2023-12-31-annual-return

lii(le )eii(len¢ fi xani iner's Re Tar Isltach Ltcl I reporl oli Ilie accoiiiits of tlie coii)paiiy for tlie year elided 31 Deceiiiber 2023, wliicli are set oiit oil pages iiiiie lo tweiity two. oi't to tlie Trustees of Respective respoiisibilities of ehArity trustees and examiner As the cliarity's triislees (aiid also tlie dii'ectors for tlie piirposes of coiiipaiiy law) yoii are respoiisible for tlie preparatioi) of tlie accouiits iii accordaiice ivitli tlie reqiiireiiieiils of tlie Coinpaii ies Act 2006. Haviiig satisfied Imyself that tlie cliarity is iiot siibject lo audit ui)der coinpaiiy laiv aiid is eligible for iiiclepei)dei)t exaiiiiiiatioii. il is Iny I'espoiisibility lo.. exaiiiiiie tlie accoiiiits iiiider Seclioii 65 of tlie Cliarities Act follow tlie procediii'es laid dowii iii tlie geiieral Dii'eclioiis giveii by tlie Cliarity Coiminissioii for Noi'iliei'ii Irelaiid iiiider Sectioii 65(9)(b) of Ilie Cliarilies Act state wlietliei. pai'ticii lar Iiiattei's liave coiiie lo iiiy alteiitioii. ljasis of the inclepcii(leiil exa inincr's i'eport I liave exaiiiiiied yoiir cliarily accoLlllts as reqiiired uiider Sectioii 65 of Ilie Cliarities Acl aiid Iny exai)i iiialioii was carried oiit iii accordaiice iviili the geiieral Directioiis giveii by Ilie Cliarity Coiiiiiiissioii for Noi'llierii Ii'elaiid iii)dei' Seclioii 65(9)(b) of Ilie Cliai'ities Acl. The exainii)alioii iiicliided a review of Ilie accoiiiiliiig records kept by ilie cliarily aiid a Loiiiparisoi) of Ilie accoiiiits preseiited M'itli tliose records, 11 also iiicliided coiisideratioii ot. aiiy iiiiusiial iteiiis oi. disclosLlI'es iii tlie accoiii)ts, aiid seekiii&F exi)laiiatioiis li'oiii yoii as cliarity Irlislees coiicerii iiigp aiiy siicl) ii)atlers. My role is lo slal¢ wl)etlier aiiy Iiialerial iiialters liave coiiie to ii)y alteiilioii giviiigi Ine cause to believe., 'riiiil Ccoillitiiig I'ccords ivci'e iiot kci)t iii accoi'dancc Ivitli Sectioii 386 of tlie Coini)ai)ies Act 2006 "riiat Ilie accoiii)ts do iiol ciccord witli Iliosc accoLllItillL7 records Tl)at 11)e accoiiiils do iiot coiiiply witli Ilie accouiitlllg7 I'eoiiirciiieiits of Scclioii 396 of tlie Coinpai)ics Act 2006 aiid witli tlic iiieiliods aiid priiiciples of ilie Cliarilies Staleiiieiil of Recoiniiiei)ded Pi'a¢li¢e appl icable to cliarilies i)repariiigy tlieir accoiiiits iii accordaiice ivitl) tlie fiiiaiic ial Reporliiig Staiidard api)l icalile iii tlie U K aiid Rci)Iiblic of Ii'cl<iiid Tliat tliei'e is fLirtl)ei' iiit"oi'iiiatioii Iieeiled foi. a i)roper iiiiderslaiidii)g ol. Il)c accoiiiils to be reaclied, I nilei)eii(Iciit exaniinei s stttteiiient I liave coiiii)leted Iny exaiiiiiiatioii aiid liave iio coiiceriis iii I'espect of Ilie iiiallers ( l ) to (4) lisled above aiid, ii) coiiiiectioi) Ivitli followiiig tlie Directioiis of tlie Cliarily Coiiiiiiissioi) foi. Nortlicrii Ii'elaiid, I have foiiiid iio iiialters Illal reqiiire draiviiigi to yoiir atleiilioii. Billy Lyiiii, Drake & Co l.td Cliai'lered AccoLiiilaiits 1 51 Floor 34 B-D Maiii Sireet Moira Co. AriT]agli BT67 OLE 26 April 2024