2023-03-31-annual-return

Home-,StArt Banbridge Independent examiner's report to the Directors of Home-start Banbridge We report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 8 to 13. Respective Responsibilities of Directors and Examiner As the charity Directors (and also the l)ircctors of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible t'or the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satl.8fied ourselves that ihe charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, i.t is our responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. follow the procedures laid down in the general DireL'tions gÈven by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland undcr section 65(9)(b) ot'the Charities Act. and state whether particular inatters have come to our attention. Basis of Independent ExAminer's Report We have cxamined your charity accounts as required under sectioii 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was ctu'ried out in accordance with Ihe general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) ot" the Charities Act. The examination iiicluded a review of the accounlinLF records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes L'onsideration of any unusual it¢ms or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity Directors concerning any such matters. Our role is to state whether any material matters have Lome to our attention giving us cause to believe.. l. That accounting records were nol kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 2. That the accounts do not atcord with those accounting records 3. "fiiat the accounts do not coinply with the accounting rcquirements of section 396 ut'the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods ai)d prinLiples of the Charities Stateinent of Recommended Praciice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the ]-, inancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland 4. '1"hat there is further infonnation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent Examiner's Statement Whilst no work of an audit natiire has been carried out, no matters have been drawn to our attention in respect of points (l ) to (4) list¢d above. No verification work has been carried out and donations are solely as provided by yourselves and a]1 payments are as authorised and approved by yourselves. Jones Peters Chartered Accountants Hughes House 6 Church Street Banbridge BT32 4AA 30 January 2024 Page 7