Advice Space
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Advice Space
Year ended 31 March 2024
Oplnlon
We have au(1￿@d Ihe financial statements of Advlce Space (the 'charity'l for the year ended
31 March 2024 which comprise the stalemenl of financial aclivrtles {induding income and expenditure
account), statement of financial position. slalement of cash flows and the related notes. including a
summary of signlflcant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has beèn applied In
thelr preparallon is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. includlng FRS 102 The
Financlal Reportlng Standard appllcable in the UK and Republle ol Ireland Iunlted Klngdom G&n8rally
Accepted Accounting Praclice).
In our oplnion the financlal statemenls:
give a Irue and fair VI￿ of the slate of the charitvs affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its
Incomin9 resources and appllcation of resources. including its ino)me and expendlture. for the
year then ended:
have been propedy prepared In accordance wllh United lfjngdom Gen&rally Accepted
Accounting Practice.,
have been prepared in acCOrdar￿ wllh the requlrements of the Companles Act 2006.
Basls lor oplnlon
Wo conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing {UKI {ISAs (UK)) and
applicablo law. Our responsibilities under those standaidB are ￿rther described in the audit0￿S
r&sponslbllltles for the audlt of the financial slat8menls section of our roFQrt. W¢ are Independent of
the charity in accordance vAlh the elhical requlremenls Ihat are relevant lo our audll of the flnancial
$tstemenl$ in the UK, Includlng the FRC'S ElhlLxI Standard, and Ihe provislons available for small
enlllies, in the circumstances set out in note 24 lo the financial statements. and we have fulfilled our
other elhlcal responsibilitles In accordance wlth these requlrements. We belleve Ihal Ihe audlt
evldence we have oblalned Is sufflcEnl and approprlate lo provlde a basls for our oplnlon.
Concluslons relatlng to golng eoncern
In auditing the financlal statements, we have Concluded that the trustees, use of the golng concem
basis of accountin9 in the preparalion of the financial slalements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perforned. we have not identrfied any material uncertaintles relatlng lo
evenls or conditions Ihat, indlvldually or collectively, may cast signfficant doubt on the charity's abillty
lo contlnue as a golng concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial
slatements are authoiised for issue.
Our ￿SponSIbl1111eS and the responsn)ililies of the trustees with respect to going concern are described
In the relevanl secllons of thk% report.

Advice Space
Company Llmited by Guarantee
Independent Audltor's Report to the Members of Advice Space (contlJFUe(4
Year ended 31 March 2024
Other Infonnatlon
The other Informatlon comprises the information included In the annual report. other than the financial
slalements and our audltorf5 report Ihereon. The Iruslees are responsible for the oiher information.
Our opinion on the flnancial statements doe5 not cover the other Infomiation and, except to the extent
olhefwise expllcitly slated In cmjr report. we do not express any fom) of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audll of Ihg financial slatemenls, our responsibility is to read the other
Infoimalion and, In dolng so, consider whether Ihe other infomialion is mateiially inconsislenl with the
fSnancial ststemenls or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears lo be materially
misstal8d. If we Identify such material Inwnsistertles or apparent maleii81 misstatements. we ara
required lo determing whether there is a material misstatement In the rinaftu￿ slalemenls or a
matsrial mlsslatement of the other Infomalion. If, based on Ihe work we have performed, we conclude
that there Is a malerlal misslatsmenl of this other Information. we are r6qulred lo ffjport that fact.
We have nothlng to report In this regard.
Oplnlons on other matters proscrlbed by the Companles Act 2006
In our oplnlon, bas8d on the wcrfk undertaken In the course of th& audil:
the information glven In the Iruslees. rewrt for the flnanclal year for whlch the ffnanclal
slalements are prepared is conslstenl with Ihe flnanclal statements.. ar)d
the trustees, report has been prepared In accordarKe wlth appllcat4e legal requlrements.
Matters on whlch we are Mqulred to report by •x¢opllon
In Ihe Ilght of the knowledg8 and underslandiTrJ of the ¢harity and its environment obtained In the
cour¥e of the audlt, we have not idenufied materkql ml$$latements In the trustees, report
We have nothing to r8POrt In respect of the foltowing matters in ￿latIon to whlch the Comp8nies Acl
2006 iequtres us to rewrt to you if. in our opinion-
adequate accountlng reGords have nol been kept, or retums adequate for our audit have not
been received from branches not vlsiled by us: or
the flnanclal slalements are noi in 89reement with the accounting records ar￿ returns: or
certain dksclosures of truslees. remuneratton specified by law are not made., or
we have not recelved all Ihe Informalion and explanations we requlre for our audit; or
Ihe Iruslaes were not entjtled lo prepare the financial ststements in accordance wilh the Small
companles regime and lake adv8nlage of Ihe Small companies, exemptions in preparing Ihe
dlrectors, report and from the requirement to prepare a stralegiG reporL

Advice Space
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Advlce Space {contlnuerl)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Responslbllilles of trustees
As ex￿aIned moro fully In the tnJstees' reskKJnslbililles ststemenL the trustees (who are also the
directois for the purposes of comp8ny law) are responsible for the preparation of the fln8n¢lal
stslements and for being satisfted that they give a true and fair vlew, and for such Intemal Conlrol as
the Iruslees determine is necessary lo enable the preparation of financlal statements that are free
from malerial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to
contlnue as a going concern. (liscloslng, as appllcable, matters r81ated to going concern and uslng the
going conc6rn basls of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquKlate the charity or to cease
operations, or have no realisilc alternative bul to do so.

Advice Space
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Advice Space (cDntinu•dJ
Year ended 31 March 2024
Audltols responsibilltles for tho Audit of the financlal statements
Our objeclfves are lo obtaln reasonable assurance about whether the financial statèments as a whole
are frea fTom materlal mlsstatemenl, whether due to fraud or error. and to Issue an auditor'5 report that
includes our Oplnlon. Reasonable assurance Is a hlgh level of assurance. but is not a guarantee that
an audlt conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) ￿17 abHays detect 8 material misstatemenl when 11
exists. Misststements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material If, Indivldually or in Ihe
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to Snfluènce the econwilc declslons of users taken on
the basis of these finanGlal statements.
Irregularllles. Includlng fraud. are instances of non-compllance with laws and regulation5. We de51gn
procedures In line with our responsibilltles. oulkned above. lo delect materlal mi55talements in respect
of irregularlties. including fraud. The exient to whlch our wocedures are capable of detecting
irregularhles, IncludlrvJ fraud is detailed below..
In idenllfylng and assessing rlsks of material mtsstatemenl in respect of irTegulariti85, Indudlng fraud
and non<ompllan¢e wilh laws and regulatic￿, we conskYereJJ followin9:
Ihe nature of the industy and sector. control environmènt and buslness performance includlng the
de51gn of the remunerauon policies, key drivers for directors, remuneration. bonus levels and
performance targèts.,
results of our enquirfes of management about their own Idenlifi¢8tion aThJ assessment of the rlsks
of irregularilles,,
any matters we Sdèntllled havlng obtalned and rovlewed d￿uMentatI)n of their pollcles and
procedures relating to:
Idenllfying. evalualtng and complying with laws arwj regulations and whelher
management were aw8r8 of any instancos of nonwwrnpliance..
detecting and responding to the rlsks of fraud and whether management hav8 knowledge
of any actual. suspected c* alleged fraud;
the internal contrds established to mRigate ri8ks of fraud or non-compliance wlth laws
and reguladons.
the matters dlscussed among the audit engagement leam indudlng significant component audit
teams and relevant internal specialists, including tax and valuallons specialists regardlng how and
where fraud mlght occur In the finan¢l81 slaiements and any polenlial indicators of fraud.
As a result of these procedures. we considered Ihe opportunili&s and incentlves thal may exisl wilhln
the organlsation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud. In common with all audSts
under ISAS (UK}, we are also roqulred to perfom spear￿ procedures to respond to the risk of
management overrhje.
We also obtained an understanding of Ihe legal and regulatory frameworks in operation. fo¢uslng on
provlsions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the delemlnafjon of malerlal
amounts and disclosures in the flnancial slalemènts. The key laws and regulalions we consider9d in
thls ￿ntext inGluded ongolng compliance wllh Ihe UK Companie5 Act and tax le9islation. In addition.
we considered provlslons of olh¢r laws and regulatK)ns Ihat do not have a ￿l￿t effect on tho financial
ststements but compliance with which may be fvndamental for thelr ability to operate or to avoid a
materlal penaty.

Advice Space
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditorfs Raport to the Members of Advlce Space (eontinued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
As part of an audli in accordance with ISAS {UK). we exercise professional judgment and maintain
prof8ssbnal sceptlcism throughout the audlL We aso:
Identify and assess the rtsks of material misstatement of tha financial stalemènts, whether duo to
fraud or error, desun and perform audit procedures reSPC￿51ve lo those risks. and obtaln audit
evidence that is sufficient and approprlale lo provide a basis for our oplnlon. The rtsk of not
detecting a malerlal mi5Statemenl resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error.
as fraud may involve collusion. forgery, intentional omlsslons. mlsrepresentatlons. or thè overrkye
of Internal control.
Oblaln an understandlng of intem81 control relevant to the audit In order lo design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expre$slng an
opinlon on the effectiveness of the intemal control.
Evaluate the 8pproprlaleness of accounllng pollcles used and the reasonableness of accounting
esllmates and related disdosures made by the trusteas.
Conclude on the approprlateness of the tntslees. use of the going concem basls of aCLounting
and. based on Ihe audll evidence obtalned, whelher a malerlal uncertalnty exlsts related to
èvents or conditions thal may cast slgnificant doubl on the charity's abilty to continuo as a going
concern. If we concludg that a mat8rfal uncerlaitity exists. we are required to draw atlenlion in
our auditor'5 report to the related disch)sures In the financial statements or, If such disclosures
ar& Inadequate, to modify our oplnlon. Our cordusions are based on the eudtt evldence obtslned
up lo the dale of our auditor's rep￿t. However, future events or condith)ns may cau88 lh8 ch8dty
lo cease lo ￿ntInue as a golng concem.
Evaluate the overall presenl8tion, structure and content of the flnanclal statements, Including lh8
dlsclosures, and whether the flnancial slalements represent the underlying transaclions and
events In a manner that achleves fair presenlallon.
We communlcate with those charged with govarnanca r8garding. among other matt&r8, the planned
S￿pe and liming of the 8udlt and si9nificant athjit findlngs. Including any slgnlficant deficiencies in
Internal conlrol that we i(lentify durlng our audiL
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Advice Space
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Audltorfs Report to the Members of Advice Space (¢onllnued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
As explalned more fully in Ihe Trustees, Respon51bllltles Slalement (set out on page 4-5), the Iru5tees
are responsiblo for the preparatk)n of Ihe financtal stateménts and for being satisfied that they give a
true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an oplnion on the financial 51alemenis in
accordance with appIl￿ble law and Intemational Slandards on Audltlng (UK). Those stsndards
require us to comply with the Financlal Reporting Councifs (FRC'S) Ethical StarKlard for Auditors,. in
Ihe clrcumstances set out in note 24 to Ihe financial statements.
Use of our report
This report is made solely lo Ihe charli￿S members, as a twjoy. in accordan￿ with Chaptsr 3 of Part
16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has begn undertaken so that we might state to Ihe
charty's members thosè maltorn bve are requlred lo state lo them in an auditorfs report and for no
other purpose. To the fullest exlenl pemitted by law. we do not accept or assume responsibllty to
anyone other than the charity and thg charitys members as a body. for our audil work. for thls report,
or for the oplnlons we have formed.
Conor Dolan FCA (Senlor Stalulory Audltor)
For and ¢)n beh8tf of
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountsnts & statutory auditor
Causeway Tower
9 James Street South
Belfast
BT2 BDN
15 October 2024
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