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The Free Mission Church Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ending 3110312025 Contents Legal & Administrative Details Trustees Report Independenl Examiners Report Receipts & Payments Statement Asset & Liability Statement Notes to the Accounts O Created using ExpensePIus

Legal & Administrative Details Chariiy Name.. The Free mission Church Charity Number.. 1204062 Charity Address- 130B DYNEVOR ROAD SKEWEN NEATH SA10 6TH Trustees= Gareth Jones Howard Nomian James Phillips (Resigned 21107120241 Nigel Howard Davies Robert Lloyd Thomas {Resigned 2110712024} Robert Sidney Thomas Hilary Burgum (Appointed 07102120251 Independent Examiner: C MANAGEMENT SERVICES 69 VELINDRE ROAD WHITCHURCH CARDIFF CF14 2TF

Trustees Report Objects of the charity The advancement of the Christian Faith in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit including through providing services for prayer and worship and pastoral care and oulreach into the community. 2. To promole the benefil of the inhabitants of Skewen. Neath and the surrounding area, in particular, but not exclusively, those who are economically or socially disadvantaged, children, the elderly and the disabled, by providing facilities in the interests of social welfare, for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for Ihe said inhabitants. Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements To further the above objects and vision, the charityls main activities and achievements were as follows= For the perTod ending 3110312025 we provided church services every Sunday moming and prayer meeting every Wednesday morning for people of the community lo attend. Every 3 months we provided food after the Sunday services for people to meet in the interest of social welfare. We hosted a Macmillan coffee morning in September 2024 and raised £570, supported Samaritans Purse Christmas shoebox appeal. We supported two charities who provide pastoral support to people involved in professional and amaleur sport. Christians in Sport and Sports Friends connected to SIM {Serving in Mission) During the period 0710212025 to 3110312024 we provided a 'Warm bank, in our church building, open 3 days a week for 6 hours a day giving people a wami place to go to have company. social interaction and for them save on their heating bills. This proved to be a success with 41 people using the facility during the period. From September 2024 we have opened the building for a charity called TOMORROW'S GENERATION charity number 1076814 to hold a school for 6 pupils every Tuesday. In planning the activities, the Iruslees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. Reserves Policy The charity aims to hold a minimum of lamountl (which is approximately Inumber] months of expenditure) as unrestricted cash, so that the charity could continue to operate should income and l or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end, Ihe charity held unrestricled cash of lamounti.

Signature This report was approved by the trustees, and is signed on their behalf by.. Name R S Thotnas Signature RSTts Date 1Ph Dec8mb&r 2025

Independent Examiners Report I report to the trustees on rny examination of the accounts of The Free Mission Church I'the charity,) for the year ended 3110312025. Responsibilities and Basis of Report As the trustees of the charily you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act'i. I report in respecl of my examination of Ihe charity's accounts carried oul under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(bl of the 2011 Act. Independent Examlner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo rny attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent Examiner's Details Name: C MANAGEMENT SERVICES Address.. 69 VELINDRE ROAD WHITCHURCH CARDIFF CF14 2TF Name P Burn811 Signature Date 18 Decerntyer 2025

Receipts & Payments Statement Unrcstricttd Total Recgipt¥ tsonatson8 & Logacio Lk)nalions 15.943 2.196 18,140 8,79Z GfftA 4.728 48 4.775 Grants 1.460 1.460 10.000 Charltèble Attl￿tIeS Event Incotne Itw•$tm•nts Bank 1Th￿reSi 92 92 50 Tradlng A¢￿v￿leS Rentsi Income Sales Loans Recèived Other Imcoffle 5.1 5,100 500 Sale ol Fixed Assets Sale of Invesimenrs 29 567 Paymgnls ¢harit?blg ￿ti￿tle 224 192 416 325 Admin 875 875 2.293 AdvertisiDg Bank Gharg9S Evgnl Costs 167 167 42 42 200 Given 2.843 3.889 1.629 Other Expenditure PremiSe$ 6.4 16.8S7 23.343 siatf Costs 2.084 2.084 4.004 Governance Costs Govèrn8nce Costs Fixed Assei Purchases Loan5 Rep8id Money Invested Total paymgnls 10.470 20.347 30,816 17,569 14.690 Fund Transfers O 14.6 14.590 ds 1.773 Total Cash Funds Brought Forward 18.378 3.698 22.076 20.303 Total Cash Funds Carried FO￿r￿ 19.083 1.745 20.827 22.076 Ropr•$entsd 8y

General IUnresthGledl 19.083 19,083 18,378 W8rm Sp￿￿ Grant IResthcledl 1.695 1,695 3.698 Restricted Gths Fund (Restricted) Toilet & Kitchenet Refutb (Reslrictedl IR8slrictedl The Tabl& IReslTKtgdl 50 50

Asset & Liability Statement Cash Assets Umr•th¢ied Total PrlurY••r Gen&ral Iunreslricledl 19,083 19.083 18,378 Warffl Space Grant IRgstDctedl 1,695 1.695 3.698 Réstricted Gffts Fund IR8sknctédl Toilét & Kitchen8t R8lutb IR8sknctédl (Reslridgdl The Tabl& (Reslrictgdl (Rgsltthdl 50 50 other Monetary Assets Unro•ty¢t•d Pr*Y••r GIftAid Stock Other Investment Assets Notes Unrestrl¢ted Totsl PrSor Year Property InvèybnenLAtttsun Other Fixed Assets Nole8 Unre•lrf¢led Re•trlct¢d T4)lal Prloryeor L8nd & Buildings Music & PA Equipment Cornpuiers & IT Fumilure Motor Vehides Liabilities Noles Unr9striclgd RgStrict9d Totsl Prior Year Loans Outstandin9 Pen￿0￿ Payment Owed HMRC Paymen Owed Independent Examination Fee Due Other

Signature These accounts have been approved by the trustees, and are signed on their behalf by: Name R S Thomas Signaturé RSTI Date 17" DeLernber 2025

Notes to the Accounts Accounting Policies The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabililies and related notes. The accounlancy profession have determined Ihat only accounls prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair, view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not land cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present land are not intended to presenll a 'true and fail view of Ihe charity's financial aclivities and stale of affairs. General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors., they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects. Transactions to Related Parties There were no transactions related parties during the accounting period. Movement of Funds Unrèsbicted 18.378 25,863 10.470 -14.690 19.083 Tutsl 18.378 2S,863 10.470 -14,890 19.083 Unre$triCted Toial 18.378 25,883 10.470 -14,890 19.083 Restricted Warm SpacE Granl (Rèsttitiedl RèStrlc￿d Glfts Fund IRestlitLedl Toilet & Kitehenet Refurb (Restridedl (Rpsttittedl The Table IRestriciedl IRpstrirtedl 3.698 1,460 3.464 1.69S S96 1,148 15.837 14,890 soo 450 3,704 20.347 | 20.347 14, 1.74S 3.698 3,704 14.690