Short Strand Partnershlp IA comparty llrnlLad by guaranto•, not hoylny o ghprg capltall INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SHORT STRAND PARTNERSHIP Wo have exanilned the flnanclal tlatem¢nls of Ihe compeny for Ihe financlal year ended 31 January 2024. whlch CDMprls0 the Slatemenl olFlnandd Aclivllies Ilncorporallng an Income aDd Expendilurn Account), lh8 Balano SheÈl and Ihg related not￿. Thks report Is made 8olely to Ihe companls members, as a body. In accordan￿ wlth Chaplor 3 uf Part 16 of lh8 Ctsrnpanles Acl 2006. Otrwork has bgen undertaken 50 Ihal wa nivdhl compno Ihe finAnclal slatem8n18 Ihal w$ havè beon éngaged lo Compile, report lo the Board ol Tru81e65 Ihal we have doiie so. and slate Ihose malleTS Ihal wp have a9reèd lo stale to thejn in Ihls r9POrt and for no other purpos0. To Ihe fullest exlenl PErmllled by law. wo do nol $c¢epl or assum¥ re&pollsibiniy lo anygnts tslher than the ¢omp3ny and the companys Mornbe￿, Fs & bodyi lor ovr work, or lor th15 TOPOrt. Rospecliv• rasponslbllltlea of trustgug and examlner The Company's Irus(8os (who ?ro 81s0 Ihe dlrqclors of Ihg cornpany lor Iho purposes ol wmpany lawl aro respons￿1@ for the pr¢p8ralion ol the Nnanclal slalemEn15 In a¢cordan¢e wlth Ihg requlrements of the CDmpanles Ad 20Cts. The ompgny's Irv5tee5 conslder Ihal an auéll Is not requlr8d lor thls nTranclal ygar undor Ch8ptsr 3 01 Part 16 of the Companles Acl 2006 and en Indep￿dent oxarnlnallan Is rsqulred. 11 Is our iesponslbllSty to.. eKamlne the fln8n¢l¥l $ialemonls unders8cUun 65 oFthe Charilre8 Acl: lollow tho prDcedure8 Lqld down by the gonaral Dlreclion6 glven by the Charity Comml531on lor Norlhgm Ireland under section 6519llbl of the Gharitles Actr Jnd Blale whether parti¢ulJi maii¢rs have ¢tsme to euf 8uenlion. Basls of Indopand¥nt gxtmlnovg 1gPQrt We hav8 examlned your conipany financlel Statements a3 required under SOC￿On 85 01 the Gharllles Aca and our examlnallon was cariled out Sn accordance wilh the oeneral Dlrocuons given by Ihe Charity COmm15s￿n for Northem Ireland under secuon 6519llbl ol the Charfueg Act. An ex¢mlnalian Include5 a r8vlÈvi ol Iha accouThllng iecordg kept by Ihg company and q eompari80n ol the fi118n¢lal 81al&rnen13 presented with Ihosv rg¢ord$. 11 eLso Indvd con8ld¢ralion ol any unuwgl Ilerns or disclosure? In the linanclal glalemenls and seeklng explanations Irom the tnJglee5 conceinlng any su¢h mallers. Ihe pmcedu105 undertaken dg not provlde all the èvpJenGe that would be rBquwed In pn audit and consequenvy no oplnb)n is tylvgn as lo wheiher Ihe accounts present a 'tsue a*d falrf vlew an(E Ihg report16 IlmSled lo thoso matters Sel out In Ihe slatementbelow. Independ6nl &xamln8es stafement In conneclloTr i¥llh our examlnallon. no maller has ¢om8 lo our altentlon whl¢h glves us travse lo bellev& ￿41 In, any malerSal respect.. acrounung ￿¢01￿S weR not kepl In accoidan¢e wilh sectlon 3a6 of the CompanEs Act 2¢)08 Ihe fhanclal slatemenls do llol accord with th058 accovllling records Ihe fmanclal slalements havo not beEn prepared In attordan￿ wllh Ihe accounling requkemen15 01 $9¢tlon 39S ol Ihe Cgmpanles Act 2006 and wllh the n]ElkoYls and prlnciple5 01 Ihe Sl&lomonL ol Rgcommgnded Pracllcs app￿ICablE lo charilies pFeparlng iheir accounts In accordance wlth Ihe Flnanclal Reporbng Standard appkablè In th& UK aiid Rgpubllc ollr8land IFRS1021 is furthgr Informalkjn nee*Jgd for a proper understandlng of Ilp 8ccounts to be reached WF havg no Gon￿rnS and have come across nv Olhei mattér5 Iii c¢nnecUon wilh lh9 examinalk)n ￿ whl¢h attenuon should ba drawn In thls rèport In ¢ft16r lo enablo a wop8K undgr8tanding of Ihé fJn•nGial &talamonls lo bts reached. L