Docusign Envelope ID: 243BF1A5-6393-4A61-A3E1-12183299881B
South Tyrone Empowerment Programme Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024
We report on the accounts of the group and parent charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 12 to 31.
Opinion
We have audited the group and parent charitable company financial statements of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme ('the charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprises the consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the consolidated and charity Statement of Financial Positions, the consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
This report is made solely to the charitable group and parent company’s Directors, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable group and parent company’s Directors those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable group and parent company and the charitable group and parent company’s Directors as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable group and parent company's financial affairs as at year ended 31 March 2024 and of the charitable group and parent company’s total incoming resources and expenditure of resources, including their income and expenditure, for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:
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the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or
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the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 243BF1A5-6393-4A61-A3E1-12183299881B
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024 (Continued)
Other Information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Directors’ Report, other than the financial statements and our Auditor's Report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Directors’ Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the group and parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors’ Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement, the directors (who are also the trustees of the charitable company for the purpose of charity law), are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intends to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 243BF1A5-6393-4A61-A3E1-12183299881B
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024 (Continued)
Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud are to assess the risk of material misstatement due to fraud, design and implement appropriate responses to those assessed risks and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the course of our audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with management and those charged with governance of the charitable company.
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:
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We obtained understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the charitable company’s financial statements and considered the most significant are the Companies Act 2006, Financial Reporting Standards (FRS102), Grant funding bodies regulation and UK taxation legislation;
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We have assessed the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, including risk of material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur by holding discussions with management and those charged with governance;
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We enquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of noncompliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations;
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Understanding the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
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Discussions amongst the audit engagement team regarding how fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. As part of this discussion we identified the following potential areas where fraud may occur: timing of revenue recognition, recognition of grant income and management override.
The audit response to risks identified included:
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Reviewing the financial statements disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with the relevant laws and regulations above;
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Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risk of material misstatement due to fraud;
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In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are reasonable and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 243BF1A5-6393-4A61-A3E1-12183299881B
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT to the Directors of South Tyrone Empowerment Programme for the year ended 31 March 2024 (Continued)
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor's Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Mr Ryan Falls FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
CAVANAGHKELLY
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors 36 – 38 Northland Row Dungannon Co. Tyrone BT71 6AP
Date: 16 December 2024
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