COOL TO BE KIND LIMITED DIRECTORS. AND TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025 Company No. 13662109 IR&JisleTed in Engla￿1 and Wales) Charity No. 1209980 COOL TO BE KIND LIMITED CONTENTS Page Officers and professional advisers Director's report Statement of director's responsibilities Statement of Financial Activities Balance sheet Notes to the financial statements 6t08 Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities - detailed 10 COOL TO BE KIND LIMITED OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS Directors and Trustees Dan Skeales Joanna Hindl8y Company Secretary Company number 13662109 (Registe￿￿ in England and Wales) 1209980 Charity number Registered Office 31 Hamlet Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 OEU Bankers Metro Bank Independent Examiner Palrlcla Fox FCCA Figurefox Ltd 36 Essex Road Basingstok8 RG217TB Page 1 COOL TO BE KIND LIMITED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025 Th8 trustees, who are also diraetors of the tharitabb company fN the purposes of th8 Companlas Act 2006, W$S8nt their report with thg lin8nryal stslem8nts olth• chantable company for the yaar end9d 31. October 2025. The trustees hav8 adopted the prtsvi8ions ol AccountsThJ and Repwb"ng by Charities Statament of Recomrnended Practic8 applublè to charities preparing their accounts in ac¢or¢Janc8 Mth thè Financial Reporting Standard applicab￿ ￿ th8 UK and R¢publlc of Ir&la￿l IFRS102- &ffectfvè 1" Janu8ry20151. Chartty Statu• On 11th Septèmber 2024 the company, Ccol to be Kind Ltd. wa5 ragister8d wth the Charity Commi88bn. 11 b now designal8d &8 a Chant8ble Company. where previousty il was sotety a company limrted by guarantsa. Pdor yèar figures h•ve bsen r6¥tsted in tho Corr￿ romiat for 8 charitsblts ccmnpany tts comparison. Obl•ct8 of th• Charlty, Prlnclpal Actlvltl•8 •r*d Orq•n5utlon of our work The charity Is ¢on8lltuted 83 a company Ivnrtgd by guarantee. and is thernfore govem•d by A memorandum an¢J artid&s ol association. The charitys objeeis ar• lor tha allowation and roligf of peoplé homeless, at risk of homelassn8S$. •xperi•nclng financiBI hardship or in ntted by reason ol other vulnerabl1th￿ in England, and gspecSally Essox, Includlng birt not axcluswely. through.. 111 provldlng ess8nty.al rtems ne￿sSery to reloa￿ or prevent thotr hom•l&3sna$s. risk of homel•ssnes$, linancial hardship or other vuln8ratslibes 121 prowding advico, infomi8tion 8nd accgss to serv￿$ vknth. directly or Indirecuy. rellav08 th8lr homelessnes, risk ol homelessness. financial hardship w other vulnerabilities 131 educating and raising 8waren8S9 of issugs rfrlal￿ to hom•lessng$8 othar vUln8ra￿l1t1ès through whatever means of publidty the charity doems lrt. The prfncipal actNiU$s Is lo help and support people who 8re home￿$$. at nsk ol horn•la$sng98 or ¢xperienclng financial hardship by prowdlng ess8nii81 itèms nèc88s8ry for 1g1ief. provkjè advica, information and access to servieg8 whith reli•ves ihw ￿￿esSness. risk of hom•lessnè$s, financkql hardship or olher vulner8btlities. We raise awarenass ol i53ue$ related to homel8s$nos8 8nd olher vulnerabiltbes. Th& board ol trustees, who m￿t at least 4 timo8 ¥ y8ar are rnsponsibb for Ihe a(Iministrallon of the charlty. The day lo day management is th& responsibilty ol Dan Skèates. rTusl•os arè appoinled by the trxisting board members and ar• dra￿ frr)m inter6sl¢d mèmbers ol the public. Thè charity placè$ much reliance on the ￿NCeS of unpakj volunteers. This includ&$ tha ¥me provide(I by tho Truste&s. Futurè Dev8lopm•nts We have Sacu￿ lundlng for a storage unit and second hand van, we aro tyng to fin¢ now. E3s8x County Counol ars keen for u$ to expand oui sem￿$ thmughout Ess8x an(J aro currontly (xeatlng a Strategyto facilitate this. Publlc Benefit In setting 115 plans for areas of work. the Truste8s of COCA to ￿ ￿nd Ltd hav8 had regard to tha guidanr* from the Charity commiss￿ on public stslemenl of benefit. Cool lo be Kind Ltd's busines$ plan and Ihe 8naty51s of achievements against that pL4n domonstr8tes how Co& to be Kind Lfd has 3et out to fuffil its principle charitable objectivè that is the alleviation and rel￿f of people vtho hre fv)mdess, 8t risk of hr1n￿9sSneS3 experi8n¢iry financial hardship or other vulnerabilities. Page 2 COOL TO BE KIND LIMITED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025 Re8•rve8 Polky The trust8e8 have r8vIe￿d th• charitvs needs for its r8sèrve8 in lin8 Wrth the gutdance issued by the Charty Cornmissk)n and have s81 asi(Je or desynat8d £5k to safegu8rd the charitys service cornm1trr￿rtt in the event ol delays in r8WPt of grants or accruod legaoes. This 8pproxlm8tes to three months running costs plus c108urn ￿Sts. The Trusl89s belYdV8 that reserves should be at leAst al this18vel to ensure the charity can run effici8nlJy and meot the no8ds of thè b8nefici8rieS. Dlrectorn and Tru•t•g4 I directorg of thg company ar• 8180 TnJ8t•e8 of the tharity and thern 8re no other trustees. The Trust8•5 namèd on pagel. 8TATEMENT OF DIRECTORS. RESPONS181LmE8 Tho direetors arg resF<)n8Oble for pr&p8ring th8 financK41 statem•nts In 8(wrnlanc• wlth gppllcgbl• 18w and UK Gentrally Accopted Accounimg Practi￿. The Companies Act 2CI16 th• dlr•cbrB to prnparn finanual 6t8t8nxnts for each financ￿1 ygar ¥•*Jich give 8 truo and loir viw ol the st•t8 01 tho cbrnp8ny and of its profit or193s for that pèriod. In preparing Ihosè finan¢lal ststemènts the d11￿10￿ #re r•q￿ra(1 to:. 11 Sela¢t sultsble accounting wlkO88 and thon appty Ih8m con¢iBtenlly. lill Klake judgoments and *￿•M8t&S that ar8 rea80nabl• and pwd•nt. Ilill Pr$Pa￿ the finano81 statèrnents on the go1￿ concem basrd unle8$ it rs ￿lapprO￿at& lo presume Ihal the ¢ompanywn continue in bu￿neSs. The director5 8f• responsibla foi keeping prop8r accounting records %thich disc4os8 ￿th reasonabla accuracy 8t any tim6 the financkql positirm ol the company. They ara also r8Sm)nsitAe for safeguarding Iho asset8 of the company and hènce lor lakiThJ masonabl8 St8ps for the prevents'on and detection ol fraud and olher irregularilie& Small cornpany ex•mptio This report has been prepared in 8ccoril8nce ￿1th the prOviryh￿S apPI￿able lo companies subject to the small companies regi Signed Diract Date.. Dan Skeates Page 3 COOL TO BE KIND UMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTNMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025 No 2025 2025 2025 Tot*1 7.231 18.846 26.OT7 25,923 Tot•1 dlr•ct eh•rftal>l• 1.240 Xl,184 21.430 21,5 Total *upp•rt ewl• 275 1.407 Tow resourc￿ eyndtyj 20.459 23.541 22,911 Nel iwrlr#J re￿r¢0$ Icefv 4.14 11,6131 2.538 3.012 881￿￿ ￿oug￿ fBt C8n t* allcKated ¢ir¢ctly to such actniitw ar¥J Ih08• GO8ts of 8n iTrdirxt nglure ￿¢8$sary lo support th•n. Governance cost8 I￿U￿8 Ihos• costs agsoc6gt6d wllh M￿tkn9 Con$btu￿O￿aI and statutory requir8m•nls of Ihe ehanty and include the IrKl8pendenl examlnets f88s and Costs Ilnkod to tho strategic management of charity. Grants rec•lv•d- r•strlct•d funds 2025 2024 Provlde Lands¢c 8ralntr•g Es$ex Comrnunlly Foundalbn Na15onal Lottery IAagic Radio (Warm H8artsl Llon5 Club Brainlrees Iwam Hearts) Warm Hearts for C(4d Hands 7,646 2.0 9,2Th) 19,848 1,000 2.098 18,846 23,146 Pagp 6 COOL TO BE KIND LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icontlnued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025 202S 2024 Cr￿11¢1$. amounts falllng due wtthln on• ￿#r Essex Cgmmunty FoundaliDn Chdmsford Clty Counol 9,200 1,033 1,033 24.800 Surplu• for tho y•ar Thi5 is staled 8ft8r ¢harging'. D&preclation ol tantybL8 fixe