2023-12-31-accounts

Independent Examiner's Report To the PCC of St Marws & St Laurence's Churches, Goring by Sea for the Year Ended 31st December 2023 registered charity number 1131418 This is rny report tothe Parochial Church Council of the E¢clesSastical Parish IPCCI of St M6rf5 &St Lavrence'5Goring by Se8, on theannual financial reportfor the year ended 31th December 2023 set out on pages 7t0 IZ Re5peLtive responsibilities of tru5tee5and examiTr2r The churches, trustees are re5PDnsible for the pfftparation of the accoufits. The ¢hurche5' trustees consider thèt an audit is not required forthlsyearundersection 144121 ofthe CharttlesAtt2011 Ithe2011 Act) andthatan Independentexamination Ssneeded. Having5at￿fled myseFf that the parish is eligiblefor independenteximinBtion, It Is my responsibility to'.- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Att,. Tofollow procedures IBid down Inthe Èeneral Directions siven bythe Charty Commi55ion under settion 14515llbl of the 2011 Act.. and Te statewhether parbculèr rnatters have come to rny attention. Ba91gof independeniemaminerfs Statement My examination was carrled out in accordance with the general direttions wven by the Charity commiss￿￿. An exafflination includesa review of the accounting records kept bythe charty and a comparison of the accounts presenteo with those records. It also includes consideration of unusual items or disclosure5 Ill the BCCOUTrts. seeking explawtlons frotn VOU 3S tr￿slee5 concerning wch matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an auditand consequentty no opinion is given as to whetherthe accounts present a.true and fairvie%rf and the report is limited tothose matters set out In the Statement below. Indep2ndent exomlnerf5 Statement In connection wlth my examinatK)n. no material matters have corne to my attentlon which glve me cause to bel￿e that in, anv rnaterial respett.. accountin¥ record5 were not kept in accordaDce with section 130 of the 2011 ACL or the accounts do rbot atcord with the accounting records, or theaccounts did notcomplywFththe appllcable requirements concernin8the fomTrand contentof accounts Set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reportsl Regulation$ 2008 otherthan any requirementthat the accounts Éive a-true and Falrf vievl which is not a matter considered as part of an independent exafflination. I have come acrots no other matters in conTrectlon wrch the examlnatbn to which ottentlon should be drawn in orderto enable a properunderstanding of rhe account5 to be reactted. Signed tsy:_ l Meadowview Cottages, Town Littleworth LEWES 8N84TH /7 J//* 2024 Goring by Sea T AUSTEES ANtIUAL REPQRT AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT