2025-06-30-annual-return

Trinity Church Belfast

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Trinity Church Belfast (‘the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2025 which are set out on pages 9 to 20.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of Trinity Church Belfast (and also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not required to be audited under company law and is eligible for independent examination, 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 Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act; and

° 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 of 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 386 of the Companies Act 2006;

2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records;

3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic ofIreland; and

4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination and have no concems 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.

Mr Edwin McLaughlin ™ Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland D T Carson & Co 51-53 Thomas Street Ballymena, Co. Antrim BT43 6AZ

26 March 2026

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