Company Registration Number: NI073608 Charity Number: 101532
## The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital) Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements
for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
DNTCA Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor Ormeau House 91-97 Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 1SH
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust {A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital} CONTENTS
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|Reference and Administrative Information|3|
|Trustees' Annual Report|4|
|Statement ofTrustees’ Responsibilities|5|
|Independent Examiner's Report|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7|
|Balance Sheet|8|
|NotestotheFinancialStatements|9-13|
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital) REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
## Trustees
Mr Philip Donald Mr Erskine Holmes OBE Mr Jim Henning Prof Alan Woodside
Charity Number in Northern Ireland
## 401532
Company Registration Number
NIO73608
Registered Office
Navigation House 148 Hillsborough Road Lisburn Antrim BT27 5QY United Kingdom
Principal Address
Navigation House 148 Hillsborough Road Lisburn Anrtim BT27 5QY United Kingdom
Independent Examiner
DNTCA Limited Chartered Accountants Ormeau House 91-97 Ormeau Road Belfast BT? 1SH
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present their Trustees’ Annual Report, combining the Directors' Report and Trustees’ Report, and the unaudited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of ireland" and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial staternents in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The Trustees’ Report contains the information required to be provided in the Trustees' Annual Report under the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) guidelines. The trustees of the charity are also charity trustees for the purpose of charity law and under the charity's constitution are known as members of the board of trustees.
In this report the trustees of The Lagan Navigation Trust present a summary of its purpose, governance, activities, achievements and finances for the financial year 31 March 2025.
The charity is a registered charity and hence the report and results are presented in a form which complies with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and, although not obliged to comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102, the organisation has implemented its recommendations where relevant in these financial statements.
## Financial Review
The results for the financial year are set out on page 7 and additional notes are provided showing income and expenditure in greater detail.
## Financial Results
At the end of the financial year the charity has assets of £92,141 (2024 - £99,507) and liabilities of £2,750 (2024 - £2,750). The net assets of the charity have decreased by £(7,366).
## Trustees
The trustees who served throughout the financial year, except as noted, were as follows:
Mr Philip Donald
Mr Erskine Holmes OBE Mr Jim Henning Prof Alan Woodside
In accordance with the Constitution, the trustees retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
## Compliance with Sector-Wide Legistation and Standards
The charity engages pro-actively with legislation, standards and codes which are developed for the sector. The Lagan Navigation Trust subscribes to and is compliant with the following: m The Companies Act 2006 u =:The Charities SORP (FRS 102)
Winding up of The Lagan Navigation Trust The last meeting of the Lagan Navigation Trust was held on 2nd September 2024 and the next steps in relation to the Charities funds and assets was discussed. There has been little or no activity undertaken by the Trust as the focus has been on the winding up of the Charity. The Trust will be gifting their reserve funding to Charites with similar aims and objectives in the hope of works in relation to the Navigation and the restoration and maintenance of the locks along the Lagan Navigation continue.
The Trusts solicitor confirmed that once the assets and cash reserves were gifted as detailed above, the accounts should net off at zero and then be submitted as the final accounts to Companies House and the Charities Commission to officially close the company.
Approye@g by the Board of Trustees on
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C7 Trusteer James Henning
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The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital} STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees, who are also directors of The Lagan Navigation Trust for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the trustees as the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law) including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Section 1A (Small Entities). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period.
## in preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- m_ select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- m make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; m state whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the relevant financial reporting framework, identify those standards, and note the effect and the reasons for any material departure from those standards; and
- a prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.
As explained in note 3, state whether the applicable in the UK and Republic of ireland FRS 102 has been followed;
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust {A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital} INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LAGAN NAVIGATION TRUST
We have examined the financial statements of the charity for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account), the Balance Sheet and the related notes.
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our work has been undertaken so that we might compile the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, report to the Board of Trustees that we have done so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this 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 charity and the charity's members, as a body, for our work, or for this report.
## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this financial year under Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that an independent examination is required.
## It is our responsibility to:
- ™ examine the financial statements under section 65 of the Charities Act; m follow the procedures laid down by the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act; and
- m state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## Basis of independent examiner's report
We have examined your charity financial statements as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried cut in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- m= accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006
- m_ the financial statements do not accord with those accounting records
- a the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)
- a there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
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|Unrestricted|Total|Unrestricted|Total|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|
|2025|2025|2024|2024|
|Notes|£|£|£|£|
|Income|
|Other|income|5.1|-|-|(416)|416|
|Expenditure|
|Charitable|activities|1,200|1,200|-|-|
|Other expenditure|6.1|6,166|6,166|2,039|2,039|
|Total|Expenditure|7,366|7,366|2,039|2,039|
|Net income/{expenditure)|{7,366}|(7,366)|(2,455)|(2,455)|
|Transfers|between|funds|-|-|-|-|
|Net movement|in|funds|for the|financial|year|(7,366)|(7,366)|(2,455)|(2,455)|
|Reconciliation|of funds:|
|Total|funds|beginning|of the year|14|96,757|96,757|99,212|99,212|
|Total|funds|at the end|of the|year|89,391|89,391|96,757|96,757|
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The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the financial year. All income and expenditure relate to continuing activities.
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust
(A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital) Company Number: NI073608 BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 March 2025
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||Notes|£|£|
|Fixed Assets||||
|Tangible assets|10|-|1,657|
|CurrentAssets||||
|Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand|11|92,141
-|98,033
(183)|
|||92,141|97,850|
|Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year|12|(2,750)|(2,750)|
|Net Current Assets||89,391|95,100|
|Total Assets less Current Liabilities||89,391|96,757|
|Funds||||
|General fund (unrestricted)||89,391|96,757|
|Totalfunds|14|89,391|96,757|
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to smail companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006; and no notice has been deposited under section 476.
The trustees confirm that the members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the financial year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of its profit and loss for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charity.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of treland", applying Section 1A of that Standard.
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The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of the financial statements
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital} NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Lagan Navigation Trust is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in Northern ireland. The registered office of the charity is Navigation House, 148 Hillsborough Road, Lisburn, Antrim, BT27 SQY, United Kingdom which is also the principal place of business of the charity. The financial statements have been presented in Pound (£) which is also the functional currency of the charity.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following accounting: policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the charity’s financial statements.
## Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102", applying Section 1A of that Standard. As permitted by the Companies Act 2006, the charity has varied the standard formats in that act for the Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet. Departures from the standard formats are to comply with the requirements of the Charities SORP and are in compliance with section 4.7, 10.6 and 15.2 of that SORP.
## Statement of compliance
The financial statements of the charity for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 have been prepared on a basis other than that of the going concern basis and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102", applying Section 1A of that Standard.
## Fund accounting
The following are the categories of funds maintained:
## Restricted funds
Restricted funds represent income received which can only be used for particular purposes, as specified by the donors. Such purposes are within the overall objectives of the charity.
## Unrestricted funds
:
Unrestricted funds consist of General and Designated funds.
m General funds represent amounts which are expendable at the discretion of the board, in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. m Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that the board has, at its discretion, set aside for particular purposes, These designations have an administrative purpose only, and do not legally restrict the board's discretion to apply the fund.
## Income
Income is recognised by inclusion in the Statement of Financial Activities only when the charity is legally entitled to the income, performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, the amounts involved can be measured with sufficient reliability and it is probable that the income will be received by the charity.
Income from charitable activities Income from charitable activities include income earned from the supply of services under contractual arrangements and from performance related grants which have conditions that specify the provision of particular services to be provided by the charity. income from government and other co-funders is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to the income because it is fulfilling the conditions contained in the related funding agreements. Where a grant is received in advance, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, it is accrued in debtors.
Grants from governments and other co-funders typically include one of the following types of conditions:
u Performance based conditions: whereby the charity is contractually entitled to funding only to the extent that
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust {A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital} NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
the core objectives of the grant agreement are achieved. Where the charity is meeting the core objectives of a grant agreement, it recognises the related expenditure, to the extent that it is reimbursable by the donor, as income.
Time based conditions: whereby the charity is contractually entitled to funding on the condition that it is utilised in a particular period. In these cases the charity recognises the income to the extent it is utilised within the period specified in the agreement.
in the absence of such conditions, assuming that receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured, grant income is recognised once the charity is notified of entitlement.
Grants received towards capital expenditure are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities when received or receivable, whichever is earlier.
## Expenditure
Expenditure is analysed between costs of charitable activities and raising funds. The costs of each activity are separately accumulated and disclosed, and analysed according to their major components. Expenditure is recognised when a Jegal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, a transfer of economic benefits is required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be reliably measured. Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but cannot be attributed to one activity. Such costs are allocated to activities in proportion to staff time spent or other suitable measure for each activity.
## Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or at valuation, less accumulated depreciation. The charge to depreciation is calculated to write off the original cost or valuation of tangible fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives as follows:
## Plant and machinery
- 20% Reducing Balance
## Debtors
Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Income recognised by the charity from government agencies and other co-funders, but not yet received at financial year end, is included in debtors.
## Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand comprises cash on deposit at banks requiring less than three months notice of withdrawal.
Taxation and deferred taxation
No current or deferred taxation arises as the charity has been granted charitable exemption. Irrecoverable valued added tax is expensed as incurred.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date where transactions or events have occurred at that date that will result in an obligation to pay more tax in the future, or a right to pay less tax in the future. Timing differences are temporary differences between the charity's taxable income and its results as stated in the financial statements.
Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are anticipated to apply in the periods in which the timing differences are expected to reverse, based on tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
3. GOING CONCERN
All companies are required to adopt the going concern basis of accounting, except in circumstances where the directors determine at the date of approval of the financial statements either that they intend to liquidate the entity or to cease trading.
The Trust will cease trading at a date post year end and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of the going concern basis. This basis includes, where applicable, writing the company’s assets down to net realisable value. No provision has been made for the future costs of terminating the business unless such costs were committed at the reporting date.
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust {A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital} NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
## 4. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENT AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectation of future events that are believed to reasonable under circumstances.
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|5.|INCOME|
|5.1|OTHER|INCOME|Unrestricted|Restricted|2025|2024|
|Funds|Funds|
|£|£|£|£|
|Other income|-|-|-|(416)|
|6.|EXPENDITURE|
|6.1|CHARITABLE|ACTIVITIES|Direct|Other|Support|2025|2024|
|Costs|Costs|Costs|
|£|£|£|£|£|
|6.2|OTHER EXPENDITURE|Direct|Other|Support|2025|2024|
|Costs|Costs|Costs|
|£|£|£|E|£|
|Other expenditure|-|2,474|3,692|6,166|2,039|
|6.3|SUPPORT|COSTS|Other|2025|2024|
|Expenditure|
|£|£|£|
|Accountancy|54|54|1,000|
|Premises|Costs|3,638|3,638|1,039|
|3,692|3,692|2,039|
|7.|ANALYSIS|OF SUPPORT|COSTS|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Accountancy|54|1,000|
|Depreciation|-|416|
|Premises|Costs|3,638|1,039|
|3,692|2,465|
|8.|NET INCOME|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Net Income|is|stated|after|charging/(crediting):|
|Depreciation|of tangible|assets|-|416|
|Deficit/(surplus)|on|disposal|of tangible|fixed|assets|1,657|-|
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9. There are no employees who received employee benefits of more than £60,000 for the reporting period.
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## The Lagan Navigation Trust (A company company limited by guarantee, not having having a share share capital) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(A company company limited by guarantee, not having having a share share capital) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
## 10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
|10.|TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||Plant and|Total|
|||machinery||
|||£|£|
||Cost|||
||At 1 April2024|6,342|6,342|
||Disposals|(6,342)|(6,342)|
||At 31 March 2025|-|-|
||Depreciation|||
||At 1 April 2024
On disposals|4,685
(4,685)|4,685
(4,685)|
||At 31 March 2025|-|-|
||Net book value|||
||At 314 March 2025|-|-|
||At 31 March 2024|1,657|1,657|
|11.|DEBTORS|2025|2024|
|||£|£|
||Trade debtors|92,141|98,033|
|12.|CREDITORS|2025|2024|
||Amounts falling duewithin one year|£|£|
||Accruals and deferred income|2,750|2,750|
|13.|RESERVES|||
|||2025|2024|
|||£|£|
||Atthe beginning ofthe year|96,757|99,212|
||Deficit forthe financial year|(7,366)|(2,455)|
||Atthe end oftheyear|89,391|96,757|
|14.|FUNDS|||
|14.1.|RECONCILIATION OFMOVEMENT IN FUNDS|Unrestricted|Total|
|||Funds|Funds|
|||£|£|
||At t April 2023|99,212|99,212|
||Movement during the financial year|(2,455)|(2,455)|
||At 31 March 2024|96,757|96,757|
||Movement during the financial year|(7,366)|(7,366)|
||At31March2025|89,391|89,391|
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for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
|14.2|ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS ON FUNDS|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Balance|Expenditure|Transfers|Balance|
|||1 April||between|31 March|
|||2024||funds|2025|
|||£|£|£|£|
||Unrestricted funds|||||
||Unrestricted General|96,757|7,366|-|89,391|
||Total funds|96,757|7,366|-|89,391|
|14.3.|ANALYSIS OF NETASSETS BYFUND|||||
||||Current|Current|Total|
||||assets|liabilities||
||||£|E|£|
||Unrestricted general funds||92,141|(2,750)|89,391|
||||92,141|(2,750)|89,391|
15. STATUS
The charity is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital.
## The liability of the members is limited.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while they are members, or within one financial year thereafter, for the payment of the debts and liabilities of the company contracted before they ceased to be members, and the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributors among themselves, such amount as may be required, not exceeding £ 1.
16. POST-BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
The Board Trustees held a meeting in September 2024 to discuss winding up of the trust. A solicitor was appointed to prepare the closure documents including a written resoluion to be submitted to Companies House and HM Revenue & Customs.
17. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
The Trustees, nor any person connected with them, have not received remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity.
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