Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period
From: 01/01/2024 To: 31/12/2024
Charity name: Streams Studio CIO
Charity registration number: 1200538 Company number: N/A
Objectives and activities
| SORP reference |
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To create moments of hope for Christians who are distant in their faith: 1. To generate resources that serve the global church 2. To facilitate conversations that build faith for individuals 3. To offer redemptive content for social media |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Streams Studio core operations: recording, editing and delivering conversation-based videos for social media that will help to encourage Christians in their faith. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have thoroughly reviewed and absorbed the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. |
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| SORP reference |
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers | Para 1.38 | Each of our communicators volunteer their time to Streams Studio. Additionally our theological review panel are also volunteers and none of our trustees are remunerated. We also have various other |
smaller contributions made by volunteers in the research and video review processes.
Other
Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | We have been able to reach and impact many within our target audience of disengaging and disengaged believers. Reach: In 2024, our videos were viewed on average 317,000 times, almost trebling from 2023. Each view represents an opportunity for our audience to re-engage with the hope offered in Jesus. Our videos have continued to have been shared tens of thousands of times since we began. This demonstrates that our concise yet impactful format has enabled the seamless sharing of the Christian message, just as we hoped. Impact: Over the past year, we have received many thousands of messages and comments from impacted people in our audience who have distanced themselves from faith or are in circumstances that could lead them away from it. To mention a few: “Following this page is undoubtedly one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life and for the healing of my soul.” “I mean this in no dramatic way at all, and I know it might come off as dramatic, but this small snippet just made me want to lean back into understanding the world and word of God. I’ve been in such a state of grief and turmoil for so long that I felt abandoned by the Lord because I didn’t possess the toxic positivity that I feel most Christians preach. But THIS… this was just almost soul shaking for me” The community of the church was always meant to be a place of safety for people to bring their honest, broken selves and be met with hope and love. In many cases, this is not the reality in the church today, nor the wider perception of it. By establishing a platform oriented towards both God and honesty, we are helping people experience the love of God in their most difficult, honest moments. This is profoundly restorative for people. We have also heard on multiple accounts that this is influencing the culture of the Western Church to be more honest,thereby |
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creating more room for people on the fringes to experience hope and healing in community.
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Achievements against objectives Para 1.41 set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance against Para 1.41 objectives Other
Financial review
| Financial review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Total Receipts: £ 230,406 Total Payments: £ 233,522 Bank balance at start of period: £ 5,232 Bank balance at end of period: £ 183 we received a cheque for US $25,000 at the very end of 2024, which was cleared into our bank account in early January 2025 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | As a charity we don’t look to hold significant reserves, but our aim is to have 2 months of monthly expenses in reserve. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £45,000 (at the time of writing - Aug 2025) |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves | Para 1.22 | As explained above, we had received a cheque for US $25,000 at the very end of 2024, which was cleared and arrived in our bank account in very early January 2025. In January 2025, we also received a successful grant of £10,000. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit | Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Streams Studio has various sources of funds: - Large Donations from Trusts (>£10k) - Large Donations from Individuals (>£10k) |
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| - Small one-off Donations from those who watch our content - Monthly Donations from those who watch our content - Donations from Churches - Revenue from advertising - Revenue from distribution of content to third party platforms |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Reputational - One of the key risks facing the organisation is the respect for the content and the communicators on the platform. By miscalculating unsuitable content, we risk losing the respect and attention of our viewers. Financial - It currently costs around £20,000 each month to run the charity and whilst we usually have significant pledges of support in advance, occasionally funds are not transferred on time and so we need to ensure sufficient reserves are held to mitigate this risk. Key People - With such a small team, we are at risk of being set back in terms of the calibre of our output if any of the key members of staff were to resign. |
| Other |
Structure, governance and management
| Description of charity’s trusts: | ||
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| Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc |
Para 1.25 | Streams Studio - Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | All new trustees must be proposed by an existing trustee and seconded by another. When shortlisting and selecting trustees, we look for each trustee to bring expertise in specific areas to helpthe organisation operate. We also look for |
spiritual maturity in order to provide oversight for the direction of the charity.
Other
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted Para 1.51 for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and administrative details
| Charity name | Streams Studio CIO |
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| Other name the charity uses | n/a |
| Registered charity number | 1200538 |
| Charity’s principal address | 9 St. Lawrences Avenue Barton Preston PR3 5AN United Kingdom |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | Stephen Millar | Chair | ||
| 2 | Benjamin Johnson | |||
| 3 | Danielle Jinadu | Appointed on 1st July 2024 |
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| 4 | Anna Dawson | Appointed on 7th July 2025 |
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| N/A |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
N/A Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects N/A Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)
| Type of adviser |
Name | Address | |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information) | |||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
Declarations
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
| The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |
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| Signature(s) | ||
| Full name(s) | Benjamin Johnson | |
| Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) |
Board member | |
| Date | 29/09/2025 | |
| Charity Name Streams Studio CIO |
Charity Name Streams Studio CIO |
Charity Name Streams Studio CIO |
Charity Name Streams Studio CIO |
Charity Name Streams Studio CIO |
No (if any) 1200538 |
No (if any) 1200538 |
No (if any) 1200538 |
CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 01/01/2024 |
To |
Period end date 31/12/2024 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| The Milne Family | £35,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 35,000- |
- 28,750- |
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| Maclellan (payment made through Stewardship) | £28,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 28,000- |
- -- |
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| US Donations through FGC | £26,903 | - -- |
- -- |
- 26,903- |
- -- |
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| Collective donations under £1000 | £26,858 | - -- |
- -- |
- 26,858- |
- 7,161- |
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| Meg Duncan | £20,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 20,000- |
- -- |
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| The Fyrish Foundation | £15,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 15,000- |
- -- |
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| Stephen Millar | £15,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 15,000- |
- -- |
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| Yajilarra Trust | £10,500 | - -- |
- -- |
- 10,500- |
- -- |
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| The Skene Trust | £10,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 10,000- |
- -- |
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| HMRC Gift Aid | £9,254 | - -- |
- -- |
- 9,254- |
- -- |
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| St Paul's & St George's church | £8,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 8,000- |
- -- |
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| Cromwell Properties | £5,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 5,000- |
- 5,000- |
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| Alpha International | £3,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 3,000- |
- -- |
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| Kate McCullough | £2,850 | - -- |
- -- |
- 2,850- |
- -- |
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| Alastair Mills (payment made through CAF) | £2,500 | - -- |
- -- |
- 2,500- |
- -- |
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| Scott Jackson | £2,500 | - -- |
- -- |
- 2,500- |
- -- |
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| Stuart & Pauline Cordiner | £1,941 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,941- |
- -- |
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| Callum Gwynne | £1,788 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,788- |
- -- |
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| Rebecca Hall | £1,472 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,472- |
- -- |
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| TikTok revenue | £1,440 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,440- |
- -- |
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| Andrew Pratt | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 4,238- |
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| US Donations through Christian Ministry Alliance | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 81,895- |
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| Donations through Stewardship | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 28,870- |
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| Donation through CAF | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 5,000- |
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| Maranatha Christian Trust | - -- |
- 825- |
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| Broadshade Group | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 10,000- |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) £227,006 |
£227,006 | - -- |
- -- |
- 227,006- |
- 171,739- |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
01/10/2025
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| David Lochhead | £1,400 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,400- |
- 2,100- |
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| Robin Lochhead | £2,000 | - -- |
- -- |
- 2,000- |
- -- |
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| Stephen Millar | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 10,000- |
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| Sub total £3,400 Total receipts £230,406 A3 Payments |
£3,400 | - -- |
- -- |
- 3,400- |
- 12,100- |
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| £230,406 | - -- |
- -- |
- 230,406- |
- 183,839- |
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| Salaries | £80,061 | - -- |
- -- |
- 80,061- |
- 56,755- |
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| Filming + Editing costs | £63,044 | - -- |
- -- |
- 63,044- |
- 13,255- |
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| HMRC | £40,955 | - -- |
- -- |
- 40,955- |
- 3,186- |
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| Pensions | £5,236 | - -- |
- -- |
- 5,236- |
- 66,733- |
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| Travel | £12,513 | - -- |
- -- |
- 12,513- |
- 9,258- |
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| Events | £2,709 | - -- |
- -- |
- 2,709- |
- 435- |
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| Legal/accounting/banking | £1,512 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,512- |
- 5,602- |
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| Tech subscriptions | £8,571 | - -- |
- -- |
- 8,571- |
- 5,945- |
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| Equipment/books | £5,011 | - -- |
- -- |
- 5,011- |
- 2,249- |
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| Office/phone | £6,731 | - -- |
- -- |
- 6,731- |
- 3,448- |
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| Hospitality/other | £5,722 | - -- |
- -- |
- 5,722- |
- 4,926- |
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| Sub total £232,065 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
£232,065 | - -- |
- -- |
- 232,065- |
- 171,792- |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| David Lochhead | £1,400 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,400- |
- 2,100- |
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| Stephen Millar | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 10,000- |
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| Sub total £1,400 Total payments £233,465 Net of receipts/(payments) -£3,060 A5 Transfers between funds £0 A6 Cash funds last year end £5,241 Cash funds this year end £2,181 |
£1,400 | - -- |
- -- |
- 1,400- |
- 12,100- |
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| £233,465 | - -- |
- -- |
- 233,465- |
- 183,892- |
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| -£3,060 | - -- |
- -- |
- 3,060- |
- 53- |
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| £0 | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| £5,241 | - -- |
- -- |
- 5,241- |
- 5,290- |
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| £2,181 | - -- |
- -- |
- 2,181- |
- 5,237- |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
01/10/2025
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| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details | Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Metro bank balance | - 121- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| Wise bank balance | - 2,062- |
- -- |
- -- |
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- -- |
- -- |
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| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets ’ |
Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account (s)) Details Details Details |
- 2,183- |
- -- |
- -- |
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Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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B4 Assets retained for the charity’s
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
01/10/2025
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Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| Robin Lochhead | - | 2,000- | Jan | 2025 | ||||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval | |||||||||
| SIGN | Anna Dawson | 02.10.2025 | ||||||||||
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
01/10/2025
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Independent Examiner's report to Streams Studio CIO
As an independent individual, I have conducted a review of the accounts and assisted in the prepara6on of the CC16a form for Streams Studio for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The review of the Annual Report has been undertaken solely to prepare, for your approval, the CC16a form for Streams Studio. It is your duty to ensure that Streams Studio has kept adequate accoun6ng records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial posi6on of the CIO
The Trustees considers that Streams Studio is exempt from a statutory audit requirement and an examina6on by a qualified accountant for the year. I have not been instructed to carry out an audit or provide a legal review of the annual accounts. For this reason, I have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accoun6ng records or informa6on and explana6ons you have provided, and I do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
To the fullest extent permiMed by the law, I do not accept responsibility to anyone other than the Trustees of the Charity for my review or for this report.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
I have completed my review. No material maMers have come to my aMen6on in connec6on with the review giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accoun6ng records were not kept in respect of the church as required by sec6on 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Chari6es (Accounts and Reports) Regula6ons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a maMer considered as part of an independent examina6on.
I have no concerns and have come across no other maMers in connec6on with the examina6on to which aMen6on should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Aaron Rodewald 24 September 2025