RURAL SUPPORT INDEPENOENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RURAL SUPPORT Oplnlon We have audited the linancial staternent5 of Rvral Support Ithe 'charity'l for the yeaf ended 31 March 2024 which compfise the statement of fiftancial attivities, the balance sheet. the statement ol cash flows and notes to the financial 5t•tement% including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that ha5 been applied in thei¥ preparation is opplicable law and United Kingdom kcountin9 Standaids, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reportin9 Stèndèrd •pplicJèle In the UK and Republic ol lrnl•nd (United Kingdom Generally Acc•pted Accounting Practice). In our opinion, the financial statements.. 9ive a true and fair view of the state of the ¢h•riE•bl• Com￿nY.$ affairs a$ 4t 31 March 2024 artd ol its in¢oming resources Jnd •ppli¢Jtion ol resouice* for the yeaf then ènde%Y,' have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountin9 Practice, and hèv• been prepafed in •¢cordanc• with the requirernents of Companies Act 2006. O•sls lor oplnSon We conducted our Judif in accordanc* wilh Intern¥tioMI Standaids on Auditin9 (UK) IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilitiès under those siandards are lurthei described in thè Auditors rèsponsibilit￿$ lor the audit of the fi￿ntI•l statements section of our report. We are independent ol the charity in accoidance with the ethical requiiements that Jfe ¥elevant io oui audit ol the financial siaternents in the UL including the FRC'S Ethi￿1 Standard, and we have fvlfilled our other ethical fesponsibilities in xcordance with these ￿quireMents. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suificier*t and 4ppfopriate to prowde a basis for our opinion. RURAL SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF RURAL SUPPORT Conclusions r•l•ti*vJ to 90in9 conc•rn In èudiiing the financial ststements, we have concluded that the Trnstees, use ol the going concern b•sis ol accounting in ihe prepaiatson ol the financial statements Is appropfiate. Based on the work we have perfoimed, we have not identified any materlal uh¢trtainiies rel4tin9 to •vents or conditions that. Individual￿ or callectivety, may cast significani doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a goin9 concefn for a period of Ji least twefve months from when the financial statements are authorised for i55ue. Our respon51bilities and the r•sponsibilliles ol the Trusttes wilh ￿sPeCt to 9oing concern are described in the relevant section5 01 this report. ¢)th•r Inform•tlon The other information ¢omprb5es the informatlon included in the 4nnu4 r•port othef than tho financial staiements and our auditorfs report thereon. The Tiustee5 a responsible loi the other inforynation contained within the annual report. Ouf opinion on iht financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express •ny lorni ol assurnnc• condusion ihereon. Our responsibility IS to read the oiher Infom)ation and, sn doing so, consider whether the other infornatton is materially inconsistent with Ihe financial statements or our knowléd9È obtained in the course ol Ihe audit. or otheMise appears to be materially misstated. If we identity such material Inconsistencles or apparent materi)I misstatements, we ire reqvired to determirte whether this gives rise to a matenal misstatement in the financi41 statemen¢5 rhernselves. If, b35ed on the work we have performed, we conclvde that there is J moterial mis5tatemeni ol this Other inforrnation, we I￿ required to report thèi lact We have nothing to report in this regard. 12- RURAL SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'5 REPORT ICONTINUED) TO THE TRu¥fEES OF RURAL SUPPORT Matters on whrch we •r• r•gulr•d to r•port by exceptlon We have nothing to ¥eport in respect ol the following rnatte￿ in relation to which the Chafities (Accounts and Reports) Regulation$ 2008 require us to ieport to you il, in oui opinion,. the infomaiion given in the ffnancial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees, reporL or suffi