2024-01-31-annual-return

Page 6 CH14ATIAnD ACCOUIITANTS EVANGELICAL BOOKSHOP INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE EVANGEUCAL BOOKSHOP YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024 I repm ON iht accounts of the charity foT ihe year cndcd 31• Jaftuary 2024 which Ire M oui on p4es 7 to 19. Respettlve r•sp•nslblllil¢i oltru•lees Ind xamth¢r As lh¢ Charity's mi¢¢s you art rcsp)nsibk far the pry&r￿10n of the ac¢ourds ift a¢¢ordénce with th¢ Chariiics Ad (Northern I￿and> 2008. It is my resp￿91b11lty lo.. ¢x&Mlne o¢¢(wnts under section 65 of the Chariiies A￿. rollow Ih¢ ￿￿edUr￿ l•id down in the 8enwal Directithi Biven by lh¢ Chorily Commi8$ion for Nonhem Ir¢lond under x¢ilon 6519Xb) of ihe ChariiiE5 Act: Ind smie whether pÈrti¢ulAr Fr￿lIe￿ have come io my •¢t¢nlion. Dills of Independeni ximlner'i report I h•v¢ examined your Charity acCo￿nIs 45 rfquiTed under section 65 of Ihe Charhti¢5 Ad wid my examination VAS carried oul in Aceordin¢¢ wilh Ihe 8eneril Dir¢ciion$ 8iv¢n by thc Charity Commission for Nonhern Ir¢land urth #eciion 6S(9Xb) of ihe Chariii¢5 Ath. My exomin4lioft in¢luded a revi¢w of Ih¢ Amnling kqA by ihe ehrity and * comparison of the Ac¢ouni$ prwenled with those rttord& It 4150 included con$ider•iion of •ny unusual iKms or disclosures in Ihe Accounts seeking explinaiions from y4)u as Charity trustees eonc¢rnin8 any such matters. My rol¢ is lo slate whdher any fflaterial m•iier8 have come to my meniion 8iVirtg m¢ c•u¥¢ io belKvE: l. r￿ordS were noi kcpl in iccordance with ￿1{0￿ 63 of the Ch•riiie$ A 2, Th•¢ lh¢ ac¢ouni$ do not a¢wrd with ihose a¢¢OUniin8 reco￿$ 3. Tha¢ the I¢￿uniS do noi eomply with ih¢ K¢ourttin8 Iwujran¢nts of Ihe ClwTiti¢$ A¢1 4. Tha¢ Iheve is hrth¢r infonnaiion needed fot h proper undefsthndin8 of the ￿coUntI io be rea¢hed. IDdepondeffjt •XAMlDe￿j st•t¢menl Since your ch&rity's 8ross ineome exceeded £250,000 your &xMniner musi be a mamber of a li$ied ￿￿y. I confiTrn ihai I Im qu&lifi¢d ¢0 undryl•k¢ Ihc cx•miniiion be￿￿Se l Am a ffiistertd memlxr of Chanered A¢¢oun14nt$ Ireland which is one of ih¢ lis¢ed bodie8. I hav¢ completcd my examinali(ffl and have no Concerns in rcspttt of ihe rnattW5 (1) to ftillown8 ihe Directi￿$ of ihe Ch•rity CommissioTr for Nonh¢rn Irelaftd. I have found 8lteniion. lisied abov¢ •Trd, 111 ￿liner110n with 8tten lh￿ require dMwin8 io your B J Friar FCA (lTrd¢p¢nd Chartered Accounl•ni$ Irelan Imin¢r For And oft behalf of GMCG Belf45t Chartued Accountanl¥ & Styiutory Audilor Alfttd Hous¢ 19 AlfrEd Sir¢et Belfa BT2 8EQ Dale.,