## **BANGOR WORLDWIDE MISSIONARY CONVENTION**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
**31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE CHARITY TRUSTEES OF BANGOR WORLDWIDE MISSIONARY CONVENTION**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 3 to 5.
## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHARITY TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities act;
- Follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Commission under section 65 (9) (b) of the Charities Act;
- State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 if the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65 (9) (b) of the Charities Act.
My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:
- (1) That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act.
- (2) That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records.
- (3) That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act.
- (4) That there is no further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT**
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
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**BANGOR WORLDWIDE MISSIONARY CONVENTION**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Note**
**Balance at 1 January 2023**
General
Designated Funds:
Missionary candidates
Still to be allocated by donors
Still to be allocated to missions
**RECEIPTS**
Gift Aid scheme
Income tax refunds
Donations
Offerings
Legacy
Convention
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Donations to missions
Missionary candidates
Use of premises
General expenses
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**SURPLUS FOR YEAR**
**Balance at 31 December 2023**
General
Designated funds:
Still to be allocated to missions
2
Missionary candidates
Still to be allocated by donors|**2023**
**£**
**£**
5,757
1,097
1,910
2,920
11,684
108,322
31,372
26,842
11,948
-
7,374
185,858
47,275
-
5,350
37,809
90,434
95,424
20,071
84,065
1,502
1,470
107,108|
|**2022**
**£**
**£**
8,538
1,847
-
-
10,385
111,994
26,256
21,602
5,211
10,237
7,508
182,808
124,406
1,200
9,170
46,733
181,509
1,299
5,757
2,920
1,097
1,910
11,684|
|---|---|---|---|
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All receipts and payments relate to unrestricted funds.
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## **BANGOR WORLDWIDE MISSIONARY CONVENTION**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**CASH AT BANK**
Danske Bank
Paypal account
Stripe account
Donr account
**NET ASSETS**
**ACCUMULATED SURPLUS**
At start of year
Surplus for year
At end of year
All charity funds are unrestricted funds.|**2023**
**£**
106,973
-
135
-
107,108
11,684
95,424
107,108|**2022**
**£**
11,254
252
121
57
11,684
10,385
1,299
11,684|
|---|---|---|
Approved by:
________________________________ ________________________
HONORARY TREASURER
DATE
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**BANGOR WORLDWIDE MISSIONARY CONVENTION**
**NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **1. Basis of Preparation**
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## **2. Designated Funds Balances**
At the year end the charity held funds of £84,065 that had been designated for specific missions. These funds were paid to the relevant missions in early January 2024.
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