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2025-12-31-accounts

GOOD NEWS for Everyone!

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

REGISTERED CHARITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES (221605) and in SCOTLAND (SC039224)

GOOD NEWS for Everyone!

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for 2025

CONTENTS

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of GOOD NEWS for Everyone! will be held, God willing, at 7.00pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026.

  1. To receive the Trustees’ Annual Report and audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

  2. To deal with any competent business, including consideration of any motions of which due notice shall have been given and circulated to members.

The election of a President, Ladies’ President, Vice President, Ladies’ Vice President, Treasurer, Pastoral Support and Ladies’ Pastoral Support, will be undertaken by means of an online voting system as set out in the Constitution.

The AGM will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person. Members who wish to raise questions of detail on the report and accounts should write to me and I will reply direct to the member concerned.

The minutes of the 2025 AGM can be downloaded from the members’ area of the website www.goodnewsuk.com under ‘Resources’, or obtained from National Office. Approval of these minutes will be asked for at the AGM.

On behalf of the Cabinet.

IAIN J MAIR Executive Director

5 March 2026

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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP: “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” published in October 2019 ("the Charities SORP (FRS102)").

i. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS

GOOD NEWS for Everyone!

Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 221605, and with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), number SC039224.

Registered Office and National Office

Western House 24 George Street Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4EE

Telephone: 01455 554241 E-mail: info@goodnewsuk.com Website: www.goodnewsuk.com

The Cabinet and Trustees

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end were as follows (appointed in 2025):

President Graham J Beckett Ladies’ President Rhoda M Bourne Vice President Iain L S Gray Ladies’ Vice President Beth L A Auger Treasurer Geoff A Mann Pastoral Support Chris N Axelby (25 June 2025) Ladies’ Pastoral Support Jacqueline S Simpson

Region 1 Director Graeme K Simpson
Region 2 Director Stephen Waring
Region 3 Director S Jane Redden
Region 4 Director Jeremy E Bass
Region 5 Director Jane E F Mann
Region 6 Director Martin R Hooper
Region 7 Director Andrew D Newham
Region 8 Director Wendy J Erskine
Region 9 Director Dewi W Jones (25 October 2025)
Region 10 Director Leslie C Emerson

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The Trustees who retired from the Cabinet during 2025 were (date retired):

Pastoral Support Fred Kershaw (25 June 2025) Region 9 Director Graham J Ellis (25 October 2025)

On 31 December 2025 the following also served on the Cabinet but was not a Trustee of the Association:

Executive Director Iain J Mair

The Executive Director reports to the Trustees. All Trustees give of their time freely and no Trustee remuneration was paid in the year. Details of Trustee expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in notes 18 and 20 to the accounts. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and register them with the Executive Director and in accordance with the Association’s policy withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises.

Auditor Bankers UHY Hacker Young The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 14 Park Row 36 St Andrew Square Nottingham Edinburgh NG1 6GR EH2 2YB

Solicitors

Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP 134 Edmund Street Birmingham B3 2ES

ii. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Instrument and Constitution

GOOD NEWS for Everyone! (‘the Association’) is governed by its Constitution, as amended in September 2021. It is an unincorporated association, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 221605, and with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), number SC039224.

Appointment of Trustees

The election of National Officer Trustees (President, Ladies’ President, Vice President, Ladies’ Vice President, Treasurer, Pastoral Support and Ladies’ Pastoral Support) takes place either (i) by means of an online voting system, or (ii) by postal ballot, both of which must be in conjunction with an Annual General Meeting of the Association, or (iii) at an Annual General Meeting of the Association, as directed by the Cabinet. The result of the election, however conducted, is announced at the Annual General Meeting. They are elected for a term of one year and may serve for a maximum of three consecutive terms.

All other Trustees (Regional Directors) are elected, either (i) by means of an online voting system, or (ii) by postal ballot, both of which must be in conjunction with a Regional Annual General Meeting, or (iii) at a Regional Annual General Meeting, as directed by the Cabinet. The result of the election, however conducted, is announced at the Regional Annual General Meeting. They are elected by the members of their respective Regions for a term of three years and may serve for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

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Induction and Training of Trustees

Following appointment, each newly elected Trustee is required to attend an external one-day ‘Understanding Governance Stage 1: The Trustee Role’ training course at the expense of the Association. As required, further training is provided in the form of Briefing Notes, Charity Legislation publications, invitations to external trustee training events, and other training sessions as appropriate.

Prior to their first or second National Cabinet meeting, newly elected Trustees spend time with the staff at National Office to learn the roles and responsibilities of staff and how they can best support them as Trustees.

Management

The management of GOOD NEWS for Everyone! is vested in the Cabinet, consisting of President, Ladies’ President, Vice President, Ladies’ Vice President, Treasurer, Pastoral Support, Ladies’ Pastoral Support and ten Regional Directors. The Executive Director is also a member of Cabinet with a right to speak but not to vote. The Executive Director has operational responsibility to ensure the decisions taken by Cabinet are carried out.

Regions/Branches

The Association is organised into geographical ‘Branches’ and ‘Regions’. Members meet regularly at branch level for Christian fellowship, for prayer and to plan and prepare for the Scripture placements and presentations they undertake throughout the year. Members also visit churches to present a missionary report on the work locally, nationally, and internationally.

Key management personnel remuneration

The pay of the senior management personnel is reviewed annually and normally increased in accordance with average earnings and set at market rates.

iii. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Charitable Objects

The Objective of GOOD NEWS for Everyone! as stated in its Constitution, is to introduce others to the Lord Jesus Christ by:

Activities

The Association is heavily dependent on its members in the branches, who, acting in a voluntary capacity, visit the various institutions into which Scriptures are taken. Members take responsibility for all the administration expenses at national and local level through a proportion of their giving and through the payment of an annual subscription. Donations from Friends of GOOD NEWS for Everyone! and churches are generally raised from church presentations and making the needs known to Friends and other supporters. These donations are used for the purchase (including delivery) of Scriptures unless it is directed by the donor that they may be used for the

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administration and/or development of the ministry. The Association does not employ a professional fundraiser.

All Scripture funds may be retained by the Association for use in the British Isles or for the purchase of Scriptures worldwide. GOOD NEWS for Everyone! works in partnership with ShareWord Global (formerly Gideons Canada) to distribute Scriptures in countries around the world. Several UK members have participated on ShareWord Global GO Trips (mission trips), giving first-hand accounts of how funds are being used in the achievement of the Objective of the Association.

The work in Eastern Europe continued to develop during the year. A Scripture Focus took place in Skopje, North Macedonia, in October. A Book Fair was also attended in Skopje. 6,000 Macedonian Testaments were delivered during October.

Bible App/website – working in partnership with a Christian 'App Development' organisation, the Association's first App, YOURBIBLE, was launched in March. The Association’s website was also revamped and relaunched during the year.

A monthly e-newsletter ‘GOOD NEWS Every Month’ for Friends and other supporters was launched in June.

A special project was undertaken in partnership with the Evangelical Alliance to produce a publication entitled ‘Finding Jesus Bible edition’, using part of the offering at Connexions 2025. ‘Finding Jesus’ comprises research undertaken by the Evangelical Alliance in relation to people coming to know Jesus i.e. who they are, what prompted them to search, what was their journey to Christian faith, etc. The ‘Bible edition’ has a section at the front with information about GOOD NEWS for Everyone!, outlining the work we do, and includes several encouraging testimonies of people saved through reading a copy of God’s Word. This publication is primarily for developing relationships with churches, showing how God’s Word is being used to introduce many to Jesus.

Several other new publications were launched during the year:

Welcome – to give new members an introduction to GOOD NEWS for Everyone! Will YOU Go – to support members in recruiting new members, increasing finances, and signing up Friends. This supported the ‘JUST ASK’ campaign where members were encouraged to simply ask potential members to consider joining and information was sent to those potential members from National Office.

Sharing Jesus – guidance in relation to personal witnessing, primarily intended for members, Friends and churches where outreach activity takes place in conjunction with the local branch using Explore publications. A5 Hope magazine (for general use) – a smaller edition than the A4 and with several new photos throughout.

Identifiable Benefits, related to the aims of the charity

Through the distribution of Bibles, Testaments, HOPE magazines, and Discover and Explore publications, in many different walks of life – Schools, Hotels, Hospitals, Universities, Colleges, Prisons, to name just a few examples – GOOD NEWS for Everyone! provides Scriptures (Bibles, Testaments, HOPE magazines, and Discover and Explore publications) containing an ethical and moral code for society, which gives guidance in life, offers comfort in times of sorrow and loss, inspiration, and deals with many of the issues that people of all ages, nationalities, ethnic and social backgrounds face on a day to day basis.

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In placing and presenting Bibles, Testaments, HOPE magazines, and Discover and Explore publications, the achievement of the Objective of the Association, as stated in its Constitution, which is to introduce others to the Lord Jesus Christ, is often demonstrated through the many letters, emails, and telephone calls of testimony received by National Office, individual members and branches. Many of these testimonies are regularly printed in GOOD NEWS for Everyone! , the official publication of the Association and posted on the Association’s website www.goodnewsuk.com and social media accounts.

The Trustees consider that they have complied with their duties under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

iv. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The aim of GOOD NEWS for Everyone! is as stated under the ‘Charitable Objects’ paragraph set out above.

Letters, emails and telephone calls received at National Office on a regular basis prove that people in all walks of life benefit from the work of GOOD NEWS for Everyone!. Many such accounts are regularly shared as stated under ‘Identifiable Benefits, related to the aims of the charity’. This is an important measure of the effectiveness of the Association.

Other key measures are obtained:

Scripture Orders

During 2025 the following amounts of Bibles, Testaments (New Testament, Psalms & Proverbs), and magazines/publications (HOPE, Discover and Explore) were distributed in the British Isles (2024 amounts in brackets):

Bibles 26,140 (24,277) Testaments 450,346 (476,696) Magazines/publications 355,651 (211,944)

Membership Summary

During 2025, 199 new members were recruited (2024: 216), and the total membership at the end of the year was 3,743 (2024: 3,857).

v. FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Position

We give God thanks that through the generosity of members, Friends, and Churches we have been able to fund our Scripture distribution in the British Isles and provide £497,967 for the purchase of Scriptures around the world.

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Investment Powers

The Association maintains its funds in such banking and deposit accounts as are approved by the Cabinet, in accordance with Article 8 of its Constitution. Activities are organised in various funds which are described in the accounts.

Review of Reserves and Reserves Policy

The reserves of the Association are held in the various funds as detailed in the Financial Statements beginning at page 15. The Association's reserves policy and the level of reserves within each fund are reviewed each year having regard to the Charity Commission publication CC19, ‘Charity Reserves: building resilience’ (published January 2016), and a forecast of income and expenditure is prepared for the following year. Transfers are made to or from the General Fund to maintain the other unrestricted reserves within the desired limits. Contractual commitments as disclosed in note 13 on page 23 have not been deducted from available reserves as these items will be funded from the Scripture Fund in subsequent periods.

The total amount of funds on 31 December 2025 was £2,623,647 which includes £1,222,985 in a restricted fund, the Scripture Fund. For an explanation of restricted and unrestricted funds please see note 1(g) on page 19. A total of £891,206 is held in four designated funds as described in note 14 on page 23.

The Trustees consider that a reserve equivalent to between four and six months of National Office expenditure should be held in the General Fund. They endeavour to maintain it at this level by adjusting the subscription rates and/or varying, with members’ approval, the percentage allocated to the Fund from members’ gifts. At 31 December 2025 the balance retained in the General Fund was £351,216 which represents approximately four months of budgeted expenditure.

Risk Management

The Trustees regularly undertake a review of the key risks to which the Association is exposed and ensure that systems are in place to mitigate their impact using a detailed Risk Register. This identifies risks covering (1) Governance (2) Operational (3) Financial (4) Environmental External Factors, and (5) Compliance (law and regulations). For each key risk, a member of the Executive Committee is responsible for monitoring progress on actions identified to eliminate or mitigate the risk. A review of the key risks using the Risk Register is undertaken at each meeting of the Cabinet, with a more detailed review being undertaken at the first Cabinet meeting of each year.

Key risks for the charity, under the above headings, include (1) Trustees unable to carry out effective governance of the Association, which is required by legislation, regulators, and the public. (2) Failure to maintain an adequate number of active members across all branches. (3) Inadequacy of funds to meet the needs of the Association. (4) Being pressurised to be 'culturally relevant' in a way that is not consistent with Biblical standards that have been accepted by GOOD NEWS for Everyone! for many years. (5) Policies and membership criteria being challenged by changes in the law. (6) Harm or potential harm to a vulnerable child or vulnerable adult as a result of inappropriate behaviour by a member or employee

Measures have been undertaken to address these risks, including (1) Following appointment, each newly elected Trustee is required to attend an external one-day ‘Understanding Governance Stage 1: The Trustee Role’ training course at the expense of the Association (see Induction and Training of Trustees on page 6). (2) Ongoing work of the Membership Committee, and projects/initiatives being developed/implemented/promoted by National Office to encourage members in

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personally recruiting new members to the Association. (3) Communicating to members the importance of providing for the funds to meet the needs of the Association. (4) Being alert to changes taking place in Churches in the UK, potentially leading to influence upon GOOD NEWS for Everyone! to change its position away from Biblical standards. Careful selection of external speakers at Branch, Regional and National events. Taking appropriate legal advice when required. (5) Maintain awareness of changes in legislation and report relevant changes to Executive and Cabinet. Determine implications of such changes and implement appropriate policy and operational amendments, if possible. Take appropriate legal advice when required. (6) Safeguarding policy and procedures to deal with safeguarding issues that may arise have been approved by Cabinet and communicated to members. Training by way of a PowerPoint presentation has also been developed and made available to members. All members are expected to undergo this training.

In addition, there are operational risks that fall within the remit of the Executive Director, with the most significant being the loss of key management. The measures to address this risk are that the systems/processes in place are known by other members of staff to ensure many tasks could be quickly undertaken without handover training, if such a situation arose.

vi. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

Strategic Operational Objectives

The recruitment of members continues to be a high priority, with special focus on branches identified by Regional Directors as ‘weak’. A one-day conference in National Office for Directors Recruitment and Retention is planned for February. Several new initiatives are being developed/promoted by National Office.

During 2025, a consultancy organisation, with whom work has previously been undertaken, was engaged to investigate and recommend a company that could develop a replacement for the National Office Database (NOD). A suitable company has been appointed, and this work will take place during 2026.

Increasing cost of Scriptures, as well as general day to day costs, is putting more pressure on local branch finances and the possibility of more active engagement in fundraising will be investigated during 2026.

vii. CONCLUSION

In conclusion, the 17 Trustees of the Cabinet record their deep and sincere thanks to all members, Friends of GOOD NEWS for Everyone!, donors and churches for their faithful prayers and giving during 2025. Through that support many lives have been transformed, to the glory of God.

“Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6

On behalf of the Cabinet

GRAHAM J BECKETT President

5 March 2026

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales and Scotland requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the charity’s constitution and byelaws. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

On behalf of the Trustees,

GRAHAM J BECKETT President

GEOFF A MANN Treasurer

5 March 2026

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE!

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Good News for Everyone! (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statement is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the financial statements. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement

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in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement set out on page 11, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and report in accordance with the Acts and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the charity and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the acts by the charity, which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations including fraud, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial

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statements such as the Charities Act 2011. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to inflated revenue and the charity’s net income for the year.

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s members, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

UHY Hacker Young Statutory Auditor 14 Park Row Nottingham NG1 6GR

Date: 5 March 2026

UHY Hacker Young is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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GOOD NEWS For Everyone!

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 December 2025

Unrestricted
Notes
funds
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
1,096,914
Charitable activities:
Sales of member supplies
83,568
National Convention income
49,813
Investment income
21,114
Total Income
1,251,409
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities:
Scripture distribution
5
1,189,466
Member supplies
6
163,265
Total expenditure
1,352,731
Net income/(expenditure)
(101,322)
Transfers between funds
-
Net movement in funds
(101,322)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds
brought forward at 1 January
1,501,984
Total funds
carried forward at 31 December
1,400,662		 Restricted
Total funds
Total funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
1,853,837
2,950,751
3,744,425
-
83,568
77,488
-
49,813
4,687
35,475
56,589
58,182
1,889,312
3,140,721
3,884,782
1,932,268
3,121,734
3,409,858
-
163,265
155,256
1,932,268
3,284,999
3,565,114
(42,956)
(144,278)
319,668
-
-
-
(42,956)
(144,278)
319,668
1,265,941
2,767,925
2,448,257
1,222,985
2,623,647
2,767,925

There were no recognised gains or losses during the year other than as shown above. All activities are continuing.

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GOOD NEWS For Everyone!

BALANCE SHEET at 31 December 2025

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
10
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
11
Cash held on short‑term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
12
Net current assets
Net assets
16
The funds of the charity
Restricted income funds
15
Unrestricted income funds
14		 £
£
£
£
526,576
531,087
217,845
44,560
115,036
184,238
750,000
1,250,000
1,247,868
913,782
2,330,749
2,392,580
(233,678)
(155,742)
2,097,071
2,236,838
2,623,647
2,767,925
1,222,985
1,265,941
1,400,662
1,501,984
2,623,647
2,767,925
2025
2024
as restated		 £
£
£
£
526,576
531,087
217,845
44,560
115,036
184,238
750,000
1,250,000
1,247,868
913,782
2,330,749
2,392,580
(233,678)
(155,742)
2,097,071
2,236,838
2,623,647
2,767,925
1,222,985
1,265,941
1,400,662
1,501,984
2,623,647
2,767,925
2025
2024
as restated
2,767,925
1,265,941
1,501,984
2,767,925

The accounts were approved and authorised for issue by the Cabinet on 5 March 2026

On behalf of the Cabinet

GRAHAM J BECKETT President

GEOFF A MANN Treasurer

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GOOD NEWS For Everyone!

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS for the year ended 31 December 2025

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
17
Cash flows from investing activities
Income received from investments (bank deposit interest)
Purchase of fixed assets
10
Proceeds from maturing bank deposits (see below)
Cash paid into bank deposit accounts
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank deposits repayable on demand
Notice deposits (less than 3 months)
Total cash and cash equivalents at 31 December		 2025
£
(212,998)
50,908
(3,824)
1,250,000
(750,000)
547,084
-
334,086
913,782
1,247,868
647,839
600,029
1,247,868		 2024
£
343,405
58,182
(19,808)
-
(750,000)
(711,626)
-
(368,221)
1,282,003
913,782
763,782
150,000
913,782
Reconciliation to cash at bank and in hand shown on the Balance Sheet
Fixed term bank deposits and notice deposits greater than 3 months:
Balances at 1 January
Matured or withdrawn in the year
New or renewed deposits during the year
Total at 31 December
Total cash and cash equivalents at 31 December (see section above)
Total cash at bank and in hand		 1,250,000
500,000
(1,250,000)
-
750,000
750,000
750,000
1,250,000
1,247,868
913,782
1,997,868
2,163,782

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025

1 Accounting policies

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, and include the results of the Association's operations in fulfilling its charitable objectives, all of which are continuing. They have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 ( "the Charities SORP (FRS102)"), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and any applicable regulations and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

They have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view, and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view' by following the Charities SORP (FRS102), rather than the previous SORP: Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 (which has since been withdrawn).

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

The financial statements are presented in UK £ sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity.

b Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, when any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, when it is probable that the income will be received and when the amount can be measured reliably.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material (see Note 4).

Membership subscriptions are recognised in full as voluntary income on the date of receipt, on the basis that the separable cost to the Association of fulfilling its related obligations in future periods is relatively small.

Sales of member supplies are recognised when the goods are dispatched.

Investment income (bank deposit interest) is shared between restricted and unrestricted funds in proportion to the average bank balances held in each fund.

In accordance with Article 8 of the Association's Constitution, donations and legacies received from members of the Association are split between the General Fund and Scripture Fund unless designated for the General Fund alone.

c Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to an obligation to make a transfer of value to a third party as a result of past transactions or events. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading in relation to which it was incurred.

Expenditure on Scriptures is recognised when the Scriptures are received. Scriptures printed but not received are included as a contractual commitment.

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1 Accounting policies (continued)

The costs of individual charitable activities, as reported in Notes 5 and 6, are those expenditures directly attributable to the activities described, together with an appropriate apportionment of central support costs. Support costs are allocated on the basis of estimated amounts of staff time devoted to each activity.

d Regions and Branches

An account is maintained at National Office for every Branch and Region in respect of Scripture Fund income, expenditure and balances. These accounts form part of the restricted fund balance shown in the Statement of Financial Activities and on the Balance Sheet.

In addition, each Region and most Branches operate a local administration fund. These funds have a 30 June year end and are incorporated into the Association's accounts for the year ending the following 31 December.

e Stock

Stocks of Scriptures and literature are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. In respect of Scriptures intended for branch distributions, realisable value is taken to be the amount that will be deducted from the branch's Scripture Account balance (see 1(d) above) when they are ordered by, and dispatched to, a particular branch.

f Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost. This includes substantial, new, owned computer software applications but does not include consultancy costs, nor the continuing development of existing applications. No depreciation is provided on the freehold property on the basis that its residual value is believed to be not materially less than the current book value; this is subject to an annual impairment review. Depreciation is provided on other fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value over their expected useful lives as follows:

Freehold land and buildings not depreciated
Office furnishings and fittings 10%
Office equipment 25%
Computer software 25%

g Funds structure

The funds held by the charity are held in one of the following three types of fund:

Unrestricted general funds are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the Trustees.

Designated funds are funds set aside by the Trustees out of unrestricted general funds for some specified future purpose.

Restricted funds are funds that can only be used for particular purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or implied by the charity's methods of operation.

h Pension costs

Pension contributions invested separately from the Association's assets are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they are incurred.

i Cash held on short ‑ term deposits - 2024 balance sheet being restated

In the prior period, a balance of £1,250,000 included within cash at bank and in hand has been reclassified to cash held on short-term deposits, so that amounts held in deposit accounts with a duration of 90 days or over are shown separately on the balance sheet.

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2 Taxation

The Association is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

3 Donations
Members (see footnote below)
Friends
Churches
Bible Giving Cards
Legacies (see Note 4)
Scripture Fund-analysis of donations by source:		 2025
£
511,228
625,277
255,772
25,401
436,159
1,853,837		 2024
£
490,557
645,980
208,529
31,441
1,296,674
2,673,181

General donations from members are allocated between the Scripture Fund and General Fund in accordance with Article 8 of the Association's Constitution. The percentage allocated to the General Fund has been 20% from May 2011 to date.

4 Unrestricted funds
Members' subscriptions
Allocation from members' giving under Article 8
Grants and other donations to the General Fund
Donations allocated to Designated Funds
Legacies (see Note 4)
Regions' administration funds
Branches' administration funds (not including the legacy income)
Legacies
Legacies given expressly for General purposes
Unrestricted legacies allocated to the General Fund
in accordance with Article 8 (see below, and Note 14)
% allocation from members' legacies, under Article 8
Legacy to be recognised as part of a branch's local fund
Restricted funds
Legacies restricted for Scripture Funds
Unrestricted funds		 494,415
105,398
102,352
100,000
186,102
29,571
79,076
1,096,914
2025
£
7,866
128,932
34,731
14,573
186,102
436,159		 460,656
97,008
106,421
38,000
259,985
44,976
64,198
1,071,244
2024
£
16,005
195,005
48,975
-
259,985
1,296,674

Article 8 of the Association's Constitution provides for how legacies from members and Friends of the charity are allocated between Scripture Funds and General Funds, unless the donor instructs otherwise. Legacies from individuals who are neither members nor Friends are unrestricted funds, if the terms include no directions about their use, but the Association has a policy that they will be used for the distribution of more Scriptures around the world, provided its requirements for reserves are met (see Note 14).

At 31 December 2025 the Association had been advised of entitlement to a number of legacies that had not yet been received, or had been received in part. Five of these, amounting to £18,491 not yet received (2024: three amounts, £58,267) have been recognised as income in these accounts, in accordance with the criteria set out in the Charities SORP (FRS102), and included in Debtors (see Note 11).

There are a further twenty five (2024: twenty seven) estates in which an interest has been notified but the amount receivable was not known with sufficient certainty to be recognised as income. Based on the information available, the aggregate amount to be received from these estates is estimated to be up to £750,000 (2024: around £530,000).

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5
6
7		 Costs of charitable activities (Notes 5 and 6):
Scripture Distribution
2025
2024
£
£
Payments from the Scripture Fund (restricted income fund):
Production of Scriptures used in the British Isles
1,434,301
1,301,878
Production of Scriptures used in Eastern Europe
36,507
180,787
Providing Scriptures for international outreach elsewhere
461,460
650,499
1,932,268
2,133,164
Payments from the General Fund (unrestricted funds):
Apportionment of Support Costs (from Note 7)
1,189,466
1,276,694
3,121,734
3,409,858
Member Supplies
2025
2024
£
£
Direct cost of sales
92,170
79,982
Directly attributed staff costs
8,491
8,080
Apportionment of Support Costs (from Note 7)
62,604
67,194
163,265
155,256
Support Costs
2025
2024
£
£
Staff costs (see Note 8)
516,412
514,177
Less: staff costs allocated to charitable activities (see Note 6)
(8,491)
(8,080)
Staff travel and accommodation expenses
17,972
35,510
National Convention
110,745
66,747
Recruitment, training and development
5,574
28,181
Development of smartphone app (Special Projects fund)
-
116,337
Contribution to "Finding Jesus" Report (Special Projects fund)
20,000
-
Eastern Europe project
127,175
111,221
Rates, services and insurance
26,253
31,787
Repairs and renewals
19,202
34,407
Postage & telephone
64,719
55,511
Printing and stationery
28,750
20,580
Software and website recurring costs
47,563
46,376
IT development, including new website, CRM database renewal,etc
51,676
69,506
Consultancy and IT support
35,935
35,423
General office expenses
11,377
16,687
Legal expenses
13,584
958
Cabinet meetings, Cabinet expenses and AGM
22,244
25,730
Auditors' remuneration (see also Note 19)
16,965
16,111
Bank charges
12,083
11,593
Depreciation of owned fixed assets
8,335
8,629
1,148,073
1,237,391
Regions' administration expenses
33,376
32,681
Branches' administration expenses
70,621
73,816
TOTAL SUPPORT COSTS
1,252,070
1,343,888
Divided between the following charitable activities:
Scripture Purchasing and Distribution - 95%
1,189,466
1,276,694
Member Supplies - 5%
62,604
67,194
1,252,070
1,343,888
The amount contributed in the year to international outreach elsewhere includes work with ShareWord
Global and with selected other organisations. The principal areas of expenditure were Latin America (Peru
and Nicaragua), India and Ukraine.		 2024
£
1,301,878
180,787
650,499
2,133,164
1,276,694
3,409,858
155,256
2024
£
514,177
(8,080)
35,510
66,747
28,181
116,337
-
111,221
31,787
34,407
55,511
20,580
46,376
69,506
35,423
16,687
958
25,730
16,111
11,593
8,629
1,237,391
32,681
73,816
1,343,888
1,276,694
67,194
1,343,888

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7 Support Costs (continued)

The support costs listed above cannot be specifically allocated as costs directly related to any particular activity. They include central management and administration costs as well as certain running expenses that arise from the nature of the Association as a membership organisation. These costs are therefore absorbed between all the charitable activities (see Notes 5 and 6) as support costs, in proportion to the estimated amounts of staff time devoted to each activity.

8
Total staff costs
Wages and salaries paid
Employer's National Insurance costs
Contributions to a defined contribution pension scheme
Other employment costs: death-in-service benefit		 2025
£
435,256
42,431
34,556
4,169
516,412		 2024
£
437,329
39,155
33,210
4,483
514,177

The average number of employees during the year was 12 (2024: 12) and the average full-time equivalent number was 10 (2024: 10). There was one employee receiving employee benefits between £60,001 and £70,000, and one between £90,001 and £100,000 (2024: one between £60,001 and £70,000, and one between £90,001 and £100,000) during the year.

Although the Trustees have overall responsibility for the governance and management of the Association, day-to-day management of its activities is delegated to a management team comprising three people, including the Executive Director who reports directly to the Trustees. The total cost of employee benefits (including the National Insurance costs) received by the management team amounted to £234,049 (2024: £224,215) with employer's pension contributions of £16,708 (2024: £16,251).

9 Pensions and post-retirement benefits

The Association operates a defined contribution pension plan for its employees. The amount recognised as an expense in the period was £34,556 (2024: £33,210).

10 Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land
Furnishings
and buildings
& fittings
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
500,000
62,901
Additions
-
-
Disposals
-
(588)
At 31 December 2025
500,000
62,313
Depreciation
At 1 January 2025
-
40,057
Charge for the year
-
3,647
Eliminated on disposals
-
(588)
At 31 December 2025
-
43,116
Net book values
At 31 December 2025
500,000
19,197
At 31 December 2024
500,000
22,844		 Office
equipment
£
46,855
3,824
-
50,679
38,612
4,688
-
43,300
7,379
8,243		 Computer
software
£
372,031
-
-
372,031
372,031
-
-
372,031
-
-		 Total
£
981,787
3,824
(588)
985,023
450,700
8,335
(588)
458,447
526,576
531,087

All fixed assets are used for the management and administration of the Association.

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10 Tangible fixed assets (continued)

The Trustees have elected, as provided by the SORP (FRS 102), to treat the 2012 valuation on the property as the deemed historical cost. No depreciation is provided on the freehold property on the basis that its residual value is believed to be not materially less than the current book value; this is subject to an annual impairment review.

The most recent professional valuation was carried out on 31 March 2022 in accordance with the RICS Valuation Professional Standards 1st July 2017, by Andrew McFarlane Holt MRICS FAAV, RICS Registered Valuer, of Wells McFarlane, who is not connected with the charity. He valued the property at a market value of £810,000 on that date. The Trustees are not aware of any material changes in value since that date.

11 Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Sundry debtors
Prepayments
Income Tax recoverable
Accrued legacy income
Other accrued income
12 Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Sundry creditors
Accruals
13 Contractual commitments
to the Association by 31 December
For Scriptures printed at FLB but not invoiced		 2025
£
21,989
40,695
19,021
18,491
14,840
115,036
2025
£
161,106
11,361
41,821
19,390
233,678
2025
£
115,130		 2024
£
82,852
16,427
17,533
58,267
9,159
184,238
2024
£
89,988
11,293
34,691
19,770
155,742
2024
£
980,165

The above commitments are anticipated to be used within one year. These Scripture printing costs are expected to be paid for out of the Scripture Fund restricted fund.

14 Unrestricted funds
Balance
1 January
£
Premises Fund (designated fund)
500,000
Capital Equipment Fund
(designated fund)
31,087
Eastern Europe designated fund
226,779
Special Projects Fund (designated fund)
-
IT Development designated fund
200,000
Unrestricted Legacies (designated fund)
-
Total Designated Funds
957,866
General Fund
405,101
Region administration funds
29,906
Branch administration funds
109,111
1,501,984		 Incoming
resources
for year
£
-
-
80,000
20,000
-
128,932
228,932
899,257
29,571
93,649
1,251,409		 Resources
used in
the year
£
-
-
(127,175)
(20,000)
(14,974)
-
(162,149)
(33,376)
(70,621)
(1,086,585)
(1,352,731)		 Transfers
between
funds
£
-
(4,511)
-
-
-
(128,932)
(133,443)
133,443
-
-
-		 Balance
at 31
December
£
500,000
26,576
179,604
-
185,026
-
891,206
351,216
26,101
132,139
1,400,662

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14 Unrestricted funds (continued)

The Premises Fund and the Capital Equipment Fund are designated funds set aside out of the General Fund to reflect the possible cost of replacing the Association's fixed assets. The purpose of this is to ensure that the balance on the General Fund is represented by available liquid resources. The balances on these two funds are normally represented by the book value of fixed assets only, and could only be realised and spent if those assets were sold at their net book values. In 2025 the Capital Equipment Fund has accordingly been reduced to £26,576 by a transfer of £4,511 back into the General Fund,

The Eastern Europe designated fund is established to provide for the administration of developing evangelistic outreach and Scripture distribution by the charity and its members, in certain European countries where suitable relationships and opportunities exist. Donations may be allocated directly to this fund if the trustees understand the donor to have a particular interest in this area, and the balance on the fund may also be maintained by transfers from the General Fund where needed, although no such transfer was needed in 2025. The balance at the year end after the usual outgoings was £179,604.

The Special Projects Fund exists to facilitate projects to enhance the effectiveness of the ministry which may not be provided for by the regular budgeted income. Amounts are allocated to this fund at the Trustees' discretion as support becomes available from unrestricted giving. During 2025 this fund has been used to account for the Association's contribution to a research project by the Evangelical Alliance, which was highlighted in relation to the year's national convention, Connexions 2025. £20,000 of the offering collected at Connexions was designated to provide for the Association's agreed financial contribution. There is no balance to carry forward at the year end.

A new IT Development designated fund was created in 2023 to provide for needed renewal of the National Office accounting and membership CRM database. Preliminary work has consumed £14,974 so far and the remaining balance of £185,026 is carried forward for the outlays anticipated in 2026.

As described in Note 4, unrestricted legacies amounting to £128,932 have been received and have been treated as a designated fund in accordance with the Association's policy. At 31 December 2025, all of this balance has been retained in order to sustain the level of reserves at between four and six months of National Office expenditure, as indicated by the Association's reserves policy set out on page 9. The full amount has been transferred into the General Fund at the year end.

Branch Administration Funds and Region Administration Funds are the aggregated balances of the unrestricted funds belonging to the charity but held locally by 238 individual branches and the ten Regional Cabinets, and in the Eastern Europe region, to be used for local administration purposes.

15 Restricted fund
Scripture Fund		 Balance
1 January
£
1,265,941		 Incoming
resources
for year
£
1,889,312		 Resources
used in
the year
£
(1,932,268)		 Transfers
£
-		 Balance
at 31
December
£
1,222,985

The Scripture Fund represents money received by the Association to be used for Scripture purchases (including delivery), either by branches in the British Isles or internationally. The cost of Scripture distributions reported in the Statement of Financial Activities also includes a suitable allocation of support costs which are paid out of unrestricted income funds (see Note 5).

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16 Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
£
Tangible fixed assets
526,576
Stocks
4,720
Debtors
91,132
Cash held on short‑term deposits
-
Cash at bank
818,693
Creditors falling due within one year
(40,459)
1,400,662
17 Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to
2025
net cash flow from operating activities
£
Net income / (expenditure) for the year as reported on page 15
(144,278)
Adjusted for:
Depreciation charges
8,335
Investment income
(56,589)
Decrease / (increase) in stocks
(173,285)
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
74,883
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
77,936
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
(212,998)		 Restricted
funds
£
-
213,125
23,904
750,000
429,175
(193,219)
1,222,985		 Total
funds
£
526,576
217,845
115,036
750,000
1,247,868
(233,678)
2,623,647
2024
£
319,668
8,629
(58,182)
8,769
54,102
10,419
343,405

18 Trustee remuneration and expenses

None of the Trustees, nor any persons connected with them, received any remuneration from the Association during the year. Trustees may claim reimbursement of their expenses in connection with Cabinet meetings and certain other functions where they represent the Association. In 2025, 19 Trustees received a total of £10,760 (2024: 18 Trustees received a total of £12,982) for their travel, subsistence and accommodation expenses in this connection.

19 Auditors' remuneration

The auditors' remuneration amounts to an audit fee of £13,900 (2024: £13,250) and other services of £nil (2024: £nil). The amounts recognised as an expense within support costs (see Note 7) also include disbursements and irrecoverable VAT.

20 Transactions with related parties

Other than as described in Note 18 above, there were no payments to any related parties during the year.

The aggregate amount of donations received from Trustees and persons connected with them amounted to £69,227 (2024: £91,363).

21 Trustee indemnity insurance

The Association, having obtained approval from the Charity Commission in 2003, has purchased 'Trustees and Management Liability Insurance' to indemnify its Trustees, officers and employees against claims arising from any act committed in the course of the Association's activities. The cost of this insurance in 2025 was £1,073 (2024: £804).

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