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2023-03-31-annual-return

THE DUCALES CAPITAL CHARITABLE TRUST INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DUCALES CAPITAL CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 I report on Ihe fiiiancial statements of the chai'ity for the yeai. ended 31 Mai'ch 2023 which al'e set oiit oi) pages 4 to 8, REspfi,CTIVE RLI SPONSIBILITIEI S OF TRUSTEI Ei S AND II XAMThifR The chai-ity's li-ustees dl'e respoiisible foi. the preparation of tlie financial stateiiients in accoi'dance with the Charitics Acl (Noilhern Ireland) 2022. The cliarity's trustees coi)sid¢r tliat an audit is not r¢quired foi. this year and I'hat an indepeiident exainination is needed. It is my iESPY)nsibil ity to., exwnine the financial stateinents under sectioi) 65(3)(a) of th¢ Charities Act. follow the pi'ocedui'es laid down in the general directions givei) by tlie Cliai'ity Coininissioii Lindei. section 65(9)(b) of the Cliai'ities Act; slate whethei. particular matters have e0iDe to Iny attention. BA,STS OF INDEI PENDENT EL4MII¥IR'S STATEI MENT My exaillinatioii includes a I'eview of thc accounting recoi'ds kept by tho cliai'ity and a coinpai'ison of I'h¢ fiiiaiicial statenients preseiited wilh tliose I'ecoi'ds. It also includcs considei'ation of any unlisual items oi. discl()%ures in tlie fiiiancial stateinents and seeking explanations froin ynu as Ii'ustees concerning any such Inatt¢r8. Thc piDcediii'cs iindeitalcen do iiot pi'ovide al I tlie evidencc that would b¢ i'eqiiired in an 8udit, and consequently no opinion 15 given as to wliether the financial statements preseiit a 'tl-LiC and fail view and tlie i'eport is lim ited to tliose matters set out in tlie statenient b¢low. TNDEPF,NDENT EXAIVIINERIS STATEMENT In coiiiiection with iT]y exainination, no rnattei. has coine to iny attention.. ( l ) whicli gives Ine i-etisonab2e caiise to believe that, in any malei'ial respcct, the i'eqiiireiiients.. to lieep accoLinting recoi'ds in accordance with section 63 of the Chai'ities Act (Noi'thei'n llreland) 2022. and to pi'epai'e tinancial stateinents which accoi'd with the accoiinting I'ecoi'ds and comply with th¢ accoiinling requii-ement5 Df that Act, have not beeii met. or (2) to which, in Iny opinLon, attention should bc drawn in oi'dei. to enable a proper undci'stdnding of tlie flnancial ststeinents to be reached. Micliacl Flannigaij Independent Fixaiiiinei. FEB Chaitei'ed Accountants Linenhall Excliange 26 Linenliall Sti'eet Belfast BT2 8BG 28 April 2023