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REGlSfERED CHARITI NUMBER 513110 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 The Coton Green Evangelical Free Church Trust Fund

Cortents ofthe Tntst￿ Annual report for the Year Efftded 31 December 2024 Pa Report of the Tn&ee5 2to7 IndeFendent EyAminerfs Repxt Stst&nent of Financtal klhiibes Balance Sheet io Notes to the Flnanckl iito17 Detsiled Statement of F￿a￿la1 Acthrt 18

The Coton Green Evangellcal Free thurch Tn& Fund for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Reglst•red Chwlty numbor 513110 Prlntlpal address The Coton Centre B79 9A1 Mrs S GMlrt Rtrapwlntsj 081(6R3 (hair Rtrwynted 081(ER3 Re-Op￿intQj 14101123 4yxnted 12IIIR3 ApFrfxntÉd 12111123 Oii(r3P4 Mrs N ￿earer L TIK)mp9)n Mr J T￿m￿nSon MrlLIx Mr M LYRorke Senlor Managemert Rev D Shearer. Pth)r Erwitis Elder Bi4w D Cirr. Writtjal and Conth Paaor Wlder Leadershlp Team Mr J SI￿re[. Irknm Faoliator Mr T BeaUm￿t. ComrNnty Group Lea¢ MTS l EeaunKrt. Comnmrdty Gr￿P Leader Mfs B Lxon . Communty Gw Lea¢ Mr N Cotkr. Comnmjnlty Le&der Mrs R Colier. Ccffirnlnty Gro￿ Leader Mr B Thomp9)n. Comnwjnity foup Leader Mrs V Pardoe. Centre IAnirdslth and ftmty Liaiscv) ￿pport W(xker Mr J Knew. Lead Cacors Senk)r Man•¥ment as at Board d Tn&ee5 as al 8Jnkers Natwest 879 7LS Independent Examiner Fatsal Trknaffar FCCA Stsffwdthire B798

Report of the Trustees" for the Year Ended 31 D￿￿mber 2024 The have pleasure n i¥esenting thelr report and the fina￿la1 51atements frjr the olarfty for the year ended 31 December 2024. The Tn&ees have adopted the provithns of Accountlng aThl Reporting by Charibes: Ststsrnent of Recommelld￿ PraLttce (SORP) applicabk to charifs preparing their accounts In accordance wlth the Flnandal ReportlNJ Stsndard applKable in the UK and the Republt ({ Ireland (FIS 102) (effective I lanuary 2015). The Tnjstees sepilng durlng the year and to [ye￿t thte ￿e lid on page l. OBJEcf]VES AND ACTDrnes Oblecthras of the Church Advanclng the Chrlthn Relgton ty teachlng e51abl&hlrrfJ the people of God kn thelr falh through weew rninistry and pastoral visiting and by pre5entwvJ the Lord Jest5 Chrst and Hb Gc6pel through preathkYJ and other propw means to achleve the ConVe￿10n of those who hear. The Trustees review the aiThts owbvos and acuvittes on a regular basls. The Church Trnst Deed wa5 ameTrJed on 27 January 21x18 to reflect charvJes in Church life a￿1 io uwlate the dcumart in Ine vth current practice. In carrytng this review the Trustees haNt consll￿ the cha￿ CommtS51on¥ garnl gUIdan￿ on publlc benefit and its supplementary publk guIda￿e on the advartcement of relIg￿n for the public benefiL In particular, the Trustees conslder how pkinned athittes VdHI contrtjute to the aIn￿ WKI obJeLtrs by the LeadeJshW Team and Pastor. The Churth 6 a member of the EvarKJelical Allia￿e. Publlc Benefft The principles under whKh the operates In accOrda￿e th As alThs arKI are as fdlow& a) There are no ￿Stritt￿ on vtho can bend¢ they axne fmm, ar thelr fjnandal cxcumstances or thelr abthty to pay, where charges are kvied. b) Beneflts to the publk are not re5tritted to memkn of the chwch or to wular thurdwer& c) The fadlltles provlded are ac￿￿51b￿ and cyen to all. d) Tr Ch wants to See all rega￿kn of rn￿, creed or s)dal strnd1n￿ cY)ming io a savlng knowledge of Jesus Chrst as their Lord and 5avMJur. Provision of Churth and Worship Services Weekty seNice5 avaikible to the publ Provlslon of Publlc Ceremonles Ceiebrdtton of marrlages. funeraLs dedICat￿￿$ and baptign5. Contributing to the Spiritual Wellbeing of the Public Reguiar prnyerful Interc&slon for the towns a￿1 vlllages and our natknn and other natlcrs. Contributing to the Spiritual and Moral Edue3tion of Children and Young People Providing tscrfities for a t(xldkr gmup and the Pfe-sdKKI. ProvKllng fadittes for varbus youth group4dvbs to meet. Providing opportunrties for children Y￿j[￿j alulwyouth th￿ment teJn-buildrfj arml the study of reiigM)us teachings• ￿3C￿ceS and H￿r￿n. Page 2

Contrlbutlng towards promotlng Social C(thesi Promoting the study of relpjious teachings and practtos aThl sc[[p￿reS In Fk)IdirvJ women's fellowship events and meetsrrfjs HoldirMJ men's fellowship events and meelir young adult's fetbwship events and meetings HOldW￿ events at the Centre open to all and the pubk such as days a￿1 g)ecial evenlng Se￿￿￿5 Pastoral and Misslonary Work (UK and Overseas) Wisiting the Sick Ho1 v￿￿ng Regular financial support EvarKJefical and Fts)n Mlnlstrles FlnancLal and practical Sup￿ through the Missions Fund Contrlbuting to Mental and Physlcal Health and Well-belng Provided facilities for Child￿ and young p to engage in var¥)us stmjts and ex￿(1 da55 Provlslon of a Bulldlng for Hlre or Lettlng The bull ding is used as a major training venue for teachets, yxlal serwkes and healh se￿1￿ staff The burtding Is a major coKert venue schwl orchestras musical artd drdma groups from all over the reglon The buffding 15 used by 9JWOrt gn)up5 for p￿ts with uitraity 11 chiklren and yourwJ pèjple and adults wlth learnlro dlfficultles The bU￿Ing Is used by Crton Green La(fE5 (a k)cal wial g￿￿p) on Monday evenings Thebu Ing Is used weekty by sensory groups for bables and young thikjren The buikling s used weekly by gn)up5 for thi4dren and ywng to partldpate arxl learn the art of da￿e, drama and fflusical theatre Use of the buikling and car park by the kKal 5ttKJoI for s￿rti￿ and par￿ evenings proTh￿tIon of rnusical and theatTioI lthrgy from tmie to time The Is used by IcKal interest gmups aThJ community gloups bothe5 and organlsatbns. Provldlng Infornwtlon to the Public Estsbftshed comMun￿atrO￿5 group to eva￿￿ a￿1 im￿0Ve all irtemal and extemal commlmlcattons Slgroge at the road errtrAn￿ and the front of the buildiThJ Development and rna1nten8￿e of the website and CIHwdwite DLqplaykng Informatlon on the notKe boants in the buildiwj Regular updates on sodal medla platforms e.g. the thurth F￿et￿￿ page. JI senrM)ns now rec(Kded and avallable on church Youtube channel Revlew of Actlvltles The statement of flnancial ￿leS for the year ts set out on page 9 of the fnancial slatemen￿ A summary of the flnanck41 results and the hyork of the set out Ixknw. The Chur s￿rItUal ove￿ht of the church with P&or Emerts Davld Shearer and Consuttsnt Pastor David Carr. Jonathan Shearer I￿ld5 the postvjn of Interim Factrrtator and sUPPOrt to t>avid Carr in addftlon to cwrdlnatlng church meetlngs. A Wider Leadership Team was ftwmed and meets regularty to d￿rth matter5, Comrnunrty group5 m&t W￿￿ty to #udy the wo￿1 pray together in small group5 aThl p)rnly support one anottv. The fvll ltst of Tnstees iKludiTrJ apwintrnert5 and reINen￿ Is grm on page l. Our maln w(￿lp service lakes pkce a SU￿ mornlng at The C(kn Ce[rt￿ DUrf￿ year, thete VRS ￿gU￿r InterCe￿ry targ&ed prayer, ix)th o)rporate and iTrSNidual. The public can Kce55 InfornHUon and contsX us vk our wthte. podcasts and g)dal m￿lIa p]atrom Durtng part of the SurKlay mornwvj 7hfjtship servty the Ctjurth cater￿1 for childm arKI young pwple them acress to age appmpriaie bible t&iCh1￿￿, fvn crats aThJ ath[b￿ that thty can share and en￿ with trlr prs. Our Young Aduk group Continu￿ to meet rojuloty arml is growlng In number. We contlnuÈ to be blessed by the many volUnt￿S who a￿lst In the Centre throwhout the year and hdp us, as a church, to offer so many vital gmups and ser¥Ke5 to our communty. Paoe 3

The Coton Centre The Centre contlnues to have ￿￿lar use for church athlttes external leth'ngs. The Trustees monitor all Centre income and expenditure on an ongoing basi5. Work on replaciTrJ any frdulty double glèzlng contlnued li eamesL The sound system and Ilghdry has been upgraded and the car pa￿ extended. Church activibe5 Using the Centre during the year have i￿Uded. Tem) Ume Pre-sch(M Jntecessory Prayer Grwp dies Fellowship everts Men's Fellowship events week￿ term time Stay and Play Group for fr3 year obj thld Regu]ar young adutts n￿ting$ and everts In addltlon to the church th1t￿s ILsted, our tr￿11d￿g contnues to be used as a venue for teacher training, social service5, and health Servi￿ staff. It s also a major cOn￿rt venue for schc(4 offhestras from all over the region, and for cholrs, and musicAI and drama group& We continue a regutar iKJoking for &P.I.N. Tamworth (a Ch6rity for Special Peop￿ in Need), which can hold ￿5 weekly evert in a user4riendly, suitabk venue. Our car park Is used by tre adja￿nt kxal school for maJor publ￿ events and parents, evenings, and by the k)cal Round Tab￿. We have weekly babies and chihjren's group tN)oklngs fr(Mn Rock School. Bb(m Baby. Glow Bamblnos and Upbeat Dan￿. Our fadlitEs are well regarded and are becoming wtder known in the tOL71 area as we buibj more conneLtioThs We are gratefvl for the opportunty to seNe our communlty In provkllng ex￿lent facllitles. Coton Green Church Pre-school Pre.sch(M)I numbers have continued to gmw and remain strorKJ a￿1 the sofKI reputstN)n of our organi5atton 15 enhanced by Word-0f-n￿th recommendation5 in addition to the natural flow of thIkI￿n from the Stay and Play Group. The Ofsted 'Good' rdting 15 testament to the hard work and dedKation of the Prtrxhool staff. We see Pre-school as an important part of the of the thurch. Flnancial Review of the Church We note the illcreose in incoming resources in 2024 frorn £264,205 tt) £446,460 in toial due to a nurnber of reasons. There has been a *nifKant increase in gfving and the a￿￿lated Gift Atd, We Thjw also maxlmlse the benefft of the Gift Aid Small Cash DonatK)n Scheme ensurlThJ donations of £30 or tess are collecied and accounted for approprlately. We received Increased grant funding whth we are ever grateful for. Pre5chcK)l income has rlsen due to the increased tske-up Df places for two year okl Child￿￿, the maionty of whom are now eligibk to r￿1ve Govemment funding for 15 hou￿ at P￿h0O1. Letting5 income remains stea(ty and we anticÈpate growth in this area wlth our upgraded facilit￿$ and future websyte updates attracting new interesL We continue to monitor all costs and are pleas&1 to ￿te measures taken to maxlmlse energy e￿￿￿enCY continue to be of benefrt wtth onty a very slght Increase In the cost of our utilTtie5 from 2023. The total surplus of £58,574 has resuf(ed in an increase in the total funds of the charity to £1,&86,181 (2023: EI.627.607). The Truste￿ are ever grateful for all monies received and thank all those who have freety contributed to the funds of the church. Our reseFves grow at a steady rate. we ￿1Ve been greaty blessed by this aburxlant provts￿n and give God the glory for our stroro financial p￿tion. Trustees ￿lUId ask those cOnS￿ering m&kiNJ a gift for a spedfic purp￿ to consi(kr instead givirwj without strlctlon ￿ to the use of these glfts. In th15 way fuEKls can then ￿ channelled to WI￿ they are ne8Jed most. We remaln (Dnfident of the uThJertylng finandal health of the charty and fts effective ￿ of resour￿ for the Klngdom of God. Page 4

ReseNes Polky Our polKy s to retain ￿¥Ve% ' to ensure that the charty has suffident fijnts to meet 15 financial ￿m￿Y￿rEnts. ' to dernonstrate that the charfty15 Sustalnable knto the future ' to ensure that the charky is ab]e to manage fubJre unforeseen fina￿al dfftulttes. ' to ensure that exwlve funds are not held witlmxrt any tdentykble reason or for any Klentlfmble purpc6e. The level of reserves Is revkned each year to ￿SUre that currert asse15 exceed all lia￿1th5. We aim to malntsln a con5thnt knl of free reseNes whith equates to a minimum of 3 months of operatlonal costs. Rlsk Management The Trustees undetstand rfsks to the Charity aNI these are revlewed as part of thelr montNy rneetings thffjugh ev0￿ed Governan￿. Trustees Str￿ to eft5ure that the Charity s not ex￿Sed io signifiont extemal risk but W￿re rtsks have been klentifted are revlewed and followed up accordlngty. Intemal rEks are minim[s￿ by putting in place agreed pJltcies and by impleMen￿n of procedur Health and Safety The Trustees are aware that many of the Churth's actMts have Health and Safety implications. They are Sati￿led that the Health and Safety pollths are robust and meet our wesent neets but maintain a constant revlew of drcumstances. They gwe glory to God for a￿S￿Ered prayer and His contliued protectk)n and graaousness. Stsndard operaiing p￿￿dureS remaln as fo]iows: All events are fulty Su￿r¥I5ed IIX)% of the tine on ￿ a(tr￿ kvel rthr than event Iwel b3si ReSrA)￿4bllfy Ls wtth the event organiser. Sup￿¥￿5 for events are decijed in aJNa due regard 15 gi¥en to the ages of suwvÈors of attendees, and rlsks involved. Sep3Rte rtsk assesgnents are pro(fitced for spednc events that fall 0￿51¢ of Nlrmail activty patten EXtra￿dinary event rÈk assesgnents are ned off by iwo Trustees. Perfornwnce against 2024 Plan Our agreed plan for 2024 inckmled the ft110￿￿[￿j ob￿￿e5. l. To contlnue to nvjnttor cbjsely the finances of churth knk at buik11ng up the ffflancial reser￿ of the Church arnl Centre. To acuvdy research and Impkment the of Tncorporthn (CIO). 3. To bull d rdationships Yath our kncal auilK)litES a￿1 coun011￿5 and inv&lgate al fU￿1￿￿J opb'ors 4. To InVes￿gate opportunities to mnnect gnyjps and organi5ati)n5 Ytho vffjuld Mke to tske advantsge of and use our updated fadlftes to alk)w Increased revenue. 5. To contlnue to pay 5% of offertngs to a miss￿ Fund and reinv how ths is gThErned. 6. To re5tsbfth the appropriate authority with HMRC to faclllate Glft Akl d)lJr& To revw dtscretKJnary pay awards to Staff. subject to available finan￿. Tru5tee5 note that item5 1.4.5.6 and 7 were compkted for the year and should remaln a mnsKleration for future year& Whlbt 9￿1 pmgre&s has made on ftems 2 aThJ 3, theTe is stdl MOR work to be do￿. We are ho￿11 we wlll have a draft CIO document try Ihe eaty part of 2026.

Future Pkns The Lord has protetted us over the years and our primary trust & #ll kn HIM, but we must still act responslbty wlth all the r￿ur￿S He gfves us, and thls Is the basLs on whith we haye agreed our plan for 2025. UTrJerpinning all our plans ￿ the deslre to seek wlll In all thIr￿ and to wtyk as one wth the Pastor and l&?detsh￿ Team In preparlTrJ Hi5 Church for H purpose. The Trustees recognlse that the (thurth and Ils members are not irnmune from the finandal di[rKUl￿ faaThJ our nation and the workj at the present time. The TT￿, continue to estimate ant￿pated Incon￿ aThJ expwKllthrE for the comtng year. As a result of th15 the Trustees hwe approved folk)wing cOu￿e of adlon.. To contuiue to w￿nitOr cb%ly the finance5 of the church arnl at maintaiiMThJ the financial reserrfes of the Church and Centre in Kcordance with our R[kin(￿l R￿eT¥￿ Polty and Pr(KedU￿￿ 2. To comptete and impkment the prc￿SS of incorpordlion (ao). 3. To contHiue to bulkj ￿￿tIonShipS With our kKal aUthOr￿e5 and councilbrs and WNeslW all fundll￿ 0Oh)r6. To contknue to Invetyte opwirtunlties to ({￿neCt with grtyjps arKI oryar4satkns who would h'ke to tske advantage of and use our uFwJated facilites to allow increased remue. 5. To cont11￿ to pay of offerirwJs to a Mswn Fund and ths is govem&Y. To revlav d15crettonary pay awards to Stsff. to avallabk finan￿. 7. To review opp)rtunitie5 arKI 5trtegie5 for cost savings ￿ as the prtenual to gaierate elecbw wlth the Instalati)n of soL3r panel The Church s regulated by a Tr￿ [ dated 26 August 1982 (last anen￿ on 27 January 2008) and ￿tstered wlth the Cbarlty Comm&slon under dwrty number $13110. Appolntment of Trustses The Trustees are appointed from vthhiTr the Membe￿[p of the Chur(h by the existing TTUStees and SpIrikn￿l Leade￿, and endorsed by the Deacons for a of three yeaTS. which Is rerth¥abk The Trustees are awa￿ of their re5pon5ibllty to ensure that the mix of Tn&ee5 appropriatety the needs rf the Church, and continue to klenttfy, wfth the Splrftual Leadets, p)t•itlal Ths&ees frc4n wlthln the wembe￿h[P. All Trustee5 are aware of ther kgal and financial responsibilltits and regular briefiThJs and access to training. New Trustees are given appropiiate infonnation on ap￿￿1tment. Tntstees brirKJ with them ygnifrant eX￿￿e of a wlde range of buslness sklus. All Trustees give their time volwtyity and reffi￿ benefits fl￿ft the C￿rch. Any ex￿SeS redalm8J frcn the Church are set out In note 7 to the finaKlal statement& Page 6

Trustees. Responsibilttles The Charities Art 2011 requlres the Trustees of the Charlty to prepare fthanchil ststements for each fmancol year which give a twe and fair view of the Charws financial acb¥it￿5 during the year and of Ets financlal poatlon at the of the year. In preparlng the ftnanclal statemwjts the Trnstee5 shoubj fOl￿W b& practice and: Sektt surtabk accounting policie5 and appty ttrrn ￿l￿enty. Make I￿￿ements and estlmates that are reasonable and prndent Folkw applicable accounting siandards and the Charltks SORP. and eXpl￿ning any departure5 in the finandal ststement Prepare the flnandal s12tdnents on concem bas& unkn It Ls Inappropriate to a55ume that the charlty wm contlnue In opernllon. The Trustees are responslble for rnalntalnlng proper aca)untlng records vthith dtsdose wlh re￿nable accuw at any time the financ￿1 pJ&tion of the Chaiity and enable them to ensu￿ that the financtal State￿nts compty wlh the Charlts Act 2011. They are also reSpOnsb￿ for safeguardlrmj the assets of the Charity and for tsklrvJ rea50nable step5 for preventton and detectNJn of fraud and other irregularitE& Acknowledgement The Trusteas extend thelr wamiest thanks to all slaf and voluntews for thelr excelent work durng the year. We thank all th0￿ wlx) farthfully serve Lord through the ￿Urch in al ts miniy. The Church God s peopk Into mlssion to our local community and to the nations of the through prayer and servKe. Above all we thank our G(xl. Father of the Lord Jesus Ch￿, for Ht5 faithful￿55 to those wlK)m He has ol￿d. IÉ 110 /.35.......................... The flnanclal siemerts vme 4Jproved by knTd of Tn&ees on ._.. ........... ... . signed on ts iEhalf by.. and were N. Shearer S Gllbert

Ind•p¢ndenl Exarnln4T'6 Rewrt to th• YNst••s of Th• Cotort Gr••n Eviny•llcal Fra• Churth Pjnd rndop•Trd•nt u•mln•r'• to th• try•l••• olflrton Gr••A E¥•bw•llc•l Fr•• Churth I rtrptirt tD the thanty INSt￿ cffl my ex1￿nth ofthe accounts ¢1 the Cokn Gr¢en,EvWlul Fr¢ thurch (tho Trust) th• ￿r erwjed 31 December 2024. R•ipoftslblllllH •nd ol T•P•rt ihe thanty iitstees of the TrpJ5t are lor the pr¥rnOcffl rAthe 4c¢ounts In 4c(wthrKe ¥vtth the ol the ants"¢$ 2011 I'tl Acti. I report In resrd ofrny exWTI￿0n dthe frnsf5 carnej out ￿t￿on 145 of the Att and In t￿¥j I havo fdh)YMd all applKable D¥Kiknns th• tharfty C￿m￿￿On unth secuon 145(5XlJl ol A¢f. Xnd•p•nd•nt •x•rnln•r'6 rt•t•m•nt I hJve (omkkn eAamlftkn. I confim Ihat no rn•tt4Th com to atntth In COMqcty¢n rne to bÉlleve In •ry merlDI resi￿￿., l. kownttnq rtterds w•r• rt lfi reyct clth• Tnmt M wulfwl ty ￿ 130 01 Ih P4, 2. Th• KteAXKX IS) rx 4cmrd hllh tINx• r•cor: ar 3. Tho Jc[￿ do not comply the app1ki￿• rwirémerti concernlr8 tr lorm and L)Mlenl of affjounts sei In the awrrtles Ikcounts and Reports) R4ulifiryTh 2008 othw than any requlr•mw that the ￿rts a th• •NI falr vw wlh Is rnt a matt condered of •n h)W￿e￿￿M1nth. L ￿Ve Th) •TrJ hiv•axn• acrom no nwltern In connth vllh the ewarNnJv￿ to attentson slwkl b• drnwn In P•l•ml Mui•ff•r FCCA Saw Ac(fJJnllnq Ltd 19 Ltsmor*J ao Tambvc St•llordthre B798 P4y8

The Coton Grnen Evangellol Free Churth Trust Fund statement of Fina￿la[ Artivitses for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 2024 2023 fund Tolal ￿rtd$ Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMEfiTs FRO14 D)na¥ons and legacies 201937 159 6Z592 Charltsbte actmtles 224T20 1,643 434.301 224720 20L Other ItKOn Totsl 33 264.205 EXPENDrnIRE ON Totsl 352,040 35W> 387,885 224,508 SURPLLE I IDEFI(Tr) 81261 123.687) S8￿74 39,697 TRMSFER OF FUNDS Totsl furknls bmujht forward I,(￿￿]84 24.223 L627.607 ¥587.910 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 1.685.6$5 1,627,607

The Coton Gmen Evangellcal Free Churth Trust Fund Balance Sheet At 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Total fvnds fund Tangible assds I,642,￿}5 ¥64I905 1,553,296 CURREiifASSErs io 21,￿3 36,921 57,924 21,(M)3 37.319 58.321 ,721 Cash at and In h￿d 90,186 CREDrroAS Ajnounts falKwJ due ￿thin one ye li (15￿6} C15.046} (15,875) NEr aiRREprrAssErs 42,878 43B76 74,311 1,68&181 1.627,607 I,S85,783 1,686,181 1,627,607 FUNDS 14 I,E*85,783 398 1.604,013 TOTAL FUNDS 1.627,607 wwe ggnul on ts bthlf ty: S Gllbert Page 10

l AccoupifiNG POUCIES Basls of preparlng the financial statements The financial statements of the charity. whtch ts a public b)efit entty under FRS 102, hwe been prepared In accordan￿ with the Charitie5 SORP (FRS 102) 'Accountir¥J and Reporting by Ctkirities.. Statement of Recommend Pract1￿ appllcable to charltles prpparlng thelr accounts in &cordants with the Ftharthl Reportir¥J StaThlard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2015),, ￿nancial ReportirKJ Stsndard 102 The Financial Reporttng Standard applicable In the UK and RewblK of IrelaNI' and ￿ Charitles Act 2011. The financial 51aternents have been prepared under the hi5torthl cost C￿Trention Mth the exception of investments whlch are Ir￿1￿ at market value. Incomlng resour JI IrKomlng resour￿5 are Induded In the Slatement of ￿na￿la1 Jttlvities {sI￿A) the charfty is legalty entitled to the income after ary Performan￿ conditions have been met aryj the aTh)unt can be quantified with reosonabte accuracy and it is considered prOba￿e that the income wil be rffelved. Grarts receivable Grants rece￿able are CredIt￿ to StstenEnt of Flnandal ￿LtM￿ (SOFA) when tt thartty has entttlement, It Is probable that the I￿orne will be received. a￿1 the a￿Unt can LE rneagjred reliably. If entrtlernent is not met th these anounts are deferred. l expenditure is accoun￿1 foT on an ￿(ru basis and has Ixn classif￿1 uNler h&¥lngs that agjrepts all cO￿S rekted to the categ￿. Ex[￿￿￿￿e is categori￿1 under the followi￿ h&￿lIng￿ . . Oorltable thues Ind￿le church and mlrkny rela￿1 of the c￿tOn Centre Cther èxpenditure represents items not fairing in the Cat￿ above. Support costs allocatlons Suwort Costs are those that asslst the work of the ctrwity Ixrt do not dire£t5y represent charitable activltles. Tl include Offi￿ costs• govern￿ and pr(ts9￿￿ Sery1￿ Tlw ae I￿ILKIed directy ￿ support rA e%pendlture on the obhxts the charlty. Where costs (annot trR dlredly attrIb￿ed to partkular h&ithngs they have teen alkncknj to Ktivitse5 on a knis Cori￿t with use of the reywrce& Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are at cost le55 depreciatv) DepreCia￿n is calculated to write off the cost of the fixed &￿t over its Useful ￿1C lrfe. The depreciation nRthod and rte Lsed are: _ Freknld land Freel￿][d i￿IkfIng5 NI-Tr truth C(n9dwthattt￿ residual Yalue cl the freehold ￿￿kIN19 Is eqL&41 to EquIpn￿t 33.3Yh strawJM IiAe bo95 25% bnce b Freelbjtd land and buildiThJs aTe subject to an annual Im￿lm￿Trt revkn by the tn Taxation Funds accounting Furttls l*kl thaiity are: . Page 11

ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued Operating leases Rentsls paid under operating l&ises are dwged to the Statement of FlnarKAal Ath￿e5 on a stright line basis over the term of the lease. pe￿lOn costs and other post.retlremert beneffts The charity operates a defined contdbutbn pengon $d￿n￿. Contributlons to the chariws pension scheme are char￿j to the Ststement of financial Activities in the to which they relate. Judgements and key sources of esumatlon uncertalrty The following judgrnents have been made in the process of apptyirvj the ￿untI￿3 pollcles th have had the most $￿nffiCant effect on anTh)unts recognisal in ￿nancIal Statewts. Resldual value of the fthld prop There are no key sources of estimation uKertalrty that Iwve a signfthnt risk rf ca￿g material ￿Jus￿Dent to the Ca￿ng amounts of assets aKI liabffittes within the next fiTharK￿1 y 2024 2023 Total 2 DONATtONS AND LEGACIES Offerings and gifts Covenarted gifts and grft ad (aft Akl Small Cash Dorhkn Grants .452 105,814 1.671 5.159 101.611 105,814 1,671 32,612 27,980 2,OCK) 62,592 203.937 12.159 216.OJ6 3 CHARrrABLE ACllVThY INCOME General 2024 2023 The Cth Centre {5ee note 5) 228.720 228.720 228,no 228,720 201,5￿1 201,580 4 INDIRECW SUPPORT C￿5 Geft¢ral 2024 2023 FETran￿ cost DeprecHbon Legal & wofesslonal IT l Media Photocr lease lndq￿tht examinat¥)n fee 1.027 3,578 5.857 1.027 2,713 4,184 5,857 1,285 2.760 16,376 1285 2.760 16J76 3.178 2,160 14,718 Page 12

5 CHARrrABLE EXPENDMIRE 2024 Total 2023 General Resblcted Total Teaching & ministry 5.973 3,415 1.122 3566

16 639 5,973 3,415 1.122 3,566 2,616 639 7,125 1,070 3,537 931 ITr7 733 Church events Sundry eypenditure Sutscrirtions Stsff Chrlsbnas g11th￿￿S MissiLM)s bJard Coton ￿ntre (see bekx) BuikfiThJ repair and mntenan 217.023 ioiJio 335.664 16,376 352,040 217.023 131,506 371.510 16.376 387,885 173204 I9￿2 209,789 14,718 224,508 30.196 35,846 Indlrect costs (see NAe 4) 35M6 The Coton Centre 2024 Totsl 2023 Total fncom pre-￿(x)I. LEA govemment fundlng and playgroup income Stsy and Plwi Income Lettirpjs induding catering 171,036 18.413 171,036 18.413 133,738 21fi98 IR18 228,720 228,720 201, Expendlture Purchases of mrlaWr￿ourceS Salarles Heat arbj Ilght 3,471 135,712 15,189 I77￿63 15,452 15,452 In5urarKe Cleaning a￿1 fflairten 5,592 li 4,226 217.023 217.023 173.204 Surplu51 (Defiat) 11,697 11,697 28,376 Page 13

6 sfAFF cosrs 2024 Total 2023 Total Wages and sakiries Sodal securty 170,675 134,499 1,213 1,070 136,782 3,415 180.778 The average numbw of 8Y¥Aoyees during the year (full.time basts>" 7 TRUSTEES AND MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES The Tru5tee5 hove not receiveil nor waived rernu￿ratK￿ ¢xpen5e5 thrirvJ the year (2023: ￿11). The total amount of empknee benefts (salary and pertsion) receiwj by key rnaragon￿t personnel is £Nil (2023: Nil). RelmburserrRnt of tra￿1 expenses for W management totslled £NI (2023: £NII). 8 COMPARATIVES FOR THE sfATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL AcrIvrn 2023 2023 2023 Fu Totsl Fund INCOME AND ENDOWMEpifs FROM Donations and kgactes 57,562 62,592 Charitsble activities Chariiable activittes 201. 201,580 33 33 Total EXPENDITURE ON Chartlable knities Totsl 203.785 55.39J 20.722 (15.693) 224,508 39,697 NEf INCOME I (DEFzcrr) Tots] fuTrJs brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 1,547,994 39,916 1,587,910 Pa8e 14

9 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs Frethold Plant & Computer property fixtures equlpment Totals cosr At l January 2024 Additions Iy8,090 88,478 Ifi36￿68 84.510 4,710 7.343 1,639,943 93,188 1,733,131 At 31 December 2024 7243 DEPRECIATION At l January 2024 Charge for year At 31 December 2024 ,770 2,112 5Tr7 1,466 7￿43 86,fA7 3,578 90,225 NEf BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2024 1.636.568 6,337 1,642,905 At 31 D￿lber 2023 1553 296 10 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WrnIIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 21,003 21,003 11721 12,721 11 CREDrroRS: AMOUKTS FALLING DUE WtrHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade creditors Taxation and socral s￿vrIty l]her creditq)rs 7202 4.950 15,046 5,877 7.598 15,875 12 ANALYSIS OF FUtIDS Analysls of funds 3L112024 31.IZ2024 31.112024 1.642.90S 42￿78 1,685,7 Restri￿ funds 1,642,905 43,276 1,686,181 15

13 OPERATING LEASE COMMm4ENTS At 31 D￿ember 2024 the dwty had Th) fuiure ffinimum pa￿￿￿nts undeT Tr)n-cancellable oyaung leases (2023: ni 14 MOVEP4Epif IN FUNDS Incorning I)￿goi 01.01.20Z4 liesourcos Resources Translevs At 31.12.2024 General Pwpose Fund I,fA)4,585 434?01 {352.r>i0 1,686,847 Deslgnated fmds MLsslons fund (572} (572) 5,159 5.159 (S￿50) (5,650) {1,063) (1,063) Total dasigmated fundg Total ￿n51rk￿ fvnds 1,604,013 439,460 I357,6￿) 1,685,783 (265) 2,0(M) (1.735) (6,000) (22,461} (30.196) ant ItKO￿ Building furKI Total resltlcted funds 22,461 Total fun 1,627,607 446,460 (387W5) 1,686,181 Page 16

15 PURPOSE OF FUNDS General Puipose Fund These are funds available for any purpose wkhln the church% d*ritsble objects at the dI￿ellon of the board of Trustees. Designated Funds Misslons Board Fund This ￿nd arises by a weekty transfer of 5% of church tithes in addith)n to specwlc gffts that are categotsgj under ti restrkted funds h&iding. The fund 15 administered by a Missions BoNd and is u￿1 to support mission5 in the These are gifts and grants recelved a Sr￿ Pur￿￿e and expe￿IltU￿ Is IIKS restrlrted In Ilne wth the stated purp￿ of the donor or grantor. Dewttidtion of a55ets from fund5 is charged thereto in the accounts. 16 RELATED PARTY DESQOSURES InfoThnation in reswl rf Related Tr￿ct￿)n$ and (xtslanding bala￿e$ Is set out below: Donatton% without corKJitbns. received from Trustees. kEy management pe￿￿ a￿1 other re]ated path5 totalbed £Nil (2023: £Nil) inclu%ve of gift aid tax T￿0verable. Pa8e 17

Detslled Statement of Flmndal Actlvltles for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 INCOME AND ENDOWMErirs Donations and legacies Qyferings and gi Covenanted gifts and gift aKI GFft Atd Small Cash DoTratknns Grants 2024 2023 101,611 los￿14 1671 32,612 27,980 2,000 62,592 216,096 Charjtsble actlvitles The Coton Centre 228,nO 228.720 201,580 201,580 Other income other income Total incoming resouKes EXPENDrnIRE 1,643 33 264,205 Wages Social security pen￿Th Staff Chri5bna5 giftslbenefts 170,675 134,499 1.213 1.070 733 4,226 15,189 3,289 931 3,537 3,415 5592 15,452 Ught and h&it Sundries Church events expenditire Mwors lJ)ard and other m15skn￿ donauons Prfrthl and nursery cc6ts and Media Legal and wofesstonal fees aean￿￿ and mainten&Ke SubsCriPtKif6 Teachlng al￿ ministry Bank ch￿ge$ Accountancy fees P￿t(￿0p1er lease Buikllng repalr and mallttenar DeEKecialion of tsngitrAe fixed a5*ts 1.122 5fi50 3,471 1,7 4,184 11,316 1,397 7,125 11,580 2K>16 5,973 1,027 2,7rf1 2,160 3,178 19,392 2,713 224.508 131,506 3.578 Net Surplus / Ideficit) 58,574 39,697 Page 18