Compony RBglstMtlon Numbfjr: N1037061 Charity Number,, NIC102017 ABC Community Network (A ¢ompany lunllgd by 9uaianteo, not ttavlnu a $hare ¢apllall Annual Report and Audrted Flnanclal Statoments for tho flnanclal year ended 31 March 2024 Qaly Park & Company Ltd 4 Carnggle Streot Lurgan Co.Arthagh BT68 6AS Northarn Irelond ABC Community Network IA company Ilmltad by guaranlag, not havkng a $haro capltal CONTENTS Page rrustees, and Other Infomigtion Tru$tep&' Annual Report statemenl of Trustees, Re$ponsibllitie$ Independent Audltort8 Roport 9-11 siat9monl of Finallclal Attttvitl&8 12 BaFanc8 Sheet 13 ststement of Cash Flows 14 Notas ta tho Flnan¢l81 Ststsments 15-19 ABC Community Network (A Company Ilmltgd by guarantee. not havlng a sharo caplta TRUSTEES. AND OTHER INFORMATION Trustoes Frances Kerr Elaln¢ Mal¢et Ca5sle GhambO15 Clalr@ Mccartan Rogal¢¢n Ormlston Earnon M¢Nfjill. appolnled 2619124 Charfty Nuinbor In Northern Ireland NIC102Q17 Comp8ny Rgglstratlon Number N1037081 Reglsfered Offl¢e and Prlnclpal Addrès¥ 82ThL)ma8 Street Porladown Craigavo Co. Amagh Bf82 ¥NU Northom Ir91and Audltor$ D#5y Park & Company Lld 4Carneglè Slie@I Lurgan Qo. Armagh T66 6AS North&rn Irèland ABC Communlty Network (A compilny Ilmlted by gu4ranl*e, nol havlnu a $hats ¢apltall TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT lor the ftnHnclal year elldod 31 Maroh 2024 Th¢ Iru8t8gs pr8senl Ih•ir Tru&tee8' Annual Reptrrt, comblnlng tlle Dwtors, Rgport al￿ Tru$lee$' Rgport and lh¢ audit￿ flnanclal stsiem&nts forlho flnanclal year ended 31 Maroh 2024. Th$ flnanclal stalemonts aro preparerj in accordanc8 wllh tho Compan189 Acl 2006, FRS 102 'fh8 financlal R*pOrtlng standard appli¢able in the UK and Republlc of Ir&land" and Aocttunllng and Raport]nu by Charit*8s: 8iatsnÈnl of R8cornmended PractFca appllcab19 to charlties preparing Ihelr flnandal stalemgnis In ac¢ordance with Ihe Flnanclal Ropartlng Standard appllrAble in the UK and Republlc ol Ir61and IFRS 1021- Thè Truglees, Rf)POrt contains infom#llon rèquited to b8 provlded in th? Trusteos, Annual R8PUrt undèr the Stalernenl of Recomrnended Praot¥c$ ISORP) guidellno&. Th& tru$lo$a of the Company are a150 charlty IN$tees lor the purp08e of ¢harity law and undor the ¢ompany'$ ¢onstllvllon are known as m4mbers of th¢ board of IrLtsleos. In thls rept)rt the Iru$tee8 of ABC Cpmmvnily N8iwork pr¢stnt a 8umInary of118 purpose, governancs, actM¢I6s, a¢hiev8monls and flnancgs for the financial year31 Mai'¢h 2024. Thf* Lompany Is a ragtstsr8d charlty arid heneA tho report results ara prfrsenlrft In a form whlth compll4s wllh the r¢guirgmpnls of Compinlas Act 2006 ?nd, ￿l￿aUgh not obliged to comply wllh the Slalement of R¢GoMth6nd&d Pract1￿ IC17arlYe$ SORP effectiv8 January 2015), th8 organlsatlon ho￿ Impl¥mented IL8 rg¢ornmendalinn6 whor ralevant In the.se Ilnanoial st9tom8nts. Mlstsloft, ObJgctlve¥ and Strategy OhlHatlves Oblgcts tsf tho ¢umpany The objècts of Ihg Company as by Els 9overnlng do¢Limonl aro.. To Pfomotrs, furthgr tyr support any purpose for tho banoflt of thé ¢ommunlty In the Armdsh City, Banbrldge and Crauavon Borough Councll area Ilhe 'arva (yl lJeneflV} whi¢h aTr, or hereafter may tjo dfjemed undor tho law ut Nortlifjrn Irfjland to be thlrilable, and In parti¢tslar.' (a) To de￿lop progr&mmft£ and seNlces to adv#nc• communlty dovelopmenl, elllx8nsliip and educatlori, promttlé vLslunlosrlng, rel8v& povarty &nd dlslres8. youth and tho aged. and fvr IhB promotton ol good hoallh. and the promollDn ol r•clal harmony and divgrsity. Ibl To proMrJlg and Improve tho ¢ffldentty and effe¢tlv#n?V4 tsl charitie$ aud voluntary and communlly groups by the prnvlslon and mtnagemont for surh organl$ations of ofll¢e a¢commodallon, confarenc¢, tralnlng, Informali)n, advicB, payroll and other facllllies, 8ervlc¢s or 8ilPPOrt. Rovlew of Actlvltio¥, A¢hlevpmont8 and Porforfflance 11 has b&on anoth&r dynami¢ and producllva y8ar for ABC Communlty Networt<. W¢ su¢eMs$fufy def￿rad a dlvers8 rango of ¥upport servic6S 8nd praclioal agyl6tsnce lo member and emiruing group¥ aoross the Portadown base ond communlly venues thro(Jghoutthe AJm0gh City, Banbridge, and Graigavon Borough Councll area. KayAchiévemenls and Sekvlee8 Fadlllles and Support PrL)vidèd niegllng spaLes, E)ffic¢ sp?Ge8, anif hot dgsk facillllos for numorous voluntary aml commurfty groups. Doltvered rdceplion and admSnistrallon seNlce8 tallr)r$d to communlty nfjed8. F4oilitated an arrAy of aGlivi1188, tralnlnq program$, and volunteerln9 QPPQtlunlli8s. Community Impact and Engagement ABC Communlly Ne￿ork has achleved trie followlng rlellvery In the past ygar.. Tr8inlng: 203 parttoipant8 benefited from lorgeled Irainlng pfograms. HeaWI A¢livltse$.' 135 partlcipants engaged in activllles promoting haallh and wallbeln J. Volunteering.. 11 voluntéers ttonlribukd an impre$51vè 2,448 hours of $6tviee. Group 8upport.' Asslsted 36 community groups. Events.. Hosted slx ev¥nl$ addr8$8illg social ex¢luglun and fosbrlng good relatlons, attraGIiiig 14Q partlclpants. ABC Communlty Network (A c¢mp•ny Ilmll*d by gMaiuiits9, not havlnu k 8haYe capttajl TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for thg fihgncial yeAr 8nded 31 March 2024 In 2023-2024, ABC Communlty Notwork ¢L)nllNgd Its focu¥ on health, wollb8lng, and socl&l Incluslori by oroanlslng SIX key evgnl4. Th$s8 initi4tlva8 larg8ted vulnorable gioups and okler poop16, r¢lnforelng our eommllmenl lo tackllng exdu31on and promoung goad rolallons. Dlgllal 6upptsrt Our wobslte sewed aa a vital hoallh and wellbeing platform, offering 10¢o1 cominunlty llroup 8¢¢è5S tu Informallon 8nd 8UPPOrt a¢ros9 the ArmagPL, Banbrldga, and Cralgavon Couiioil area. Advo¢acy and RepresentaliDn ABC Communlty Network on$uigd the volcos uf local communlliog Wgre hèard by actlvely p&rtlclpallng a$ memborF or p&rtn8rs in nin8 local, 8ulkreglonal. and reglonal convnlttéep. Thes& rolo$ 8n&bled u$to- Advocalo foreommunity gruups and th¥lr need8. Ad¥ress challenges fr4ced by local cpmmunltles. Collaborate an solullolls that enhan¢¢ the wellbaiiig of the broader ¢ommunlty, Through Ibgse offt1rt8, ABC Communtty Nplworf< contirtu¢$ to bg a oomerstone of 8UPPOTt, fo$tsrtng collaboTatiC¢n and mpowom&nl acrosg Iho borou9h. Ovgrvlew of CDmmurTIty Dovelopmgnt and Support Rol8 and Contrlbullons As d s￿￿re￿IDn￿l networlé and communlty d8v8lvpment ¥upp¢rt organIsa￿on, Iho CommunsLy Network has onsl&lontly PTovlded hands-on support to cgmmunily groups aeross tr¢ Armagh, BAnbridga, and Cralgavon Coun¢ll a￿8. This inGludes'. Infrastruthro Support.. Provi81on ¢f offlr¢ accommodallon and meoling spaoes fvr Tnembfyr groups &nd P2rtner organi¢>Atlon9. Capydty Buildillg; A8s1sl8nce wlth group &st¥bllshmonl, developmonL gO￿rnanCe, 4nd optsmlional $Ltpport, Includlng holp wllh fundln¥ appll¢attcsng1 prose¢l planning, and independent ch&king ol accounts. Comp15*ncé and Admlnlstralicjrt.. Guidan¢e Lyn Gh9rity Commission Nl ieglsli*tlon, annual monltorhig rawins, payroll, gnd adminlsirallvo seYvlr&s, Netwurklng and Volunts8riny Promollon: Faellltatlng ¢ollaboralion be￿en gffQUPS and gnD)UfÈglng communlty Invol￿M0 Impact on Communlty Groups Th¢ support provided hA8 b¢$n plvotal for underrepr¢s@nled 8nd low￿capacIty groups. Includlng Ilitss¢ focused on older odults, Indtviduals wlth dls4bllttle$, and ethnlc rniNor114es. Th15 grassrools approach has enoblod thesp grtsups to tackle goveman¢a, 8uslaitiablllty, and developmgnl ¢hallange¥, resulting In o broad spectrum of impactful acllvSlla8 and serv1￿$ for the looal ¢Jo>mmunity, Koy Arhlevements 1. Trainlng and D$velopmenl Programs DellveFed fro0 needs-baBed a¢cr¢dll d and non-amdltèd tralnlng course$, arts and ¢rafts workshops, and slruclured health programs. 38 loctsi yroups particlpaled In the Communlly Essenllatts Pr¢gramm¢, fo¢u$lng on Good Goveman¢e, Fundlno Advlce, ancl Effo¢llve MGinagemenl Troining. 135 partlclpants engaged In 7 health arid wellbeing prograrn$, includlng.. Slnging for Monlal H8allh Danca Trgropy Poinllrtg and Drawlny Walking Group Gar¢len Qroup Yoga and Mhdfuln¢s8 Writin9 Group 2. Chariiy Complianco and R6porUng Supported 15 groupg wllh Ch81ity Comml$si¢)n rfjglslralion, aiinual monltorfng, fttnding appliGatlons, and avalualion report prèparation. ABC Community Network oompony Ilmlted by guaranl•o, nèt havlDy a Sha￿ Qttptt￿I TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT forlha fjnanclal Y￿ar ond8d 31 Mar¢h 2024 3. Volunleerins Opportunttlo8 11 voluntsars wnlributscl 2,448 hours to a¢tiv11105 8u¢h as room setup, uardgnlnu, ma5ntsnHneo, and admlnislrallon. 4. FaeAIIty u11￿$al10n and A¢tivlly Dellv¢ry The community hub hosted 19 organls8llon8lgroup$, fully uilli¥ing tho offlce, ¢onfvfgn¢• Foom, multlpurp088 mom, and garden. Èo dis¢rtrio acllvllles were fa¢i1Stalpd by commuiilty ond v¢luniary geelor group$, promoting diversg gngag&meiits throughout thè yoar. stron9thenlny Governanoe and Su81alnablEIty ABC Communlty Natwork omphaslsps Ihfj ImportsrTC8 of robu81 govemance to enhan¢o the capa¢lly and effloteney of voluntary and Communlly organisallong. Sy addt¢%sing opèratlonal ¢hallgnge8 and providing acce88 lo resourc03 and Irainlng, lh& Nétwork fo¥lars more coli8slv¢, su&tslnabl$ c¥mmunltiO$. ABC Communlty Nétwtsrk continues lo ptay a cruclal Tole In empowérfng l¢)cal unups, ddivorfng impa¢tful soMre8, and creating ¢pportunltles tsr personal and orgaiilsallonal gmwth aar&#s tho Armagh, Banbrldge & Cr81gavon Councll arèa. This ÉolloGtiVo $ffort &nsur&8 thè ongolng devèlopment f)f incluslve, wo11.supportecl, $nd rÉslllont Gommunllle$. Ctsmmuiilr&110n5 and Infomiallon Sharfn ABC Communlly N?fv4ork con8tstenlly dlssemlnaled vllal Intorfflallon rolevanl 19 the ¢ommunlty and v¢Jlunlary seator through ¢ollgborafion wllh slalutgry aganclgs, volunlary organisatlon8, membor groups. Uslng our comprehenslva CL)ntsct Managttmenl Systsm and varipus CommunI￿tIon Plalfom)4 wd onsured thé Ilmoly dellvery f updat•s to both maftibèr organlsotitsn$ anrj the 9en8ral publlc, Our dlverso range of communl¢aEton lools-lrTcluding uor4pl meclia ¢hannt)Is, a wo6kty g~n¢ws bullelln, and th8 Nèfwork Nws quartgrly magazlne-.-allowed to $har& largoled, relevant infoimallon éffe¢tively. These platft>rm¥ alGO hlghllghted rnember 4cllvitie3, c￿lebratèd aohSevgfftents, and pjumotsd opportunilles wilhin tha ¥eGtor. Addltlonalty. we f4¢llltatod neiworklng events. en4bllng member representative& to oxchange l(nowledgo, share 6xp$rlen¢$8, and $upport one another. By l&v$ragl¢w Ih6ge r@SOUTaOS. we ensured memb*r8 remainod Inlorm¢d about ABC Cornmunlty NebNork's tnitiaNYfjs, aGtlvlii6¥ a¢ro$$ tho soctor. and opportunllle5 offeFed by staluloly agen¢1ty5, trugls, Or￿ found4lions. This approach strengthened curLnoCtlong, efthanc&d collaborallon. #nd supportg¢J the doveEopm6nl of our vlbranl rommunlty n&twoik. Partnership Worklng Partnarshlp WOTktng ts certlral lo our approath to Gommunlty dewlopm&nL Wa deeply value thg 5upparl and collabqrdllon cf numerou$ ag£nGlg$ wllh whom wo'w enpagod throughout the year, To ensure trat neBds of local aommunitses are ¥ffg¢tlvely rèp￿&8￿1ed, wt havè acllvely partl¢ipated a$ member3 and partnors In varfou8 public and ￿preS￿nIo￿v& bodl&8 wllhln the soulh¢rn area, exlendlM9 our involvement to the ragional l&¥&l whore approprfalp. Our Go>mmilment to coll8borallon L8 r6fie¢tad In oiir 8clivo promollon. parti¢lpallon, and contribution t¢) a Tange of publlG consullallon event8 and workshops. Addlllonally, wfj havg m8iniained f*gulaf 8ngag8m&nl with repres&ntsllves fmm key stslutory agèncl?s, fostering meanliigful dialoguo and coll8borallon. Financral Revlew PrlnGlpBI Fundlng 8cwr¢es ABC Coinmunlty Ne￿Ork sucees8fully wured both coffe and prulecl Ibndliig frorn a variety of sourcos dufing the repoTtsng peiiod, Ineluding,, Depsrtmenl lor Communllles Armagh City, Banbridge, and Ciaigavon Borough Councll Southèrn Health & Soclal Care Trust PHA ABC Community Network IA ¢ompAny Ilmlted by ouaranleo, not hovlng a $fiaré capltol) TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the fin8rt¥ia5 year ondod 31 Mareh 2024 In addltion to oxtetnal lundlng, tho Notwork gengraled Incom0 Ihrough office a¢Cr￿mo￿OI10n rentol, venue hlrs, and sprvic¢$ Pro￿￿ed by 118 ro8ourc6 c¢nfor and b8ck-offica 8UPPOrt. Th1$ sell-gèneraled income 8lgnffi¢anty Colltrlbuled lo tho dgllvery of fvnded prole¢ls Ihroughout th¢ yoar. Tho re$ull¥ for the financial year are $01 out on paga and addftlonal not8$ ars pr¢vlded showing inGoTn# 6xpendllur8 In greatordètail. It 8150 eerned inGome from the provlslon of ottlcg accommrjtsllon, Venl￿ hlre and from iks ffsource rAntre and ba officé support. This $&lf-gonoral6d Intsjmè ¢onlrlbulod to lurtded pr￿0￿¥ dellvorid by ALYC Communlty NgiwoTk during Ihg ygar. Plans lor Futura P6rlods ABC Communlty Nolwork plans to expand thelr4¢Niceg wilhln the Arnagh Banbrldge and C￿99VI)n Councll atsa - Suppoibng the Sust&lnabl8 Dgvalopinanl of Crjminunlly & Voluntary Grou - Incre880 aocg55 alld engagèment wllh ABC Communll¥ Ne￿Ork Servlces, and Slranglhenlng Gommunily Connedron Th18 wlll be oclujvgd by serurtng fvrthor funding lo dovglap our 8&rvi￿$ and Increase our present a8 a N&bNork Organl¥ailom. Flnanclal RoaLIIts At th8 and of the fln8nGial ytar the ctsmpany h¥s 889ots uf £33,732 {J123 . £41,846) and Ilabllillths uf £8,4141?023 - £9,005). Thè not a$gets of the company havo decrea¥￿ by Pt7,5231. Tru$tegs The Irustsès whcj Served throughout th& IlnÈncial y88r, ￿cept as nolod, w¥re as follows.. Fran¢é8 Kfjrr ÈLglng iwatèer 'assie ChamboTS Clalr8 Mccartan Rosale¢n Omlston E8mon M¢NBill - appointod 2619r24 In accordancé wlth the Artides of A￿O￿lalJ0n, the dlre¢ior¥ rolre by rolatlon and, b&log ellglbl4 offar Ih@ms8lve¥ for r&eTeotion. Res•rv4s PoJl¢y ABC Communtly Neiwork has a d8tailed RosenTr Pollcy in p18ce whlch 15 $uty'ocl to annual revlew. Tha pollcy alms trj hav& tr¢m £25,000 to £40,OOD of ¢a5h reservos whltth approximat¢s b Ihreo month$ of oulu01r￿ in¢ludlng potenllgr reduftdancy costs. The slGnificanl In￿eas￿) in seif-9¢ftoralad incur￿ reduotion in costs In the Gurientyear Meant that we can now ieport thot we Ft8v* m$t aur RBs8rvos Pollcy targ¥t. Compllance wlth Sector-wdty Leglglatlon and Standards The company ang'ages pro-actively with loyl&lation, standards and cod8s whlch aro ¥Jovolopgd for the 8e¢tor. AB Conununil Nelwork sub&¢ribes lo and is compllanl wllh the followlng: ompanl8sAet2006 Th& Charllie8 SORP {FRS 1021 ABC CommLEnlty Nefwork IA ¢Jgmpoiiy Ilmlt¥d l)y yuaT4ntoo, not IHvlny o $hm ¢oyll#l) TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for thgfin&noW y•arendect 31 Mar¢h 2024 Publ1¢ Bonefil 8lut8wnt In pfaRnlng ond dlrbdng Iho worf( of the. oompAny tha MopArd of Dlr¢¢tor& has-oonaldwgd and unthi*ond4 bulh temeMl¥ of th& pubuo b￿arIt r6qulrgmont 1.0. thatlh&r* afft dlreot tiengfllg wl)Icli Idènuflgblo anLI avgtlth IV tlw public aecdon ul publ ASG ldpn1lff￿ th& bqrtbfils for WUPl& and ¢DmrntJilty groupB av. Irioroaso In the èff¢cUv9n&s8 uf lucal charS11oS, L*mmurthy groups and 48¥o¢lallon8 omd gffocfv$ u80 of ohorlkblè regouMe$, an Invr&a8& In ¢ommunlly InfraslruGtur6 And fac11￿￿, Fjn IMcr¢aso IrE partngr8hli) WOFk end Inoroa80rl ¢ngAgemgntwllh utdtulor¥ hodlty8. inlprav￿n0nt tst knowlodg@ and $k1118 of commuhlllfj5. Bgttw undorstsndlng Df tho fatstors Ihal Gontrlbulg fr) pc)voty and d8prhollon In communltt¢s, awaren&85 14lslnp of oxlsllnu and tsnfgyolnu wllhln communllleg, Ihg ènabbnu of peopla t() ovor¢om& barrfors to ¥gryloe& And th6 Idgntlll¢gllon of n¥w s¢rvloo¥ and Ihè dov91opmènl L)f aotlvlbos lfj mv8t Irb proylthn. Ral8od aworèiio5s Of tho Import$r￿.9 of hftalth fynd w8llb&lNg In tho communlty. lo ompower communttlo810 tsko a¢tlon tho mulll d¥termlridot4 of h&allh, sigfiposttng lo othpr r¢lwanl orgonlsatli)n¥ and Thg bonelol#rlè8 of comp8ny'o sorvlc95 *r8 mgmb¢rs of ¢ornmunlly groups, Indlvktuala who May bo c(troldorfng èst#bllshlng or￿rnIn￿ oommuiilty 8nd m¢fftb￿ of Ihft g¥D¢r&l publlc Ilvlng In tha Armggh Clty, Bfjnbrtdgg and Crdlgavon Borough eo¢Junefi ar89 (Ihe'area of b¥neile'J Tho Audltor$ Tho audlErovorf bythè Boar¢1 ofTru¥JtOQg Obj d 8lun*d oit Its bbhalf by: Frana08 K* Tnjstee TiuBte¥ ABC Communlty Natwtsrk IA oompwnyllmltBd hy uuthrgnt4*, Mot hpvlnu o $har• Gapl*Tr STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES forth¥ findnc4llt year9ndod 81 Maroh 2024 'rhè trusl$88, who artt 8180 dlml¢Y8 DI ABC Comnlly Ne￿ork for lh8 purposOB of company law, 4rè re8ponslble lor proparlng the Inan¢l41 glRt6m¢nt4 In aNo￿al¢S vdth applltrab10 law &nd r4gulallon3. comp￿nY law r¢qulr*8 tha tru8l#s¥ as thb rltroetthm tD propars fii&nd41 statoments for 6arh financ￿1 yglr. Under Ih41 law thè tfu$tsè8 elootsd lo prapar¢ tho flnarKl¥l 81&tsrngnt8 In ¥¢¢ordanoe ￿th Vnllfjd lQngdom Gg1101'ally A¢ceptgd AcuauntfnO Pr4cll¢fr {Uhil$d Klngdom Aoafjunllng Sl8ndarfis ￿plIcabl< lawl InGludlng FRS IQ2 rh¢ FlnAnolal R$purting $18ndard appllcabl& In th6 UK and Rwtsbllc of Irelind, 8è¢tk)n 1A (small EnllllE8). Untsr ¢ompariy law tho Injstges mutsl n9t approvfi tho Iln4nclal statoM￿*S unla$$ Ihw 4r9 #ahafled Ihal thpyufvo &twa and lalr v19w of th• Itste ol *llalra of IIT8 compai)y and of Iho surplu¥ or d￿01t of the ¢ompRny fbrlhat pwlod. In prepjrlng Iln8n¢ial slats￿1¢ntS, Iru$taos roqulr¢dto'. ebcl 8uH*ble pollfles applylliem ¢onElslonty; ob6orve thg mgthads and prfndplag ltt Ihé Charfllas SORP ludyom9nt8 artd acwunllng oetlmalos that are re￿￿en¥&I& 4nd prudenL' stalo Whothfji'lha flnan¢lal statements have begn propared In 8¢aOrd&nC￿ wllh applkabl& a¢rountlMg skncloYd$, Idontlfy thogo Blahdard¥, and noto the gffsct and Iha ioawns lorory m01&rfal depaTlur• fr(*n tho88 gtalllard$' prepor6 th¥ ffnanGlal $tat8ments on. fhe gokw ¢011¢grn b&s1$ unl8&8 1118 Inapproprlatg lo pTr8ume Ihqt thg oumpAny WW ¢onllnu8 ITr cparWlon, Tho Itusts¢xB 8r& ro8ptsn$lbl$ for kagpln9 adaqualè aLxounling rBcord¥ tlot WO 8ufiiclgnl to show and gxplAln tho i*mpqny's IronÈsotion$ And dlkdose wFth r¢a8un¥bi¢ a¢wracy at any tho ffnanrlal po#ldon oflhèx ¢Ompany and rwljie thom to gM$urLty that th8 flnan¢lal $talamÉNts ¢onYply Wlh thg Comy8nlp$ A¢1 20oe, Thoy ar& also respon4lbl¢ r 8&feguardlng thè 8$8ets Qllhe oompany and h•ntH ft)r taklng r&&8onable 51gp8 farlho PrnV4Yntt￿ And dfttectfon of fraud and otr$rtr￿g￿IR￿ltI0s. In so tsr lh6 t￿sts￿ are avMr¢', Ih*è18 ho rel&v4nl ludll Ihfomiallon Ilnfoi'rnalbn nooded by thg wdllpr In connèollon syyh prep￿ill Ihe audtfo¢$ repurll of whloh thè rsompany's au¢llt)rlg unuwarai thé Iru¥te¥s hthvs l#ken all th& slap9 Ihal they ougPitto hav$ taken as Iru6tw in ordf4r to mikè (homgelv¢$ awars ttf any p¢levant audlt infom&llott 4nd lo JYStabll¥h thhtihg ¢ompanY& audlbr 1$ &war¢ df that Info1￿latIon. Apprtsved by thb Poanl oYTwstO99 Ilfl nd 81gned Ito b&lJalt hy: raN¢o8 TNgt*& Elalnfr Matser Ti'iiot