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FIBR￿oNNEcT TS ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDrrED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

FIBRO£ONNE¢T TS LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATK)N MrJVV8 MSEF Ms F FYPK￿ft (AFw*knd 8 Octdjw 2024) 2024) 2024> 2024) 2024) Ch•vlty 121039) TS24 OLE Le¥W Q TS18 3HR

FIBRO4ONNECT TS CONTENTS 8-17

FIBRO£ONNFFT TS FOREWORD FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES FOR ThE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 ft gives me great rleasure to wes•rt the TA￿ees.AnrmA RerKt for TS cro ended 31 October 2025. This ha$ teen a posittrve ￿n0d for ￿ thanty. ￿￿e continLd to strerolln our SUPFAXt lor pfjop lÉ¥ing Vthryth fitxomyalgia. pain. chronic fgue ¥KI relaled Cor￿￿. Every week, we see 1rsl.hand dIffe￿nCe that a welcomirmj. understandirJ communty make to sorne￿ may be feeling wlated. unheard or o¥erkndmed ty ts thalenges oflivty ith a Sryterm ccffidrtwi. actKal adv￿ arKI meanirw fr￿f￿1￿Ps. A￿r•)5￿ thFS. our ccrfnmurrity ha5 Mt onty pnerated vrt81 Income to SUPFQrt wr chantabSe act1w1￿ has also l)ecome an impcthil of contact wrthin tho local None of ttw"s be po$￿te ￿Lrt Il Incredible commrtM￿I of YO￿nteerS Dunng Ihe penod. 25 4Jedi¢xed volunteefs gave Iheif bme and energy lo run support groups. staff shop. Or9￿￿￿ ILxtraNng events, undertake •Jmini5tT8tJve tasks arKI serve as truslees On of the Boart. l exlerKI my s￿•?￿e Ih¥tk3 to ew volunteer The Board has also to ￿uS w streiww I￿ d￿nty'S wlemance. recA•ting new Injstees lo Ixoaden the ran￿ ot Skdls and expenence within the or9￿8￿. and plannry for ts futu￿. As demand for our Tee￿de and the surToUr￿lng artas I W￿ld also like to thank oui fundefs. dor￿$. SUPF#Mers •KI parkner OrgaiNS￿ gfjnerosÈty and confidence in our wolk enable us to conb.nue makry a feal thffere￿ Their 5uprKrfl. Ihe ded￿110 of our volunteer5. all¢x5 Fibrrpconned TS lo pro¥th seNKes thal improve ￿'ng. redu¢e isol8b'M ar AJthQi￿ r6main. Ihe trusiees aFE Confl￿ that ltte ¢harty is ￿ rAac¢d to Cc1rt￿Ve ils development. look th4arO lo bLHIth"r¥J fm the prtrJress made this pen￿. expanding aThJ ￿ that no one living V*ith chronic pain or fawjue rnL￿t I￿"rICA￿leY alone •rKI look forward to a ye¥ ol makiry a posthe dfflereru in ow c(XTtmm. Jame8 8e Chalr ol TrMt• Date.. 24 thjty 2028

FIBRO-CONNFFT TS TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE PERIQD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 The trustees presenl ttr￿ annual repjl aThJ financ4al Stateme￿ the i)xxl erthd 31 Ocloter 2025. The financial statements have been prepwed in acLxKdarre with the accowrting pdK5 sd out in note 1 to the fina￿19[ sl8lemènts and CoM￿Y the ch•rty'5 &viemRwJ ¢knrnt. It Charw ALI 2011, FRS 102 ￿hfj FinarKial Rep￿"ry Standard aPF4icable In Ihe UK and Repu￿1¢ of Irelarrf and #Ie CW5 SORP "Pccountin9 d ReF¢>ling by Ch8rits' Statement of Recommended PractKe applicable lo chanties preparrng V)th"f accounts in £orfa￿e tyth the Financial RefthrKJ Standard aFpIKatAe in the UK arKI Retthk of lor￿d IFRS 1021- ObJ•ctl¥tt ind actlvltles The objeclive of the chanty is The 01th05e suffenng from fkn>myaltya and other pwn cOThJ.rt￿ by me•ts ot 1. Provigon of yrfofmation on suppjrt aThJ health awarew". 2. A ￿er.t￿Peer support nets¥ofk". in thè Tees Wley. PublK benefAI The Trustees confirm ihey have compld vthh the Ikty fft sec"on 17 of tr Ctwabe8 2011 to have due regard to Ihe publ￿ bel￿ w(lar￿e pubtsshed by Chanty Commis5Kfft Tt Trustees have cM5Mlw•d ths rKe ¥4twi sha￿.Ng the chanty's otpctNes in pl#r￿1￿ cmnt aThJ f￿ule xt4fjbes. Achhvem•nts •fftl p•rfornthnce Swnrfranl aclivities and achevemgnts agamst obptttrves Duriry the 2024Q5 financ3al pentrj, F1bro-Ccffl￿t TS" . Conbnued lo deliver regUt peer supwt sessions . Expandeil our peer supwt sessions to PAthlesbwh aThJ Redcar. . SupForted Inthvftll￿l8 across Tee551dp experrw cfv¢yK pam and fa ec¥%1iti￿8. mulkn"pFe Sccations to Increase ac￿ts1 Trs shafed aThJ validated. Fln•nel•l revl•w The thanty's inccrfne for tl tWK>J totalkd £64.476. denved from grants. dmtws. ctwty sw safes and fundf8iSllVJ aclivit￿S. ExpeTrJbturt totslt¢d £37.020. prinwty co¥enrg . Slaff wages and on costs . Ver#R hire- Supwt UTht arKI Chanty Sl . Retreshmenls fry suppNt sesstWS. Volunteer eypenses. Operalthal costs ReseTres statHIty and ensure the conts'nimty ol the chariW$ acbvrtRs. The trustees aFm to MaJnts￿ free reserves equNalerrt to approximately ttsee rnonth$' Wlfestrnled expwth"tLbre. level lo meet ongoin9 Al 31 Oeiober 2025. the ¢tharty held ffft reser¥es 01 £5.161 7AtMth ts Ifuslees to b• ethk￿enI ryth this psicy. The twslees VAII contsnue lo revitrw Ihe level al rnser¥e5 rewbty to rt ￿￿1n$ appropriate to the chanty's activi1￿$ and futurè pJan$.

FIBRO£ONNECT TS TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 A18Jorrtsk$ The trustees have ¢owdwed Ihe major rt%ks to the charty Is exFwed aThJ have systerns lo mthgate these rths. Key r￿kS Include. . Volunt¢er capacity- managed thwh onpry recnNWt and Suprth. The trustee5 review risks TegLrtarty take apWc￿"atÈ a(XK)n TewKed. StruetUT¢, gov•maTbC• and manag•w￿t The charity is a ChantatAe Incowèted OrwF&K>n ICIOI goveiid ty a Constituti￿ Oaled 15 January 2024. The twstees seryed durry the period and up lo the date ol sonatwe Oftt￿ finawal &at•ments were". Mr S Pidon (Apwnted 1 ￿ne 2026) Mr J 114 Bell {AwJnted 8 O¢lobw 20241 Ms E Fahey (Ar¥￿￿.rrted 1 Odober 20251 F FIrP￿Tr￿ (Appwied 14 November 20241 Mr R R8dford IAppJnte(f 14 November 20241 Ms S Sunpson (Apwnted 14 November 2024) Ms S St8DhÈnson {wted 14 Novembw 2tr241 Ms M Thompson (IM￿led 1 Odcthr 202S) Recnthm8nl and 8ppwtTr￿nI oflnjslees The trustees recognise tr importarKe ol mairtsirtm9 a dwer5e and skdled 8c4wd to ensuro the elkthe govemance and lo￿terM susl•"Dabilty of the tharty t)unw the pen£¥l. the chanty actrrfely SO￿ lo recrurt addrt￿l trustees wth a range of PTofessKyW skiTh5. INed expeiwts. xl bpckgrrwKls io strengthen the 808rd's capacty and reflect the o)mmunrt￿S rt seNes Re¢rUbt[￿l o ￿dertaken thrrJJgh OFen and transp3Tent pr￿sSeS. the ch8n"ty's websrte, sctkql media. ¥c4unteef reuurtmerrt platForms. arm1 b31 ￿tIv0rk8. Prospecve Intstees a￿ prDwded apwintmenl. The ¢h8fi"ty is crynmrtted lo pr￿TrY equ8hty. thversty. arKI Yjdwn in trustee reciurknenl and WeIts)￿S icab.ons from indNthals vKth lived experience of pain. dtsabtsty. arnj from ￿￿eTrep￿Sented respon&bilths ellectNely. ensuriro the ehanty remains govemed and Tvilienl a$ rt

FIBRO4ONNE.CT TS TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025 The Iruslee$ wisK1er &)aid ol Tfttstees to Il key manw pers￿￿￿. Coltec4i¥ety. thty are respo￿l>le for thr•cbThJ and cc)trolling the charty. Se￿n9 rts stTategK 1)t¥&￿Ve5. overswng finarv31 niarwent, ensufirrfj c￿&￿4ar￿ wth legal wulatw rewrements. and rnonrtw the delivery of the The cttanty dwj not eM￿0Y any pa•J senK>r managemert rwscrt d￿ThJ the 2024f2S periDd. Day.ttyday oper81ions were delivered thrix4h the tharws empbyees Volun￿ urthr and 0¥￿￿￿1 of the Board ol Trv5tees. their dutie5 are remibursed in a￿Or￿a￿e Ihe tharty's expenses pcA communty shop. oT9aniww f￿￿&sIng ath¥rt￿, and SUFP)rtry the athn1r4stral￿ of the chanty. Vbtu ihese vdJTrteers F4ay a vrtal role In the charty's Su￿5$. re5Fw&￿.hty lty Ihe Strateg￿ man8gtrnenl and )vemance ofthe organi8ati.cm remans Boaril of Tnjstees Iuni•er Imp•ct Fibr¢>Corne¢t TS 18 prwj to be a ¥￿￿te8T.1e(l clianty. and ts Iruslees recwtsé Ihal the orgaThsatitM'S achievoments durirrfJ the peric¥J rutd rni have ljeen wsstAe coffththrrt. c%Mnpas$¢on, and dedKai ol rts volurrteers During 2024r25 finaT￿￿t FWlCrtI. charty was s￿￿ted ty 25 athe ¥oluntews. generr￿sty gave their bme, skills. and INed expernce to hew (leliver the otharty's amns. Ow ¥￿￿teerS made a c(kn ty." . Fa¢tlrting ano suppm peef 5UFVOrt grwps. provbthrg a safe. ￿￿￿7)￿, and understwdiry en￿rOnment fof people liwrrfj ch￿￿1C pain and faw CC￿￿tiOnS . Staffjng the charrty's communty $hop. help¢ng to gererate vrtd ￿lestr￿ted 1￿me eng8yiry with Ihe ¢al ￿mm￿rtY and rarsw averess ol cws adthb"cffi81 i1￿me and Strer￿ ￿tat￿shIpS SLWWS and orgaThs8ts0ft8. . &Thing as Irustees. pro￿￿"ng stratew leaderstdp. govemarte, fina￿ ¢yMgghl. and ertsury . Supportiry the Oay.ltrday Funr#ng of the •am￿l51￿1K￿. ath"wts. communty engageme￿. and prnctKal assislance auoss a rarKJe ol serwKes conln"bultOD extends far beyond Ihe I￿vr$ they gwe. they prtr•ide empathy. exper￿￿e, erKouragèrnent. ar¥J 8 8ense of communrty thai Is at the heart ol F￿1￿COnneCt TS The charty remwns ccrfnmrtted to rewitiry. trainiNJ. and SbJPP)rting vdmteer5. recogntsmg them as or of rts 9reatesl assets and e$sentFal to ts connued grrmth and susi*nabilty of the 0rwtsa￿0n. The trLtstees' ffjport was aFwoved by the goard of T[L￿ee$ MTJWBdl 24 J￿Y 2026

FIBRO£ONNECT TS INDEPEXDENT EXAMINER% REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FIBRO4ONNECT TS I report to the trustees on my examinati￿ of the fir￿￿al ststemenls of F￿￿c¢￿Trie¢I TS (the carrty} lor the penod ended 31 Octoter 2025 RMpon8lblllll•¥ and basts of rpport As the INstees of ihe thanty you afe responsible lor Ihe prepara[￿ ol the fin￿lat ￿aternents sn aCc￿￿nCe wTrth Ihe requirem8rts ol chan11esA￿ 2011. l ￿pOrt In respecl of my examination of the chanty s fiftar￿￿ slater￿n15 wl under section 145 01 the Charitse5 Act 2011. In caTryirrtJ out my examinat￿ l tsve fottod the tyven ty Ihe Ch8rty Ccfftmissic under sedion 145I5llbl ol the charit￿s Act 2011 Ind•p•nd•nl examlMrf$ ¥t•l•m•nt I have COM￿eted my examinatxjn. I confirn) that no matters have corr to my lenlion in c0tv(.￿ wilh tho ex8mlna￿n gNing me cause lo beheve that In any mater￿[ respect. ccourrting recLYds not kept m iesFect of Ihe charty as rewired by Sect￿ 130 of the ch¥Til￿ACf 2011. the Ifnan¢vdl 5tsIeff￿n1s do rK)t accord those recryds. ( f¥)anual *alethents set 04rt In Charths lkncxmls and Re¥vtSl Re￿￿￿tr￿S 2008 other than any requirement Ihal the fin8rwl statements give a true and laK vtw. is not a matter c0nsHle￿d os part of independent ex8mfftatrJn. should be draw this report In orfer lo en4￿￿ a proper [￿￿er51and￿yj of ts finarthl ststemenls to be re8ched. Abo¢us8ean Lrmrted Level Q TS18 3HR 27 J￿Y 2026

FIBRO£ONNqCT TS STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTMTIES IINCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDffURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Unrnstrlctèd R•8trScled nds lunds 2025 2025 Tot41 2025 19.734 15.854 28 1.122 27.738 47,472 15.854 28 1.122 Totrl Incom• 36.738 27.738 64,476 Raiiirvj funds 11.0% 12.1 3.648 10 120 14.704 22,316 Tot•1 •xp•fidlluf• 23.252 13,768 37,020 13,486 13.970 27.456 R•wKlll•llon ol fund8: Fwd bala￿ at 8 OcloL*r 2tr24 Fund balAnc•• at 31 Oclob•r 2025 13,486 13.970 27,456

FIBR￿oNNEcT TS BALANCE SHEET ASAT31 OCTOBER 2025 Flxed Taryibk as8ets 14 8.325 16 5.610 19,961 Cash * bjnk •TKI in h8rn1 25,571 16.4401 C¥•dllor4". •mounts falllng du• withln one ye•r 16 19,131 Total •$8•ts1•s• ¢uTh•nt Ilablllll•• 27.456 Th• fund¥ of th• charfty 13.970 13,486 Unrestri¢X•d furmas 27,456 MrJWBeN

FIBRO4ONNECT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Accountlng poll¢l•s Chrfty Inlormatlon Fibw>Connett TS is 8 Charrtabk Inccwated (h98n￿ (CIO) by a FouThJation Cor￿￿thI0n dated 75 January 2024 1.1 Roportlng p•rlod The fina￿181 statements cover the Fnc4J trom the CIO'S iegtstratK)n ￿ 8 0￿0t￿l 2024 to 31 Othr 2025. As this is tl first Feriod ol aC0￿nI. Tr) compwalwe figures a￿ wesenleo 1.2 Basls of Pf•paratlo The finaro statemerrts have teen ￿pared in accudance chanty's govemir¥J document. the Charrties Act 2011. FRS 102 Tr Finanoal Re&M)￿￿ Star¥Jèrd applKatAe Trn UK Jnd Republic of IrelaThr and Chaniies SORP "Accwnts"ng arKI ReFm ty Chafrties. Stslement ol Recommended Ptath'ee icable to charibes wepaTrng their aco)unts ￿ ￿¥dance the Repo￿ng stai￿rd ap￿ICable in the UK and Rep[kn1￿ of Irdand {FRS 1021- The tsity rs a Public Benefft Enty as ￿fine￿ by FRS 102. The cl)anty has taken a of the WOWSKfft sn the SORP for r￿1 kn prepare a stat￿1?1￿ ot cash ft)ws. The financial 5tatemerrts have departed from tt)e Charrts (Accounts af¥J ReFAMsl RegulatK)n5 2008 onty lo the extent req￿red to prowde a In￿ ts"r This departure has involved follrrwmg the Swemenl Recorftmend¢d Practi￿ for ¢hants5 apptyry FRS 102 ratlv Ilian tr ver5K￿ of the Skitgment of The finanual statements afe prepared m sterling. thch fu[Ka￿l (Awrefw of Ihè chanty. Pknnetary amounts in these financ411 stalwnents a￿ roLThJed lo the nearest £. The finanual statements have prepared wmjer tsslort41 cxt CLThenkn. kVInc￿ accounting F#)Iiues adopted arg set out below. 1.3 Golng concern Al Ihe limg of app￿1.￿ finanual slatemwrt5. tre trustees have a reasorth exp&tion thal has adequate resour￿ lo conbnue In operaknal eyjstence ior the 1￿EeatrAe lutufe Thus the trnslees 1.4 Ch•rllable fund8 unreStr￿ted are available for use al the dIstre￿ of the trustees ¥1 fIKltr￿ce of lh￿r chaftiatile obJectNes. Restricted fund5 are suty.ect to 6peofit conthlions by or gran￿$ as to tr￿Y may be used. The purFoses and uses Of1￿ restrQed funds are set out m tbe r¥)les to the finarnJ* statements 1.5 the 8mwnts can be rI￿aS￿ed rel￿tsy. aThl tt 1$ Ihat inoxne be r￿ed of Ihe donab"on. unless performance conditths rewre aefefral of ￿ amcwi 1￿me tax reco¥erabJe in relat￿n to donabons received GIftAKI or deeds of covenènt o reCLY￿ at lh8 t￿e of ttte dortal￿1.

FIBRO£ONNqCT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 A¢countlng ￿1¢ IContlTruedl Legacies are reo)grnsed on receipt N Ott￿￿Tse rf charity has t1 ￿rtrfd of an impendiNJ dBtrtbLrtion. the amount is known. and Tec491 is exffjed 11 the amc#Jrt is rK)I krKp•n. tr acy Is treated as a conbr￿1 asset 1.6 E¥p•ndhur• Expenditure is recognised 15 a W or c￿51￿￿t￿e to tran5ter econom￿ beneftl Io 8 third rwty. rt is probable ttTrat a Iranslet ol ecorK4Thc beneffts w￿1 be wured In settleTh￿. and l)e 8mount of the oblvJation can be Measur￿ fel¢abty. ExFeThtilure is clas%figd ty acJvty The (z6ts of each xbvty are made tre total of dFwa costs arKI shed costs. indudng Support Costs Invofved In undertaking each acbvity (￿re¢l costs attn"trArtatYe to a 5wwle ¥cb"vty are allocated ¢Jirectty lo Ihal actsvrty Shed costs cwkntxrte lo rn(Ye than one activty pport costs which afe not éttn.bjtab￿ to a * activity are betwi those aeli¥itss on a b￿$ consistent the use of TesoLirces. Central stall cos a￿ alkxgw on basis of time spent. arKI depreaation charge5 we 3lkrated on the ol Ihe asset's use 1.7 Tangl1￿• Ilx•d a$s•ts TangiNe fixed assets are Kth'ally measured ai co& and sUbse￿r￿ty rmagxed at cost or ¥￿. net of reciab.on arKI any impaTrrment losses Deweo"ation is reCOgn￿ed so as to V•mte off cosl ty vatuatxm of ￿ets less resithjal ¥alues over Ihew useful tives on Ihe f¢4h￿r￿j tA5es' Fixtures and fittrys Motor vehides 25% redu¢mg balance The go￿ or loss ariyn9 on Ihe th"stosal ofan asset ￿ (Setefmrnd as Ihe thThwence the Sa￿ proceeds 1.8 Impalrn￿nt of fixed a•ets Al each re￿￿.￿9 end de. the cw reviews Ihe wy4ng amtrjnts of rt5 tsrytAe assets to determTne whether the￿ 15 any th those 855ets have s[￿ered an ￿￿"MIent loss. If any s￿h mdtai exists, Ihe recoverth of the assd is e5knated fft orfer to delern)me extenl of the imwm)ent loss Irf any). 1.9 Cash aftd cash •qulv•l•nt• Cash and cash equivalent$ indude &ish ￿ hand. derK)Sts hdd at call tmth t>anks. other Short￿ Iwd Inveslments wih ¢)wnal maturi1 of rnon￿ Of less and bank overdrafts Bank overdrafts •e Sh within turowirvjs in L￿rIeftt 1.10 Flnanclal InstNm•nt8 The charity has ele(ed to appty the prowsrf>ns of Seebm 11 'BasÈc Firwwl ￿￿￿￿ents, and se￿￿ 12 'Other Fin8neial Inslnunents Issues" ol FRS 102 to aty ol rts fi￿￿al MtrUm￿. Finr￿la ins1wn￿l)ts are recogntsed in the bolartt SI￿et ¥kn Its chkn becomes party lo Ihe contractual proviS￿S of the Enstrl￿enl Financial asse1$ and Iiatsknes are offsel. kn the ryesented in the ￿n￿ial ststements. ** It￿e is a legally enfoTceabte rwJhl to set off the rec4yJnised amounts and Itwe s an Jnlention to Sett￿ on a net basis u lo realise the asset arJ setue the $KnuIta￿•usty

FIBRO£ONN4CT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 A¢countlng Icoftllnvèdl B•sk finan¢l•lassets 8asc firsancial assets. Ind￿le debtors e85h and bar llartes. are inth'alty measured a transaction pnce irththrg transacbon cosls and a￿ subsequenty came(l at amort￿ cc61 ￿￿n9 ts effedive interest methcY unless Ihe arrangement cOnStst￿eS a finarory trarwkn. ¥rt￿re the Iransaetion is measured al the wesert vatsje of Ihe fu￿re recwpts al a mkel late of Interest. Fwtanual assets Buc Iln•nci•l l￿b￿lJeS 885ic financial I￿1111￿5 including credrtors and t)a 508ns are recowse¢J at Itansactwa price uths the arrarwenl conslrtutes a firwictng trantsact￿. there the debt ¢s measured at the wèse Val￿ of the fvture payments dtscoLrted * a marld rate of Mlelest FinaiKwl tsatshtEs dasstfi8d as pay4We 7Mthin one year are not airnrhseo Debt irtstruments a￿ subseqLW CA￿led at a￿￿11$ed eost. effé¢b've wrtttest rate fflelhod. Tfade credrtors are obl￿￿On$ lo pay tr gc(¥ls or ser￿(¢5 th l>een wuwed in the ordwwy c￿rSe tsl operatKJnS from suppliers AMI￿ payab￿ are dassfjed as ojrrenl i0tx￿beS rf payrnent is due within one year or le$5 If rK>l. are presented as fi￿￿rent It3￿￿"es. Trade rJethtys are recogrn5ed Inilialty at Derncognltlon of fin•n¢ial liabililies Fin8rteFal liabilth.es afe derewrwd ¥&tten dwity's c(xtra(￿ eywe ￿ are { cancelled. 1.11 Employ•• ￿n•11￿ The cost ol any unused holty entillement is reccwised in the perKxJ in ￿ the oyee'$ seryKes are recthved. Tennirtrat￿ benefits are recogntsed irnmethatety as an ¥then rs demonstrabty uynmthed lo lerminate the employment ol an empkiyee ry lo terMInat￿fi beneffts. 1.12 R•t6r•nnt beneflts Cthl acc¢yJnllng eslimats• and Judgenwnts and as¥umpb"ons about the carryiTrJ amount of assets and lio￿"1jb.es that are not readily apparent frcmn Olhef si)urces. The eslimales and asscoaled a$3umrrtKw afE t￿Sed IMst(YKal expefwtt arthy other I￿t￿¥ t1￿¢ aTe e¢rf￿dered lo be Tesevani A(au81 results may Mef from Ihese esb"maies imate5 are In the peri¢)d tr esbwnate is re¥￿ert whtye the re￿SU)n affects thy that , of in the wod of the rewsian and future wn¢Ats tsre the revismjn affects both eurfent WKI ftrture io-

FIBRO£ONNECT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (COIITINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Totsi lun•J• 2025 2025 2025 Oonatsons and gtfts Grants 2.679 2.679 27,738 17.055 27.738 17.055 19734 27,738 47.472 Oth•r Other rrwne of £17.055 represents Ihe transfer of cash and assets from the predecessor CIC folk>winy the . estabhshment of tr chanty chority twefrts greatly from the team of vohmteers. In accrydartt FRS 102 and the chanb.es ￿)Rp IFRS 1021. Secbon 6. the benefft ol ¥01￿￿e¢s Is rnl reccgnised In the fnanc4al statemerts dug to the absence of a rewle ffasurement basis Incorn• from oth•rtradlng •¢tlvltles Unrestrlcted funds Total 2Q26 2025 354 15.500 15.500 15,854 15.8S4 TrA•l 2028 2025 28 28 28 28 11

FIBRO-CONN4CT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Oth•f Incom• Unr•strkted funds Totsl 2025 2Q25 Empbyment 1.122 1.122 1.122 1,122 Exp•ndltur• on rnknlng ftmd• Totsl funds funds 2025 2025 2025 Fundrnlllng and p¥blklty 448 3.450 313 448 7.098 313 3.648 4.211 3.648 7.859 Tr•dlng costs Operating ctharty slws 461 461 684S 6.845 11. 14.701 12-

FIBRO£ONNFFT TS NOTES TO ThE FFNANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Exp•ndllur• on cha￿•bIl thld•% Charttable actlvltl 2025 Stsff ￿sts 5.120 1,350 516 918 2.670 418 205 240 4,752 Unil costs Telèphrme 18.189 8har• of Support nd goY•rn•nc• co•ts (•tt not• 9) 4.447 1,680 22.316 An￿￿1$ ty fvnd 12,196 10.120 22,316 13-

FIBRO-CONNFCT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 2026 3.451 181 Bank fees Legal and professic 47 Unil ¢>)sts Slaff tra#iing 129 104 51 6.127 CharitatrAe a#ivilies 6.127 10 M•1 ￿￿¥*￿￿t In fund• 2026 380 1,320 11 TnM¢• 12 ENWgy• Ilumb•r 14-

FIBRO£ONNECT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEAIENTS {CONTINUEDI FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 lcon￿￿d) 2026 V$ and salw 14.224 1.122 323 15.669 13 T•x•lh)n 14 T•nglbh fa•d •u•ts Totsl 6.430 4.200 10,630 Ai 31 Oclober 2025 6.430 10.630 D•pr•cl•llon aThl tsylrn￿t At 31 Octrts 21Y25 C*rylng wnount At 31 Ortober 2025 4.821 8.325 2025 Amounts falllng du• 4vlthln one yur: 5.610 15-

F1BRO£ONN￿T TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEAIENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 16 Cr•dltor•: •mounts hlllffj du• on• y•ar 2025 4.752 1.680 6,440 17 R•tlr•Mt￿ b•n•fft schem8 2026 Defined ¢ontrlb¥rtion sch•n Charge to profft or loss in respecl ol ¢Jefine Connect have had to fdocate lo a new venue Th? Tru r4$ its to use tr d¢￿a￿"￿tLY ront e05ts at rw venue The NatFonal Lottery CoTnmwwty Fund . Reachir¥J QThmmrtbes a￿ a Proje￿ FYomot#)g the £8.768 h8s been spent oft slaff r￿sts at 31 10 25 The Screvffix F<JundatK)n donaieo £875 towards repairs. to w10re￿ tsrcumstan￿s. FILY Connocl have had lo relocate to a rew venue. Tr F￿￿KIa￿ I￿S cr%)fir￿ rts suppJt to use the donab'on lor repair costs 8t the nvw ven¢* 16-

FIBR￿oNNEcT TS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs ICONTINUED FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 19 Unrnjtrfcted l¥nd$ The unrestn.cted fvnds ol the tharty the LmexFervJed batartts of drmations ar￿ grarrts ththicti are not subject lo coThJrtws by ¢Jonors and grantors as to tThv they may be used. At 8 Octob 2024 In¢omlng Resources At 31 October expendod 2025 36.738 123.252) 13.486 Tolal nds ¥J25 fund 202S 2026 At 31 Octob•r 2025: Tary1￿ assets 8.325 5161 8.325 19.131 13.970 13486 13,970 27,458 disclosed in nDlo 11 17-