Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust
Accounts and Balance Sheet
for the year ended § April 2025
Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust
Report to the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2025
Trust: The Trust was set up on 2nd April 1965 by the late Right Honourable Charles Henry John, Fourth Baron Dunleath, T.D, D.L.
On 24th November 1997 the name of the Trust was changed from "Lord Dunleath's Charitable Trust” to "Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust"
The Trust is registered with the Northern Ireland Charities Commission, registration number NIC102385.
Trustees: The Trustees at 5 April 2025 were -
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Sarah Whiteley
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James Brownlow
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Alastair Rankin
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4, Shane O'Neill
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Suzie Scott
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Lady Acton
Income: The surplus brought forward from the previous year at 5 April 2024 was £318,566
Surplus/(deficit) for the year to 5 April 2025 (8,587)
Resulting accumulated surplus at 5 April 2025 £ 309,979
Capital: The market value of the Fund contrasted with the previous year is as follows:
| 05/04/25 | 05/04/24 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Investments at Market Value | 1,321,457 | 1,348,175 |
| Cash and Deposits | 21,114 | 29.718 |
| Less Creditors | (500) | (500) |
| NetCapital | 1,342,071 | 1.377.393 |
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Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust
We report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 5 April 2025, which are set out on pages 3 to 4.
Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner
As charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
It is our responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act;
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follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act;
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state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of Independent examiner's report
We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charities Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act.
Our 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.
Our role is to state whether and material matters have come to our attention giving us cause to believe:
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That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act;
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That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records;
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That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act;
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That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Independent examiner's statement
We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
MuirM.. &AidgAddy Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditor Muir Building
427 Holywood Road
Belfast BT4 2LT
23 October 2025
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Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 5 April 2025
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|‘|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Investment|Income|(see Appendix|'A')|
|Dividends|and Government|interest|37,85)|36,655|
|Savings|Account|interest|$96|2,214|
|38,447|38,869|
|Administration|expenses|-|(10)|
|Accountancy|fees|(672)|(636)|
|Bank|fees|(112)|(81)|
|Subscriptions|and|Donations|(see Appendix|'B')|(46,250)|(35,250)|
|(Deficit)/Surplus|for the year|(8,587)|2992|
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Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust
Balance Sheet
as at 5 April 2025
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|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Investments|at|cost|
|(Market Value|at 5|April|2025|£1,321,457)|1,343,500|1,343,500|
|Cash|at Bank|
|Ulster Bank|Limited|-|Current|Account|648|26,784|
|Ulster Bank|deposit account|17,549|-|
|Sarasin|cash|account|2,917|2,934|
|1,364,614|1,373,218|
|Less:|Liabilities|
|Management Fee Accrual|500|500|
|Net Assets|1,364,114|1,372,718|
|Represented|by:|
|Capital|
|Balance|as|at|5|April 2024|1,054,152|1,046,796|
|Bequest from Dorinda Lady Dunleath|-|8,033|
|Sarasin &|Partners|fees|(17)|(677)|
|Balance as|at|5|April 2025|1,054,135|1,054,152|
|Income|and|Expenditure Account|
|Surplus|as|at 5|April 2024|318,566|315,674|
|(Deficit)/Surplus|for the year|(8,587)|2,892|
|309,979|318,566|
|1,364,114|1,372,718|
|Approved by the Trustees|on 24 October 2025|and|signed|on their behalf by:|
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Dorinda Lady Dunleath Charitable Trust
| APPENDIX ‘A’ | ||
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| InvestmentIncome for theyearended 5 April 2025 | ||
| / | 2025 | 2024 |
| Dividends | £ | £ |
| Sarasin Endowments Fund | 37,851 | 36.653 |
| Deposit Interest | ||
| Sarasin& Partners | 185 | 1,835 |
| UlsterBank Ltd | 411 | 379 |
| 596 | 2,214 |
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