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Trustees, Annual Report- Transformation Centr• Reference and Administrative details Charity name., Transfom￿tiOn Centre Register&J charty number.. 1191697 Charty's principal address.. 21 Orchard Street, Chichester, P0191 DD Tnjstees.. David Heyward, Trevor James, Bruno Kondabeka , Anita M8rtin (appointed November 20241. Tom Snow. Structure, Governance and Management Transforniation Centre is a CIO registered wrf(h the Charity Commissttin. It is managed by its trustees. New trustees are recommended and appointed by the existing Irustees in ac￿rdanCe with the charity'$ constitLrtion. All the Iruslees have been briefed on the lega￿ set up of the charity and its constitution and are aware of their obligations and responsibilities through Charity C0￿MiSsion publi¢alions. All truslees have completed fil and proper persons and conflicts of interest declarations. Obj8ctiv•8 and A¢tlviti08 The objects of the charity are: To advance the Christian faith To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health To advan¢e educalion To provi(Je facililies in the inteTests of social welfare To promote racial hamiony and b&ttei understanding. The charity will engage in activities lo achieve these objectives. These include making the ¢hartty'$ premises available, free or at a charge. to organisations whose aclivrties help meet the charity's objectives. The tnjstees have considered the guidance i55ued by the Chaiity Commisston on public benefrt and are firnily of the view that all rts objecl¢ves and activtiies a￿ for the publi¢ benefit. Achlevemonts The premises have continued to be used five dayg a week by the Chichester District Foodbank as their distribution and 8dministr8tive centre. A diversity event was held in June in partnership wtth Chichester Baptist Church which was well attended. The Redeemed Christian Church of ChTisI eontinued to use the building on mosi Sundays and Chichester Baptist Church continued to US8 Il once a month for a Wellbein9 Café. A10¢81 community choir praclised regularly at the ¢entre and other, more occasional users. induded other local churches and residents. associations. A thanksgiving event was held in June attended by k)cal ¢hur¢h leaders. prayer group members and other friends, supporters and centr& users. During the year, a marketing officer was appointed on a fixed term basis to identify potential fu- tu￿ opportunities for the centre. The term of ihis role has now come to an end. Financlal Review The Charity was laryely funded in the pertod by donations and the rent paid by Ch￿hester Foodbgnk. The trustees regulafty ieview likety income and expenses and have decided that, at this stage in the charity's development, it Is advisable to keep £10,OOD as a general reserve and designate a further £10,000 for future major repair5 and improvernenls. Thé cash balance$ hebj at the end of the year are Conside￿d adequate given likety income and expendiiures in 2025. 21 Orchard Street Chichostgr The transfer of 21 Orchard Street Chichester to Ihe charity was subject to legally binding conditions regarding the use of the building and wsth restrictions on Sale. It follow5 while ti is ￿9allY the property of the charity tt is a restricted asset. The building remains the charity's major asset. During the

y8ar, in addIt￿n to routine maintenance and sma51er repairs, the major repairs to the roof were completed along wrth extensive repairs to the kitchen floor. Rlsk Asse88m&nt The trustees have idontifi&Y the m8jor rfsks to which Ihey believe the charity Is exposed and sy8tems have been estsblished to minimise the88 risks. The risks and systems are formally reviewed regularly, as ar4)ropriate. The principal risk8 relate to the building, the activities carried out in the building and the income and expenses derived therefrom. Publi¢ Bonoflt In shaping the charty's objectives and planning its aclivrties the trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Comm15sion's guldance on public benefrt and section 4 of the Charities Act 2011. R•portirig 86rlou$ Incidonts In line with the Charity Commlsslon's guidance on reporting $6rtous incidents, the tru$tee8 d8¢laTr that during the year there were no $erlou8 incidenls that they have failed to bring to thg Comm18sion'8 al- t6ntion. Futum Pla Chlchesler District Foodbank moved to new premises al the end of MafGh 2025. A new tenant for the Qenlre offices has been 5dèn11fi8d and finalisalion of a lease ag￿ement is ongoing. The trustees will continue to pursue opportunitles to U8e the premises in furtherance of the charity'8 objective¥, working In p8rtnershlp w41h other8. T££

CHARITY COMMISSIOI; roiK' EI4GI,:ND APID ¥lALi J Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from 0110112024 31M2f202 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrtcted funds Rèstrictsd funds Endovmient fund$ Total iur¢d8 LaGt year b)tl •atwtt ty)th•n••rMt£ A1 R•ceS 1.776 23,EOi 17 w[k¥￿Ity Ev￿ts Ènf¢rnst Insui4nw¢lw 421 421 62 1U7 t87 S¢#J tstal(Gross ￿coMe for AR) 38,962 26,912 19,184 (see tabl8J. Sub totsl 28,952 26,162 19.1 A3Po ents L￿h1 and FIB&i 01 881 1478 $iid CWnir* ènd supp￿ 8¥fttwe4nd 819 335 2.4n JC4) 60 1.15$ 8•Trk Ch 1N14 1N14 1.1n Inswan¢4 1.173 sub5cnpt￿th. 200 209 lth"orAwr6. RLKI4ndfmr Sub tot&1 l?N23 1814 I JNJ7 lih62 A4 Asset and Invgstmerrt Ur¢1￿$68, se• tabl•l Sub totsl 11P23 1,414 13.437 11,462 Nèt gfrnc•lptsl(paym•nts) AS Translfjrn fund5 A8 Cash fvnd8 l•Jt y0tyr￿d Cash lunds this y•ar 14.929 1,41 13.615 7,722 32.V4 47.X3 2.Z34 820 34,OQ8 4&023 ,736 CCM RS ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnresÈricÈè¢l funds R8Strictod funds ETrdo￿nerrt funds ¥o¢warst£ 81 Cash fvnd8 BankA￿l&ll5 48A31 Total cash functs Ji 820 Unresirf¢t•d futxls R•sirfd8d lund• Endownnent fvnds Cost lo￿on 3 In¥80th1ont Fund Io wh1¢ 34 A8￿ts rntaln•d for the ¢haritys own u Ydh•n 85 LlabllrtFa8 untestri¢ted tyrfftortrAQ ￿8e$ bBh*fofdl thotrusteeB alure Print Name Oats of ioval L) 1￿C.I￿L ¢eXX R2 8(xts¥ts ISSI 2WQ25

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS Reporttoi￿trUsteeS1rnernbOrsolTAnsfarrnatl0n C•ntre on the acccAJfitsforthe￿arended 31st Deeèmb&r2024. Re5PECII¥Ef¢spoNSIBILrn0 OFTRUrnANDEXAMINBI The chaFity'stW5tees considerthat an audit rJ nEt required f￿th￿)￿arI￿ndtrseth￿ 144121 dthè C￿n￿•S Act20111 and that an indep8rdeni6¥aminatioi is needed. 1$ myfesp￿sibl1itY1¢'. &xamin8 the aecountslunder5ection 145 ofthe 2011 Act), told1oN the Pr￿ed￿re5 laid dwn intheGeneral Directkxs g￿n bytheChaiityCommi55ionlund?rsection 14515Mbl of th¢2011 Attl.¥Dd tostatewhetherpartKulèf mattef5 havecon￿10myatte￿r￿. BASISOF IND￿ENDE1T EXAMIN&g'ssfATEMV4T Myoxaminatifft Wa5 Ca￿le￿ in accud3nee %Yith Generèl Directicns gNen bytho ch•Aty&￿ffll5sl(￿IoIS. An•xamination includes a re￿IeW af the accountin9 recrrfds kept bythe ¢y9anisatian and a comparison dthe atctyJnt$ presented Y4ithth rec¢xds. k alsoinclvdes con$ideiatiti) of anyunustsal rcems u disclasures iniheaccounts, and Seeking explènationsfrLYn t tru#eus conceming ènysuch rnBtter5. The procedures undertaken do not prowde allthe evidncethat would be required in an udit, and consequently noopinity) 1$ 9ivgn •stowhetherthe acco¥Jnts presenta rueand fairview. and tht rspcxt is limttgd to th￿e matters sot cxrt in the statement belLW. IND￿￿10￿1TExAM1NEft.ssTATv￿￿r hthtctyjtseof myexamin•tion, no matter hasc¢>Treto my attention . whichgNes me feasonablee•usetobelitr*that in, any material respoctthetrustees have notmetthe reqU1￿meN5 toensu thai.. properèccwntirvj fèC¢yds are keptlin a¢cordancewtth 58¢tion 130¢fthe Act)., and • accKyJtrts a￿ prepared ¥Yhich agTee with the accounting r•c(yds ond comply with the accounting requirements of theAct.' c 2. towhKh, in mywp)ts), attention 51Kwkl bÈdrawn in udertoenable a properunderstsndirg ofthgacctuntstobe roa¢h8d. Lomax Pa I￿•Pandent Eyhminers Ltd Unrf(2 The Broadbridge Bustne5s Centre Delling Lane 8osham P018 8NF 26thAugust 2025