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DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 Ch•rlty numberll88456 Ihe AowerCharttableTTllSt IA Charltable Incorporated Organlsatlonl Reportand Flnan¢lal Statemems Yearended 31 March 2025

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The FlowerCttarllableTru$t IA Charltsble Incorporated Organlsationl 31 March 2025 ReportandAccounts Contents Page Chafitylnfomiation Trustees annualreport Independent exarniner5 report statementof financialactivities ststernent of financial position Note5 to the accounts

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The FiowerCharltabLeTrust IACharltsbLe In¢orporaied Organlsatlonl Reference and admlnistrative Informatlop Members olthe Trustee Board at 31st March 2025 Mark FlowÈrlChairl Clare Montague Andrew FIDwer David Flower Luke Flower GregoryMcDermott Samantha McDeimott Jack Flower Independent Examlner DavSd Mead Bsc FCA Tremain House 8 Maple Drive Winchester Hampshlre 50237NG Regi#ered Ofnce Valewiew Belmont Roa Bath BA25JR Re0stered Charity Number 1188456

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The Flower Chafitable Trust IA Charitsble Incorporated organi￿tIon) Report of the Trustees The Trustee Board p￿SentS it5 report for the year ended 31 March 202S Strurture. Governance and Management The Flower Charitable Trust is a Charitable Incorporated 0rgani5ation and wa5 regISte￿d by the Charity Comtnission on 10 March 2020.1t has a Trustee Board which wa5 Put in place at the time the trust was formed and then regiSte￿d with the Charity Commission. The Trust Board are accountable for the conduct of the organisatlon. Alms and Oble¢tl¥es To advance such charitable purposes asihe Trustees see fit from time to tlme in particulario the lief of those in need, by rea50n of youth, age. ill-health. disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, through ihe provision of grants, goods or services Actl¥ltle5 and achlevements The Trust has continued to lease the property LilliaDa Way in Bridgewater to Julian House The house has provlded secure accommodation for 7 clients during thls period mainly for women fleeing dornestlc abuse. We continue to have good feedback from Julian House and their need for this type of accommodation is increasing We a￿ presently considerlng financing a second property forjulian House The Ralph Flower Engineering Award is in to its third year. We have worked c105ely with Cross Engineerlng (Ralph's Cotnpany for 74 years) to offer the award to students at Bath University and UWE Iuniversity of the West of Englandl. The Trust is about to interview students for the award for the current academlc year. The Trust is in a sound financial position and is now wnsidering Fund Raising Events perhaps with other local charities. Thi5 will enable us to offer more shelterfor vulnerable people and funds for other charitoble purpose5. We also are planning to raise the profile of the charlty wlth an online p￿Sence with a website. Flnancial Review The financial accounts forthe year are set out on pages I to 8. The Statement of Financial Attivitles shows the endowrnent as described above, expenditure to date being incident ovefheads. The trust has a surplus for the year of £12.911. The whole of the fund 15 unrestrirted. Statement of Tru5te85' responslbilities The Trustees are required by law to prepare financial ststements for each financ￿1 yearwhich gfves a true and falr view of the state of affairs of the Charity at the end of the financial year Hnd of the surplus or deficit of the Charity. In preparSng those financial statements the Tfustees are required to.. -selett suitable accounting policies and then apply them con5iStently. -observe thè methods and principles in the Charities SORP

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The Flower Charltzble Trust {ACharltable Incorporated Organtsatlonl -5tate whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departu￿$ disclosed and explained ip the financial accounts. -make judgernents and estirnates that are reasonable and prudent- and -prepare the financial statements on a 80in8 concern basis unless it 15 inappropriate to presume thai the charity will continue Its work. The trustees are also responsible for rnalntssning proper accounting records which disclose wit reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the ChaTity and whlch are sufficieni to Show and explain the Charitys transactions and enable thern to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companie5 Att 2(K16, Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the chariWs constitution. They are also responsible for safeguardlng the assets of the charity and hence fortaking reasonable steps for the prevention and detections of fraud and other irregularitles. Thi5 report wès approved by the Board of Trustees on otu5dyfi•dby' 8BlC7F￿CE834O2 Mark Flower Chair

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The Flower Charltable Trust IA Charitable Incorporated Or6anlsattonl Independerrt Examiners Report I report on the accounts of the FIowErCharitable Trust for the 12 months ended 31 March 2025, which are Set out on pages 2 to 9. Re5ponslbilities and basis of report As the charity trustees you are resp0fi5ible for the preparation of the accounts in aceordantt with the requirements of the Charities Acts 20111"Ihe ACV'I. I report In respect of my exarnination of the Charity'5 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable 01￿ctIonS given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 145ISllbl of the Act. Independent examiners Statement I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connection with the examination Bfving me cause to believe that in any material respett: l. Accounting ￿CordS were not kept ill fespert of the Trust as requlred by sectÈDn 130 of the Act., or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. or 3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerningthe fomi and content of the accounts a5 set out in the Charitie5 1￿CoUnts and Report51 ReBulatlon5 2Crf)8 otherthan any requirement thar the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have corne across no other matter in connettion with the examination to which attention should be drawr5 in thls report in order to enable a proper understandlng on the account5 to be re6thÈd. Dav Chartered Accountant Tremain House 8 Maple Drive Kin8$ Worthy Winchester Hampshire S0237NG I¥K4" a FCA

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The Fiowercharltable Tru$t IACharltable Incovporattd OrganlsatSonl statement of FlnaDclalActlvltle$ forihe year ende(131 March 2025 Uniestdcted Il&StrlGtÈd Funds 202$ 2024 FuThOs Income and endovmientsfrom: Income from pioperry Interest 17,410 346 17.756 17.410 346 17,756 2,827 1.368 5,195 Total Expenditure on.. Charitable activitles Administration and legal expenses Total 2.250 2,595 4.845 2,250 2250 2.595 6.091 148451 I8,￿1) Ntt Incorne forthe year 12.911 12,911 13,1461 Fund balance bioughtforward IAprll2024 255.624 255,624 256.770 Balance carried forward 31 March 2025 268,535 268,535 255,624 Thè nots on pages 7to9form partofthese financial statements

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The Flower Charltable Trust (Acharltable Incorporated Oryanlsatlonl Staterne￿ of FIDanclalP05111on at31 March 2025 2025 2024 Flxed assets Investrneni property 245,000 245.000 CurrentAsset5 C35h at bank Totsl currenta5sets 23,535 23,535 15,124 15.124 Credltors- amounts laltlngdue wlthin oneyear 14,5001 Netasseis 268,535 255.624 Funds ofthè Charlty Restricted Unrestricted 268.535 2SS.624 TotaiFunds 268,535 255,624 TheTrustees considerthattne chafity is entitled to exemption from the requiiementto havÈ an audr( under section 14401 the CharillesAct2011 andthat memtjers have not iequlied the charltyto obtain an audit. The Trustees acknowledEe their reposibilitiesforcomplylngwf(hthe requirernenis of section 130 of the ChaiitlesAci 2011 with iespectio accountSng recoids andthe pieparation ofaccounts. These accountswere approved bytheTrustees and ssgned on thelr behalf. F(oWt 1C7FIFCllEJIO2 Mark Flower- Chair

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 The FLowerCharltsbie Trust (Acharltabie Ineofporaied OrganlsaUoTrl Notestothe FlnanclalStatsmentglorthey8arto31 ma￿h2o25 l Ac¢ountlthgpollclE5 ThefokiovInKaccouDtingpo￿"CieS have been used lndeal1ngw￿tt iiemswhlcx are consldered matenal In relafjontotheOrgan15atlon'sfindncl815tatements. ¢ompanyllmiied byguarantee The Organi￿tiON1$ a ￿gIstered ch8ritynumber 1188456, the membersof whlch have no personal ￿ab11￿ln the e¥Ènt ofthpcttawitywindlni up. bl Basls of a¢￿untIng The accounts have been prepared in accordancevAth Accountlngand Reporting byCh8rltie5-. siatementol recommended Praciice appllcableto char￿leS prepdringrheiraccounts in accorLlancewiih the Flnanci41 ReportiDgStandard appllcabie inthe UKand Ireland IFR51021 andthe Companle5kt2006. Assets and Ilaljilitiesare Initiallyrecognised arhistoric c05tOFtr8nsactlon value Unle550theTh￿Se5tsted In the relevani accounting poliw note. Iheaccounts have been pvepared on the golngconcern bd51S, theTru5tees hawng the reasonable expectation ihattheTru5thas adequate resource5to¢oniinue its aCtI￿tieS1OrthQforesee8bIé luiure. Crftlcalattountln8lydgemonts #rtd estlmates Intheappiicatlon 0ftheCha￿fy'S dccountlngpoUcie$, whIchHiede￿YIbed ifi tt*)ts i, Tru5tee$ 2re required to make judgements, estimatesand assumpiion5 aboutthe Car￿nEV8LUeoI assets and Ilabl￿tieS thèt are not readllyapparent from othersource5. Thee5rimates8nd assumptlonsare based on historfcalexperience and otherfactors thatare ¢onsldered to be retevaDt. Actual iesults maydlfferfromtheseestim8tes. The estlmat85 and underlyiDgassumptionsare r￿leW£d on an ongoing ba515. r￿s1Ont08¢¢cuntLngesI[m£Ie5 are recognised in itte period inwhlchlhe estimaie15 revlseil ￿thereVIsIon affectsonlythatperiod. orin the period ol revlsion and fvture period5 if therewsion8ffect5 both Cu￿ent and fLrtUfe periods. In rhevlewoftheTrustees, no a5sumptlons concernlngrhefuture oresiiffl3tion untertalntyaffectlngassetsafid Ilabilities atthe baianceshe&daie3re Ilkelyro result In a moterlaladjustmenito tbeircarTringamounrs Inthe n￿lIanC1￿1yÈ8r.

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 A¢¢ountlnipoUcle5l¢ontlnuedl dl Flnanclal instruments The Charityhasflnancial 855et5 and Ilabilitiesof a kind thatqualltyasba5i¢ financial instrument5. 8a$15fianc121 In5trumenis areinitl8llyrecognised attransactior value and sufisequemiy me35ureO atihelrsettiÈmenivalue. Income Recogniton of incomiDgresource5 These are Included Inthe statement of financla1ath￿tle5when'. the charity becorne entftleLltothe resources thetrustees arevinuallytertalnthattheyvlli recÈwethe re50urce5', and the monetsry¥alue can be Measured￿th reasonabLe accuracy Investmentmeni Incomels Included In the 5tatementof financ1a13ct￿thes whenthe IncomefaU5 due. Expendlture and Ilabllnles tiabllltles3re reconSsed35 soon a5thÈre Isa legaloiconstrutti¥e Ob￿#tition cornmrttlng the charityto pay outresources. Fyrtd accountlng Uftrestrlcied funds can be used In accoidancewth the charbtable objectlvesatthe discretion oltle ttustees Restricted fund5 can only be usedforp2rt1cualiiestrlcted purposeswlthinthe objects otthechaiityand 3s defineo bythe donor. Expendltureon charitable •Cllvltie$ Inthe course of the yearthe charlty presentedthe Universltyof Bath an EngineeringAward to thevalue of £2,250. Mo¥ementlnFynds Incoming lJrtg¢s Resoutces Transfers Curre IAPfi12024 Rea￿1¢eS 31March2025 Restrlcied Funds Unrestri¢ted F￿ndS 255,624 17,756 4,845 268,$35 Comparatlvo at Iransleis J8t DurCÈS BeS￿rc{3 31Maicx2024 Re5tri¢ted Funds Unrestricted Funds 258,770 3,146 255.624

DDCUSlgn EnvEknpE ID". 3A161742-8B1D4B55-BEA44CC1EE40F731 TruthesRemunerallofi and Expens88 Nolle oftheTru5tees, noranypers0nsorpart1es￿nn8CtedVAththeM. rece￿ed any remuntrnfjon12025 £NILI noiwere rel￿bUrsed anyexpen5e512024£NILI Investmentproperty The ChartyoY4ns an iDVps￿8ntp[openy.TreproperryI5 let on afullrepairing Lease. Aomlnlstraiion and18galexpen8es The¢osts Incurred In theyearwer 2025 2024 Legalco*sforpiopertya¢qulsrtion Accountancy Bznkcharges In5urance-Property 1,368 1080 4.500 900 147 167 524