Tandem W8lking Group Plus Ajmual Report 2nd Recelpts and Payments Accowit For the year ended 31st Mareh 2024 Northern Ireland Charities Number: l(K1046 TaDdem Walklng Group Plus Contents Page Charity ￿thrn￿ti0n Trustcds Ilnnual Rwrt Independent Examin¢Fs Report to th¢ Th￿teeS Statemalt of Re￿Ipts and Payments ststement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Financial Statcm¢nts Tandem Wallong Group Plus References and admirristrative detsils Charity Name: Tandem Walking Group Ph Charity Registration Numb￿. Trustees: Mrs Doreen McFarlane Mr William Lough (Chairn)an) Ms Carol Fary Mr Paul Thompson (Treasur¢r) Ms Doreen Brown Mrs Milworth Jamieson Ms Margaret Davidson (Vice Chair) Mr Sammy Wilson Mrs Heather Whiteside {s￿retary) Jndcpendent Examinw. S.M. Vint & Co 8 Newry Road Banbridge BT32 3HN Bankcrs.. Ulster Bank Tandem and Walking 23/24 APRIL Saw the start of the Tandem and Walklng in Lurgan Park. The weather wasnt great but everyone seemed to enjoy belng together agaln. APR]L Glford Communlty hall flrst stop for a catrh up and refreshments, then we headed to Tannaghmore Gardens for a nlce walk and a lovely day it was for It. lastly we made our way to t1￿ Ashbum Hotd for our meal. MAY Flrst outing of the year was to Newcasue and the weather was kind. We had a lovdy few hours In the town each doing thelr own th5ng before heading back to the bus ar￿ making our way to the Ennlskeen Hotel for our meal and then home ¥Yard bound well fed and tlred. JUNE second outing of the year took us to Ne￿ardS Stopplng tr a short thile In the town then rnaking our way to the Sornme Centre for a guided tour, taklng In the hlstory of the horror of the first worhj war, It was very moving. Then we ended the day wlth havlrrfj our meal In Boyle's In Dromore. The meal was very slow belng seNed but woth the walt as It was lov*. JULY This was the a the annual AGM meetlng whlch was held In Gllford Hall, followed by a walk in Gilford al￿g the Bann and then on to the Banville Hcrtd for a lovely lunch before heading home. AUGusf started in Gllford Hall for the usual refreshments followed by a walk Madden to ScaNa along the towpath, on to Snton's in Scarva for lund) whlch was very tssty. To fintsh the day we had a group photo taken before making our way home. SEvfEMBER Off we w￿nt on our annual holiday to the Beaches Hotel in Prestatyn, Wales. The vtsither was beautiful for the duration of the trip aNJ the hotel was just off the l)each. Every day bve enjoyed vlsltlng somewhere new. It was a holiday. The hlghlight for me was the horstrdrdwn canal tripi It was Just beautiful. SEvfEMBER Off we headed to G61ford for tea, coffee and then meaning to go ts a walk along the Bann but that was knocked on the head ￿ryth heavy rnln so we just chatted some more to make up the time before making our way to Banbrfdge and the Belmont Hotel for lunch and then home. ocroBER After our usual refreshments In Gllford we rnade our way to Lurgan Park for a gulded tour of the history ar￿ interesting hlghllghts the Park had to offer. To round up the day we had our lunch In Lurgan Golf aub whlth as per usual was lovely. After whlch we made our way home. NOVEMBER Was an early start on the bus to Warrenpoint for our annual Chrfstsnas outing. Most people had a walk round the shopsi or a coff&, before heading to the Whlstledown Hotel for a lovety Chrfsbnas meal. The hotel was as usual decorated absolutely beautifully. After a blt of music and a twirl round the dan￿ floor we headed homeward. Tandem and Walking 23/24 DE￿BER Thi5 was our last outtng of the year starbng In Gilford hall for tea and CatC￿up then on to Rushmere where some hardy souls went for a walk around the lakes while the rest headed into the shopping centre for some last mlnute Chri5trnas shopplng. To end the day we enjoyed lunch In the Ashburn hotd. JANUARY We started In Gilford hall and were then to go to Lurgan Park for our walK but due to a storm the nlght before the park was dosed so we just extended our dme in Gllford hall and then off to Lurgan GOW aub for lunch after whl(h ¥￿ made our way home. FEBRUARY Started with Gllford hall for refreshments, followed by a walk along the tow-path to work up an appetite before arTivTng at Slntons In Scarva for lovely lunch before headlrKJ home. MARCH As per usual our day started In Gflford for refreshments. We were due to have wr walk in Banbrldge but due to heavy rain Just a few had a short wet walk in Gllford whlle the rest just sat and chatted in the hall. Our meal was held in Shephard's in BanbffrfJ9e whlch Catr￿1ne had recommended and whlle I wasnt the￿ that day it got the thumb5 up from all as a gocKI spot. Independent ExgmiDer's Report to Tand¢m Walklng Group Plus I report on the accounts of the Charity for th¢ year endd 31st March 2024 which are set wt on pages 5-6. Rweetive responslbllities of Trnste¢8 and Examlner As the ¢h8ritVs trustees you arc rwiblc for the prepa￿1{￿1 of the accounts in artordanc¢ with thc ChaTities Act (Tr4ortbern Jr¢land) 2008. It Is rny res1xxi81￿l]ity to: • examinc the accowits under seclion 65 of the ChaTili¢s Act. . follow thc pr(Kedw laid down in the general Directions giv¢n by the Charity Conuni5sion forNorthern Ireland und¢r Secti￿ 65(9)(b} of the Charitie5 Act" and • Btat¢ whether parti¢ular matter8 hav¢ ¢¢)m¢ to my attcntion. Ba518 of tnd¢pend¢nt Exanthier's report I have ¢xamined your charity a¢￿Unts as required wider 65 of th¢ Charities Act and my examination was carried out in acc0th￿ with th¢ general DArections given bythe Charity Commission forNorthern Ireland undcr Section 65(9)Ib) of th¢ Charitie8 Act. My examination included a r¢view of the acccKmting reeords kept by the ¢harity and a comparison of the accounts presented with thosc rttA)rd& It also included consid¢ration of any urntsual it￿8 or disclosure8 in the a¢￿ts. and 8ecking explanatiOJL8 from you as clwity ttwtees ¢oncaDing any such matters. Myrole is to 8tate ￿dher anymaterial matters have Corne to my attention giving me cause to believe: l. That accounting records w¢re not kepl in ac¢(ythn￿ vrith sertioD 63 ofthe chariti￿ Act 2. That th¢ ￿OUnts do not accord with th(x8e accowitingre¢ord8 3. That the accoun18 do not comply with the a￿ountIng TcquirenThts of the Charities Act 4. That therE is further infornulion needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent ex*miner'8 8tstenwnt I hav¢ ￿]¢ted my cxaminalion and hav¢ no ¢on¢¢rns in reSp￿t of the matteT5 (1) to (4) li81d alM)ve an￿ in connectton with followin8 th¢ Dirertions of the Charity Cornmission for Northern Ireland, I have found matter8 that require drnwing to your attention. Thomas Vlnt FCCA For and behalf of S.K Vlnt & Co artered Ctrtifi¢d Acconntants & Re¥htered Auditsrs 8 Newry Road Banbrldge BT32 3HN 24th July 2024 Tand¢m Wallthig Group Plus Statsment of Receipts & Payments for the year ended 31st Mareb 2024 Unrestrfieted Restrleted Totsl funds Total Note funds funds 2024 funds 2023 Income and endojvments from: Donations Grants Rafflc Proceeds Other Fundraising Total Income 5915 5915 2707 3133 3128 347 1766 8374 2707 3055 8970 3055 11677 2707 Expendlture on: Raising Funds Charitabl¢ Activities Totsl expenditure Net ineome l (expendlture) resource5 3377 3377 5593 2707 2707 6084 6084 5593 10576 10576 -2202 Tandem Walking Group Plus Statement of Assets & Liabilities- Year Ended 31st Mareh 2024 2024 2023 Reconciliatlon of funds at 31103124 Total funds brought forward Surplusl(deficit) this year end Total fimds carried forward 3,760 5,593 9,353 5,963 -2,203 3,760 Bank & Cash Balanees Cash at bank and in hand 9,353 9,353 3,760 3,760 Represented by Unrestricted funds Restricted fimds Total Funds 9,353 3,760 9,353 3,760 Other Assets (Unrestricted funds) Tandem Bikes Trailer 4,750 1,000 5,750 4,750 1,000 5,750 Notes on pages 7 to 8 are an int¢grn2 part of tbe8e financial statanents. The fmMKial ststonents on pages 5 to 6 were appmvol by the Board ofTrn81¢e8 on 24th Juty 2024 and signed on its behalf by. Mrwilliam IA>ugh Tandem Walklng Group Plus Notss to the finanelal ststements for Ihe year ended 31st March 2024 l. Aceountlng pollcies Th¢ principal accountin8 policics adopted, judgements 8nd key sources of estimation unc￿21nty in the preparation of th¢ financial statements are as follows: a) Preparatlon of Accounts on a golng concern basls The chwity generally meets its day to day working capital requirements from its annual income. The Truste have Obtain￿ and reviewed cash flow forecasts for the coming year and based on these are satisfied that th¢ harity has resources to provide a reasonabl¢ ¢xp¢ctstion that it can continue to meet its financial obligations as they fall for the for￿￿¢able futUT¢. Therefore th¢se financial Stat￿nents have been prepar￿ on a going concem basis b) Income Income is ￿CoUnt￿ for on a cash receipts basis as the amount is collected and ar¢ allocat￿ as either restricted or unrestricted funds according to the ternis of th¢ donation. e) Expenditure Expenditure is reco￿lSed on a Cash payments basis. d) Cash and cash equlvalents Casb and cash quivalents includes Gqsh in hall￿ deposits held at call with banks, other short-tenn bighly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or Ic8s and bank overdrafts. e) Funds Funds are classified as either restricted funds or unrestrict¢d fund4 defin￿ as follow5: Restrict￿ funds ar¢ funds subj¢¢t to specific rcquirements as to their use which may b¢ declard by the donor or with their authority or created through legal processes. but still within the wider obj¢¢ts of the C]ub. Unrestrict&l funds ar¢ exp¢ndabl¢ at the discretion of the ttiisttts in furtherance of the objects of the charity. If parts of the unrestricted fill￿ are earnwked at the discretion of th¢ trustees for a particular purpose, they ar¢ designated as a s¢parate fund. This designation has an admiillstrativ¢ pwpose only and doe8 not lega]ly restrict the trustees, discretion to apply the fund. 2. Fundr*tslng Unrestricted Restrl¢ted Total 2024 Totsl 2023 DonatAons Raffle Proceed8 Grants Other Fundralslng 5,915 5,915 3,133 347 3,128 1.766 8,374 2,707 2,707 3,055 11,677 3,055 8,970 2,707 Tandem Walklng Group Plus Notos to the finandal statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 (¢onthiued) 3. Anal￿8 of Expenditure Unrestrlct¢d Restrl Totsi 2024 Total 2023 Raisjng Funds Charitable Activities Holiday & Club Outing Expenses 195 536 403 525 278 250 420 180 2,707 2,902 536 403 525 278 250 420 180 100 400 8,390 720 304 Printing Training Expenses Volunteers M¢als Pety Cash 181 150 420 Doijations Tca Expenses Holday Refimd Tandem Sold Vouchers 400 -300 70 90 3,377 2.707 6,084 10,576 Total Expenditure 3,377 2,707 6,084 10.576 4. AnalysLs of trustee remuneration and expenses. No Trnstee received any pa￿n¢nts oth¢r than for out of ￿Ck¢t expenses illCuT￿l.