BETTER COMFORT CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 1197769 ANNUAL RETURN FOR YEAR END 31" December 2024. BETTER COMFORT C0Tr4TENTS PAGE Legal and administrative information Report of the trnstees 4-6 Independenr Examiner's report Income and expense statement BETTER COMFORT Trustees Ms Aderutu Ruth Mabinuori - Chairperson Ms Rukayat Omolara Bcllo Ms Atinukc Owocyc AddTcss 39 B¢¢¢h Av¢nu¢, Little L¢v¢r, Bolton, BL3 1 JW Independent Examiners Solomon Allistar (MAAT) 54 C.arriocca Busincss Park, Hcllidon c.lose. Ardwick Manchester M124AH Charity Regislrdtion Number 1197769 BETTER COMFORT Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended December 312024 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statetnents of the charity for the year ended 3151 Decetnber 2024 Structure, Governance and Management Objectives and Activities The objects of the Better Comfort is the prevenlion or relief of poverty in West Africa by providing items, grantq and qervices to individuals in need and / or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relief poverty &s the trustees deem fit. Statement of Trustees, responsibilities The Board of Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statemenls in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Charity law applicable to charitics in Englandlwales requircs the Board of Trustecs to prepare financial statements for each fiiiancial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the surplus or deficit of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Board of Trllstees have= Selccted suitable accounting policie5 and applicd thcm consi5tcntly. Made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudenL Stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the fmancial statements. and Prepared th¢ financial statements on a going concern basis (unl¢ss it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation). The Board of Trustee.q has overall responsibility for enquring that the Charity has an appropriate system of controls, financial and othenvise. They are also resp)nsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for safcguarding thc asscts of thc Charity and hcncc for taking rcasoL]ablc stcps for thc detection and prevention of fraud and other I￿egular1tIcs. The Board of Trnstees is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the prcparation and disscmination of financial statcmcnt5 may diffcr from Icgislation in othcr jUTisdi¢tions. Stat¢ment of dis¢losur¢ of infonnation to independent examiner Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31" December 2024 We, as the Trustees of the Charity who held office at the date of approval ot these financial statements as set out on page 2 each confirni, so far as we are aware, that.. There is no relevant infonnation of which the Charity'5 independent examiner are unawarc- aiid wc have taken all thc stcps that we ought lo have taken as Trustees in order lo make ourselves aware of any relevant inforn]alion and to establish that the ¢harity's independent examiner is aware of that inforniation. IndepeT)dent Examiner: The Charity's independent examiner, Solomon Allistar {MAAT) of SAA BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD has indicated their willingness to continue in office and offer theinselves for appointment. This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by.. Ms Adetutu Ruth Mabinuori Date.. 1611012024 Independent Examiner's Report for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 I rcport on thc financial statcments of thc charity for the ycar cndcd 31 ' Dcccmbcr 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet with associate notes. This report is made solely to the Charit￿s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with scction 145 of thc Charitics Act 2011 and rcgulations madc undcr scction 154 of that Act. My work has been undertaken so that I mI￿t state to the Lh&rity's Trustees those matters l required to state to them in an independent ex￿nIne￿S report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent pemitted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's Trustees as a body, for my examination work. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The Ch￿Ity'S TNstees are responsible for the preparation of the fIn￿CIal statcments, and they consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Acl} and that an independent examination is needed. It is my rcsponsibility to.. Examine the ac¢ounls {under Section 145 of the Charities A¢l). To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 145(5){b) of the Charities Act)- and I To state whether matters have come to my attention. Basis of Jndependenl Examiner's report My CA￿1nd110n was Ca￿led out in accordancc with thc Gcncral Dircctions given by the Charity Cominissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Grouplcharity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also incliides consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undcrtaken do not provide all the evideiice that would be required in an audit. and con5cqucntly no opinion is givcn as to whcthcr thc accounts prcscnt a 'true and fair, view, and the rcport is limited lo those mdlteis set out in the statcment below. Independent Examiner's statement In Connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. l) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act- and to prepare fii)ancial statements which accord with the accounting reeords and Comply with Ihe accouniiiig requireinents of Ihe Act have iiol been mei; or 2} to which, in my opinion, attention should bc drawn in order to enablc a proper understsnding of the financial statements to be reached. SOLOMON ALLISTAR (MAAT) Dated.. 1611012024 Income and Expense Statement tNCOME Voluntary Donations 1,500.00 TOTAL INCOME 1,500.00 EXPENSES Professional Fees 1,250.00 Total Expenses 1,250.00 Balance 250.00