2023-12-31-annual-return

In(le endent r I xaminer's Re )ort to the Trustees of Survivors of Trauma Limited I report on Ilie accoiints ot" tlie conipany for Ilie year ended 31 December 2023, whicli are set out oli pages eight to tweiity two. Respective responsibililies of charity trustees and examiiier As tlie cliarily's trustees (aiid also Ilie directors for tlie purposes of coinpany law) yoii are respoiisible for the prepai'atioii of tlie accoiiiits iii accordaiice witli the reqiiireiiieiils of the Coiiipic iiies Act 2006. Haviiig satisfied iiiyself tliat tlie cliarity is iiot siibject to aiidit iiiider coiiipaT)y law aiid is eligible for iiidepeiideiit exaiiiiiiatioii, it is iiiy respoi)si bi lily to: ¢xainiiie tlie accoiiiits Liiidei. Sectioii 65 of tlie Cliarities Act folloiv Ilie procediii'es laid dowii iii tlie geiieral Directioiis given by tlie Chariiy Coiniiiissioii for Noi'tlierii Ii'elaiid iiiider Sectioii 65(9){b) of tlie Cliarities Acl state wlieilier particii lar iiiallers liave coine to iiiy atteiition, Biisis of the liidepenilent exaniiner's rei)orl I liave exaiiiii)eil yoiir cliai'ity accoLlI)ts as reqiiii-ed uiider Sectioii 65 of tlie Cliarities Act aiid Iny exaiiiiiiatioi) was cai'ried out iii accordaiice witli tlie geiieral Dii'eclioiis giveii by tlie Cliarily Cointmissioii for Nortliern Irelaiid iiiidei. Sectioii 65(9)(b) of tlie Cllarilies Act, Tlie exaiiiinatioi) iiicliided a review of tlie accoiiiitiiig records kei)t by tlie cliarity aiid a coinparisoii of tlie accoLlllts preseiited witli Iliose records, It also iiicliided coiisidei'atioii of aiiy iii)IlSLial iteiiis or disclosui'es iii Ilie accoiiiits, aiid seekiiig explaiialioiis froi)) you as cl)arily trustees coiiceriiiiigv aiiy SLICII liicltters. My role is to stale wl)eiliei' aiiy Iiiaterial Inatlers liave coime to iiiy atteiitioii gyiviiig ine caiise lo be l ieve: Tliat accoiiiitiiig records were Iiot kei)t iii accordaiiLe ivilli Sectioi) 386 01" Ilie Coinpaiiies Act 2006 I"liat ilie clCCOLlllts do iiot accoi'd Nviili tliose accoiiiiliiigv rcci)I'ds Tliat Ilie ciccoiiiils do Iiot coiiiply willi Ilie accoiiiiliiigy reqLllI'cineiits of Sectioii 396 of tlie Coinpaiiies Act 2006 1111(l Nvitli tlie Inctliocls aiid pi'lllLlI)les ol. tlic Cl)1t rilies Slateiiieiil of Recoiiiinended Pi'actice applical)le to cliai'ities i)repariiiby Ilie ir accoiiiits iii accordaiice witli tlie Fiiiaiicial Reporliiig Staiidard applicable iii tlie U K ai)d RepLibl ic ot. Irelaiid Tlial Iliei'e is fiii'iliei. iiiforinalioii iieeded for a pi'oper iiiiderstaiidiiig of ilie accoiiiits lo be reaclied. In(lei)en(leiit exmiiiinei s stiileiiieiit I l)avL coiiii)letcd iiiy excll)Illl<ltioii aiid liave iio coiiceriis iii respecl of tlie Inatlers ( l ) 10 (4) listed above aiid, iii coiiiiecl i()ii ivitli lol loiviiig tlic l)irectioiis of Ilie Cliai'ily Coiiiiiiissioii toi. Noi'tliei'ii Ire laiid, I liave foiiiid iio iiiatters Iliat reqii ire draiviiig lo yoiir atleiilioii. Billy Drake Lyiiii Drake & Co Ltd Cliai'tered Accoiintants I st l.loor 34 B-D Main Street Moira Co. Arinagli BT67 OLE 4 Marcli 2024