THE INfERQHURCH CARING TRUST CHARITY NO. 292287 TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS I- JANUARY TO 31- DECEMBER 2025 THE INTER.CHURCH CARING TRUST CONTENTS I- JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Page Charity iDforrn2ti0 Trnstets, *tt#ty¥l re￿rt Receipts and payments a¢couDt StstemeDt or￿￿ets and liabilities Independent e￿mIner'S rewrt CHAIUTY IIYFORMATION Isf JANUARY TO 31- DECEMBER 2025 REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER 292287 DECLARATION OF TRUST DATE 31°May 1985 TRUSTEES S L Mennell J W Bobin A S Withet3 K W Nom)an S G George C L Mitchell CHARITY ADDRE&S 89 Thorpe Bay Gardens &)uthend-on-Sea Essex SSI 3NW INDEPKNDENT EXAMtNER S Bailey FCCA Charter House 103-105 Leigh Road Leigh-on-sea SS9 IJL TRUSTEES, ANNUAL RE RT 2025 Trustee5 met 4 times in 2025. 1 I grants were made lotsllTrng £32,000. A total of £30,000 was drawn down from OUT investments. A preliminary payment of £50,000 was received from the estate of the late Diane Couzens. The Solicitors advise that they are dealing with the final costs attributed to the estate and any balance will be distributed in equal parts to the four Beneficiaries. We appointed Clare Mitchell to the Board of Trustees during the year. Clare brings a wealth of experience in the Charily sector to Inter-church having worked in wmmunity-based settings for about 8 years partnering with charities and community groups to deliver besp)ke practical cookery, food education and health and wellbeing projects. She has also worked with Southend Adult Community College, Essex County Council and Southend City Council working with learners with social, emotional and rnental health needs including SEN'D young people and 8dults- socially isolated older people. young and old carers. adults in dnjg and alcohol ￿e0very. low-income families and disadvantsged young people. We welcome her to the Board and have benefitted from her expertise and commitment. I regret to advise that John Davey, our former Chairn]an of Trnstees died on the 7th April 2025 after a long illness, our Board miss his g)und advic¢ and mischievous sense of humour. We have no debts outstanding. THE INTERQHURCH CARING TRUST RECEIpfs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT I- JANUARY T I- DECEMBER 2025 Unrestrieted nds Restricted funds EBdowmtDt fuDds Totsl nd5 Prevlous ye#r Receipts Donations & legacies Dividends Minibus hire Compensalion Deposit interest 50,040 5,399 50,040 5.399 8.195 1.329 ,329 535 56,768 105.290 56,768 105290 8.730 93,624 Asset & iDvestment sales Totsl receipts 162,1)58 162,058 102,354 Payments Grants paid Minibus running costs Charity insurdnce Subscriptions Bank charges Computer expenses Sundry expenses Investment management ft¢s AccouJMan¢y 31(MJO 32,￿)0 30,120 929 156 929 156 902 156 26 6,552 558 6.552 558 6.480 528 40.281 40,281 38.340 Asset & investmen¢ purchases Imiestment purch&ses 126,083 126,083 70.176 Total payments 166J64 166J64 108,516 Net movement Transfers between funds Cash funds bmught forward (4.306) (4.306) (6,162) 18,IN)O 18.iY)O 24.162 Cash funds cgrried forwxrd 13,694 13,694 i&ooo THE INTER-CHURCH CARING TRUST STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILrriES AS AT 31- DECEJVIBER 2025 UnrestrRded funds Res¢Tiettd funds Endowment funds Cash funds Potrfolio bank accourEt Current accounts 7.857 5,837 Total casb fvnds £13.694 Other mODetary assets Fund Cost Investment Investmenl portfolio Unr¢stricted £401634 £490,bVi knets retsfrned for own use FllDd Amouttt Due date Liabilities Signed on behalf of all the tTUStees Stu*rt L Mennell tNDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE INTER-CHURCH CARING TRUST CHARITY NO. 292287 I report to the Ttust¢es on my examination of the accounts of the above ch&ity C'The Trust-) for the year ended 31" December 2025. Re5ponsibilitiu alld basis ottbe report As the charity Trustees of the TrtLsL you a￿ ItS￿nsible forthe preForntion of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (￿￿e Acf). I report in r&spect of my examination of the TnLSt's accounts carried out under se¢tion 145 of the 2011 Act and, in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) {b) of the ACL IndependeDt ex*miner's $totsmettl I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have ￿me to my attention in onnection with the examination which give me cause to believe thaL in any material ￿5&￿¢t.. accounting records were not kept in acwrdance with S￿tion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not a¢cord with the accounting records. I have no con¢ems and have come acro&% no other matters in ￿￿ectiOn with the examination to which attention should k drawn in order to enable a proper ￿de￿dIng of the accounts to be rea¢hed. 1510712 Sam Bailey ACCA Charter House 103-105 Leigh Road Ikigb on Se Esse& SS9 IJL Daied