Repoi't ofihe Independent Auditor$ to Ihe Trustees And Members or Sijrlngfield Chayltablc Assoclation Lijiilted Opiulo We have oudited fmancial statements of Springfield Charitable Association Limited (th¢ 'charttoble companl) fc>r Ihe ycar CDded 31 March 2024 whith coinpTiS¢ Ihe Stalemellt of Finatt¢i81 AetivitLes, tli¢ Slatemeot of Financial Po.sition, tlie statennI of Cash Flow5 and notes to tlie fin2nei21 state1ts, including a sutnlnaiy of signiticant accounting policie5. The financial Teporttng framewwk that bas beeii applied in their preparotion is appli¢able law and United Kingdom Accounting Startdatds {United KingdThn Generalfy Accepted Accounting Pra¢li¢e). In our Dpinioo the fllNucial 8taiemenls'. give a iru¢ and fttir view of the state of the charitable e0mpanS affaits &s at 31 March 2024 aiml of its incoiiiing resources and Lpplication of rcS0Ces, including its Incon and ¢xpcndihw4 for the year then ended. huve been prope¥ly prepared in oc¢ord#nce with United Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Practice, and lifivebeellprep8r¢d accordan¢¢ ivith the ff4uir¢meDts of compatil Act 2006. Ba8is foi. oplnlon We Couthted ow. audit in a¢cordanee with Ij10[191 Standards on AudTtiDg (UK) USAS (UK)) and applicable luiv. r Te$ponsibilities wjder those standards are rther d&gcribd in the Alldito' reYsibIlItieS for the audit of the financi81 slateiD¢nls sectloll of our Teport. We are independenl oftbe chaTitsbl¢ eompatty iti accordance ivitli tlie etiiical requii'ements thai are relevant to our audii of il)e fi1¢[81 statements in the UK. including tht FRCS Ethical Standard, Ind we have fvlfJll¢d our other ethi¢ai responsibilities in aecordance witli r¢qUIrettllts. We bdicye tbat tlie audit evidence we have ob¢ain¢d is sllfficientand 4PPToprtate to provide a basis for our opinion. Concluslolls relattng to golng ¢oueern In ouditing the fiarJaI st2Ments, w¢ have conchKled that the ¢lwit)Is use of th¢ going ¢Olern bosls of ic¢ounting in tkne prep2rdtion of the fluo12151atcrs is appiowiale. Based on I] wth.k ive have Performe we bave not identified aw rn&teri81 uncuthinties relating lu events or eonditions t11, ittdividually or ¢ollectively> may cast significant doubt oll the charitys ability lo eontinue as a going concern for a period of at least hvelve nw)nlhs fromwhen the fiDanciol statements tre allthorised for issue. A8 described sn the notes to the aecounty the charity ia predicting its ineome in the foTth¢oitiing year will r¢maiTh $ignificalltly below ¢xpettditur& The ¢h2rity is fore¢Dstitig that Art the cou8 fin4ttcial year it will require fmgncial supporL Miti¢ipohMg this need it IKLq sough¢ fjnd received 8S3wwes from its related cknritable porty, Springfield c1¥1ble Developments IAtnited th4t wllett deficÈi fidIng M requtird it will bc rnade available trj the dtsrity, Froin lli¢ as5Utancets r¢¢¢ivcd from Sprillgficld Charitabk D¢veloprnett its relftted cliaritsbleparty. we h&v¢ coThcluded that tlie charitys use of the going cottcern basis of *eeoullting in tbe preparthtion of the fitsgncial staten)ents remains appiY)priate. Our opitjion is no¢ Inodifkd in re8pe¢t of this niatter, Our r4)onsibilities and the re5poDsibilities of the ¢htsrity with te5pec¢ to going ¢oncern are de8eribed in the relevont aections of this reporL Otliei, infovmattoll Tlie trn3tce$ ate responsibk for the odier lnfoymati). The other infomjation comprlses the infvrn]alion included In the Annual Rept, oiher than ihe final14[ 8t8tements and Our Report of the Imdependettt Auditor5 Iheh'etsrj. Oui opinion ort ih¢ flmoiicial Slatelnents does Dot ¢over the other information ld, except th¢ ¢xteiit olheiwise explicitly Staled in our Leporl. iv¢ do llot express atty form of [all¢t conclusion tiweon. In conn¢¢tion witl) our #udit of the fman¢ial statenxnts, 0r r¢spollsibility is to read tlie otheK inforn]gtlon and. in doirtg so, consider ivhether the Odr iAfornia(ion is nmierially ioconsislent with the fuianctal statne11 or our knowled8e obLed irt Audit or otherwise app¢317 lo be niaferially misqtated. If we idettiify sueb rnaterial inconsi81enci¢s or appOrl Inilterial nii53tatements, are required to de1rDtne wknett]¢r iiiis gives iise to a nYateri&l inisstaieinent in the fil1]£18] statements Ihein8elYes. If. based on the work have perfornjed, we cl¢lUde thot there ia Mat.[al mis8knie#i¢tti of this Otber infontIOn, Ive are required kn ttport thai facL We have th)thitig to ryKSrt in thi$ r88ard.
Repoi't of Ilie liidepeiideiit Audltors to the Tntslees A Trd Membus of Spi'ingficld ChArhAbl¢ Assodatio Lliiilted Opiiifions on other matter5 pi'e5uibed by thc Companles Act 21106 In our opinion, knsed on the wothundertakeii in the cour8¢ of the aiidit: tli¢ iEforn]alion given in the Trusiees, Report for the fiDancial year for wbicli the fman¢i81 stalements gre prepared is consist¢nl the financial sta(oments: and Ehe Truste& Report bas been VIe1rd in accordance with applicable legol requirery Mattel's on iyklch ive Are rcqulred to report by exceptitsrt In tb¢ lisht of the knoivledgc and undetslanditig of the cbaritsble Company atld its vir(mnl ob¢aed in rlie ¢ourse oc the audit, w¢ Imve not idelltifd Dmterial Mis$tt in ihe TnLStees' Rwit. We httv¢ rnthing to report in Rspect of the followingmattets where the Companiu Act2006 requir¢s us to rqjoit to you 1£ in oiir opinioa.. adequate a¢wuntIll r¢tords Iwve Jy)t been kepl or rehm adequate for our audit not been re¢¢iv¢d fiM bLAnches Dol visiled by vs. or tlie fsnaDCtal stateTnents air not.in agreement with the aco)uRtingrecords ond reiunLS' or certain disclosures of trustee4' l'emunettttion ¥cified by law are mol inade. or we have not rcceived all infomaiioll and eXplaaOn$ we require for our audiL Responsibilltles of trurtees As explained rnore fijlly in the T[ttts, RespoTsiI)ilities Slatemen¢ ihe (Lwtees (who aTe the directors of lh¢ charitable company for the purpos of eomparty law) aEe respoTh4ible th¢ preparation of thc financia] statetnenls and for being salisfied that Iheygive a try¢ and fair view, xlld for such illtemal ¢onlrol as the Iste¢S detemiine is neeess8ry to umble the prepaT8tion of finan¢ial statenxnE8 tbaE free fiDm Traterial misstatemen¢ whedi¢r to fraud or eThJr. In preparing the fi8cial statem¢nts, th¢ tNstees are re5ponsbi le for 8sse55ittg the ¢lwitsble compmls ability to cotitinue as 2 going Concer disclosin& as applicabl< tsydtters r¢lated to going corteem and using the going ¢oncem basis of accounting UDle8s the truslees either iMteDd to liquidate the dltable company or to cease operations, or l)8ve no reistiC alternaliv¢ but to do so.
neporl of the Indepedent AuditOY5 to the Trustees and Meinbers of Spi-Iiiglle]d Cliayltible A3soel&tlon Llmlted Our r£8ponslbllltles foi. the Audlt of tbe fiiiancl41514tewnts Onr objectiv¢8 are th obtain reasOable assuroTK¢ about whether ihe financial stat¢ments as a wliole are fi'ee from al¥rial ttiissta1eC1. W1¢e due to fraud or error, al to issue a Report of Independent Auditors tba¢ in¢lude3 0, opinion. Re&sonable usurance is a higli level of assurance. but 18 Ilot a guatanree that audit conducted in aCcordae witl) ISAS {UK) will Blw&ys delcct a ni&l¢rial misstatement it exists. Misstatetnents carl arise fi'om fraud or •ror aDd al'e considered niaterial if, individuatly 01 in Ihe aggregate, they could reasonably b¢ expected to iufluence Ilie ecoiiomic decisions ofusers taken on the b5 of financial statennts. The tellt lo ivhich ourprocedurey are copable of deteeting irr¢gularities, in¢iuding fraud is detailed below: Ow. Appyoacli to identtfying and &wsittg the Tisks of material mi&8Utement in respect of irregulurilies, includtng fr#ud and noTh-COtrtpliance wftli laws and rtgulotioD& was as follows- ti)¢ engagement p¥rtneY ensuiEd that the engagement team collectively bad tbe appro18¢e competence, capabilitie5 and skills lo identify or reco]3¢ non4oEnpIian ivitli applicable laws and IEgulalio oive identified the Iuws 81 regutations applicable to the charity thA)ugh discDs3ions witb Iriislees ond oiber nittnagemenl, And frotn COMM81 knowledg¢ and experience of the Computer eompthient n?anufaciwit)g and supply sector. we focused on Specif re8ulati¢)ns which we considered may Iwvg * direct material eff¢ct ot) the finoneial statements or the opeEtions of the ch8rity. including the Charilies Acl (Northern Ireland) 2008, taxatton leg58lation and dots pyotection. fjnti-bnTh¢ry, employment, environnlentsl and health and safety legislatio w¢ oss&%srd ikne extent of compli8nLe with the hws xnd re8ulati0Th8 identified abovc ¢brougii molung Qul&leS ol rnanagcmenl and inspecting legal COLt¢SPGndence; and identifd laws Ond itgulations were comn2unicated within audii t•n reBularly 8nd the teain remained alert to iDStances of nowompliance throughout the audit. We asSed the sttsceptibiiity of the ¢h8ritgs $tatenKJts to m•terial mi5$1atcmen( including obtaintug ax ulld¢r%tanding of howfraud might ottur, by.. Inakittg ellquiries of rnanagcmenl as to where they ¢0L8ided th¢re sus¢¢p¢ibility to fiaud, tbeii. knowledg¢ of ac]. wspecled and alleged fraud. and ¢onsideiing IIK internal controls inplace to mitiyle tith of fraud non-e0nwli8L ivitb law8 and YegulatiotL8. To address the risk of fraud through managcEDent bias alld ov¢ryide of coAtrois, p¢rfomied analykneal pro¢edur¢81o identKfy anyunusuAI Or unexpected relationships; tested jowTal entrties to identify TLsUal trznsaclio 8sessed whether judgeynts and asyump¢iong nwde in detennining the aecounling estinmtes set out In tlie Mtes ivere indicative of pot¢niial bi#& and investigaled the ratiooale t]nd8181f1c8ftt orwiwu81 transa¢tiOn8. ltt respoD8e to the risk of ArreantIeS and non-c¢MnptiwKe with laws and regthktions, we duiglled procedures wl)ich in¢hided, but were not limiled to.. a8reeiDg fjnan¢ial siateDLent disclosllres lo undcrtying supporting thcumentstioll" readiiig the n)inut<8 of meetings of those ¢harged with governance" and tnqiiiiing of Dwnfigenxit 88 to actual •Thl potentiat litigation aNJ ¢181 Thcr¢ 8r¢ InireAt limilatioils in our audit prethJ[¢S desc¥ibed at*)v¢. The nre removed that laws and regulations ar¢ froin finJn¢ial trans&¢iions, Ihe less likely it is th&t ive would become 8war¢ of noTrcoinpliince. AudÈling standards also limit ihe &iidit pro¢edure8 reqoired ro id¢ntify iioTr¢omplianee wilh laws and Tegulauoiw to enquiry of the direcloi's and odier MalgeInent and tlie inspe¢lion of regiilatoryand legal ¢ottespond¢nc4 rfany. Material D]iSStateEnenl8 that aris¢ dll¢ to frawj con be barder to dck£t than those thot eri froth uyor &8 they ittay itsYoLve deliberate eon¢ealment or ¢ollusio A furthe¥ description oeour rcsponsibil1ii for th¢ audit of the finan¢ial statemuits Is located on the Financial Rewting Council's iv¢bsile ot www.frc.owuw8udifor3wnsibiliti¢s. This descriptiott fOnS parl of oiii. Report of the liidepeiidcnt Auditors.
Repoi't of tlie Ihdepeiident Audltoi's to the Trustees Men)bers of Spi4ngfleld CharttAblo Asjoclatitsn Llinited Ulc of oui. repoi'l Tl)ts Itpoi't 13 made solely to the chArikn61e Compftns mer& as a b(y, in accordow ividi Chaptei. 3 of Part 16 of tlie Coitspanies A¢i 2006. Our *udiL has beett undertsken 50 that i)Jiglit stale to Ili¢ cliaritsbl¢ conJpanl& meinb¢i's tlios¢ nmtters iv¢ are requii'ed to state to them in an audilor8' report and foi. no other puO$c, To th¢ fjJlle5t exl¢nt permiEled by law, we do not 8c¢epl or assume tesponsibilily to anyone oib¢r thèn the ¢haritabl¢ ¢ompafiy and Ibe charitable con1l8rtS inembers as & body, forour al1t WOTk, for this r¢poiL or for t1 opinions ive liave foiThed. Mallehy ady( for ond o ifo£M.B. aiartered ountAttts Statutory Auditors RhEnOre Hou3e 52 S¢ P&tricks Avenue Downpattick Co. Down BTJO 6DS enior att0 Grad Auditor) b¢1