CHURCHESTOGEfHER IN THE MERSEYSIDE REGION ("CTMR") CHARITY NUMBER 519061 ANNUAL REPORTOFTHETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2025 STATUTORY INFORMATION: REGISTERED OFFICE & PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: Margaret Clitherow Centr8 Croxteth Drive Liverpool L17 1AA TRUSTEESWHO SERVED DURINGTHE YEAR: Rev P Jump ICh8ir of Trustees) Mr U Russell (Secretary to the Trustees) Rev A Edwards (retired 1" June 2026) Rev G Felton Mr A Lovelady (Hon. Treasurer) GOVERNANCE th The Trustees are governed bythe Constitution, which was adopted on 25 January 1986, filed with the Charity Commission, and has been amended on a number of occasions since. Church leaders met 4 times during 2025 to determine the overall strategy of CTMR. The Management Council met 3 times in 2025 (on Zoom & in person> as the smaller body of Trustees and are appointed by the Church leaders to use their operational skills to take ahead practicaL matters concerning CTMR and provide support to the Ecumenical Co- ordinator. OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITY The objects of the Charity are: 1. to draw the churches in membership of the Charity into a fuller underst8nding of the GospeL: 2. to promote the visible unity and mission of the Church at every level of Church life as an effective instrument of God's purpose forthe local and wider community. 3. to encourage and en8ble the Churches to make decisions together where possible; 4. to give expression to the common faith. baptism & devotion of Christians as they seek to apply the"Lund principle" . to do everythingtogether except that which in conscience must be done se arately. During the year under review the Charity has continued to support denominations and churches in achievingthese aims. In particular: 1. continuing support for Asylum seekers through"SAS" grants: 2. the annual 2 Cathedrals Pentecost marchlcelebration 3. arranging meetings with Members of P8rLi8ment and other political figures in the region 4. working tOW8rds the launch of the Manitesto for Hope with Together Liverpool. 5. co-ordinating meetings for Denominational Off icers & Cornmunications Officers within the membership. 6. finalising a memorandum of agreement with Churches Together in Cheshire for a closer working relationship. 7. circulating news among member churches monthly and an annual newsletter as well 8s maintaining a website 8. hosting a meetingwith representatives from different denominations on Youth In the light of the above the Trustees firmly believe that they have complied with their duties under Sect 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to guidance on public benefit in exercisingtheir powers and duties. FINANCIAL REVIEW Over8LI income for the year amounted to £56,820. Whilst the General Fund broke even there was a deliberate policy of using the "SAS" funds for the benefit of Refugees & Asylum Seekers, with the Fund resep4e reducingfrom £31.343 to £7,449. In conjunction with "Together Liverpool- a fund was established to rÈ-launch the Manifesto for Hope and contributions received in the year (including a transfer from the CTMR General fund) amounted to £26,060. Over211 the organisation has reserves of £57,810 at 31 December2025. In accordance with acceptable Accounting Policies and Standards the Trustees have adopted a"Receipts & Payments" Reporting Model forthe year and this will continue to be used in future years. This is estimated to save £2.000 in costs in a year. The Receipts & Payments Account was approved bythe Trustees at a meeting on 1" June 2026. Rev P Jump Chair of Trustees Churches Together in the Merseyside Region 1"June 2026 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR EP4GiAND AND WAIES C￿ldY 14•n* Chur¢h# Tog•thBr in the IAorwyTldp RÈglon Charity No 619061 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For￿ peric4J Perf￿j 8tsrt d•tr Perlod end dats 3111212025 To 01K112026 Section A Receipts and payments funds Total funds Lalty￿r funds tothp ne4mt£ A1 Rgcei Momber Churth ¢ontnbth on*ions OthErincomè Invegtmentin¢ome & Intffiwl 3Q.191 21,729 10,000 sao 2$25 1925 4200 Sub totsl(Gm&s income for AR) J6 6ZA70 A2 ASS￿ and Investm￿ sales. (see tabl•l. Sub lotal 33,691 22.129 68M2 62.470 A3P St8M¢ostS ramme costs Officfrcosts Travel Grants mada 21535 22.757 22 7,297 1,1Y3 7.116 7,231 330 26.880 1.SB2 34M80 (>)Vernan￿ c0515 Sub tolal J3hl 31 65.047 67,022 A4 A66Pt and inv•*tm•nt rcha$os, (see table Sub tot•1 31. 65m7 67.02Z Net ofrecWpW{paym￿tsj A5 Transfers È4tvnen fun AO Cash funds last yoar *nd Cash funds y•ar8nd 18.505 18,2Z71 14,5521 J4,694 31,313 28.801 66.037 S7,810 70,6B9 66,037 CCXX R1 ISSI 17107r2020 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestficted Rostricted funds fvnds Endtswment funds tyategor Detsils to near•st£ 81 Cash funds BBnk bBlancs 28,820 28,8Qt Cuh ￿ hAnd rot•l eash funds 25m9 28,801 a¢ctyrtitsii Unr05trtcted funds to n•4f••tE R8strlct¢4 funt1s to n••tht£ End¢)wmont funds to nMr•it£ Oetai15 --z••• C￿rr•nt Yilu• Detall 4M•t b•1 Co•tlWon•ll 83 Inv•8tmont a•••t• Fund lo*thlEh Deiallg ¢o•t loptWJnilJ Cuvr•niv41y• 84 A$1ot• r•taln•d for th• ¢harlty's own u8 Fundtowhl¢h r•l•t• AmDun¢ du• Wh•D due Dgtalls B6 Llabllltl Slgned by on8orMb trustees on behalf of 811 the trusteès Oats of roval SKJnature Print Nam• PJUM - Chair of Trustees A R Lovelady- Hon TreaSu￿r 0110612026 01m612026 CCXX R2 acwunts ISSI 1710712028 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustses CHURCHES TOGETHER IN THE MERSEYSIDE REGION On accounts forthe year 8nded 31 DECEMBER 2025 Charity no lif any} 519061 Set out on pagè8 1 & 2 A￿ACHED I report to the trustees on my ex8min8tlon of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust") for the year ended 31112 12025. Respon81bllllle8 and ba81$ of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the p￿paratIOn of Ihe accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act"). I report In résped of my examin8tion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed 811 the 8pplicable Directions given by thé Charity Commis8lon under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi thal no material matters havg xamlner's stat8m8nt come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo belteve that in. 8ny material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable reqU1￿ments conceining the form and content of accounts set out in the Charitl8S (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the 8c¢ounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a maller considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper underalanding of the afjcounls lo be reached. Please delete the words in Ihe bTr¢kets if they do not 8ppIy. Signed: Date: 1