WesloTr Ark
Trustee Report and Accounts
Per￿ Ended 31st Decemter 2025
Thè Trustees havo F4easuré in presenting their rewt together wth the finawal statements of the Charity for the period
ended 31st Oecember 2025.
Stru
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na
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The Organi8ation is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation vrith the Charity Commission Reference
Number 1208455 and is governed by a constituti.on date(19th January 2024 at)d operates from Tts Registered Office at 25
Blua Water Drive. EIiK)rotsgh. Weston-super-mare BS24 8PF.
During the year the follrmng were Truste8S'.
Clive Bodlèy
Mary Jererny
Donna Pilgri
Paul Salmons
Diana Thomas
Emma Wotton
Resig[￿ 15th June 2025
Apw"nted 13th August 2025
Appointed 21st June 2025
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Act1¥
Weston Ark is a Christian Charity seeking to demonstrate Ihe lovè of Gcrfl thrn the I￿al communty. In particular,
sèek to offer support, training opportunities and guidance for househok18 managing on low incomes, or who may have
needeil emergency intervenb.ons suth as $upwt from FTrJdbanks.
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Weston Ark was eslablished in 2024 and has purthase(l a fomer church hall in HugheThJen Road. Weston-super-martr
to provide an operational base for rt5 work. The purchase completeil in April 2025 and tho refijrbishment of the budding
is ongoing-
Sufficient fijnding has been secured to &nable the basic relurbishment and lunding of operab.ng costs as new
programme$ are established. In June, Matl Luft was apwnted as Cenlre Manager to oversee Ihe developfflent and usa
of the facilty. artd ￿ will partner with appropriate organisations th* share our objectives. West0n-super-Ma￿ Foodbank
is the first partner ￿anISatIon corNnrttFng to fftjm the centr¥.
The Hughenden Centre provides o base IOT meeting5 of Chrrstian Churches (weekends and some aveniNJsl and 48
now one of the four oudet points for WestorFsuper-Mare FL¥)dbank in its provision of emergency food Iweston Foo(Jbank
identifies tt provided &day efflergency fcKxl supplies suffiaent for 7656 peO￿e during 202451. The Centre is also the
base for other organisats.ons including 1" AShC￿￿be Scout Group and The Purple Sheep Pantry (surplus food
distribution). The Centre is used by 8udey Indusive to SUPFK)rt rts work ofAltemative Post-16 SEND Provision.
The Ark Café is planned to open al the Hughenden Centrè earfy in 2026. This communty café is intended lo provida
safe. wami space open to all. 11 will a180 offer a base from ¥thiL* be deliwed infomiation and support to enable
individuals and families to cope on low incomes. Plans have made to offer budgets.ng advice and support. Facilrties
exist to enable the offer of basic cooking courses and batch cry)king opportunities. We rA8n to pather th apt)ropnale
agencies able to offer swalist 8thce and support.

InancSal
The organisation receNe5 donations from indM¢Juals and chu￿heS SUFVOrt the work ofthe Charity.
During the year to 31st December 2025. donation5 of £42.11J)1£6,600 Prior Ye811 were receN8d from Tru$tees and
Orange Door Property Company Limited. Paul Salmons is 8 Directof and Share￿)Ider of Orange Door Property
Company Limited
For the accoLEnting period the Charity had one part ern￿Oyee from Jurte 2025 akng wth temporary cover from
second employee.
The financial ¢ir¢umstsnces for th8 year are set oul in the accompanying financial statements.
The A￿ount$ for the peri(Ml have been prepared a ￿lpts aN1 paY￿EntS basis.
The Organisalion has cash reserves of £20.113 as at 31st Decamber 20251£3,846 Pi*JrYear), all of which is held in a
CAF Bank AccounL
Thè Trustees have adopted a Reserves P￿iCY requires 3 nTh)nths of exp8nditure to be hdd in general r85eNes.
This will allow the Charity to continue to opeiate for a minimal period of ttrne ghould giving reduce. The value of the
Teserve5 wll be monitored on a wular basis in the light of cajrrèni gi¥iThJ levels. rtems of expendrturè, and annu81ty 8$
Port of the budget prO￿s.
At the balance sheel date. the Charity holds unrestricted reseryes of £8,189 {£3.846 pnor yearl. Wth opèrating
expenses are approximately £2(KK) per rn￿th and the potential for higher healing costs in the vrinter and annual
payments like insuranee, the Trustees believe that this is in lin& with the RewN8s Poly and Ihèrelore the level of
re8eNes is appropriate.
The Trustees are satisfied that the Charity has sufficient resefve$ at the Balance Sheet date. together wrth ongoing
income antKipated, lo enable the ￿ganisali0n to funclion effecbvety in the comiTh3 year.
The Restricted Funds all relate to eithw the set up ofthe café or the buikling improvement works. The current budget for
improvemeffls in 2026 indicates that all the gifts I grants wll be used lor the puq)ose they were given
During April 2025 the Charity completed the purchase of 25 Hughenden Road. Yhe Hughenden Centre.. Ihg purchase
was lundèd from an interest free loan from Orange Doof PToperty Company Limrted. The loan has no repayment tem8
other than a charge on the building for repayment of the loan * the time the propety is $01d. Paul Salmons one of tha
Tfuslees is a shareholder and D*'rector of Orange Dcy)f Pfcwty C(wnp8ny ￿mIted.

Statem
nsibilities
The Trustees are ￿$[%)nSible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the ffinancial statements in aCCordar￿e with the
applic8bie law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (Unrted ￿"ng￿rn Generally Accepted Accounting Practieèl.
The18W applicab￿ to ¢harities in England & W81trs requires the Trustees to prepare financial Statsments fof each ye8r
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the income, fesources and appl￿tiOn of
resources of the charity for that wiod. In preparing Ihe5e financial slalemerbts, the t￿SleeS are iequiied to."
Seled suitable accounting pdiiies arHI then appty thern consi8lenty,'
ObseNe the metho(Is and princip￿$ in thè Gharitses SORP."
Make judgement and estimates that are reasonab￿ and prudent..
State whèthar applicable UK Accounting Stsndards h8vè been fdl(rfftl. $ubie¢t to any materi81 depaflures
disdos8d and èxplained in Ihe financial slatemerrts".
Prepare the finanrial stslements on the going conc￿1 basis unless it is inapwopriatè to Pfesumè that thè
charitabb company will continue in ￿sIness.
Thè Trust8és arè rèsponsible for keeping pioper accounting records that disctose wilh reasonable accuracy at any lime
the financial position of the charity and enable them trj ensure that the financial statements comply valh the Charib'e5 Acl
2011, the Charty (Accounts and Report5} Regulations and the pro￿s1On of the trust deed. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets ofthe charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detect￿ oflraud
and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees and slgn8d on thetr behaifby:
Tnjstee

Weston Ark
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustses
Period Ending 31 Dec6mber 2025
Independent examineffs re￿rt to the Trustees of Weston Ark
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Weston AJ1( for the period ended 31
December 2025.
Rosponsibllltles •nd basis of report
As the charity Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Chan￿5 accounts carried out under sects'on 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have follow&J all the applicab￿ Dire¢tions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llb} of the Acl
Inde￿ndent examlnefs sLilement
I have completed my examinats'on. I confinn that rK) material matter5 have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to telieve that in any material respect".
Act.. or
accounting records were not kept in resFect of the Charrty as required by section 130 of the
the accounts do not accord wrth those records: or
the accounts do not compty wth the applicable requirements COn￿rnIng the fonn and
content of accounts set out in the CharitEs IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requirement th* the ac￿Unts grve a 'tnR and fair view which is not a matter considered a5 part of an
independent examination.
I have no concems and have come aeross no other matters in connection wth the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this reFK)rt in ordef to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts lo ￿ reached.
Peter Needham
Date..

Period to 31st December 2025
Uniestsicled Restricted
Funds £
Funds £
Total
Last Year
Funds £ £
General Donalion$
Grant5
Grft Aid R8cewed
Investments
Letting Income
Interest Received
33,000
4,600
4,763
42,900
4,600
4.763
6.600
14.852
23
14.852
23
Totsl Re￿Ipts
24.775
42.363
67.138
8.601
Charitable Acbvibès
Direct Costs
Salaries & Pension
Supwrt Costs
Premises
Premises Refurbishment
Profession81 Fees Re Purchase of
Hughenden Road Property
AdministratNe and Other Costs
8,213
8.213
7.528
7.528
30.439 30,439
1,589
3.102
1.589
3.102
2.730
Total Paymonts
20.432
30,439
50,871
2,755
f Recei
tsand
11.924
16,267
Cash Fund Last Y•ar
Cash Funds This Year End
8.189
11,924
20.113
There We￿ no DeS￿nated Funds in the wiod.

asat31
D•c•mber 2025
Unrestncted Restricted
Funds £
Funds £
Tot81
Funds £
ash Funds
CAF Bank
8.189
11.924
20.113
Total C8sh Funds
8,189
11,924
20.113
As$ets retained ft)r the chariws u
Hy9h$nden Centre
350.(￿￿] 350,0
Liaknlthes
Loan to Orange Door Proraty Company Ltd
350.￿0 350,OCKI
Approved by the Trusleos and signed on their behaw by:
Trustee
TTUStee
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