The Verba Arts Centre N rthern Ireland Limited Charitable C an Limited b Guarantee Com Charl an tration Numbe Number: N1026500 01482 istr INDEPENDENT AU North nd ITORS. Lirni ORT to the D- ectors of The V rb rthe 31 March 2024 s Centr ear Opinion We have audited the financial statements of The Verbal Arts Centre (Northern Ireland) Limited ('the charitable company,) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Cash Flows and the rated notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in thelr preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland" (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Prartice). This report Is made solely to the charitable company's Directors, as a bodyi In accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's Directors those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's Directors as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. In our opinion the financial statements: Give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its total incoming resources and expenditure of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended. have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provlde a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relatlng to going concern We have nothing to report in respett of the following matters in relation to which ISAS (UK) require us to report to you where: the directors, use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast slgnlficant doubt about the charitable company's abllity to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for Issue.
The Verbal Arts Centre Northern Ireland Limited Charitable Com an Limited b uarantee NDEPENDENT A ern Ireland DITORS. REPORT to the Dir imited for the ear ended 31 Ma ors of The Verb 2024 Continued Arts Cent Other Informatlon The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Information included in the Directors, Report, other than the financial statements and our Auditor's Report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially mlsstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: the information given in the Directors, Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and the Directors, Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Matters on whlch we are required to report by exception In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors, Report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and retums. or certain disclosures of directors, remuneration specified by law are not made; or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audlt; or the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies, regime and tske advantage of the small companles, exemptlon in preparing the Directors, Report. Emphasis of Matter - Golng concern We draw the reader's attention to paragraph 2.3. of these financial statements, in respect of the Charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity incurred losses in the year due to the completion of a number of larger projects. However, since the year end, future projett funding has been secured, and cashflow will be aided both by the recovery of outstanding grant debtors, and advance payments on the new project secured. Our opinion is not modified in this regard. io
The Verbal Arts Centre Northern Ireland Limited Charitab ecom Limited b Guarantee INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT to the Directors of The Verbal Arts Cent Northern eland Limited the ear ende 31 March 2024 Conti ued Responsibilities of Directors As explained more fully in the Directors, Responsibilities Statement, the directors (who are also the trustees of the charitable company for the purpose of charity law), are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the direttors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intends to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do 50. Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor's Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit condurted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud are to assess the risk of material misstatement due to fraud, design and implement appropriate responses to those assessed risks and to respond appropriately to instsnces of fraud or suspetted fraud identified during the course of our audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detertion of fraud rests with management and those charged with governance of the company. In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respett of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following: We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the charitable company's financial statements and considered the most significant are the Companies Act 2006 and Financial Reporting Standards (FRS102); We have assessed the risk of material misstatement of the flnancial statements, including risk of material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur by holding discussions with management and those charged with governance. We enquired of management and those charged wlth governance as to any known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations; Understanding the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non- compliance with laws and regulations; and Discussions amongst the audit engagement team regarding how fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. As part of this discussion, we identified the following potential areas where fraud may occur: timlng of revenue recognition and management override.
The Verbal Arts Centre Northern Ireland Limited Charitable Com an Limited b Guarantee INDEPENDENT Northern Irel ITORS, REP Limited fo T to the D" ear ende ectors of The Ver March 2024 rts Cent The audlt response to rlsks identified included: Reviewing the financial statements disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with the levant laws and regulations above; Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risk of material misstatement due to fraud. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessing whether the Judgements made in making accounting estimates are reasonable and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactlons that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. and In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are reasonable and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transattions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report. Mr. Ryan Falls FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of CAVANAGHKELLY Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 36 - 38 Northland Row Dungannon Co. Tyrone BT71 6AP Date: 6 December 2024 12