THE AISLING PROJECT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024

CONTENTS
Pag•
Company Information
Trustees Report
Independanl Examiners Report
Director8 Report
Profll and Loss Account
Balance sheet
Notes lo flnanclal slatemenl8
Income & Expenéllure 8tat8m8nt
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THE AISLING PROJECT
COMPANY INFORMATION
DIRECTOR8
John Mulvlhill
Aonghus Fitzgibbon
Ann Woulfe
COMPANYNUMBER
4111213
REG18TERED OFFICE
Th6 London Irlsh Centre
50-52 Camden Squarè. London NW19XB
ACCOUNTANT8
Cunnlngham & Co
1st Floor, 135 Notting Hlll Gate
London. W113LB

The Aisling Project
Roglsterod charlty numbar 1084971
TrustO08 report
The trustees are pleased to present the annual report and Independent examiners fin8ncl81
statements for tha year ended 30th Novamber 2024
ftaference and Admlnlstration Informatlon
Tru•te•8
John Mulvlhlll
Ann Woulfe
Aonghus Fllzgibbon
Prlnclpal office
The London Irish Centre
50-52 Camden Square. London, NW19BX
Company Number
4111213
Independant Examiner
Cunningham & Co
1*1 Floor. 135 Notting Hill Gate
London, W113L8
Bankers
Natwest Bank PLC
250 8ishopsg8te, London EC2M 4AA

Trustees Report (continued)
Structure, Governance and Management
The Aisling Project is a Company Limited by Guarantee and not having shared capital and
was established on 20th November 2000.
The Trust comprises the Chairman, Board of Trustees and the SeGretary. The Board of
Trustees are inhabitsnts of London who bring together a broad range of expertise and an
awareness of the needs of the local Irish community. The trustees meet every 3 months or
as business dictates.
The trustees who acted at any time during the year are as follows:
John Mulvihill
Aonghus Fitzgibbon
Ann Woulfe
The power of appointing and removing trustees is vested in The Aisling Project.
Training of Trustees
The Trustees are aware of the relevant changes in legislation and financial procedures and
understand the requirements and guidelines relating to the performance of trustees. Any
further training is arranged as required.
Objectives and Activities
The charitable objectives of tha Trust are..
a). Aisling is established for the relief of poverty distress and sickness of people of Irish
origin who are homeless, isolated or othenNise vulnerable and for the advancement of
education of such persons.
b). Aisling provides supported holidays in Ireland for long-term Irish emigrants living in
London who require assistance to become reacquainted with their homeland and their
friends and family.
c). Alsllng glves advlcè and asslstance to long-tenn Irlsh emlgrants Ilvlng In London who
wish to resettle in Ireland.
These objectives are achieved through the consideration of the management committee at
the periodic meetings of the Trustees.
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance of Companies House general
guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trusts aims and objectives in planning future
activities and setting policies.
On behalf of t
ard
Aon
itzgibbo

CHARITY (OMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to thè trustèèsl
members of
On accounts for the year
endad
301h November 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1084971
Set out on pages
I report lo the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the above
charlly ( the Trust.) for the year ended ,41)11 I l Jll;lii.
R86ponsibiftie8 and
basls of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of th8 Charities Act 2011
( the Acl')-
I report in respect of my examinaiion of the Trust's accounts carrled out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner'8 I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
dlsclosed below ') which give5 me cause to believe that in, any 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
th8 accounts did not comply with the appllcable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charili8S
(Accounts and Reports) R8gulalions 2008 other than any requirernent
that the accounts give a 'lru8 and fair, view whic.h is nol A maltAr
considered as Part of an Independent axamlnalion.
I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in conn8Ctlon
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not Spply.
Slgned:
Date..
2025
Name..
William Cunningham
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
ACCA

Address:
1° Floor. 135 Nolting Hill Gate, London W113LB
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give hero brief details of
any items that the
examinerwishos to
d18cIo80.

THe ￿suNG PROJECT
DIRECTORS. REPORT
or Ihe Perlod ènde
O November 20
The dlrectors present their report 8nd ftnanc181 statements for the perlod ended 30 November 2024
Principle acllvilies
The princlpl6 acUvity of the company conllnued lo be that of ralslng charitsble funds and conlrilyjtiong.
Directors
The following directors have held offlce sincé 30 November 2023
John Mulvlhill
Aonghus Flttglbbon
Ann Woulf
Directors, interest
The comp8ny Is Ilrnited by guarantee and the direct(*s hold no beneficial Interest
Th888 accounts have been prap8red In accordan¢e with the provlsions appllc8ble to companies
Sublocl Io 8mall companiés regime,
by Ihe order of the Board
trL I
John Mulvihill
Director
D8ted E

THE AISUNG PROJECT
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Fv Ih p•rlod •nded 30 November 2024
Perlod
¢nd¢d
30111124
Pgrio
ended
30111123
Emlgranl Support Progf8mme Cxant
60,C4XI
80.000
Tumover
89,481
23.372
Admlnl8tration exp￿9&¥
1122,080)
1138,110
Prollt {1￿•) on ordlft•ry ietlvltlai b•f¢f• t￿atIon
27,391
{34,738)
Tax on pmfll on ordln¥ry actlvllie8
Pr￿lt(lo¥S) on ordlnary actlvltl•B after laxatlon
27.391
(34,7381
Th9 profit and loss account h08 begn Prepared on tho basls th8t all
oper8tbns ar8 conlinulng upur8lions.
There are no recognlBed g8ln8 arKI loBse8 other than tho$a p888lng through
tho proflt and1088 acco￿1.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE; EMIGRANT SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Department of Forelgn Affalr8 and Trada.. The Emlgranl Support Progr8mm8 rocelvod 8 grant of £60,0(KI
for the yoar from 181 July 2024 to 30th June 2025
The funds w8f8 re8trk18d lor the loll￿ng projects.. S818rf8$. outreach 8UPPOrt and offl¢e runnlng costs.
F￿8 months grant Income wa9 ullli5ed In the peffod lo 30 November 2024.
Seven months grant Inccrfne amountsng lo £35,000 has been defer￿￿ lo Ihe 2024-25 y88r ond wlll be ullll8ed
by 30th June 2025. Seven month8 oranl in¢ome ammountlng lo £46,667 deferr(ad from 2023-24 h85 been tstlll$ed Ihls year

THE AISLING PROJECT
P•rlod
ond•d
30111124
P•rléd
ended
30M1123
BALANCE SHEET
As •t 30 November2024
Note8
Currenl ao8el8
2,857
110,475
1,457
87.067
88,524
C¥h al bank and In hand
C1￿•t¢¢￿.. amounts lalllng du8 wlthln ono ￿Ar
A¢c¢ual
(2,048)
14.6321
Total a•wt8 I•M CUTr•nt Ilabllltles
111,283
3,892
Capltal and re••ry••
Pmfil 8nd Loss account
111,283
83,892
Resew¥
111.
83,892
In preparing the$0 finjnclal Blatem￿l3,.
Foi the ye8r andlng the compBny w48 enli11od lo exomplion from audll un*Jor 8a¢tton 477
of thè r£Srrp￿I68 act 2006.
The members hav? not fgqulred (he company lo obl8ln an oudit in acGordonGe ￿th $gc(k)n
476 on Iho ¢offlp8nle8 act 2006.
The dlTecW$ 8¢kno•vl•dgo ihelr re8ponsibilily lor complylrg wSih Ihe roquir•menl of the
8Ct ￿￿th resP80110 8ccountlng reC￿ra$ 8nd lor tho prap8r8llon of omnts.
TheBe accoun18 h8ve bfj￿ prepared kn accordance the provislon8 applicable lo con¥J8ni
sublecl lo #mall companles regime.
The Ilnancial 81818menls were Bpproved by the Board.
John Mulvlhill
Director

THE AISLING PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the p•rlod •nded 30 Novembv2024
A¢¢ounling policies
Accountlng convention
The financial slel8ments are FY8par8d under historical cost ccrfwention.
Tumover
Turnover represents amounts reG￿vable for goods and services net
ol VAT and trade dlscounts.
Deferred Tax81Ion
Daf8rred t8xallon Is provldéd at th8 approprlat8 rat88 on all timlng
diffefence8 U81ng the liability method only lo the exlenl IhaL In the
oplnlon ol th8 dlreclors, thoro Is a reasonabl8 probabmity that a
Ilablllly or a8s81 wlll ¢rysta1115e In tho foreseeable future.
Credltors
2024
2U23
Credltorn
2,048
4.632
2.048
4,632
Debtors
2024
2023
Othgr Dgblors
2.858
2,858
1,457
1.457
Slelemenl of movemen18 on profil aThl loss account
2024
2023
Relalned profll (lossl for the year
27,391
(34,738)
Reconclllation ol movements In reserves
Profit (Loss) for the flnancial perlod
27.391
(34.738)
Openlng Reserves
83,892
118.830
Closlng Reswves
111,283
8&892

THE AISLING PROJECT
SCHEDULE OF INCOME & ADMIN EXPENSES
Period
ended
30111124
Perlod
anded
30111123
Income
Emigrant Support Programme Grant
Fundraising
80,000
89.451
80.000
23.372
149.451
103,372
Admlnistratlve expen8?9
Employment
Officelsupport Costs
66,529
55.531
83,725
54,385
122.060
138,110