CONNEcf MINISTIUES
INDEPENDENT EL4MINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CONNECT MINiSTIUES
I report on the accounts for the year ended 3 1st August 2023 which are set out pages 7 to 15.
Respective re5ponsAbilities of trustees and exAmÉner
The chaTity'5 trusteES are respoDsIblE for thB preparation of the accounts. The chaTity's tru5tEes consideT that audit is
not requEred for this period undeT section 65(21 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 {&s amended) and that an
independent txatllination is needed.
It is tny respotEsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 65(3} of the 2008 Act.
to follow the pro¢¢dures laid down in the gen¢ral Dirtctions given by the Charity co￿￿1$$1￿￿ under S¢¢iion
65{9llb} of the 2008 Act-, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
B#sls of independernt t￿m￿Ner's YÈport
I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examillation was ca￿led
ollt in acc()rdance with the general DirectiLins given by the Char&ty Commission for Northern Irelattd under section
65191(b} of the CEwities Aci.
y examination in¢luded a r¢￿eW of the &CCOUniing re¢ords kept by tILe chaTity artd a ¢ompartson of Ihe ac¢ounts
presented with those rE¢ords. It also included collsideration of any unusual Lte￿5 or disclosures ill the accounts.
seeking explanations from you #s cbarity trLlStees Concerning any such matters.
My role is to state Thl]ether any tnaterial matters bave come to my attention giving me c&use to believe..
That accounting records were not kept in accordan¢e ￿7th section 63 of the Chariii¢s A
2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records
3. That th¢ a¢counts do not oomply Mith the accounting requirement5 ofihe Chariti¢5 Act
4. That there is further inforniatioD needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be r¢a¢hed.
IDdependent ex2miller's statement
I hav¢ ¢0￿pItted tny txamination and have no GOtLceTn5 ill respect of the matters (l) to {4) ILSted above and, in conllectTon
with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require
drawillg to your attention.
Peter Stevemson
Member ofthe Institute of Chartered
Atcountxnts in Ireland
Stevenson and Wilson
22-30 Broadway Avenue
BallvmEna
23rd April 2024
BT43 7AA