CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31Jt MARCH 2024
(Registered with Charity Commission for Northern Ireland- NIC102586)

CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
CONTENTS
YEAR ENDED 3111 MARCH 2024
Page I
Causeway Volunteer Bureau Infornialion
Pag¢ 2
Management Committee's Report
Page 3
Independent Exaffiiner's Report
Page 4
Income & Expenditure Account
Page 5
Balance Sheet
Pages 6- 12
Notes to the Financial Ststements

CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
INFORMA￿0￿
YEAR ENDED 31¥t MARCH 2024
TRUSTEES
Hannah Graham
Clara Forsythe
Anthony Hegarty
Ann McNickle
Catherine Farrimond
Ita McErlean
Alan Mcconagbie
Emma Cunningham
Deirdre Bradley
Heather Logan
Lisa Mccaughan
Catherine Lagan
(Chairperson)
(Secretary)
(Treasurer)
REGISTERED OFFICE
Causeway Volunteer Bureau
3 Floor River House
Castle Lane
Col¢rain¢
BT513DR
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
C D Diamond & Co
46 Hill St
Belfast
BTI 2LB
BANKERS
Northern Bank
22 The Diamond
Coleraine
BT52 1 DA
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CAL'SEII'AY I".OLU%TEER BUREAU
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
YEAR E.N'DED 31n f•lARCH 2024
STRUCTURE, COI'ERNANCE A￿0 MANACEhIEKr
Cawseway I'olunteer Bureau vrd5 foundèd in 1997 is goiierned by its
Fllh'ANCIAL REI'IEW
Thr centr¢ works a¢r055 the Cau5¢way covuing Coleraine. Ballyll￿neY
Moyle.
PUBLIC BENEFIT ￿ATEMENT
The ch￿lty h05 wmpli¢d with ill (luty ty Imre regard io the guidance on publir
beDEfrt publ￿tr￿d by the thir￿ ComtDission lor b'ortbern Irel￿ in exerciiinE ils
p0￿'t18 and duiies.
OBJEcfivES AND ACTIVITIES
0￿ b￿lnesS is the p¢othoLion. de¥'eltsptheni tsd support i'oluntetrittg. ￿.¢
u#deN4ke the fDllowins 2cliYili
Rescarch. deyelop wnd prDrnots local vo]vntttroppDrtunitic
Provide appru￿laie support to r4th1r volunt¢rr5 kn fmd 5Uitable pla¢emenu.
Provide th)8uin8 8uPW1 ￿ voJuthi¢ets and placemeni or8aniutiots'.
volmit¢¢r rr¢ognition o¢nts.
tkllyer child prOt￿tion and ￿regu￿ding fvwlnerable •dult# tr•ining.
Lirry out AL%¢55 NE ¢lKks.
pertinent tllfornution lo ¢ornmuttity and voluntary organls•ii011s
within our 3erYice are4.
Provide hdwice •nd trnining on all aSp￿ts of involvitt8 managing
Wol￿nteer4
Volunietr rrcDgnition thrn￿Fh EPIC {Enw*'erins P¢Dple In
Crnuniiie51- Volunteer r#O￿lti￿n volunw¢rs ofall ig¢&.
ACHIEI"EMEI%TS AND PERFORMAPICE
A wtsilive ￿li￿fI￿{•ry finw￿l81 h&$ Lw rtcorded fDT the c4rn1
fm4nCi41 y¢*r.
GTRhllm (OTr behalf of the T￿￿1￿5}
P•y2

CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
YEAR ENDED 31>1 MARCH 2024
To the Trustees of Causeway Volunteer Bureau
(Regislered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC102S86)
We report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 3 l5t March 2024, which are set
out pages 4 to 12.
Respective Responsibiltties of Trustees Examiner
The charity's trustees are Te5ponsible foT the prepaTatton of the accounts. The trustees
consider that an audRt is not required for this year under section 65(2) of the Charities Acl
(Northern Ireland) 2008 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is required.
It is our responsibility to..
Examine the accounts under section 05 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland)
2008.
To follow the procedures 18id down in the general directions given by the ChaTity
Commission for Northern JreIand under section 65(9Xb) of the Chariti¢s Act.
To state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
B851$ of Independent ExamiD¢r's report
We have examined the accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Acl and in
ac¢ordan¢e with the general directions given by the Clwkties CommissAon for Northern
Jreland. Our examinalion includes a review of the accountTng records kept by the charity and
a comparison of the accounts presented with those r¢cords. It also includcs considerdtion of
any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as
trustees concen)ing any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to
whether the accounts present a"tn]e and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters
set out in th¢ next statement.
Independeni Ex*mfiner's statement
In connection with our expmination, no matter has come io our attention:
Which gives us r¢asonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
To keep accounting records in accordance with section 63 of tb¢ Charities Act and
section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Ath and regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations,
b) To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act 2008 and section 44(1)(b) of the 2005
Act and Regulation 9 of the 2006 Regulations have not been meL or
To which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
C D Diamond & Co
46 Hill St
Belfast
BTI 2LB
Date
.6../2024
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31sI MARCH 2024
Note
2024
2023
Incoming Resources
GTants Receivable
oiher Income
Bank Interest Receivable
55,884
7,510
120
47,068
2,455
107
Total Incoming Resources
63,514
49,630
Resources Expended
Support Costs
Management and Administration
Other Costs
19,424
37,420
828
5,939
51,567
770
Totsj Resources Expended
57,672
58,276
Net Ineomingl(Outgoing) Resources
5,842
(&646)
Tolal Funds ISI April 2023
32,537
41,183
Total Funds 31$1 Mareb 2024
3&379
32,537
PAge 4

CAUSEII'AY I'OLUliTEER BUREAU
BAL4%CE SHEET
YEAR E.%DED 3111 .tyIARCH 2024
Sbeel
2014
2023
Flxod Asiets
450
530
C*Yttnt AM¢ts
D¢bto
Cith & Bank
4.736
34J74
3.7S6
35A03
39.130
39.159
LlxbHII
Credj'ioys & A¢¢nthl*
1.201
7,IS2
1201 37,929
7.152
J2,IX17
38,374
32,537
Credllvr•
Amwits f￿11¥ due ar￿ l ythr
NET A&SETS
38J
3¥37
io
38J79
32J37
ThtR fln*lld￿ it*trmtllts vtrt Apprnved by thp trustEeS' DII..
And Art *Ign￿ og Ibtlr behalf by:
flNTHL)trJKI H (G Pltt*l
eiR yitrifr)frA
The niJtM on pwzei ￿12 form part •f the*e fi•ucl•l Kaiemtttts akd iho4ld bt md
Ill MJMoc¢ion tbtrt*lth.
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIYTS
YEAR ENDED 31S1 MARCH 2024
NOTE I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following accounting policies have been used consistently in dealing with items
which are considered material An relation to the organisations financial statements.
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements hav¢ been prepared under the historical cost convenlion and
in accordance with applicable accounting slandards.
Depre¢fiation
Depreciation has been provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write
off ihe Cost of the assels over their expected useful lives as follows.,
Office Equipment -
Improvements -
150/0 Reducing Balance
150/0 Reducing Balance
Revenue Grants
Revenue grants r¢ceiv¢d are credited to ih¢ income and ¢xpenditure account in the
period in which the expenditure to which they relate h&8 been incurred.
Capital Grants
Capital grants ￿e1Ved are credited to a capital ￿antS reserve and are written off at
rates equivalent to depreciation rates charged on the assets on which grants have been
claimed.
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31°, MARCH 2024
21124 2023
NOTE 2
Grants Reeeivable
R¢stri¢ted
UnRestrAcled
DFC (Volunteering Infrastructure
Support Project)
43,884
43,884 46,469
NI Community Development grant J 2,000
12,000
DFC (Volunteers Week)
CRUN Small Granls
599
55,884
55,884 47,068
NOTE 3
Otber Income
Training
520
Counselling
Sundry
7,010
7,010 1,435
HMRC (JRS Furlough Income)
Causeway Co&sl & Glens
(Volunteering Support Fund)
500
5QO
500
500
7.010
7,510 2,455
P8ge 7

CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FIIYANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31°, MARCH 2024
2024 2023
NOTE 4
Support C08ts
R¢strict¢d
Ilnr¢slrA¢ted
Printing and Stationery
4,280
4,280
124
Volunteer Expenses
1,018
1,018
Training Expenses
5,301
5,301
rr Support
700
700 214
Rent
4,942
4,942 5,073
Mis¢ellaneous
390
390 521
PromotionallRecognition
2,793
2,793
5.642
13,782
19,424 5,939
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 318t MARCH 2024
2024 2023
NOTE 5
ManggemeDt and AdmiDiStration R¢stri¢t¢d
Unr¢slri¢led
Staff Costs
34,329
34,329 49,499
Small Grants on Behaifof
Causeway Coast & Glens Council
Counselling
Staff Travel and Expenses
1,967
1,967 1,060
Telephone and Fax
277
277
250
Insurance
847
847
758
35,453
1,967
37,420 51,567
NOTE 6
Otber Costs
Audit Fee
650
650 575
Depreciation
80
80
93
Bank Interest and Charges
98
98
102
650
178
828 770
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31J* MARCH 2024
NOTE 7
Fixed Assets
Opening Addns
Balance
1.04.23
Charge
Closing
Balallce
31.03.24
Cost
Office Equipment
24,905
24,905
24,905
24,905
Depreeiation
Office Equipmenl
24,375
80
24,455
24,375
24,455
Net Book Value
Office Equipment
530
450
530
450
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 3131 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
NOTE 8
Debtors and Prepayments
DFC
4,756
3,756
4,756
3,756
NOTE 9
Credilors and Accruals
Audit Fee
635
585
HMRC
566
6,567
1,201
7,152
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CAUSEWAY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024
NOTE 10
Reserves
Opening Balance I" April 2023
32,537
Surplus for Year
5,842
Closing Balance 31" March 2024
38.379
Unrestricted £38,379
NOTE 11
Expenditure in respect of the VISP (fimded by DFC) totalled £43,884.
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