COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER N1019008
ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY
GUARANTEE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2023
Charity Numb8r NIC101111

ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Flnancial statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
Contents
page
Members of the board and professional advisers
Trustees, annual report
Independent auditor's report to the members
Statement of financial activities (incorporating the income
and expenditure account)
10
Balance sheet
11
Cash flow statement
12
Notes to the financial statements
13

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ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Members of the board and professional advisers
Règistered charity name
Ardbarron Trust Limited
Charity number
NIC101111
Company registration number
N1019008
Principal and reglstered office
9 Hightown Avenue
Ballywonard
Newtownabbey
Co Antrim
BT36 4RT
Trustees
MrJRHAgnew
Mr M J Agnew
Mr G W Agnew
Mr M R Johiiston
Mr l J Maccorkell
Mr E J Boyle
Auditor
BDO Northern Ireland
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
Metro Building, 1 st Floor
6-9 Donegall Square South
Belfast
8T15JA
Bankers
Danske Bank
Donegall Square West
Belfast
BT16JS
Solicitors
Hewitt & Gilpin
8 High Street
Holywood
BT18 9AZ
Edwards & Co. Solicitors
28 Hill Street
Belfast
BT12LA

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ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Trustees, annual report
Year ended 31 December 2023
Tlic Iruslees, who al'e also dii'eclOI'.8 for the pU￿Obes uf Lompany law, present thcii- Itport aT)d the
finailcial statements of Ilie chai'ity foi. Ihc yeai. elided 31 Deceiiibei. 2023.
Refei"ence and adnilnl&¢rative detAIIs
Registered Office.. 9 Hightown Aveiiue, Newtownabbey, Co Anlrim, B T36 4RT
Compdny Regisli'dtion Nu.: N101900R
Noitljern Ireland Cliai'ity Commissiort No.- NIC I O I I I I
Tlie trustees
The irustees who served Ihe charity durftiig the period wei'e as follows..
Mr J R H Agiiew
Mr M J Agnew
Mi. G W Agnew
Mr M R Johnston
Mr l J MiieCorkLII
Mr E J fjoyle
{appoiritcd 15 FebnJi2ry 2023)
(appoiiited 15 FebNary 2023)
Mr M R Johnston i'esigned as a ti'uslee on 4 Marcli 2024.
Guvernliig DvLuineiit
'l-h¥ oi-&iani8atioii is a cliai'ital)le coinpai?y limited by LJuai'antcL. incoi'pnralcd on 12 1)LLLrnbcr 1985,
and as such Ihe liability of f4tch of it.s membcrs ib liinited. -file Lompdny 1.% govcrned by ils board nf
trustccs who opeR7te &s dctailed in the governing) document lor Ihc Lharity, wh icl) is Memoi'anduin
and Articles ot- Association. In thL Lvent of thc GUEnpany heinE woiind lip membct"¥ arc rcquircd lo
LunlribiitL dn atnoiint exceeding £1.
Appointment of 'l-ruytee5
Uiidcr thc requircments of Ihc Meinorunduin and Aiticlcs of Association, tlie eompaiiy mlly from tirnc
to time in General Mectiiigs inLreabb oi. rcducc thc number of t￿stee5. and deleimine in what i'otation
sucli incrtyascd or I'cduced numbLI' shall gi) out of offibL. and make the appointmenly necessary for
effccting atty si￿h incrEase.
Truslee Induction and Training
'riustLC members di-c familial- with th¢ pr&ctical rolc ot. th¢ cliarity. Additional n¢w trustees will bc
cncouragcd lo all¢nd appi'opriale extcmal training events wh¢r¢ Iliese will facilitate thc undertal(iiig of
Ilicir role.
Organisatlon
The boai'd of truste¥s nianage ￿nd dii.ect the ¥harity.
The board of knustees m¢ct regularly to facilitate effe¢live oi)eratioiis and ensur¢ the charity delivei's
th¢ services specificd.

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ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Trustees, annual report Icontlmuèd
Year ended 31 December 2023
Related PartlLS
Tliree of tl)e trustees are also dii'¢¢lors ol" Jolin Henderson (Holdings) Limited. Two of these Iruslees
re also diiEctois of Hendeison Wliolesale Limited. Hendei'soii Retail Lii)iited, Hendei'sot)
Foodservice Liniit¢d, Il¢ndcr.son Ciroiip Prop¥rty Limited, John Httnderson (Mallusk) Limited,
Hendeison Teclinolug'y Limited and Rash Nl Limilcd. Thc compaiiy holds R,860 £1 'A' oi-diiiclly
shdL'¢S (24.9/0 of totall, 80,114 £1 'B' ordinc2ry iion-voting shares (I OOO/o of iotal) and 1,179 £ I 'C'
ordinary non-v()ling.%hares ( IOOO/o of total) in Joh￿ l-Eendei'8on (Holdings) Liniited.
Rlsk M*n2%¢m¢nt
The comp<qliy has a risk management strategy in place which compyises ali ai)iiual review of the m(ljOi'
I"isks' to whicli the cliarily Is Lxpused, in pai'ticular Iliose rclc1tcd lo the operations aiid finaiiccs ot tlie
coÉnpany, and the e.stahlishineiil of 5y,slcms aiid proccdurLs to mitigat.e thosc riskts. The board ot
tiwstees are sali&ti¥cl that systeins air in pli( cc lo niiligdlc cxposutc lu IhL niajoi- risks.
Objectiyes and activities
PMrpo.se.I
'riic Trust cxists to proniotL IhL Lhiislian Ciospel iii Word and Deed, to help in the pi'evenlion and
I'eliet ot- p()veity, tlie i)rovision of hcalthcare dnd lilerauy. dnd Lhc rclief of thos¢ in need by i"eason or
youth. agc, ill-h¥iilih, disability, financial hai-dsliip oi- othei- disadvaIitage.
Beiiefieiu￿e￿,
The ultimcile beiiefiLiurtLS dLL p¢uple in Ilie UK and throughout tlic woi-ld as grants are pi'ovided to UK
I'ttgi.steitd chai'ities And chaiities opei'aling in the D¥vLlvping woi'ld.
Aclivilies
o achieve its purposes, the Tru,st providcs financial support by way of Lrarjts. To 1112ke tliis
disti'ibutioii of grants POb%ibl#, the Trust received a donatioti fiDm John Flendci'son (HoldingFs)
Limited. Regular feedback is provided by the chdritlLb SUPPOrted.
Publftc Benefit,StateJllentlDeclaraliun
Thc trustees liave taken insti'iiction on bolh ihe Charittes Act (Northern li-cland) 2008 and the
Conipantcs Abl 2006. They have considered in purticulai- the obligations impo.ged under tlie public
bettelits test nf thc Cliarilics Act {North¢rn Irelund) 2008 and can contirm that the cl)arity mLLt.% th¢
Lrilcria s¢t down thercin. Ai'dbarron Trnst Limited became r¢gi8¢ered with 'fhe Charity Commission
for Northern Ireland ot) 20 March 2015.
Achievements
Dui-ing tlie year undei. r¢view. th¢ Trust awai'ded gi'ants lolalling £7,556,609 to 307 organisations
Tecognised for theii. work and experienLc in the ai-eas sp¢¢ificd. Beneficiai'ies (Ire assessed and
decisioiis are Tnade based on thc tnistccs, understanding of thcir ability to use grant% wisely iii
fulfilliiig their objeclives, aligned to Ilie Trust's objective8.
Restrictions on who cali benefit
Givcn thc broad range of organisations that rc¢¢iv¢ bJi'ants froni the Trust. thei'e aTe 110 restrictions otL
who can ultimately benefit fi'om tlie Tiijst's activities in financially supporting thos¢ orgai)i8Atioiis
who are providing services ai)d opportunitie.% foi. the iinprovenient ot'all.

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ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Trustees, annual report Iconllnuedl
Yaar ended 31 December 2023
HAI'M
It is considei-ed that Ilie public benetils of the Trust's activities outweigh any pol¢nli&l llarni.
Private Benefit
Grants 4ire paid direct to IEgislered cliarities and as su¢li tlieic sliould be iio pi'iv&le benefit. Modest
grants to smuller local chaiities arc considcred in¢id¢nlal. Any pl'ivatc benefit that niay aris¢ is
considered incidental to the public benefit.
FinaTILial review
'I'hc dctriil¢d I'¢siilis foi the pei'iod. and the company's linancial positioii at the peL'iod end are sliown i
the uttauhcd financial slatcm¢nt¥.
The total unitslricl¥LI incotninLJ resoiii'ces toi- the pei'iod ainounled lo £9,373,441 {2022.. £7,IJ79,666).
with expeiidilui'c of £7,652,7C)1 (2022.. £6,617,933), re.sultiI)g in net iiicon)ing i'csoui'Les foi. tlie yeiir ()r
£1,720.680 (2022.. LI.361.733). Tliere We￿ also unrcaliscd gain& on iiivestmbnlb uf £18,784,110
{2U22.. £36.331,652). I'his leaves uvjre.%trictcd tiinds of £297,305,428 (2022.. £256,800.638) at the ycar
end.
Tbe niain inconiing irsources of tlic ch&ri¢y donations.
Reserves Policy
TIIL trustees feel that as Ihc level of charildbl6 cxp¢nditure iii any one period is bd.%cd on the level of
doiialions i#tyeived iii that pcriod an(11112t the ai110111I1 of kdininiblraliv¥ expeiiditurc is minimul, th
compatiy does not need to Iiold significant anioutits in reseives. At pi'¢%ent thei'e drc posilive ti'ee
JESe￿eS ot-£3,250,699 (2022.. £1,53U.019).
Plaiis fill- ft'uttsrL periudb
The cuinplilly plaiis to coiitinue tlie activitie.s outliiicd above in the furlhLoining years.
Statement of C.thmplianee- Public Benefit
In establishing the objectlvcs and planntng ()f distribution of grants for the yeai., tlie tr115tee% h8ve
given careful collsidcration to the Ch¢Lrily L'omimission tor Northeiii Ircland's guidance (Scclion 4 of
the C,'liarilies Act (Northei'n Ir¢land) 2008) nil public bcnefil to eiisure IhiE I Ihe activities have helped to
acl)ieve ¢h¢ Trust's purposes aiid provides a b¢nefit lo beneficiaries.
Trustees. respon51bllld*s statement
Thc liustees (who al-e also the Ilii'e¢lors of Ardb(InDii Tnist Limitcd for the purposes of company law)
are re5poiisible foi. prcpai-ing tlie Tiustees, aiiiiual rcporl ai)d tlie fiiiancial ,slalements in accurdanLe
with appliLabl¢ law and i-egiilatioiis.
Company law requircs Ihc tn]stees lo pi'eparc finaiicial statement5 foi- each financial ycaT. Under that
law th¢ Iwst¢es Iiave clectcd to pi'epai'e Ilie finanGial slateinciits in accordaiice with U￿lted Kin8doin
Generally Accepted Accounting Practicc (Unilcd Kingdom Accounting S13ndards and appliLable law).
Under cojnpany law the trustees must noi approve the financial stateiiieiits unle8S tliey ar¢ satisfied
thdt they give a tiue atid fail. VAew of Ilie stale of affaiiB of the chiirity and Ili¢ incon)e ai)d expenditw.
of the charity for that p¢riod.

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ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Trustees, annual report (¢onllnued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
In i)rcpariiig tlie.qe finunLiiil ,qlateinenls, the Irustees ai'L I'cquii'cd t()..
selcLI suit&blL clLuoiiiiliiig puliLiL5 aiid Ilicn Jpply tliein L()11.si8leiiily-
obsctvc Ihc nietliods uiid pi'inLipILs in the Cli411'ilibs SORP.
m&l(e judgcin¢nts an(1 aLeuiinling cstimatLS tliat al'b reiiSvniiblc and pi'udenl; dnd
pi'cpui'e the fiiiancial slatcnirnts oil Ilic going conc¢rii basis uiile.%s it 18 inappi'opriate lo prLsumc
that Ihc cliui'ity will LontiniLC in opeiylion.
The Iruslees arc I'cspon.8ible foi- kccpiiig adeqiiaic aLLOUllting i'ecords Ilial are siifficiciil lo sliow and
explain Ilie chai'ity's li-ansacliuns and disclosc willi rea.sonal)IL Itcclli'acy al aiiy timc Ihe fii)aiicial
P0511ion of the charity arid er]ablL Iliem to eiisui'e that Ihc fiiiaiiLial .sl¢ilLmciits comply with tlie
C.onipdnics A¢t 2006. Thcy iiiL' also rLspullsible lor Sdfcgiiarding thL £lSscls ul tho chill-ity uiid hLiice
foi. t?( kiiiLJ IIEisoiiablty stLps for the prLvciitiOll 4iiid dcteclioii of fi'au<l aiid oiliei. ii'i'cg411ai'ili&s.
EÉich of Ilie per.sons who 1.8 a Iru.8lee al Ilic dalc of api)i-oval of tlii.s I'¢porl Lonfii'ins thal=
s(Tr fai. as caLh irustee is awarL, Ihcrc is no relevant audit inf017lliltion u1- whiLlI Ihc Lharily's (iuclilor
is iinawarc. (ind
C(ILh Irustce has talccn all stLP% Ih<lt they ought lo liavc taken 115 il tl"Ilbtce l() makL" Ilicmsolvc.s ilWUI'e
of any relLvanl iqiidil ITiformali()n and lo estahlish Iliat the chxi'iLy's audilor is awarL i)t Ihat
infoimialion.
Auditor
TIIL duditors. BDO Nvrtherii Ii'Lland h<iVC cxpfLsscd thcir williiiLsnLSS lu LuiitiiiuL in offiLL diid a
I'c8olulic)n to rc-appoiiit Ilicin will bc i)i-(Ipo%ed dt the aniiual genei'al Incctiiig.
Sniall con]p#ny exetnptions
I'lii% rcpoi'l lias bcLli pfcp£ircd in accordaiicc wilh Ilic provisioiis ¢ippli¢able to companies entitled lo
IhL %mdll compaiiies cxcmpti()ii.
ReLiisIci'LcI orriL¢'.
9 Flig,litown Av6nue
B¢illywoiidi'd
Ncwtowniibbcy
Co Anlrii
BT36 4RI'
Signcd on behalf of tlie Iiustees
Mr J R Fl Agncw
Charily I'ruslc
26 July 2024