St Elizabeth's Parish Cburch Independent examlners, report to the members of St Elizabeth's Parish Cburch We report on the fancial statements of St Elizabeth's Parish Church for the year endcd 31 D¢c¢mber 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities. the balance sheet and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under th¢ accountAng polici¢s sct out therein. Respective responsfibilities of trustees and the examiner As described in the Statement of Select Vesty Responsibilities the Select Vesty are responsible for pr¢paring the accounts in accordance with the Clwities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. It is our responsibility to" (a) EL11¢ the accounts und¢r section 65 of the CIlti Act (b) Follow the pn)cedures laid dovm in the general Directions Ven by the Conunission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act (¢) State whether particular matters have come to our attention. Basi5 of independent examiDers' report We have examined your charity accounts as requiTed under section 65 of the Charities Act and out examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charities Commission for Northern Ireland under s¢¢tion 65(9)(b) of the Cbarities ACL Our examination incliided a review of the accounting records kept by the chatity and a comparison of the aGcounts presented with those records. It also included Consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you &s charity trLLStees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinsion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair view" and the report is litnited to those matters set out in the ststement below. Our role is to state whether any material matters have come to our attention giving us cause to believe: l. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Chariti&s Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Chartties Act 4. That there is rther infonnation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Page 2
St Elizabeth's Parish Church Independent examiners, report to the members of St Elizabeth's Parish Church continued Illdependent examiners, statement We have ¢omplet¢d our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (l) to (4) listed above and, in connection witb followRng the Directions of the Charity Collllnission for Northern Ireland, we have found DO matters that require drawing to your attention. P Armstrong (FCA) MTS Prior Mcmahon Chartered AecDuntants 104-108 Frances Street Newtownards Co. DOWD BT23 7DY 21 March 2024 Page 3