The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accowiting and Reporting by Charitics.. Ststement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their ac¢ounts in aecordallce with the Finaticiai Reportin8 Standara appticable iti the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
OBJEcfivES AI¥D ACTTvrrILS
Objectlves And
Always Ahead was fomied on 31 January 2020 with the aim of CWlDg out charitsble works for public benefit througtrL the
practical applicatio￿ of Christian ¢thics ar￿ principles by:
Community Enhaneement..
a) Encouraging individual and COTpoTale engagen￿lI in proj¢¢ts a¢tiviti¢S that ¢nban¢¢ community r¢l8uonship8
and improve communiry resilience.
b) Providing facilities and opwrLuDiiie$ that ¢nabl¢ individuals and groups to en8a8¢ in these r¢silienc¢ building
activities.
Youth Engagement
a) Promoiing their spiriDJal. pbysi¢ai, it)iellecft￿l and social developnKn4 particularly (bw not exclusively) those who
are disadvantsged.
b) Enabling and equipping youn8 people to suslain stroll8 coIn[n￿ty relatioDships that enh4nce conununity rel&tio]
ror th¢ b¢n¢fit of the public ￿ a whole.
Prevention of Poverry
a) Proyiding or assistiD8 in th¢ provision of educatio￿ trainin8. healthcare projects and forn￿ of support designed to
enable individuals to generatr a sustainable income and be 5elf-suificien¢.
b) Enhancing the financial. spiritual and enKJtional wellbeing of indiwduals and the communiry as 8 wthole.
Social Inclusion
a) Prevcnting p¢opl¢ from becoming so¢ially ex¢luded, from sociery. or pgrts of sociery, Is a resuii of one of more
factors.
b) Relieving the rt¢¢ds of those people who are socidly excluded and assisting them to integrate into wider sociery.
Publlc benefit
The Flag Lanc Baths Communlty Hub
For a number of years, Always has spearheaded a community.led regeneration project to develop plans to transforni
the fornier Crewe Swimming Baths (Flag tane Baths) into a vibrant d¢stinxtion fulfilling a visionary 21st ¢erttwy social
fi￿CtiOn for the people of Crewe and surroundin8 areas.
Thc planned project represented the aims and aspirdtions of a consortiwn of IIKal charitics, community groups and lo￿1
organisations who are focused on th¢ ¢nhancernerLt and development of comtnurrity eohesioll and the regeneratiort of the
local community.
However, due to spiralling costs to refurbish th¢ forn*r Flag tAtte Baths. the Tompn Board attd Cheshir¢ East Council
dccided to Vlithdraw the Government's fill￿ing; this decision was rarified by the Council's Economy and Growth Conllnittee
on 25 September 2024. Communication Chcshirc FASt CouDcd. A&%ets Depar￿1 eollfim￿ that Always Ahead had
b￿n released from any trat]sactional re1￿lonship with the Council.
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Always Ahead
RepDrt of the Trustees
for the year ended 30 June 2025
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORTrLthCE
Charitable activitie8
Immediately following this lle￿, Always Ahead TnLgtees eonts¢ted kcy projcct stakeholders (including past attd eurr¢ut
fi￿derS e.g. the National LDttery and Garfield Weston Found￿10n) explatning that the project cou]d not be delivere4 at the
same lime thanking tbem for their committllent to the proje¢L The stakdjoldus shared their disappointment that the projeet
was no long¢r possible but also showed their support of Always Ahead TnLStees, acknowled￿¥ the diffi￿1¢ situation.
AIwAyg Ahead Trusttts aetioned tbc Cli¢nt Project Team to request the fmal accounts from the Building Consultants
and the Principal Contractors. once this was ascertatne& Ttustees were then able to r¢wrn th¢ remaining £IOO.000 {of
£250,000 grant) to th¢ Garfield Weston Foundation (on 16 March 2025).
Despite the disappointing outrome tbat the proj￿1 plaLs for F]ag tane Baths could not be realisel the relationship between
th¢ charity aud Garfi¢ld W¢ston Foundation remained positiv< supp)rtive alld open for 8ny ￿tUr¢ pot¢ntiai projects.
WAY fonvgrd for Always Ahead CIO
Tn￿teeS look forvdrd to exploriftg ways in vthich ￿ work with other Cbarities COTrnnunity 8roups to meet the needs of
lo¢al p¢opl¢. Until such tim¢, no fundraising work bas been carried OUL
Behlnd the $¢enes progres$
Much work has been carried out to u]swe the smooth attd eff¢¢tive *rmin8tion of the Flag Lane Baths (FLB) projeeL in
relation to..
Notifying insurance con]pany of changes
On-going communication FIB proje¢¢ fiuKkn
Arranging Fl.B proj¢c¢ final accounts with Building Contracwrand Buildin8 Consultants
Ensuring Fl.11 project documentstion is $tored s¢cur¢ly
FINANCIAI. RF,VIF,W
FlrtArt¢l#l posltlon
Followin8 the settlement of all accounts related to the redev¢lopm¢nt of Flag LaD¢ Baths. The Charity had resetve8 of
£5,064 to b¢ caTricd forward into the year ended 30 June 2026. eniirely bein8 made up of unrestricted fimd8.
Reservts pollcy
The Trus(ccs have a 8ood understanding of strategic, operntional 8nd b￿l￿etary platming; the need to build up sutTicient
resetves to avoid finaneial diffieulties and the nced for tra￿parcncY ofthe level of these reserves. The Ttustres recognise th¢
importance of a Reserves Policy to give confidence to their supporters and proteetion to th¢ir donation5.
Trust¢¢s or¢ very appreciative of the grants and donations the Chariry bas already received and ean confiTh that all fimds are
unrestricted. In the event of receiving restricted fiJnd%. those will be s¢parat¢ly identifjed and will only be used for the
purpos¢ for which th¢y wer¢ int¢nd¢d. Tn￿tee$ also confitm thai the utrestrietrd fi￿d& no specific pury)o%c in mind)
will be used for the general tunning of the Always Ahead Charity.
Golng concern
Despite the setback of the Flag tan¢ ¢ommunity hub not progressing a¢ the fornier Crewe swim1￿g Batbs (flag Lall¢
Baths) the Tn￿(eeS are to continue the clwity's operations for the forcs¢eabl¢ futur¢. Th¢ fimds ase noc in deficil and
operation costs are lowwbich will allow for plaLs to b¢ set out for the next phase in its activities.
FtrruRE PLAf4S
Looldng forward to 2026
Wc look foTWdrd to inviting new members to the Always Abead Ttustee Boar4 to bring visioffj energy, (Trpporttujities and
cotnmitment to ￿lfIlling the Chariry's ainLS and objectives- to bring positive public ￿nefit and impact within communities.
Considuation rnay b¢ Lo explore slightly changing the Charl￿S G)Trstitution to enable the Clwity to work within other areas
of the UL noijust witbin Crewe.
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Ahvays Ahead
Report of tbe Trufjtef5
for tbe y￿r ended 30 June 2025
STRUCTURQ GOVERNANCE Ahl) MANAGEMENr
Governing document
TILe clwiry is conttolled by its gov¢rniDg docu[1￿ a deed of tnLSt and consti￿￿ an unitKorporated chan'ty.
Charlty constltytion
Always Ahead is a Cbaritsble Incorporated Organisation (Cto) and is controlle41 by its Constithtioll. It w&s form¢d on 31
January 2020 and is currently gov¢rned by three tr￿${eeS (on a 3 year rerni) and Manag￿ by a Board Chair, Charity
SccTetary Alld Tre&%urer (Charity Execuuve Director). The TTU5txs four year with an agreed Agenda &%
follows:
Minut¢s- appmval of minutes of last meeting
Matters arising- from last me¢linglmiDutrS
Forrnal prowss update by Charity Executive Direcror
Flag lane Baths Project utdatc by Project Developmeni Manager
Financial updaie by Chariry Executive Dircctor
Any oth¢r sp￿lfie topi¢s for discu&sion
Any Other Business
There is a quoNm of 3 Trustees and m¢etings are held four times a year each follow￿ with signed minutes of the meetings.
Proposals for actions of note are presenred to the Trust¢¢5 and voted upon.
Reerultmeni And Hppolntment of new trustees
The joumey to this point had b¢¢n long and challen8in8 and two of the Always Ahead Tntstees (Julia and Joseph)
regrcttably felt they needed to resign from the B¢Mrd (this was eommunicatrd ai the T￿JS￿e9 Board meeting on 16th April
2025). It ￿d8 a¢knowled8¢d thai the Always Ahead CIO was set up to engage in numerous ¢omtllullity projects ond that the
Fla8 Lane Baths project Vas the fust.
Trustees Tcn)ain¢d positiv¢ the fu￿re and sought to continue to support the community through this Charity. There
were initial discussions with mcmbcrs of th¢ 1¢4dership of a Ic￿1 ehurch shared a similar vision for Crewe. but
this relatiollship did not materialise. It was felt the Always Ahead CIO should seek to ittvit¢ other interested p¢ople to join
thc Board. knangernents w¢r¢ made io update the Tntstee Welcome Pack and Application Forn ￿adY for distribution
tog¢th¢r with updaie detsils of the Tn￿e Orientalion ProgramnK for potrntial TnLStrts.
Unfortrjnatelyj due to the lengthy Trust¢¢ recruitmoit proc￿1 (¢.8. carrying oui due dili8eJKe cbecks and delays in referees
responding tts requests from Always Ahead). it Iw meant thai no additional Tntst￿ bAv¢ yet joined the Always Ahead
TNstee Board (as at February 2026).
Approved by order of thc board of trw8t¢es oll 31 March 2026 and sI￿d on its behalf by.
Mrs S L Ferg
TrLLStee
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IndepeDdent Ex8rniner's Report to the Tru5ttts of
Always Ahead
Independent examlner's report to the trustees of Aljvays Ahe#d
report to the cl]arity tr￿te£S OD tny cxatnination of the accounts of A]￿y5 Ahwl (th¢ Tr￿st) for th¢ y¢ar ¢nd¢d
30 June 2025.
Responslbllitles basls of report
As the eharity trllstees of the Tnist you are TespoDllble for the preparation of the aceollnts in aeeordan¢¢ with thc
requirements of the Clwities Act 2011 Cthe Act,).
I rcport in respect of my examination of the T￿￿eS accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in canying out my
exatnination I have followed all applieable Direeiiolls ￿Vell by the Clwity Comtnission under Section 145{51{b) of the AeL
Independent examlner's statetnellt
I liav¢ complercd my examination. I confirm that w rn8t¢rial mat*rs have conx to Tlly attentson in connection with the
examination giving me to believe that in any matrrial respect..
aecountillg reeords were not kept in respect of the Tn￿t as required by Section 130 of the Act. or
thc do not a¢¢ord with thos¢ rwords,. or
the aceounLS do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in
th¢ Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulatiott8 2¢X)8 other than ally requirement that the accounts give a true and
fair view which is not a maiter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concenJ5 and have con% acr055 no other in conne¢tion with ¢he examination to which attention should be
drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsndin8 of the accounts to be reach
David Morris FCCA
The Association of Chartered Certified Aceounlants
Banks Sheridan
Dattlm 110￿¢
Electrd Way
Crewe
Cheshire
CWI 6ZF
31 March 2026
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Always Ahead
Statement of FlnancAa] Actlvitles
for the year ettded 30 JuDe 2025
2025
Total
2024
Tots]
funds
Unr¢stri¢tcd
fi￿d
Restrictcd
fund
Not¢5
INCONIE AND ENDOIVMETrrrs FROM
Donaiions and legacies
{93.984)
(93.984)
269,815
Investment income
38
38
15
Total
(93.946)
(93.946)
269.830
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
960
1.770
Charltable actlvltle8
Developnient
8.720
8.720
321.620
Other
4.732
4.732
Total
14,412
14.412
323.390
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE)
(108,358)
(108,358)
(53,560)
RECONCTLIATION OF FUNDS
Total fundb. bri)ughi fotivard
113,422
113.422
166,982
TOI'AL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
5,064
113,422
The notes form part of tI￿se financial ststements
P&g¢ 6

Always Abead
Statement of Flnanel&l Posltlon
311 June 2025
2025
Total
fimds
2024
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Cas'h dt bank
6.504
6.504
115,582
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due ￿￿thin on¢ yc4r
(1.440)
11,440)
(2,160)
NET CURRETrrr ASSETS
5,064
5,064
113,422
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
5,064
113,422
NET ASSETS
5.064
113,422
FUNDS
UnrLStrieted fi￿d8
10
5.064
113,422
TOTAL FUNDS
5.064
113,422
Thc financial staternents w¢re appmved by th¢ BO￿ of TnLStees al￿ authorised for i￿C on 31 Mareh 2026 and w¢r¢
signed on its behalf by..
Mr8 S L Fer8uson-
The notes forn] part of these fllwicial ststements
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Ahvays Ahead
St*temeTrt of Casb Flows
for tb¢ year ended 311 2025
2025
2024
Notes
CAsh flows from operAtlng actlvltits
Cash generated from operallons
(109,116)
(53,515)
Net cash uscd in operdting a¢ttviti¢$
(109,116)
(53,515)
Cash flows from Investing Acdvltks
tnt¢r¢st r¢¢¢ived
38
15
N¢t ¢ash provided by investing activities
38
15
Chan%e In cash and eash equlvalents In tbe
reportlng perlod
C95h And eash equlvAlents at the beglnnlng
of the repfrrtlng perlod
(109,078)
(53,500)
115.582
169,082
CAsh And cash equSvaleDts At the end of(h¢
reportlnR perlod
6.504
115,582
The not&8 fomi part of these financial ststements
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Always Ahead
Notes to the Ststement •lCasb Flows
for the y￿r ended 30 June 2025
RECONCILIATIOF4 OF NET EXPENDrruRE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTtvrriES
2025
2024
Nel expendithre for the reportlng perlod (as per the Statement ol
Flnallelal Aetllritles)
Adjustments for:
Inter¢st r¢¢¢ivcd
(Decrease)lincrease ill creditors
(108,358)
{53,560)
(38)
(720)
(151
60
Net casb used In operatloDS
(109,116)
(53.515)
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1.7.24
Cuh flow
At 30.6.25
Net cash
Cash at bank
115,582
(109,078)
6.504
115.582
(109,078)
6,504
Total
115.582
1109,078)
6,504
The notes fornipart of th&se financial statements
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Always Ah￿d
Notes to the St8t¢lDeDts
for the year ended 30 June 2025
AccO￿TING POLlCtES
Bgsis of prÈp%riDg tbe finandAI ststements
The financial statements of the chariry, which is a pllbli¢ benefit entity ullder FRS 102, have beet] prepared in
accordanc¢ witb the Charities SORP {FRS 102) 'Accounting and Rq)orting by Charities: Statement of
Reeommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their aceoullts ID aecordAttce with the Fitmticial Reporting
Standard ipplieable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effectiv¢ l January 20191,. Financial Reporting
Standard 102 'The Financial Rcporttng Standard applieable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Ch￿￿tieS Act
2011. The f]nancial statements have been pr¢Par￿ und¢r th¢ historical cost conventiOIL
In¢ome
Ail income is reCO￿l￿d in th¢ Ststemeni of Financial Aeiivities once the Charity bas entidement to the funds, it is
probable that the income will be received al￿ th¢ atN)UDt can bc reliably.
Eipendlture
Liabilitl¢5 ar¢ r¢cognised &% expendiDJre as SiX)n as there is a legal or con5m￿tive obligation committing the chariry
to that expenditure, it is probable thai a transf¢r of ¢¢onomi¢ Ixnefits will be required in settlemeni and the amount
of th¢ obligation can be me&8ured reliably. Expendimre is accounted for on an accn¥15 basis and has b¢w) ¢lassifi
under headings that aggregate ail cost related ￿ the eategory. Where Costs eannot be directly attributed to partieular
headings they have been all(WAted to activities on ¥ basis consistcni with the w$¢ of r¢sourc¢s.
TAxatlon
The charity is exempt from tLx on its charithble activiiies.
Fund #teountlrtg
Unrestricied funds can be used in a￿OrdanCe with th¢ Ch￿l12b1¢ obje¢tivu at the discretion of the tr￿s.
Restricted fvnds can only be for partieular restricted purEMlStt within the objects of the charity. Restrictions
arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particu]8r r¢stri¢t¢d putposes.
Further explanation of the ￿tUre and puw of ¢a¢h fvnd 1$ ittehthd in the t￿teS to the financial statetnents.
DONATIONS AP*D LEGACILS
2025
2024
DonatioLs
Grdnts
409
269,406
(93.984)
(93.984)
269,815
Grants receive4 included in tb¢ above. #re 8$ follows:
2025
2024
Ch¢shire E&5t
Garfield Weston
6,016
(100.000)
269,406
{93.984)
269,406
Grants receivable includes the repaJYnent of £l¢)O.000 of a grdnt r￿c[Ved from Garfi¢ld W¢5ton FOU[￿atIon. This
was repaid following the ¢aDcellation of the Flag tAlle Baths redevelopTnenl programme.
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Always Abead
Notes to ihe Flnanelal SIA(etllellts- eontlnued
for the year ended 30 2025
INVESTMENT IYCOME
2025
2024
Deposit accounc interest
38
15
RAISLYG FUI4DS
Rglslng doth#tlons And l¢gAdes
2025
2024
Fundraising consu]tallcy
960
1.770
CHAIUTABLE AcTiVrr￿S COSTS
Direct
Costs
Development
8.720
SUPPORT COSTS
Govemanee
cos
Totals
Other resources expended
1.157
3,570
4,732
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATIOI% AND BENEFITS
There were no trwte¢s' reMU￿On or othtt IKn¢fits foT the ye8r ended 30 Jun¢ 2025 nor for the year eTrJed
30 June 2024.
Tru$tees' eypenxs
There were no t￿sle¢S, ¢xpense$ pgid for the year ended 30 June 2025 nor for the year ended 30 June 2024.
COMPARATtVES FOR THE STATLMENT OF FLYLNCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unr¢strictcd
filljd
Restricted
fjJnd
Total
fijnds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
269,815
269,815
Investment income
15
15
Total
269.830
269,830
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
1.770
1,770
ChArRtable activities
Development
321,620
321,620
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Ahways Ahead
Notes to the Fthallelal Statements- contlnued
for the yeAr endeil 30 June 2025
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrivrriES. coDtlttued
Unresrr>cted
Restrict
fuud
fi￿d
Total
funds
Total
323,390
323.390
NET If4COMEI(KXPF.NDITURE)
(53,560)
(53,560)
RECONCIiIATION OF FUL¥DS
Totsl funds brought foThvard
166.982
166,982
TOTAL FU￿Ts CARRIED FORWARD
113.422
113,422
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FAILING DUF. wrrHJ￿, ONE YEAR
202S
2024
Other ereditors
2,160
io.
MOVEMENT IN Fuf4DS
Net
nK>vement
ID fi￿d5
At
30.6.25
At 1.7.24
Unrestrlettd funds
GenL'ral fund
113,422
{108,358)
5,064
TOTAL FUNDS
113.422
(108.358)
5,064
Net m(Trv¢m¢ni its fun(ts, Included in the atrx)ve are as follows..
In¢omitig
resources
R¢sour¢G8
expended
Movement
in funds
UDrestrlcted funds
G¢ncral fund
(93.946)
(14,412)
(108,358)
TOTAL FUNDS
{93,946)
(14.412)
(108,358)
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Ah¥&ys Ahead
Notes to the FinAn£i&l Statements- conttnued
for the ye*r ended 311 21125
io.
MOVEMENT IN FifNDS. contlnued
Compttratives for movejnent in ￿lld$
Net
movement
At
30.6.24
At 1.7.23
Unresttleted funds
Generdl fund
166,982
{53,560)
113,422
TOTAL FUNDS
166.982
{53,560)
113,422
Conwarntive net movement in fimd& included in the above are ￿ follows:
Ineoti)itig
resources
R¢s(Trwces
expended
Movement
in fulld$
UDreslrlcted funds
G¢n¢rdl fund
269.830
(323,390)
153,560)
TOTAL FUNDS
269.830
(323,390)
{53,560)
A current year 12 months and prior yeAr 12 months combined position is as follows:
Net
movement
in funds
At
30.6.2S
At 1.7.23
Urtre$trlcted funds
General fijnd
166.982
(161,918)
5.064
TOTAL FUTr4DS
166.982
(161,918)
5,064
A current year 12 months alld prlor year 12 n￿nthS combined n¢t movement in funds. included in the above are &8
follow5..
Incon)in8
r¢50ur¢es expended
Movement
in ￿ndS
Unrestrlcted funds
General fi￿d
175,884
(337.802)
(161,918)
TOTAL Fuf4DS
175.884
(337,802)
(161.918)
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Ahvays Ahead
Notes to Ibe Financi41 Statements- continued
for tbe year ettded 30 June 2025
ii.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party traDsactioDs for the year ended 30 Julle 2025.
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Ahyays Ahexd
Detslled StAttmeni of FID#nclal Actirftles
for the y￿r ended 30 June 21125
2025
2024
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Dongtions and legacles
Donations
Grants
409
269,406
(93,984)
(93.9841
269,815
Investment Income
Deposit aecount iDter¢st
38
15
TotAI Incomlng rosources
(93,946)
269,830
LXPENDITURE
R41slng don•tlons and leg8¢les
Fundraising consultancy
1,770
CharltAble Actlvltles
Consultancy fc¢5
Pre-eonsttution services
Subs¢ripliorJs
6.016
2,548
156
31,410
284,270
324
8,720
316,004
Support eo$ts
Flnan¢e
Bank charges
Other
Insurance
1,157
1,140
Governance costs
Accountsncy and legal fc¢8
Legal fees
1.170
2,400
4.476
3,570
4,476
Total resources expended
14,412
323,390
Net expendlture
(108,358)
(53,5601
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