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RECISTTRED CHARTfY NUMBER: 1200781 P£mof th¢ Tru%tK5 and Ashmole & Co Fu5t Floor I St John's Court Upw Fforrst Way FAterwise P SA6 8QQ

Fi Rep￿ of the Tnjstees lThlepetht Exwnin&s ReF(*t Strt¢ment of FinwiaE Activilies Balance Sheet Notu to the FinwKial ststeTr￿ts 6 to 9 Detsiled Statement of Fir￿￿1a] Activitie5 10

Bgmoltho TnL The trustees present thetr report with the financial Strtem￿ of the cFArity foT the ye4T ended 31 March 2025. The tr￿1¢¢S have adcyted provisions of Accounting and Rwull8 by Cl)arAties: Statement of R¢¢ommend¢d Pr￿tI{% applicable to charities wing their accou1￿ in wydance with the Fitw¢ial Rwting Standard applicable in the UK aJMI Republic of trelAnd (FRS 102) {effective l Januory 2019). OWF.CTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectlves and lms The Charity aims to help IKotect the wellbein8 of irAJividuals and their iyopety by providinb fire advice and support reg8rdAng I￿u￿4 that might arise following dom88e to ]X(4)ery Fcause of fire. fl(x)d to a le89er extenL damage which rnay have iyen caused by> for example> escap¢ of watsr, stom) or xmpg¢L In aewrdanc¢ with the swnmary of the objectives at￿ye the cljarity h provided help and support io members of the public who have required em¢Tgew aNJ in doing $0 h&$ dixharged its aims arKI Yesponsibilities. In achieving th¢s¢ th¢ Ch8rity h85 work￿ clwly with the fwe and rescue services and other reBist¢rnd tharities. The Trusiees are miTwJful of, aTrJ have ensured thaL Chllrity acted in ￿t0rda￿t with the commissions guidance os it peftain$ to publi¢ benefit. Should any Complaints bt rteeive4 they will ￿ Wly inve51igat￿J if of a y¢riou5 na1￿ will be reported to the Charities COMMI￿10 ACHIEVEME]YTS AND PF,RFORMANCE For the ￿nI>￿ 0110412024 - 31103Q025, the Charity h&$ comin1￿ to deliver on its obiectivts by providin practica] advice atyl support to members of the public followin8 I￿idents of prc4)eJry dama8e. Durin8 thi$ perio￿ a5Si518JKe wlls provided to 116 individual4 representing a Iyh Incre￿ on the Fyevious year. In addition, the Chrity sun￿rted the $￿Ing of 87 eMuriM8 that familiu households aff#ted by rwc. escapc of water, end stom) drye wer¢ able to TEturn tt) 54ft stsbl¢ living ￿T￿ltiOnS. This Browth reflects not only an increasin8 awareness of the Ch￿￿ty¥ 8¢rvice4 bth also the O￿oIng for rapid and reliable SUPFh)rt in the afternmth of uneT8encie5. The Trustees recog￿ t￿t th¢se outcom¢s have been made possibl¢ throuth th¢ ¢ontinu¢d ¢ollaPK)rnlion vrfith Fiye a￿1 Rescue Service4 lo¢￿ 88enci4 8Th1 other chgritsble o￿artiS￿l01￿. By w0￿[h8 iogcthcr. the Clwity h&$ been able to resp)nd swiftly• redw strtss fLf those affeclol and wovide meanin8fid, Practi￿ solthion8 w￿n they were needed rnoyL L(K)king forwar4 the Chartty will continue to strengthen its Part￿rshipS aThl build ¢•pa¢ity to ensure that even more indKviduais and h0￿ChOldS can be SUFvN*d in tiThc5 of cri515. FINANCIAL REVIEW Prltttlp81 fundlng Fund5 are acquir¢d fTom d(mations and ￿￿tn￿l￿tioIKs made kn the Charity from cthnpanies and individuals. Reserves pol The Charity foTwaTd T¢5¢rye fund5 ¢0 off5d exFrnse5 fcr fjJttwe y￿5 ry￿atIonS. Page I

RerNt ofthe Tn￿¢$ firth¢ Y￿rE[MIC431 marth2￿25 FINANCIAL REVIEW Funds deflelt There currendy ￿ fujmts ill deficit. STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The charity is ccffltrolled by its 8overnin8 dcKuDrt a deed of tr￿1 aTrJ C￿1￿llUl¢S a Charitsble Incowthj Th¢ methods. p)li¢i¢s and Pl￿edureS for T#ruilmenL apN)iNmrt ]ThJ￿t10n aThl training of new Trugtees a in accordance with the Charitys ¢omtitirtio REFERENCE AND ADMtNISTRATIVE DETAILg Rryiyred Cbrity Trumjxr 1200781 Prln¢lpl 4ddrw• The Attics Manor House ChaFf l Lane, Ensto Chipping Norton Oxfordshiwe OX7 4NB Trnjteu Mr A Durow Mr D Garden {resiBned 1911 Ir24) R Chuck MrJ South {&ppx)inted 1911 Ir24) IndepeRdtnt Ezamltr¢r S8manth& Kelly Keith Ashmole & Co st FIooT I St JOI￿,5 Court UpF¢r Fforest Way EnterFffi8e P Swonsea SA6 8QQ AForovcd by order of thc Ixmrd oftrLL4tees on.... O￿lOrIo25 .. and siTrl its beha]f by.. MrA Durow. TnLthe Pa8e 2

Emergency_Damage S.uwo.rt Services IDdependent exam1De￿￿ r¢￿rt to the of ErnerEency D#mgt Support Servltes I rq)ort to the charity tr￿￿teeS on my eXaMin￿]0n of ￿)unts of EmerBency Dwnage Support Servic¢s (the Tnjst) for the year etthd 31 TrAarch 2¢125. RapoDslbUltic4 athd bub of reprt As charity triLStees of the TnLrf you gre ￿8￿n811)k for the woration of the &Lounts in accordance with the requireme￿5 of the Chorities A¢t 2011 (Ihe A¢V). I rel￿ in of my examination of the Tr￿¢s carried out under Se(tion 145 of the and in carryin8 Out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions 8iv¢n by ￿ ChaTity C(xnmi&siiN) uJ¥l¢r Sxtion 145{5Xb) of th¢ Act. Independent exmlner'g statemeot I have completed my examination. l ¢fjnfinn that M Materi￿ matters have ¢cthe to my att•ttion iti cOnt￿rtIOn with the examinalion giving me ￿USe to believe in any mikrial rewt: a¢¢OUri￿ re¢ords were not kert in reSp￿t of the Tnffi &8 JequiThI by Seaicffl 130 of the Act. or the a¢counts do rtrt a¢¢ord with th￿¢ records: or the accounts do t￿t comply with the applicable requirements ￿￿rnIn8 the fomi and ￿ntent of x¢ounts set out in the Charities {A￿OUnts and ReF*YtsI Regulations 2(X)8 otheT than any requir¢ment that the accounts ¥ive a true and fair view which is n(rt a mailer c(Wide￿d as part of an llthwd¢nt examination. J have no con¢¢rffj JTKI h4v¢ wm¢ m)SS IM) other mattets in Com￿￿tion with the examination to which attention should bc drJwn in ihi$ r¢p)ff in ord¢rlo ¢nable a uThlerstaThJin8 of the accounts kn be reached. s. IceAtr Samwtha Kelly Keith The Associmtion of Chartered Ccrtifiol Accountants A$hmole & Co Fitst Floor I St John's Court Upper FfOr￿ Way Enterprise P Sw￿￿ea SA6 8QK2 ag IioJ2025 Page 3

S18tonart of FIn￿la1 Acttvilies foT IlJ¢ Ye4r EThled 31 Marth 2(r25 PERIOD IIIOQ2 TO 31rJ124 YEAR ENDED 3113r25 Nrfes INCOME AND ENDOWMEI¥TS FROM DonatioJ]s and lekt￿leS 20JiKI 20,8(M) 38230 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable a¢¢lvllks Help & SupEX)rt 2AI14 26.114 32.030 NET INCOMV(EXPENDITURE) (5J14) (5?14) 6200 RECONCILIAT10Tr4 OF FUNDS Total funth brought fonvard 62 62 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 886 6200 Th¢ fom] part ofthese fina￿18[ stthments Pag¢ 4

2025 Tolal Ids 2024 Tota] ffijnds fimd fund CURRENT ￿ETs Debtors Cash at bank lJ86 3233 lJ86 3233 527 7,933 4,619 4.619 8.4(A) CREDITORS Arnounts faili18 duB within on¢ y¢4r (3,733) (3,733) (2260} NET CURRE￿ ASSETS 62 TOTAL ASSEIS LESS CURRE LIABILITIES 62 NET ASSETS 886 886 62Tr) FUNDS Unrestricted funds 6,2 TOTAL FUNDS 6,2(M) Th¢ fina￿la] ststements wtre approved by the B03rd of Tw5tew and a￿th￿d for i&8￿ on ns.1.i.Q..l.Ro25..... and weff signed i)n its by: Mr A Durow.'I'n Mr J so￿h- Tnthe

ACCOUNTING POLICIES BaJi8 of preparing the financial sttemeNts The financiat s￿eMents of the charity. which is a wbli¢ benefit entity under FRS 101 have Eeen prepared in ¢ord4n¢¢ with Cljarities SORP (FRS 102) 'A¢cO￿lI]ng aThl Rerfftting by Charitie5: Statement of Recommended Practice wlieable to eharilies prep￿ their Xcounls tn accordan￿ with the Financial Rewrting Standard An)IAcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effe¢tive I January 2019),. Financial Rwrting Standard 102 The Financial Rewrting Stsnd8rd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Charities Ad 2011. The fiMNial statements have been prepared JTr¢ome All income i8 re¢4)8nis¢d in the Styt¢meni of Fin8n¢ial Athiviti¢s 01￿¢ th¢ charity h&s emidement to the funds il is pmbable thot th¢ itrKome will b¢ ￿1Ved and the omount un m￿Ured reliably. Exp¢ndltur¢ Liabilities ar¢ ss ¢wthtw¢ as som 8$ ther¢ is a1¢8￿ ¢Y c4YYtnKtiYe cknli8ation c￿MIttl1 the charity to thai expenditurfy it is PTobAble that a transfer of economic benefits will b¢ required in Settlement aThl the amount of the ￿li￿all{￿ can be n)easured relithly. ExpeTrJittwe is counted for on an cnjals t4Sis and be¢n classified u￿1¢r helings that ￿regate all cost reknt¢d to the categ¢xy. Ivhere Costs be directly attribut￿ to parti¢ul8r have t*¢n dlwated io activities on a b&4is eonsisteni with the ￿e of rttouTe£g. TAxatioD The charity is exempt from tlx on its Ch￿1t￿ble ￿tIvitIes. Fund aeeountlng UnK8tricted ful￿5 can E¢ uyed in with the ¢haTitsble obieclive5 ￿ the dis¢r¢tion of the In￿¢¢¢5. Restricted fuThJs can t)nly be used for i)Articular restr1th￿ purposes Within the objects of the charity, Restrictions arise when SF￿Ified by the donor or wben are raised for p￿ticular r¢strid¢d purposes. FUrtI￿r explan￿1￿) of the nAtuR and pmpose of each fvThJ is in the notes to the f￿ancial Page 6

Nots to FIna￿la1 Stat¢m¢nts. ¢ontinu for th¢ YearETrledlll Marth2025 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There weye ￿ tnjsttts, remuneratim or th benefits fif the year et￿￿ 31 March 2025 t)or for the pericd ended 31 2024. There were rm) trwte4s' F4id for Ik year end&J 31 March 2025 nor for the period elk1 31 March 2024. COMPAIL4TIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES Unre5tri¢ted R¢stri¢ted Teéal fundg INCOME AND ENDOWMENIS FROM Don￿lon5 and legacies 38230 38230 EXPENDITURE ON Cb&rltsbk A¢dvld¢s Help & Sup 32,030 32,030 NET INCOME 62IXI 6200 T(yfAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 62(KJ 62 DEBTORS: AMouKfs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Pyepoyments 1,386 527 C(mtin￿d...

esu fottheX4arEtsleal 31 Marcb 202S CREDITORS: AMOUN75 FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2(Y25 2￿24 Trad¢ ryeditOf5 Othcr crdito 2.113 1.620 7(JJ 1.51J) 3.733 MOVEME￿ IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 3113f25 At 114124 UnreBtrirted fund General fund 62(Ki (5,314) TOTAL FUNDS 6200 (5.314) N¢t mov¢mcot in )￿luded in th¢ thvc or¢ ￿ follow¥: In¢omin8 R¢sources Movement r¢sOUr￿ expendeAI in fvnds Unrestrirted fuNdg General ￿nd 20MM) 12(114) (5J14) TOTAL FUNDS 20.8C(I (26.114) (5,314) Compar*tlYes for movemeDt fiID Net At 3113124 in fvnds Unrestrtrted thnds 62(K) 62 TOTAL FUNDS 62(Ki continu&t..

the Y￿r Erthl 31 MardL2025 MOVEME￿ IN FUNDS-contim•ed Comparntive net movement in fimd& inclth in the alx)ve are as follows: Movement in funds ¢xpended Unr¢strirted fuDds Genernl fwid 38230 (32,030) 6200 TOTAL FUNDS 38230 (32,030) 6200 RELATED PARTY DISCU)SURES There were no relatd Fwty trwa¢ti￿s fry the year C￿Jed 31 M￿h 2025, Page 9

PERIOD I/IOll2 TO 31r3124 Total funds YEAR ENDED 3113r25 INCOME AND EI¥DOWMENTS DonatloD$ ¥nd l¢wk• Donations 20.8(X) 38230 Trfal r¢gour¢ 20.8 38230 EXPENiIITURE Charltsble a¢tfvhl Insurance RetaineT fees Boarding up ¢osts Advertising Support wsts Professional consuhancy IT Casts It￿peThjen1 examiners fee Bonk ¢h8rges Sujxlry 421 22.5¢J) 2,165 18.(KKI 18.(XK) 762 1.148 1295 .367 1,620 762 1.148 2295 lJ67 1,620 1,767 1,415 1292 1.500 189 26.114 26.114 32.030 Tot41 TESOUT¢es ¢xp¢nded 26.114 26.114 31030 Net In¢wie (5J14) (5J14) 6200 This dcw not fm ￿ ofthe sta• finwi81 statements Page 10