Charity number: NIC101410 Omagh Independent Advice Services Trustees, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Omagh Independent Advice Services Contents Page Legal and adrninistrative information TN5tres r¢porL Independent exallllners, report StaLemenl of finaTLcial activitie8 Balance sheet Notes to the financial statements 7.10 Omagh Independent Advice Services Legal and administrative inforn)ation Charity number NIC101410 Registered office The Community House 2 Drnmragh Aveiiue Omagh Co Tyrone BT78 IDP 028 8224 3252 Trustees Conor Keys Barry Mcmellamin Roddy Hackett Mary T Conway Marty Woodkiead Eryol Thompson Mary Garyity Barry McElduff Karolina Wenta Geraldine Keys Jim Sharkey Hazel McGuigan Accountants ODonnell & Mellon 19121 Castle Street Omagh CO. Tyrone BT78 IDD Bankers Ulster Bank High Street Omagh Page I OmAgh Independent Advice Services Report of the trnstees for the year ended 31 March 2023 The trustees present their report alld the financial staLen￿ntS for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees who served during the yeaT and up to the date of tE]is report are Conor Keys Jitn Sharkey Barry Mcmenarllin Roddy Hackett Mary T Conway Errol Thompson Mary Ga2Tity Maty Woodhead. Karolina Wenta Geraldine Keys Batry McElduff Hazel McGuigan Cbairpersoj) Vice Chairman Treagurer Secrelary Structur4 governance and management A voluntary management committee is responsible for the policy and genernl management of the affai￿ of the Organisation. The COAT￿nIttee meets on a regular basis. Members of the committ¢e are elected at the Annual General Meeting, Objectives and activities Tbe Organisation was established tQ Telieve poverty and advance education in Oinagh and the surrounding district aiid iii pariicular to provide welfue rights advAce, information and assistance for people of necLSSitous circuiii8tances. Achievements and perforni&nce From April 2022 to March 2023, we dec11t with 7,077 enquirics, represented at 63 Appeal Tribunals, dealt with debt amounting io £983,047.00 and our work helped generate a total of £1,854,944.00 on bchalf of our clients. These figures clearly illustrate tli<11 OIAS is tdckLing poverty alld social exclusion and making real diffeTeDces lo local peoplc's live8 Page 2 Oll￿gh Independent Advice Services Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 Statement of trustees, responsibilities The trustees are responsible t'or preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial Statell￿ntS in a¢¢oidatLce with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Ktngdom Generally Accepted A¢¢ounting PracLice). applicable lo ch￿ltieS in Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare financial slaternents for eacli linancial year which give a true and fair view of charity and of the incoming resources and applicauon of resources ol the charity for that year. In prepariTig these financial statements the trustees aTe required to: select suitable accounling policies and then apply them consislenily. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prnd¢nt' state whether applicable UK Ac¢ounling Standards have been followed, sllbje¢t to any material deparmres dis'closed and explained in the fjnancial statements. and prepare the financial statements on the goillg concern basis unless it is inappropriate lo presurne (hat the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keepiug proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable aeeuracy at any time the financial position of the charlly and enable to ensure that the fLn&ncial statements comply with the the Charities Act (Northerll Ireland) 2008 . They are also responsible for safeguarding Ihe assets of the eI￿ritY and hence for taking re&£onable step8 for the Prevention and detection of fraud and Oth￿ I￿egUlarlties. The Iruslees bave complied with the duty lo have reg&d lo tbe guidance issued by the Commission linder section 4(b). This report was approved by the board 25 January 2024 and signed on its behalf by Jim Shar Chairman ChariLy nwnber .' NIC 101410 The Community HoLise 2 Druntragh Avenue Omagh Co. Tyrone Page 3 Omagh Independent Advice Services Illdependent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of Omagh Independent Advice Seryices. I report on the accounts of Omagh Independent Advice Services for the year ended 31 March ?023 set out on pages 2 to Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner As the charity's trustees you ai'¢ responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charili¢S Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. It is my responsibility to - exarrtille the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act - follow the procedures laid down in the general Dire¢tions give by tbe Commission under Section 65(9)(b) of Ibe Charities Act stale whether partieiiltar matters have come to my atlEntion. Basis of independent examiner's statement I have examined your clwity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my exa￿ll￿ation was earried out in accordance withi the genth'al Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under sertion 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination includ¢s a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparigon of Ibe a¢¢ouni$ presented with tknose records. It also in¢ludes consideration of any LilluSL￿1 items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explallations from you as liuslees concerning any such matters. My role is to .8late whether any material matter8 have come to my attention giving me cause to believe,. l. That aecounting rec￿'dS were not kept in ac¢ordance with section 63 of the Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not conwly with the accounting requirements of the Charitie5 Act 4. That there further inforn]ation necded for a proper understanding ot the accounls Lo be itached, Independent examiner's statement I h&ve completed my exan]ination and Iiav¢ no coi)cerns in respect to th¢ mattrs (l) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Corn￿lSsion for Northern Iieland, I hdve tound no rnatte￿ Ihal require drawing ¢0 yoiir attention. JoeQ F.C.C.A. Independent examiner 19121 Castle Street OMAGH Co Tyrone BT78 IDD Page 4 Omagh Independent Advice Services Statement of finallcial activities For the year ended 31 March 2023 Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Year 2022 2023 Notes Income and endowments from Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other 658 658 197,285 465 150 218,690 197,285 465 Total 1,123 197,285 198,408 218,846 Expenditure on: Clwitable activitie8 Other 589 458 180,342 180,931 458 199,147 572 Total 1,047 180,342 181,389 199,719 Net incomel(expendiÉure) 76 16,943 17,019 19.127 Reconcilation of funds Total funds brought forward 67,745 98,633 79,506 Total funds carried forward 30,964 84,688 115,652 98,633 Tht statement of fmaDci411 iictivities includes all gairks and los&es in the year alld thLrefore a sep