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2024-01-31-annual-return

Independent examiner's report to the members of The Big House (Ireland) I report on the accounts of the for the for the year ended 31 J￿]uarY 2024, which are set out on pages 7 10 14. Respective responsibilities of and examiner As the charity Irusiee5 (and al%0 the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accouThls in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Companies Acl 2006. Having satisfied myself thai the charity is not subject lo audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility lo.. ¢xamine th¢ accounts under section 65 of the Charities Acl (Northern Ir¢land) 2008. follow the procedures laid down iii the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) ot the Charities Acl. and slate wheiher particular mallers have come to my attention. Basls of independent examiner's report I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charilies Aci and my cxamiiiation was Larried out in acc()rdanLC with the g¢n¢ral Direclioiis given by the Cliarily Conuni&>Sii)n f()i' Northern Ircland under section 65(9)(b) of the Chariiies Act. The examination included a review of the accouiiling record.s kept by the charity and a compari%on of the account% pre.%enled with those records. Il also iiicludes consideralioii of any unusual item5 or disclosures An the accounls, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any malerlal matters have come lo my allenlion giving me cause to believe: l. Thal accountlng record5 were not kept in accordancc with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 2. Thai Ihe accounts do not accord with those accounliiig records 3. That the accouiils do not c(?mply with the aLc()unling r¢quircmenl.s of seclioii 196 of the Compaiiics Acl 2006 aiid with the methods aiid priiicipl¢s of the Charities Siatemenl of Recommended PraLliLc applicable to ch¢Uitic% pr¢p￿ing Ihcir account.s in accoi'dance wilh the FinanLial RLP()I'ling Siandard applicable in (he UK nd Republic of Ireland 4. That there is further infomiation needed for a proper uiiderslanding of the accounls lo be reached. Independent examiner's statement I havc completed my examiiiation and have no concerns in respccl of the mallers (l) 10 (4) listed above and, in coniieclioii with followiiig the Directions of the Charily Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found 110 maiicrs thal rcquirc drawing lo your allentioii. Richard Mcclay FCA For and on behalf of Mccreery Turkington Stockman LTD l Lanyon Quay Belfast BTI 3LG 27 May 2024 Page 6