The Esme Mltchell Trust Independent Examlner's Report For the year ended 5 Aprll 2023 Independent Examlner's Report to thè Trustee of The Esme Mltch811 Trust I report on the financial statem8nts of the charily for the year ended 5 April 2023 which are set out on pages 710 16. Respectlve Respon51bllltles of charlty Trustee and Examlner As the charlly's Iruslee you are responsible for the preparatlon 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 pro¢edure5 laid down in the general Directions glven by the Commlssion under secllon 6519)(bl of the Charities Act. and state whether parllcular matters have come lo my allenlion. Basls of Indgpendent Examlner's Statement I have examined your charlty accounts as required under section 65 of the Charille5 Act and my examlnallon was carrled oul in accordance with the general Dlrecllons glven by the Charlly Commlssion for Northern Ireland under section 8519)Ib) of the Charities Act. My examinatlon Included a Tevlew of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts pr&sented with those records. It also includes considerallon of any unusual items or dls¢losures in the eccounls, and $8ekSng explanations from you as charity trustee concernlng any such mallers. My role is to slate whether any material matters have come lo my attention giving me cause lo believe- that accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act., Ihal th8 accounts do not accord wllh those accounting records., thal the accounts do not ¢omply with the accounllng requirements of the Charities Act; that there is further information needed for a proper understandlng of the accounts lo be reached. Independent Examlner's Statement Slnce your charlly's gross Income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confSrm that l am quallfSed lo undertake the examinallon because l am a registered member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respecl of the matlers11110 {4) listed above and, in connection wilh the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing lo your attention. This report is made solely lo the charity's Trustee, as a body, in accordance with section 65(3)la) of the Charities Act {Northern Ireland) 2008 and regulations made under section 66 of that Act. My work has been undertaken so that I might slate to the charity's Trustee those matters l am required to slate lo them in an Independent Examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permilled by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than th8 charity and the charily's Trustee as a body. for my work or for this report. Page 5
The Esme Mltchell Trust Independent Examlner's Report {contlnuedl For the year ended S Ap.rll 2023 Signed.. 4.- QoeL Dated.. 23 November 2023 Brian Clerkin, FCA ASM (Bl Ltd 4th Floor Glendinning House 6 Murray Sl Belfast BT1 eDN Page 6