C. Th8 net assets of the thanty have de(¥0￿ by £{7,459}. Northern Ireland Sports Forum TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for tho financial year e￿Ied 31 March 2023 The tn￿tea8 who sor￿1 throughoul the financial year, exc4pt as noted, as follows: C Quinn K M¢Caughan A Rutherford {Resigned 18 No￿rnber 2022) C Morrow M Mulholland A Hunter Dr P Donnolly K Rollo (Appointed 16 Novemb8r 2022) A Martin (ApK*J'nted 16 November 20221 E {ReS￿ned 8 April 2022) M Scott K McV8igh In a￿anCe with the Con8titirtth, trustees relirn by rotation and. being elNJibkn, offer thom88kn for re410￿On. The wxetary who gomd duriThJ the financlal y•&r wa8.. K Mcvoyh compl1•n￿ wlth 8•ctor4Vld• L•9hl*llon and 8l•ndard• The charity 8NJage8 pfo•activety with *i8Lqtion, Standards and ¢￿d&S which are for the 88(kn. Northem IrelorKI Sport$ Forum $ub8uib88 to And18 c￿lant wbth the foll￿wing. The CNTyanios Act 2( Th• Chaiilles SORP (FRS 102) Publlc Aff•lrn The Nl Sports Forum ha8 Continued to b8 a 8tr0ry advocate for th8 Sport and Physical Reueallon 8ector to ensure that oryanisatrons and thg Sector ￿re represented on Issues affedlng 8p(Mts. Challory88 Included Stadium Rats8, the Road CIo8ure8 Ofdor, the Cost cl LrrfinWEnergy Crisis, Public Con8ultab'on8 arKI the Motorcyde Road R8cifvJ event cancellations. Tho Nl Sports FONM remainj secretariot to th• ￿￿Party Group for Swt, Th￿tI￿a wogularfy to hyhlhaht dlollon G•n•rnl CApacIty Bulldlng The Nl Spor18 Forum •p8nt conskjerabkn time In 21Yt2.2023 provKling advicé. gu*Yance ond support to membern. Over 84 sport.related jobs w8ro advertI88d. Ixyoct intep4ention wa8 provided to two NGB$ lo support the reuuitnxnt and retenlion of a member of Staff. Five thshops wore d•livared a¢ros8 the year on elen￿ts affedirvj mefftsr organi￿tionS arKI the wider sector incI￿11ng the launch oftho 3rd Edition of the Cixje of Good Governance, In8urnnc matknr. Recruitswit arKI R￿en￿on and pr0curew￿t. 8•f•guaftllng Support Nl Sports Forum continued to ebvJw the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unft lo provhje support and advice for non-funded m*nt￿r8. The NISF continue to sit as part of the Safeguarding in Sport Strabaic Group (SSSG), Ac￿8 Nl workshops arKI engaged with DBS ¥etiirKd 8tandar(Is in Nl. Conllnued •Jvke on Ac(xs8 141 requir8ments was given with over 230 application8 procesoed acro￿ 19 organlsation•. RoprH•nlallon NISF continued to raprelant on a wide raro? of c(mrttee8 aThl groups prtor to the ce888tK•n of the Executi￿ late in 2022. Repre8enlatTron was made on wO￿n and Girt5 in Sport ofKI a meeting with the Minister for Communibe8 focussed on the NISF ManFl•sto. reque81iThJ increased SUFVOrt acro￿ four key themes. Tho NISF represented SP￿ on a number of strategic and sector- wide groups in￿￿￿1rvj Bella5t HiNs Pathr8hip. SSSG. Acaivè LlvlrYJ Stratsgic G￿￿p, Endir¥J Again81 and Gits Stratogy. Flndlng Fundlng The Nl Sports Fiyum cOntin￿d to advertBe and prrxyth key fijnding In1tkqt￿ for NGB8 arKI their dub rnerrkn8rship. The organisotion cxeatod a database of key furthrs for MembeTr and to supp)rt any enquiries rnade. Specr eng•Jer￿nt wtth the t)wrbTfjnt of BusiMs8, Erw and I￿￿trial Strategy to pr(Yrnte initsati¥es in support of Ic¢al 8POrts organisation$. Northern Ireland Sports Forum TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the finantsal year ended 31 March 21Y23 Fgmah Sporf• Forum Th8 Nl Sp￿ts Forum receTrved fvrKliro through th8 Start Here scherna from the D¢pariment of Crrnuniii8s alkmiing for rewitsnont of a rob in September 2022. In the srA month$ to March 2023. work and progre55 Wa8 made to reinvigorate the Aaivo Fst and Sports Plan, partKularly in arnas of Rolo Mod81s and fe8earch. App •dbyth• Chalry>•v• nn Tru•ts• Northern Ireland Sports Forum STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES for finanaal year ended 31 March 2023 Th& trustees. who are also diTectors of Northem Ireland Sports Forum for the purposes of company I￿, are responsibkn for preparing the financial 8tstemonts in accordanc* with aFplicable law and r8gulatK>n8. Company ￿ requires the trustees as the dire(*ors to prepaffj finanaal Statements for each financial year. Undei thal law the twuste8s have elected to proparo th8 financial Statements in accordanc• with United Kingd￿Tr Gen8fal Accepted Accounting PradKe (United Kingdm) Acc(￿ntif¥a Standards and applicabl8 18*) indudirvJ FRS 102 'Tr FinancAal Reporting Standard aptyuble in the UK and Republi¢ ol IrelarKf Section 1A (Small Entities). ur￿er company law th8 trustees must not approvo the financ281 $tst0ff￿nts unless they a￿ satisf*d that they gi￿ a tr￿ and falr viow of the stats of affair8 of the company and of profft or Ic48 of the wrwny for that pgrir*J. In preparing th080 finandal Staterr￿ts, th01rustO05 are required to.. solec* suitable accounting pollcios arKI appty them ￿nSIstsntty. make J￿nts aThJ estimatos that are reasonablo aThJ prud8nt' state whether the financial ststermnts Lwi prepared in accorfancè with tho relevant Ik)anciol reporbng framoworft, ithbfy thow 8tandard8, and note Ihe oif8¢t and the r8a8on8 for aFly matwiol departure frrffi th058 standards., and prepare the financial stst8mants on the golro conc8m b8818 un198s It 58 InaFpropriate to prosum• that the charlty w￿1 Contin￿ in operation. Tho tNitea• confirm Ihat tly havo cThYyli8d with the aboN* raquirThnts in preparlng the financ401 ststemants. The tr￿te9$ rn8poMible for k8epiTrJ adwualo accountlng le¢c￿d3 that ar• suffidenl to 8h¢yAT and explain tho charity'$ trans&ctions and di8cJo8e wlth reasonable a¢curacy at any tim8 tho financial positK>n of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial 8taterrnnts ccrfnply with. They are also resP￿)51b18 safeguardwlg tha 8888ts of the charity arbJ hence for takiThJ reasonabkn Steps for prevention and detection of fraud and other irrogularltle8. App •dbyth• and •lgn•d offt tt• b•h•ll by.. Chalvp•rno C Qulnn TnMt•• Northern Ireland Sports Forum INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN IRELAND SPORTS FORUM have examin&J tho finanaal statements of th8 chanty for tr* fin8naal year er￿ 31 Marth 2023. which compnso the Statsrnnt of Financial Adivit*s (incory)mliTrJ an Inc¢m8 ExpendibJrn Accx)unl), tha Bal8nce and tho related notes. report 18 mad& SO￿ to Ihe ¢hariV8 Morn￿, 88 a body, in accordan￿ with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of Iho Compani88 A¢1 21Th. Our work has been urKlertaken 80 thal we mwht c(ryile the financial stst¢ments that we havo been engagèd to comp￿0, report to the Board of Tw$te85 that we have don8 so. and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no i)theT purpo$8. To the fullest extent pe￿itted by law, we do not acc4pt or assun* r88ponsibilty to anyono otlw than th8 charity and th8 charity'8 m8mbern, as a body. lor our work. or for this report R￿p•clIv0 r••pon•lbllltl•• of tru8t•M and •xamln•r The charity's trustees (who are abo tho dirodorn of the cAxYwny for th8 purposes ol e(Ynpany lawl aro responsible lor the preparatH￿ of tha financial statements in accordan￿ with th8 Tequirerr￿ts of the Ccthpanles 2(M)6. The ch8rity'8 tru8te88 &)nsider that an audit is not required for this financlal yw uThler Chapter 3 of Part 16 of Iho compani￿ Act 2CK6 and that an independent examination 18 requir•J. 1118 our r88pon8lbilty to.. • examine the financial ltaternents undw 80¢1ion 65 of th8 Chariti98 A¢X follow the procodurns lavj down by the genernl Dwertions given by th• Charity Commlssion for Northern IroLgnd und8r Ieciion 699)(b) of the Charities Act; arKI State wh8thor particular matters have C•Jmo to our thntion. Ba•h of Ind•p•nd•nt •umln•f• r•port We have examined your charity finan(ial statsments a8 required undor eodlon 85 of tho Charllloj Act and our examination was ca￿18d OLrt In ac¢otd8nce wtth the genornl Directlon8 glven by the Chanty Commisslon for Northern Irekgnd undor 8e¢lion 65(9){b) of the Charitlo$ ACL An exarninal￿n includos a review of iho accounting re(x)rds kept by the chaiity and a c(ryari$on ol tho financiol stalernnts presented with those focord8. It also Indudes con8lderation of any unu8uo1 items or di8dosure8 in the fin8ncial 8tataments 8rKI Seeking explana￿n$ from the trustees CAincemlr*J any Such mattern. Tho proc•dure8 undertaken do not PfOVKle all the OVKl•nce that woukl bo roquir•J in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whats the ac¥￿nts present a arKI f81¢ vi• and tho report is limited to th080 mattern set out in 8tatem•nt bolow. In o)nnKtion wlth ¢)Uf •xaminatx>n, no mott•r has coma to our att•ntknn whkh gNO8 UJ cauea to boliwe that In. any mal8rial rw.. • accounting re(x>rds were nol kept in accordan(x wlth 80cbon 386 ofth8 CryAnl88 Ad 2C the financial ststoments do not accord with those accounting record8 the financial 8tatoments have not been prepar•J In accordan(￿ with tho accfjuntiThJ rnquh•rf￿n1l of 8eCtiDn M ol the CThnpani88 Act 2(KhS arKJ with th8 method• and prindth of the state￿nt of RecLYnmend8d Pra¢Xke applicable lo tharilies preparirwJ their accounts in ac(1)rd￿ with thg Financial Rewts'ng StsThJard applIcaJ￿ in the UK and Republic of IrelarKI (FRS102) thera 18 fvrther InfoFrnation needed for a prq)8r uThJerntandlThJ of the accounts to be roached. Ind•p•nd•nt•xamln•rf• •lat•m•nt have no con￿￿5 arKI have (x)me across no other rnatters in LX)nnection with the examination to whith aitention shoukj l)e drawn In Ihits report in order to enabl& a proper urKler3tsnding of the financial statwnonts to be reached. DNTC Chartered Accountsnts arK5 Stslutory Auditor 0￿eaU House 91-97 Omwu Road BeWa8t 8T7 1SH Northern Ireland Sports Forum STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Uneoffpor•Unq an Incom• and Exp•ndRurn Accourt) for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 Total Funds 2022 Fund• 2023 Fund• 2023 Fund• 2023 Funds 2022 Furtds Incom• Donaions and1ogacie8 Qthor income 25.807 76.237 101044 27,497 221 55.701 83,198 221 Totsl I￿orn• 26,052 76.237 102389 27,718 55,701 83.419 Exp•ndltUT• Charitobkn a(th1th8 33,611 78237 109.748 14,775 55,701 70.476 Il•t In￿M•1¢•xp•nd￿M1 17.459) 17M69 12,943 12,943 Trarofers bot￿￿ fiJnd8 N•t mov•m•nt In fund• for th• fln•nclal y••r 17A69) riA59) 12,943 12.943 R•conclll•tlon of fvnd•: Total funds beglnnlw of tho year 12 88.236 75,292 75,292 The Ststomont ol Flnancial fvAivitM indwlo• all galn8 and ICA8￿ tecogni80d In the financlal year. All In(m aThl exp￿dItUre relale to contknulffj actsvitss. Northern Ireland Sports Forum C¢xnp•ny Mwnb•r. M1010440 BALANCE SHEET as at 31 March 2023 2023 2022 Current A•••ts Debtors Cash at bank arKI in hand 36,706 85.821 18,154 81,539 I22￿26 99.693 Cr•dIt¢￿. Amwnts falllng du• r*lthln on• y•ar 10 141,750) (11,4581 Not Curr•nt A•Mts 88,235 T¢Jtsl A•••ts l•M Curr•rt UablMts• 80,n8 88,235 Fund• Gernral fund (unre8tricW) 80.776 88.235 T•)tal fund• 12 eo.T16 88.235 wilhln Part 15 of thè Cory*ani08 Act 20￿. For the financi￿ year endod 31 March 2023 th8 charity wa• entrtled to exompkn frcrfn audll urthr 8o(lion 477 of the Cryanles Acl 2￿,. and no nokn ha8 bo•n d8polit￿ undor •octlon 476. Tho InJstee8 c)ntinwJ for the finanoal year ended 31 March 21r23 •Tmo b88ed conditsons.. whereby the charity is contractualty entiued to fundin9 on the condition that il 1$ utilised in a particular period. In these txses the charity recognises the income to thg extent it is utilised withln r￿1ved or re(*lval)lo, whlchover is aartiér. ExperKlrture is analysed bets¥een co8ts of charitable activities and rntslrKd fvnds. The costs of each aclivity ara separatoty accumulated and di8cIo8ed. and anaty8ed according to I￿￿1r major carp￿nts. Expendrture r8CCgni8ed when a *al or construclive oblKJation exists as a result of a past evert a transfw of a¢onomiG benefits in 8etUomont arKI Iha amount of the oblyation can be feliably rneasur￿. Support costs arn those fvndions that assist the WO￿ of the thanty but CAnnot be attribulod to OM a(AMty. Such costs are allocated to actpiits88 in PTOPOrtion to 8taff or olher sultable moasurn for oach activty. Th8 Tn56tees have not identified any material unr*rtaint*s rolatod to ovents or condbtons that may ca•t 8ignifK*rt doubt about tho (hrity'8 abilty to continuo as a golrvj ccncern. Debtor• Debtor8 arn fecognls•J at th• 80t1kn)￿ amount duo after any di8L>)unt offered. PrepayTh￿ts arn valu•d at the amount prepaid not of any trade discounts due. Income racognisgd by the tharity from g¢)vornment ag8ndes arKI otsr C￿ndern. but not yet recolvod at ffinanclal year end,18 Ind￿ in dabtorn. Ca•h at b•nk and In h•nd C88h al ba￿ aThl In hand comw?8es (x8h on d•prAtt at bank8 rnqulrlng 1888 than month8 noti(x of withdrawal. T•utlon and d•f•n•d taxallon No current or deferr•J taxation arw as tho charity h08 boon granted chafitabkn exomptk)n. Irrocovèrnb valued added tox l• exporrfed as Incurrnd. Defèrred tax IB r•eL¥Jnl•ed Ni respe(* of all tknlThJ d5ffergncM that haw orkJlnated but not lo￿8•d at th balance sheet date where trnn88ction8 or events have o¢¢urrnd at Ihat dale that wll rn8ult in an obligatlon to pay moro tax in the lulurn, or a rKJht lo pay loss lax in the future. T•ming difference8 are tempwy drffoThK bolween the ch8fiV8 taxabkn profft• arKI118 resu118 as 8taknl in the ffinan￿al 8taiemeTrts. Deferrgd lax18 ThaBur8d on an undl8cA)untsd ba818 at the 18x rats8 that are anticipatad to in t1￿ piiods In whKh the linlng difforencrf arn exp8¢t￿ to rn4*rn0, based on tax and lavm that havo been enacted or S￿)8t￿n11¥0ty enacknl by the balan(xry sh88t date. CRMCAL ACCOUKnNG JUDGEAIENT AND E8TIIAATE8 assumptions that affeca th8 amounts report&J. The88 estimates and I￿•monts arn continualFy reviBwed and are based on experienc* and other factorn. Indudlng axpectations of future èvents that are b91￿Ved to be reasonablo undor cirtsJrnstanceB. iNcoMe 1 DONATION8 AND LEGACIES 2023 2022 Fund• Fund• 12 Northern Ireland Sports Forum NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS the financial year ended 31 klarch 2023 Sport Nl Membership In( Law aThl Sport Conferenc* 31￿00 31AOO 11.852 35.COO 14,333 6,580 I1￿82 3.072 3.583 3,072 Sponsorshlp IrtQrn8 Halifax FoundatK Rank Foundation CctrOI)eration Irelgrnl Dopt Of Cornmunit 10 34337 10,500 34337 9,942 3.196 7,563 26.807 76.237 102.044 83,198 OTHER INCOIAE Unrrntrlctsd R••trl¢t•d Fund• Fund• 2023 2022 EXPENDITURE CHARifABLE ACTIVTllE8 r•ct Co•1• 8upport Co•ts 2023 2022 Co•ts Exper#llturn ¢)n charitable aclivita 109,748 109.748 70,476 6.2 SUPPORT COST8 Chrft•b Acllvltl•• 2023 2022 33,388 33,388 24,621 109.748 109.7 70,476 AIIALY818 OF SUPPORT CO8T8 2023 2022 76.360 33,388 Support 24,621 109,748 70,476 INVE8TAIEKf AND OTHER INCO 2022 Bank interest 221 13 Northern Ireland Sports Forum NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 EIAPLOYEES AND REAWNERATION Nwmb•r of •mployw• The averag8 numbgr of pwsons (Ind￿JIng exa￿tive In*taosl during financial year w8B as follU￿.. 2023 14mb•r 2022 Number Admin 2023 2022 Wages arKI 8alari88 76,360 No Employee ye￿i¥8d employe8 benefft8 of morn than £60.1)Xl duriThJ tho year (2022.. ntll DE8TOR8 2023 2022 Othèr dobtors Taxation and soclal Se￿Ilty costs prepaYn￿nts and accrued Incon 1,010 5,876 118 20 12,140 36,705 18,154 10. CREDrroR8 Amovnt• f•lllng wlthln y•ar 2023 42 Taxation and 80dal wcurlty co8t• Accwals orrfl deferred incomg 1163 1034 41,750 11.458 11. RESERVES 2022 At ts boginning ofth8 yw {Daficitltsu￿us for tho financifjl year 88,230 17859) 75.292 12.943 At tho end of tho year 88.235 12. FUNDS 12.1 RECONCIUATION OF IAOVEMEKI IN FUN08 Totsl Fund8 Fund• At 1 Apfil 21Y21 Movoment duriw fmancial year 75,292 12,943 T5,2W 12,943 Al 31 March 21r22 Movem￿t duriro ￿anCIal year 17,4591 17,459) At 31 March 2023 80,776 80.776 14 Northem Ireland Sports Forum NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the fmancjd year eThJed 31 Marth 2023 12.2 ANALYSIS OF h1oVEl￿p￿s ON FUNDS B•l•nc• In¢om• ExpO￿lI￿r• Trnn•f•rn 1 Aprll bot**en 2022 fuTrd8 Balanc• 31 Mar¢h 2023 Restricted Unr••trlctrd fund• Unrn8trthJ Goneral 76.237 76.237 33.511 80.776 T¢>tsl funds 101289 109.748 80,776 13. ernployment ?￿th the d)aTity or a related entity. 14. POST4ALANCE SHEET EVENTS Tlwe ha￿ boen no 8ignlfi¢anl events affec*iry tho Chanty 8inc4 tha financial yaar4nd. ORTHE IRELA RT pp IAENTARY I FORIAA TIN THEF NAN ENT RNA LYEA DED RCH 16 Northern Ireland Sports Forum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs OPERATING STATEMENT for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 2023 2022 8ch•th Incom& 101044 83.198 1109.748) (70,476) 17.704 12,722 Mi6c8llaneou8 wKomo N•t (d•ficlty•urpluB (7,459) 12,943 The 8ur*n*ntary inform*ion d(x8 not fom) part of the fmancial statwrnnts 17 Northern Ireland Sports Forum SUPPLEMEKfARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAEpif8 SCHEDULE I . CHARITABLE ACTMTIES AND OTHER EXPENSES for tho financial year endod 31 Marth 2023 2023 2022 Wages and salaiies Stsff training Insurance Printing, p08tag0 and 8tatlonery Advertising Te￿hOne Computer costs Travelling arrfl en*rtainment Legal and wofes8ional Con8ultanGy foes Accountancy Bank charg88 Bad debts Staff *plfaro General exp8n8a• Subscriptions Programm8 Co8ts charitab￿ donatio 45.855 27S 978 497 175 3.893 924 221 2.160 780 133 105 200 194 735 13,933 15,523 109,748 70,476 The suppleftwtary infOn￿On does not fomi part of Ihe financial statements 18 Northam Ireland Sports Forum SUPPLEIJJEKfARY INFORIAATION RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs SCHEDULE 2 . MISCELLANEOUS INCOME lor th8 finan(i•l year ondod 31 2023 2023 2022 Bank Intar8•t 221 Tho suppl*rnntary information does not fomi part of the finandal staternents 19