FEDERATION FOR ULSTER LOCAL STUDIES LTD
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
FEDERATION FOR ULSTER LOCAL STUDIES LTD
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
I rwrt on thc accounts of thc company for thc year ended 31 March 2022 which ar¢ sd ()ut on pages 9
to 11.
RESPEcfivE RESPONSIBILrrIEs OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
As the charity trustr¢s (and also the directors of the company for thv purposes of company law) you are
r¢sponsiTrfyle for thc preparation of thc accounts. in accordance with th¢ requirements. of the Companics
ALt 2U06. Having satisfied mysclf that thc charity is not subied to audit undcr company law. and is
eligible for independent examination. it is my wsibility to:
Examine the accounts undcr section 65 ofthe Charitics Act
Follow thc proctdures laid down in th¢ guKral Dir¢aions givcn bythc Clwity Commission for
Northern Jreland undcr section 65(9Xb) of thc CkLarities ALt
Statr whether particular mattcrs have comc to my attcntion.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENf EXAMtNER'S REPORT
I havc cxatiiitied your clwity accounLs required und¢r Scction 65 of th# LTharitic8 Act and my
examination was Larriedout inaccorda￿e with thc gcn¢ral DirLxtions givcn by the Charity Commi%¥iun
for Northern Ir¢land undu section 65(9Kb) of th¢ Charitics Act. The cxamination included a rcview of
the accountin8 records kept by the charity and a ￿mp￿]Son of lh¢ accounts. presented with thos¢
records. It a150 in¢ludcd cottsidcration of any unusual itcms or disclosures in ithc accounts, and sccking
explanations from you as cEwity trust￿.8 u)nLerning #ny such matt¢rs.
My LDIC is to stat¢ whether any Matri￿ matters hav¢ come to my attention giving mc Call￿ to b¢li¥ve:
l. That acL'ounting r¢cord5 wcrc not kq)t in accordaDCC with section 386 of t6c Companies Act
2006
2. That th¢ a￿Unts do not accord with thosc accounting records
3. Thdt the accounts do not comply with thc accounting r¢qui￿rneDts of section 396 of th¢
compani￿ Act 2IN)6 and with tho methods and principles of the C'lwitics Ststement ot
R¢commcnded Practicc CCNt ARK07 - supporting documcnt 7 August 2016 applithlt to
charities prepari￿ their accounts in aw)rdanc¢ with thc Financial Iiewting Standard
applicable in the UK and ￿pUbliC c)f Ireland
4. 'fhat therc is fithr illforntstion n<%ded for a pr(per undo3tartding of th¢ accounts to be
rwhed.
I hdve Complet￿ my eLun]￿tiOn alld luve no con¢¢rns Tcspcct of tbe mattus (l) to {4) listed above
and, in conncction with following ¢h¢ DIr￿tiOns of the Charity ConuDission tor Northrrn Irelan￿ I hav¢
found no mattus that rLquire drawlng to your attcnfion.
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Roisin Shanks (FLA)
Endependeni Examin¢r
7 FE)xlcigh Wood
Lurgan, Lo Amagh, BT67 9CJW........................