Registration niimber N1067915
The Big House (Ireland)
Company liniited by guarantee
Directors report and financial statements
É'or the year ended 31 January 20?3

The Big House (Iretand)
Conteiits
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Directors rcport
Independent Exaniiner's Report
Statement of Finaiicidl Activities
B1( lance sheet
Notes lo the finciiicial st¢ltemeiits

The Big House (Ireland)
Direetors Report
for the year ended 31 January 2023
The Directoi'b present Lheir i'eport and Ihe finaiicial statenieiits tor the year elided 31 JanuÉlry 20?1.
The <iccounts I]¢2￿e been prepiired in dC¢OI-d<ince willi tlie accoiintino policies to the acLountS ¢ind comply witli
Ihe chai'ity'% gov¢niing doLiiiiient. che Chilrities Act (Northern ￿-¢I￿7nd} ?0()8 and "AcLounliniy and Reportiiig
by CliÉ1rities'. St<ltemeiit of Recommended Prglccice applicable lo chai-ities preparintr their account8 in
accordance with the Financidl Reportino Siandard applicable tn Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland publislied iii
OcLober 201()".)
Structure) governance and management
The Big House {Irelaiid) i.s d c()mpany liiiiited by gU￿ali1ee. reLTiStered iii NTorthern Ii'eland on 30th January
2008 L1nd a ch(irity i'egi%tereil ivith the Chariiy Conimission foi. Noi'il)ei'n Irel41nd on l()th Janiiaiy ?015. It.
goven]ing documeiiis ait its Memoraiidiim aiid Articles ot AssoLiation.
The Directoi"s of the Company are ¢ilso the Charity Trusiees and consist of the pei-sons ivho al'e froin
tÉme-to-time ML Tnbers of the Company. A Director niusl be sonieoiie who has cviifinned theii- acceptanLe ot
the objects ￿ld etlio.£ of thL Coiiipaiiy <uid their personal acceptaiice of the Lord Jesus Clirisl as Saviour and
Lord and belief iii tlie DoLtrine% set out in aitlLle 3 ot the Memoi-andutn of As50Li<ltion.
The operi2lion of ihe charity linder th¥) o(Trvei"Il<inLe uf ihe B()ai-d of DireLIuTS Is the respoiisibility ol the CEO
{paLt-time. 16 hours PLI week}. Durin&7 ?02? we en)ployed two fiii'thei- members ot statf. 1¢ House Cli41pliiin
and a nciv Progr<iiiiiiie Work-er. ThL' Progrciinime Woi'k-er, the Fii'st fulltime member of .%taff ivill pi-iinarily vi.sit
yoiitli Trroups, scliools and develop resideiili¢il pi-vvramme5 and ilie teams Nvhicli deliNer tlietn. The House
Chapl<lili will promolc piayei- within and for The Big Hou.se includiiig o1.￿an]sin[￿ tneeliiio.s and priiyer covei-
foi- caunselling %e.s.sion% and piodiicin(F biilletin.s for supportei3. They will al.%0 oi-ganise rctreat.s tor youn
people 1liicI i< dults. Aloiigside thesL the other statf, thv counselloi- providLS COLllI.sellin(Tr to youiig people
tlirouul) our Listeiiiniy .%pace service. The Home maker and Adiiiinisti-ative A5%i.%tÉint cdii-ies oiit administrative
tasks associated with the riiiininLT uf the Lh(itity. provides Support foi. other scaff. deals with couiiselling
requests aiid reterriils, dnd respoi)ds to enquii-ie.s and other cominuniLiltions. They will 1£ l.$0 provide hospitality
to Vssilors and groiips wlio will visit the liou%e. The Siratebiic Developinent Direclor has had a naiiie cliiinoe lo
14oiise aiid Fin¢illLe Manaoer and SL'Lks lo develop the working ol Ihe ui-ganis<lliuii 4iThd to help fulfil tlie vision
of the 01-gani51< tion including tuiidri1Lsino %upport and support to tlic CEO as thc vision develops. This iolc ivas
niade fulltinie in JanuÉiry 20?3_ The BI￿ Hoiise relies on a teain of ovei- 40 volunteers lo support, develop aiid
deliver its progi-<iinnies.
Directors
The dii'ectors who seTh'¢d during the yedl. were a5 follows
S Cave
D Diinlop {Chaii')
D Fei'gLI.%on
K Harte
J Hill
N Lavery
A P<Lrks
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The Big House (Ireland)
Directors Report
for the year ended 31 January 2023
Objectives and activities
The objects for which the company is established ai¢..
The purposes of The Big House Ireland are:
(a) the advancement of education of young people and adults such as may improve the health and wellbeing
of young people.
(b) the relief of distress or mental illness and the enhancement of the wellbeing of young people by the
provision of pastoral support and counselling.
(c) the promotion of social inclusion of young people in ￿0upS and organisations, particularly but not
exclusiveEy those with a Christian ethos, through the provision of training, advice, supporL and other
resources.
(d) the helping of young people, especkally but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to
develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
(e) the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and othei leisure time
occupations with the object of improving the conditions of Eif¢ of, particularly but not exclusively, young
people living on the island of Ireland (the 'area of benefit")-
(D the advancement of the Christian Faith by Evangelism Discipleship and other means.
(g) the promotion of such other exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of Northen] Ireland as
may from time to time be detern)ined by the Directors.
The current strategy of The Big Hous¢ to deliver th¢s¢ putpos¢s has four main areas of activity:
Residential Camps and Weekends
Our camps and weekends are ¢ar¢fully plann¢d and developed to h¢lp young people explor¢ issues they may
find difficult Rn a safe, caring and honest environment and as part of an enjoyable residential progTamm¢,
delivcrcd by a team of well-traincd. experienccd and highly molivated volunteer leaders. Youth leaders are
invited to come on the camps and weekends with young people from their group for whom they feel it would
be helpful. Each camp aims to be a resource which supports the ongoing relational youth work of churches
and Christian youth organisations and aims to communicate positive responses to di*Yicult issues shaped by
expertise, experience and the Christian faith. Our Shine Camp also airns to provide an opportunity for young
people with learning difficulties to experience being away on a youth camp, which is often not otherwise
availabl¢ to them.
Youth Leader Training
The training delivered by The Big House is bascd on professional expertise, personal experience and Biblical
reflection. W¢ aim to equip youth leaders to respond in Caring, practical and helpful ways when they
encounter young people who are dealing with difficult issues or circumstances, also to understand the
limitations of their role and know where to f￿d ￿rther help. We seek to equip them with an understanding of
the issues, provided directly and Indirectly by experts in the field, with an insight into the young people's
experience through personal stories, an understanding of how our Christian faith can shape our response,
practical suggestions from those with experience of helping young people with the issue, and sources of
further help and support. We deliver this training through our own events and at the invitation of churches,
conferences and othei organisalions to participate in their leader training programmes.
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Directors Report
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Youtli Group Visits
At preseiit only <1 relatively small iiumber of yoiiiib people expei'ience Bis Hoiise camps aiid not all yoiitli
le<idei's feel c()infoi'table oi- equipped to <lddres% difficult issues with their group. We Iliet'efoi'e lake the
opporlunity to sliare much of wh<11 ive have learned in deiFeloping olli- canips and trainin(Tr eveni.$ with youili
groiips through pi-ovidin(F interactive work-shops. These worksliops are tailored for each group iii discussion
with ilieir leadei's.
Coiinselling and Listening Support
Tlirouoli en>oasyiiig with youiitr people expei-ieiicing difticulty and theÉr youtli le4lders The Iiave been veiry £iW<we
that many yoiin(r people would bcnefit sioiiilicantly tix)in counselling bLir are eilhei- Iiiiable or unwilling ro
receive such a servile. We 1£ re also 1L ware thal soine young people connecled with chiirches c1nd Chrislian
youth ortr<inibatioiis St￿0C￿lC lo know how their taitli fits with their current eyperience and value tlie
t>
oppoi'tui)ity to include their tl¢ iLh iii coun.selling conversati011s. Counselliiig has proven lo be hugely helpful,
e.%pecially before i5511es reacli crisis level. HO￿,ever. education and C¢ipacity are neLded to allow JToung people
to ilCLess LounsellIi)￿ belvre thiiigs reach ihis poiiit. Thi'ough The Listeiiiiig Space we waiit to enLoiiraoe
P<irciits aiid l¢adci-.s of yoiing pcoplc and thc yountr
PLoplc tlieinseli'cs, lo make rcfertals foi- Lounsclling <ind to
m<ike it dvailablL to them fi-oni qualified and experieiiced couiisellor%, regardless of Ilieii" faith or backgroun(l.
We <1150 provide Listeiiing support• <1 one-off opportunity foi. young peoi)le to t<Trlk to <7 counselloi. at a camp or
confcreiice
Resources
We have iesoiii-ces tliilt 1£ re available to lieli1 youth l¢(ider8 as well. Shaken i.s a resource th<lt tcike% young
people throiioh 20 positive coping mechanisiT]ts Witli the hopc that soinc OF thcse will i)ro%'idL posilive ways to
de(Il with issues a.s they aiise. Steady IS <l resouiLe th(iL takes young people deepei inlo the journey of faith
ho￿1 body. iiiind aiid spirit arL conncctLd as ivc journcy witli Gc)d. The fiEi<il pari ot. Illi ,seriL'S Slronty will be
coinpleted duriiig 2023. Tlie hope i.s that tliese resoiirces iiidiN'iduLilly and togetlier will .8upport the work of
yOLILh IL4ideis aiid Lhurches iii helping youn(T
people io develop stron¥ resilieiit IIVLS thal <ire based on their
ith in God.
The trustees have paid diie i-egFai'd lo giiidance issued by tlie Cliarity Cun)missioii iii decidintr ￿lI]￿ll <iclivities
the ch<ll-ity shoiild underrake
Achievements and performance
This yeai- has been a tritnsforni24 ti0111¢ l year tor The Bib House. Haviiig secured the property in April 2021
diii'inu the globiil paiideiiiic aiid with significant cliantres in Staff, time wa% taken to look at two major areas.
Wh¥lt was che besl way to iise the house ¢ind whcit 5t¢iff would be needed to capttire the vi5ioii of Tlie Bi
House?
After ni¢U)y discLi85ions about Ihe house beiween 5laFI. board and particularly wilh Ddvid Ferguson, pl<111S were
put togeiher with the £ircliilects. Arcus Architeccs, ciiid subiTriitled to tlie plaoiiing oftice. Tlje pl¢ins included an
exleiisioii to the side of the house, with significant inteinal work" to the hou%e to allow for i￿Ore individual
toilets <1nd tlie Liddition of ensuite spaces to the downstair.s bedrooill as well LIS tiii-niiig tlie utility space into a
second kilcheii whicli would beLome the maill kilLhen for food preparatiun for retiedt5 gioups. The other
major addilion is an accominod(Ition block whiLlI would have 16 room%, 12 of whicli would be for
accomiiiodation as well as alic Lindry room, an activity Space. a pl-ayer rooni and a counselling room.
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The Big House (li'eland)
Directors Report
for the year ended 31 January ?023
We i'eceived ? gi'aiits in ?02? lo go towards rhe developinent of the groiiiids of the property. We liave a
2.2 acre .site and about illl aci-e i.s d tield at the bl¢ CL.. Thi'ough the (yranl.s, toldl l ing £18,500 we were i?ble lo turn
the field into a garden. with a walkway 1£ nd covered seating, along with a firepit ¢irea and oilier seatin
haTr'e <7 polytuniiel to enable us 10 gruw Iruii and vegetables a£ well as raised beds with planls, ttowers. Iieibs
Id othLr truil. Tliis ivill conlii)ue to be an ongoing pi'ojeet as no g￿dell is ever coiiiplete.
The gi-dnt fiDiii Benefaci TriisL has allowed lis to coni'ei'l the huge oar<ige into <111 activity hall wliich C<1n be
Liscd foi. 1<11 bolts. ot spoi-t%, (ri¢ mcs aiid indoor activity. It has also all0￿..ed u5 to covcrl a spacc iii the housc iiito
a counselliiig rooni and iiiake tlie ulilily spaLL Él iiew kitchen wliich is almost comijlete.
In Scptembcr 20?1 <i new adiniiiibli'ator WLlS appointcd and as thc p￿ide1n1C bccran to 5ub%idc. we bcoan to
receive enquiries about w-hal ￿e could offer and to looL at area.% ot w'ork that we would be able to run from tlie
house. Oui- cuun.4elling ,seivice did iiot stop bLIt rclther adapted during this lime aiid as face-to-taLe LontaLt
became mol-e u,SU<11 we began to see more yoiiiig people comino lo Ihe hoiise lo receive suppori.
Our programme, Sh<iken in Schools, was launched as a pilot and Liiii ovei- 6 moiiths iii 6 ditlerent schools with
altno%t ?00 P7 cliildren iiivolve£l trom Schools iii Lini&tvady, Castlerock, G¢irvagh. Coler<iiiie, Rash¥irkin 4ind
Ballyinena. Ai the end of the programine all the schools were invTted to a cclLbi-ation c¥'ent at th¢ lioiise wliLre
game8 were i)layL.d, p(irty food wa% eaten and goody b7￿ grs iiiLILiding cl certitlC<iie w'eiE presented to the
Lliildirn. Tlie fLedback ti-0111 CcaLhcr%, Llas%lU()In a%.sistant% <ind the Lhildien thLTn%clves wa% Ih41l the
progriimnie was soiiiething they really eiijoyed and learnt new sk.ills ihi-ough.
In July 2092 a new p￿l-time iiPPOilltinent was Illlide, House Chaplain. ThL role wa8 filled by P<iuI Gl< Iliicci
and his t(￿k was to devel()p the priiyer life of Èlle conimuiiily at the hoLise. to be iiivolved in oie<111ising retreats
and to hclp with tl-<1iiiing whcrc appropiiate. This i-olc ha% bccii dcvLlopiiig cind Paiil ha% added (rfcatly to the
leain.
In Septembei. 21)?2, a iiew fulltiiiie Probyramille Worker W<lS c1ppointed, tlie first fulltime appointment by tlie
UI'¥F4illi5<ilioii and Chii.s Boucher wa% oiveii the i-ole. Over the fli-sl coiiple ot nionths Chiis h(Is spviII linie
deN'elopiiig liiik4 and connectioIi.% with i)cople in schai)ls Iiiid GP practices in thc LiniÉ1vady <irea and ulin￿ tlie
connections lie alrLady ha% througli ovei. ?0 ye1c rs, experience as a youtl) worker in church life. This1i<1S led to
several pi-OLTriammes witli Shaken in schuolb aiid Lhurches includingy schools ill Lini4iVcidy. GJrN'agh. Larne dnd
church gr()iips aLros5 NI <iiid ￿.￿0 iii Doiiegyal and Slj(ro. He has 1É Iso ¢lLteiided varioiis event% inLludinLY the
Hoine for Good Roadshow's and Pre.sbytei'ian Cliurch events. where lie. Paul and Jeiiny liave led .5eminic r￿ and
work.shops.
Chi'is and Paul have also worked tobyethei. on eveniiigs foi. youth (ri-oups wilh prayer spaces, teaching ai'ound
the story of Chi-isLmas. and singing aiid lun OLi15ide aruiiiid the firepit wilh hot chocolate cliid 51nores. These
hav'c proved very useful in coiinccling groups with the place and inany have asked about when tliey can coiiie
¢ind stay.
Throughout 20•? oiii- coun%elling sei'vice, Tlie Listening Space, lias been full and often with a M'alting list,
somelimes with oiily a few bLIL mole olLen a reasoii<ible iiumber ol young people wailinq. We siarted thL yeic r
with oui. main counsellor, J¢iiny, workino jii Limavady and Holvwood and bLino supportcd l)y Caroliiic wilh
online clieiit5. During the year, Kalie. a student COLin.sellor, has joined Ilie team and works iii Holywood <ind
doe5 some oiiline counselliiig also. Our hope as we move into 2023 is that we will be Kible to consolidate the
work we are doiiig and have cleaier areas ot workino with the counsellors ive have.
OIIL. camps havL iiot been able to rcsume yel. but during ?02.3 our hopc is to bulld iowards tl)ese bcing
resumed in 20?4 when ive hope to have the <iccommodation re<1dy for use. Tliere is much ftiiidraisiniy and
other work to be doiie lo get to that point, but we await tlie initial step of planniii£ pei'inission to get the ball
rolling. (At the tiine ot writiiig (Api'il 2023) we have just ieceived that pern]issioii).
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The Big House (Ii"eland)
Directors Report
for the year ended 31 January 2023
Finallcially, Ive h¢1ve h<id a oood year. Our re(rulai' support foi. which we mosi ￿.atefl11. coiiliniies lo
support the woi-k aiid io coiier the cost of the loaii I'ei)ayinents we have for tlie house. Th¢ grant trom BenefacÉ
Trust, £60,000 lias allowed for niucli OF the woi-k thal didn't need plaiinin
permission to be eoinpleted and
has aIlowed the development of ihe facilities to li point where we have 41 very 11sefiil space incliiding a new
activity liall (the old IY<l1'1< (re}, a iiew counselliii£ rooni in the house clnd a iiuinbei. ot adaptalioiits to the property
to make it tiiore usetul t'or CruesLs to stay. Tlie second part of the (Trrant, £30.000, lia.s allowed for Ilie staff
developinents tli¢21 mean the woi-k can be developed and built upon. Other sni<illei- gi-anis h1< ve helped with the
provision of the free coiinselliiig service.
This report ivas approved by the Boai'd on 10 May 2023 and sigiied oli ils bel)alf by
Director
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Independent examiner's repi)rt tn the members of
The Big House (Ireland)
T reporl on the account5 of the for the foi. the year ended 31 Janiiary 9023, wliich are sei oul Oi) paoes 7 to 14.
Respective respoi)sibilities of and examinei.
As the ch<irily trustLe.s (aiid al40 Ilie directors of the compaiiy foi the pui-POSLS of COlTLpany law) you ale
responsible for the prep&ifiltioi) o* the ¢lC¢OUllts ii) accord¢iiice with the requireinenis of tlie Companies Act
2006. Having .sali.slied myself th<1l the charity is nol SLibjecL to <iiidit uiider coinpany law, aiid is eligible loi.
independLnt exainiiialioii, il is my i'Lspoiisibiliiy to:
e.Kaiiiiiie the accoiints linder section 6) of the Chai'ities Act (Northerii Ireland) ?008.
folloiv the procedui'es laid down kn Ihe ueneral Directions giiTen by Ilie ch￿-￿tY Coinniission foi Nortliern
Ireland linder section 65(9}(b) of the Charities Act- and
state whether particul1¢ r ni¢1LLei's hiive come to mv atteniioii.
Basis of independent examiner's report
I h<1ve e.Kamiiied your ch￿LtY accounts as requiied uiider %ectioii 6) ot thc Chaiiiics Act and Iny exan)ination
vas C<inied out in accoi-dÉince with the general Directions giN'en by tlie Charity Commissioii for Noi-lliern
Ireland iiiidci- sLction 65(9)(b) ot Ilie Chai'ilies Act. The eKaminalion included (1 review of the &tLLoiintintF
IEcord% kept by Lhe Lh(llity (uid a COillP(iiison of Ihe iiLcoiiiils pie5ellLed with those r¥LOI"ds. It <11,80 includes
consideiation of aiiy Liiiu%ual ilLms oi disclosures in the accounts, and seekiiig explanations fro￿ you <lS
charity triistees Loncernino an)1 siich mallers.
My iDlc is to slate whether any matcrial niatleis Iiaiie come to inj allenlioii givino me cause lo bclicve=
That accoLintino recor(Is were not kept in accoi-dance with section 386 of the Companies Act 9006
Thai the aocounLs do not accord with those accounciiig i'ecui-ds
Th￿1t the acLount% do iiot comply Nvitli tlie (iCCOUiltÈng requireEncnls of scclioii 396 ol. Ihc Companies Aci
2006 Kind witli the Iiiethods aiid principles of the Charitie% Staletyient of Recommeiided Pi'actice applicable lo
charilies preptiring their 1( ccounts 111 <lccorddnce with the Fi111L nci<11 Rei)orting Standi< rd 4ti)pliL4ible in the UK
and Republic of li'eland
4. That Ilieie i.s further intornialion nccded for a pi-oper under.slanding of Ilie accounts lo be reached.
Independent exaniiner's statement
liave completed my examiiiation and liave no concern.s in i-espect of the matter% ( l ) to (4) listed 1( bove and. in
conneciion with followino the Dit"ection% ot the ch￿ilY Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no
maltei"s th<11 require draM'ing to your atteiilif)n.
Richard Mcclay FCA
For and on behalf ot. Mccreery Turkinglon Stockman LTD
l Lanyon Quay
Belfast
Bf13LG
10 May 2023
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The Big House (Ireland)
Statement of Financial Activities (Including Suminar) Income and Expenditure Account)
for the year ended 31 January 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Year
Total
Year
Total
2023
2023
4023
2022
Income from:
Ch<U'itable activittcs
Othei" InLonie
liiterest received
Doii<ltion inconie
Notes
89,719
21,622 111,341
163,586
124
28,608
l24
52.840
24,232
Total income
I l8,45l
45.854 164,305
235,223
Expendithre on:
cha￿l￿1b1¥ ¢lCtivilies
(127,427)
(14,456) (141,883)
( I UO,21151
Total expenditUTe
(127,427)
(14.456) (141.883)
(100.205)
Net income before transfL'rs
(8,976)
31,398
22,42?
135.018
Transfer betwcen funds
Net incoming resources
(8,976)
31,398
22.422
135.1)18
Fund balances bi"ought forward
66.456
304,749 371.205
?36,187
Fund balances carried forward
57,480
336,147 393.627
371 ?05
All of the above results ¢we derived from coiitinuing activities.All gain% aiid108ses recognised in
the year are included above.
The notes on pages 10 to 14 form an integral part of these finaiicial statement5.
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The Big House (Ireland)
Balance sheet
as at 31 Jai)uary 2023
20?3
2022
Notes
Fixed assets
Taiigible assets
-520,832
474.098
Current assets
Debtoi's
Cash 1¢ i bank (liid in haiid
805
106,946
795
149,833
107.7.51
150,628
Creditors: amounts falling
due M'ithin one year
(955)
(955)
Net current assets
106,796
149.673
Total assets less current
liabiliti£s
Creditors: amounts falliRig due
after more than one yeai.
627,628
6?3,771
(234,001)
(252,566)
Net assets
393,627
371,205
Capital and reseri'es
LTnTestt-icted fiiiids
Restricted funds
57,480
336,147
304,749
General funds
397.6?7
371 ?05
The notes on pages 10 to 14 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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The Big House (Ireland)
Balaiice sheet {contiiiued)
for the year ended 31 January 2023
Foi. the yew- ending 31 Januic ry ?023 the iompany wa% entitled to exemption fi'om audit under seclion 477 of
clie Companies ALI ?006 I-elating to .4mall companies.
Directors, responsibilities-.
(a) Tlie mLinbers have not required the company to obtain an audit of its l< ccounts tor ilie year in questioii iii
accoid<ince with seciion 476;
(b) The diirctoi's acknowledge their re.%ponsibililies tor complying witli the Lequii-ements of the Act wilh
respect to accountiiig recoi-d% aiid the pi'eparation of accoiints.
The tinaiiciril statements were approved by the Boic rd on 10 M1< y 20?3 <1nd signed on its behalf by
Director
Registration number N1067915
The notes on pages 10 to 14 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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The Big House (Irelaiid)
Notes to the financial stateiiients
for the year ended 31 January 20?3
ALeoiinting policies
1.1. Basis of preparation
The cl)aL'ity coiistitutes a public beiietit entity as defined by FRS 102.
Tlie <iccounts hÉiVC bccii preparcd in acLordanc¢ Thiili Ihc <lLcountina policie% to the accoun[8 and
coiiiplv with the chaiity's governinLT docunienl: the Ch￿Ille5 Acl (Northern Irelcind} 2008 L1nd
'AccoLinling and Repoitiiig by Charities-. Si<ltement of ReLoiiimeiided Pi'actice applicable to cliclrities
prep<iiina Llieii aLCOllllt% in accoi'dance with the FinanLidl Reportino Stand￿d l< pplicable in the UK and
RepubliL of Irelaiid published in October 2019".)
The financial statemeiits al'e pi'ep<ll-ed on a goino coiicern basis undei- the histoiical cost convenLion,
Inodilied to iiicliide certaiii items fair value. The finaiicial .starenienls are prcpared in sterlin(F which
is the functional eurreiicy of tlie charity.
The .significant accountiiig i)olicies applied in the prepai"alion of rhese financial slalements are set out
below. These policies have been eonsislently applied to all years pi'esenled iinless otlierwise st<ited.
1.2. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Depreciation is provided at rates C<ilculated to wiill ot'i the cosi less residual i'aliie of each aSSLt over its
expected iiseful lifv, as fullvws..
Fixtures and fittiii<Ts
? Icduciiig bic lanLC
1.3. Fund Accounting
Unrestricted fLinds (ire <1vai11¢ ble for lise ai ihe discretion ol the trustees iii furlhei-aiice of
the general objeciivLs of thc charity_
De.$ jonated funds are unrestricted funds eaim¢wked by thu directors for
particular purposes.
Rcstiictcd tund.% aiE subjected lo re5trictioii% on their expcndiiure impo%cd by the donor or
throiEgh the teni)s ot an appeal
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The Big House (Ireland)
Notes to the financial stateiiients
for tlie year ended 31 January 2023
ontiniied
1.4. Resources
Incoming resources
All iiicominu resoui-ces are included iii tlie SOFA wlieii tlie charity i.s legally eiititled to the
iiicoiiie and tlie ainount can be qiiaiitified with reasonable accuracy.
Doiiatioiis are iiicKiided as income wheii tliey Lire receiN'ed. No amounts arc included
in the fin<illci<Thl statenients foi- seri'ices donated by volLiiiieeTS.
Resources expended
All expeiiditure is l< ccoiinted tor on ali acci'uals basib aiid has bc¢n classified under headitkos
that aogreuate all costs i-el<itin(T to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed lo
particular heL1dings Iliey haile been allocated to <lCtivilies on a basis consisienl witli use of the
resoui-Les.
2. Income from charilable activities
Unrestricted
2023
Restricted Total
2023
2023
Total
2022
Hou.se_Fiindi-¢11SITILT
Hou,se -Allchurches Triist Gr£ints
Other
Strategic Development
The Litslvniiig Space
General - Grant
General - Allchurche.%TrusL Fundiiig
The Black Santa
1,62?
20.000
?0,000
40,698
7,579
11.442
60.000
4.3.I05
17.860
5,460
40,698
7,-fj79
l E,442
30,()00
I,ooo
89,719
21.622
ÈLI.341
163.586
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The Big House (Ireland)
Notes to the rtnancial stateii)ents
for the year ended 31 January 2023
Lontiniied
Donation inLome
Unrestricted Restricted
20?3
?023
Total
2023
Total
2112?
General - Gift Aid
Generi< l -Group DoniiLion8
Geiieral -Individii<il Doii<ltioiis
House- Doiialions
Hou%e- Gitt Aid
Joy of GLnerosity
3,187
4,156
5.665
13.187
3,133
3.631
5l.817
7.739
5,66.)
5,600
5,600
28.608
?4,232
52,840
66,320
Unrestricted Restricted
2023
20?3
Total
2023
Total
2022
Total resources eypeiided
Costs directly allocated to
charitable activilies
Staff costs
Progranmie costs
Rent
InsLlI'ance
Oftice aiid adniinistration costs
AdvLrti%ing and promotioiial costs
Telephone
Trcivelling atsd traintng Costs
Legal and professioiial fee
Indepeiidant ex(in]iner fee
Bank fees
Lo<1n interest
DepreLialion
91.690
2,715
91,690
2.715
69.67)
2.849
1.109
708
5,474
L,109
708
5.474
14.456
)55
79
9.579
2.9?3
823
342
2,678
7.630
955
7()
9,579
2,923
6,371
1,365
127,4?7
141.883
100.205
Taxation
No liability to UK corporation lax arises on ordiii<1ry aclivÉti¢s for the year. The Coiiipaiiy is Ll
i'euislere(f charity
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The Big House (Ireland)
Notes to Éhe fi'inancial statenients
for the year ended 31 January 2023
continiied
4 Ixtures,
Freehold fittings and
property equipmeikt
Tangible fixed assets
Total
Cost
At l FebrllL￿ ?02?
Addition
470.000
12,005
7,594
482,00)
49.657
At Al Ji£ nuc1ry 2021
511.063
l9.599
531,66?
Deprecialioii
At l Febiuaiy 2022
Charge for the year
7,907
?.923
7,907
2,923
At 31 JanLiary ?023
10.830
10.830
Net book values
Ai 31 Janiiary 20?3
51?,063
8,769
520,8i2
At.3 l Januaiy 2022
470.000
4.098
474,1198
Debtors
?023
2022
Debloi.s and prepayments
80.5
795
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one )'ear
2023
202?
AcLrualb
955
955
Creditors: 2mounts falIiiig due
after more than one year
?0?3
2022
213.001
?1,000
224.566
28.000
Intei'est free Iodns
?34,001
25?,566
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The Big House (Irelaiid)
Notes t() the fii)ancial statei))ents
for the year ended 31 January 2023
continiied
Unrestricted Resti'icted
io.
Analysis of net assets between funds
reserve
i'eseri'e
fund
fund
Total
Fund Balances at 31 January 2023
represented by:
Tangible fixed assel.s
Current 1( ssets
Licibililies
8.769
jl?.068
520.832
49,666
58.085
107,7.$1
(955) (234,001) {?34,956)
Total nel assets
57,480
376.147
393.6?7
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