2024-03-31-annual-return

THE WOLWIEN'S SUPPORT NETWORK FINANCIAL sTATE￿IENTs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 { A COTrIPANY LlITrllTED BI. GUAIUNTEE AIYD NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL) COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER NI 057580 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER NIC 102763 O'HARA SHEARER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND STATUTORY AUDITORS 547 FALLS ROAD BELFAST BTII 9AB

THE WOINIEN'S SUPPORT NETWORK FINANCIAL STATENIENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST IWIARCH 2024 CONTENTS Page Refei'ence and Adni in islartive Int"oi'iMation Ti'ustees Annual Repoit (iiiclLidingT tlIL Staterneiit of Dii'ectors Responsibilities in I'espLCt or riiiancial slatemeiits) 2-10 Repoil Ot the Iiidependeiit Audiloi-s to tlie Meinbei's, Accountiiig Pol icies 14-16 Sl¢lteinent of Financial Activities (incorporating7 the income and expeiidilui'e aL¢oiint) Balance Slieel Stateinent of Cash Flows 19 Notes to tlie Finaiicial Stateinents 20-26

THE wO￿lEN's SUPPORT NETWORK FINANCIAL STATIIMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDID 31ST fvIARCH 2024 RIPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE ￿lE￿IBER5, Opinion We have audited tlie fiiianeial slalements of The Woinen's Support Netivork (the 'cliarity') foi. Il)e year ended 31 Mareh ?0?4 whicli coinprise the Siateinenl of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, tlie Statement of Cash Flows and tlie notes to Ilie tinancial stlc tei)1enls. including? & suminary of significant aLcouniing policies. The financial repoilin(y fi'amework that has been applied in theii. pi'eparation is applicable law and Uniied Icingdom AccoLinting Standards, includiiio financial Reportin Siandai'd l O? TIIL ]iiiiiiic'iul R¢Jpr)i'Ki17.g Sicindcii'£l £Ii?plic'ablL￿ 117 111¢, UK aii£l RLpiibliL oJ'li'LJluii¢l (Uiiited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounlina Pi'aetice). In nui. opiiiion, t11e fini< ncial slaleinents.. give a true and fair view of the slate of the chai'itable ¢oinpany's affaii's as at J l March 2014 and of its incoining I'e50111'¢es and application of resoui'ces, including its incoine and expenditure for the yeai. Ilien ended- have beeii propei'ly prepai'ed in accordance ivith the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UIC and Repiibl ic of Ii'elaiid IFRS I O?) (effective l January 2015) - (Charities SORP {FRS l O?)), IhL Financial Reporting Slandcll'd applicable iii Ilie UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 101); have been pi'eplll'ed in accoi'dance with the requii'einenls of ihe Compaiii¢5 Act 2006. Ba$?s foi. opinion We condLicled oiii. audit in accoi'dan¢e ivith Iniernalional Sill iid<irds oli Audiliiig (UICI (ISAS (UK)) and applicable li< w. Our I'esponsibililies uiidei. Iliose sl<indai'ds al'e fuillier desci'ib¥d iii il)e Auditor's responsibil ili15 for Il)e audit of the accoiiiit5 section of oui. I'epoil. We are ii)dependenl of the cliaritj iii aLCQI'dance witli IIIL eiliical reqLllI'einenls Ilial <ll'e I'elevLinl to oui. audit of IliL c1L¢ounts in the Ul<. includiniT Ilie FRC'S Etliic2i I Siandill'd. and we have fulfil led oui. oilier eiliical responsibilities in accorddnce with Ihesc reqvireinenls. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is siiflicienl and appropi'iale 10 provide a basis foi. our opinion. ConLlusions relgting to going concern We l)ave noihiiigT to I'eport in respect of the followingT 11111 Iiets in I'elalion to wliicli the ISAS IUKI I'equire us 10 report 10 you whei'e.. the Iruslees, use of Ilie going ¢oii¢ern basis ot accouiiling in Ihe pi'epai'alion of the financial st¢11einenls is not appi'opi'iate; or the trustees have not disclosed in the finan¢i(11 slateinLnls any identi fied Inatei'ial uiJcei1ainlies Ilial may ¢ast signitlccint doubt <iboui tlii cliaritv's ability 10 continue to adopt the gjoing concLrn basis of accouiiling foi. a pei'iod of at least livelve monilis fi'oiii tlie date wlien the financial slalemenis al'e authoi'ised for issue. Other infoi'mation Tlie oiliei. intoi'in&l1ion coinpi'ises the infoiination included in the annual I'eporl, other Ilian Ilie financial staleimenls and oui. audiloi 5 l'ttporl IIiLI'eon. The Ii'iislees are I'esponsible for the oiliei. iiiloi'iniltion. Our opinion on tlie fiiiancial slaleinenls does not covei. the other infoi'inJlion and. except to ihe exlenl oiliei'wi5e explicitly slated in oui. I'eport, we do not express any toi'm of assui'ance conclusion thei'eoi). In ¢oiinection with oui. audit of the tinaiicial staleinenls, oui. responsibility is to read the oihei. infoi'iiiation and, in doing so, consider whetlier tlie other infoi'malioii 15 Inalei'i2K Ily incon5151ent willi the fini¢ ncial staleEnenls oi. oui. knowledoe obtained in tlie aLidit or othei'wise appears to be malei'ially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies oi. apparent material Imisstateinents, we w'e required lo delerinine whether there is a Inal¢rial misstaleinenl in Il)e financial stiltements oi. a material Inisslaleinenl of the otlier infoi'mation. If, based on the woi'k we have performed, we conclude that Ihei-e 15 a maierial misstatemenr of this other infoi'ination, we al'e required lo repoit that fact. We have nothing to report in ihis regard. Page 11

THE WOMEN'S SUPPORT NETWORK FINANCI.4L sTATE￿IENTs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TOTHE MEMBERS, Matters on which Ive are required to report by exception In the light ot the knowledge and understanding of the Trustees and ils envi1.onine￿t obiained in Ille coiirse of tlie audit. we l)ave i)ot identified inaterial Inisslaleinenls in Ilie Triistees, Report. We have nothinu io report in respeci of the followin<F Inatteis in I'elation to which the Coinpanies Act ?006 requires us lo repoi'f lo you if. iii our opinion: sufficient a¢countin<F records liave not been kept.. oi. the fiii concerii aiid usinsj the iyoing coiicern basis of accountin¢7 Iinless the tl'lisrees eiilier intend to Iiqliidate tlie coinpany or io cea.4e operation5. or have no r¢ali5tic alternative bul to do so. Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the llnoiieial statements Our objectives are io obiaiii reasonable assiii'ance ¢ibout wlietlier Ille financial slaleiiieiils (Is a whole al'e free froii) InalLI'ial liii5slateillent. wli¥thei' duL t() fi'uiid or ¢i'roi'> (Iiid to issiie illl ¢iiiditor's repori Il)at iiicliid¢s oiii. opinion. Reasonable ubsuI'aii¢e IS ¢7 Iiinli level of assui'ance, bui is not 11 (triiaraiilee 1111¢ l ali aiidit coiiduLtLd in accord<lllLL wiilI I SAS (UK) will <ilways deiecl a iiiai¢rial Inisslal¢iiieiil wlien il exists. Missiateinei)Is can 1( rise fi'oin fi'Llud oi. error and al'e considered Inalerial if. individually oi. iii Ihl 71?I'egaie, Iliey Could reasonably be expected lo infllieiice Ilie econoinic decisions of users ral<en on Ilie basis of Il)Lse fiiian¢ial sial¢inenls. IrregFiilai'iiies, inLILidinn fruud, al'e insiaiices of iion-coiiipliance willi law5 and re?Iilations. We dLsiftn procedui'es in lii)e with oui. I'espoiisibililies, oiiiliiied above, to detecr ii)aiLI'i<il iiiibsiateinenls in respect ol. ii'i'egulai'ilies, includingi ti'aud. Tlie exteiit to wliicli oiir proccdiir¢.s ar¢ cap&ble ot delecling irre?tilai'ities, ii)cludinb fi'a(Id, is detailed beloiv. Explllnlltion as to what extent tlie audit was considered eApable of detecting irregularities, iiicluding fruud The obje¢tives of our aLidit in respect of fraiid, are lo identify and assess tlie risks ot Inalerial misslateinent of the tinancial staleinenls due lo fraud: lo obtaiii sufficienr appi'oprial¢ audit evideiice regardiiig Ilie assessed risks of Inal¢i'ial Inisstateinei)I due lo fraud. Ilirough desigJningF and iinpleinenliiigi appi'opi'iate I'esponses to those assessed risks; and lo respond appi'opriaiely 10 instances of fi'aud oi. suspLcted fi'¢iud idLiilified dui'iiig Ilie udit. However. tlie priinaiy responsibility for Ihe pi'evcntioii and deteclioii ot traiid rest5 Witli both In11 nag)LillLlIt aiid iliose cliar(yed Ivith govei'naiiee ol tlie Ch(Irity. Oui. approacli was as follow5.. We obtained an understiinding of Ilie legal aiid reiiulatoiy requirLinenls applicable to the cl)arity and considered tliat tlie Inosl si(ynificaiit al'e Ilie Coinpanies ALt ?006 and Ihe Finan¢ial RepoitiiigF Staiidard applicable iii the UK and Republic of Ii'eland (FRS I O?) (effective l Januury 2015) - (Chai'ilie5 SORP IFRS I O?). Enqiiiry of Inanagemeni, Ihose charoed with uoveiY)Iince and the eiitity's soliciiors ai'ound actLial and potential litl¥cltion and claims. Enquiry ot er]tity Staff in coinpliance functions to identify any instances of any non-compliance with laws aiid regulations. Reviewingy financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting docuinenlation lo assess coinpliance with applicable laws and regulations. Page l?

THE IVOt¥lEN'S SUPPORT INETWORI FIN'ANCIAL sTATE￿[El￿Ts FOR THE YEAR EIYDED31ST NI.4RCH 2024 REPORT OFTHE INI DEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE ￿lE￿[BERS, AudiiingT thc I'i%k ol'manogLineni override ot'conirols. inLluding Ilirougli ILStino.joui'nal eniries.'Ind ()Ihei' djusiments foi. appropi'ial¥n¢ss. and evaluating tlie business ralioiiale ot sigiiilicant tianiaLlions outside IhL ii()rTnal LOUI'se ol-businLss. pol'l nl'an aLidii in acLOI'daiiLL Iviili Iskls IUKI Iwe exercisL prolLssional judgLnieni and maintdin piY>l¢ssiondl sLeptiLi51n IdLntilv oi)d assLSb Il)c I'18ks ol niat41.ial Iniststarlinini ol'11lL finanLial siai¢iiiLnis. i%'hLthLI' due 10 li'aud Ll'l'OI'. d¢%ibJii und PLI'I()I'in audil pi'oLedui'Ls ILSPllllblV¥ l() Ihos¢ 1'i%ks. and ul)t: Obiain an unULrsl;Indino L)I' iniernal conii'ol rLILvaiii li) Ili¥ audit in oi'dii. 10 att￿1gn :iudii procLdLII'LS Ilial are Jppivpi'iaiL in Ihi cii'Luiiis141nies. bul n()I 101. IIIL puI'po%¥S ol'LlPI'¢ssing an npiniun oil Ilie Ll'ILLliveness 01.111 onipanv's iniLmal coiitrol. r.viiliiatL tIIL appi'opi'iaiLllLSS ol. aci()Liniing wliLi¢s US¢LI lind tliL ILJSUfJdblriiL%S ofaLLouiiiiiig e%iiiiiatis and rLlat¢d dis110surLS mddL bv tliL dii'eLII)1'.s. ConLIuLIL on IliL uppinpi'ialinL%b ol. Ilii direLIoi'5' I15¥ 01.ilie b7{)ino LonLLI'n bi15lS aLL()Iinlin&i and. bused on Ihe Lidit ¥vidLnLL obi: obtain¢d up l() Diir auLlitai N IL'SX)1'1. 140I1'Li'ei'. lut(Ire eveni.* {)]' Londilioni niav LaLise the cliJriiy 10 tu i()ntinu os a goinL7 con¥¥1'n. prL'scnlalion. CoLinLiI'& wcbbil¥ al.. http.'l/ii'iYi¥.IrL.oi'b?.ubJthu(liliirsrLsp()nsibili1148. Thib cI¥%LI'ipiion l()i'ins pull 01.iiiii' aLiditor's IL'PI)rt. W¢ ci)Inii)uniLaie ivitli thosl LliarL7id ivith giiYLI'noii¢L regardinb). arnon¥? oihLr Iiiaii¥f5. 11i¥ plann¥d SLOPL dnd iiiiiinby ol. Ilie udit und signiliLont lindings. inLludinbJ aiiN si&?niliLkini dLIiLiLllLiLS in iiilemal Loiilii)I Iliat ive id¥nlilv duyinb) (iui. audit. Use of oui. report riiis liP()It IS 111ilJ¥ bol¥l!' to tl)e il)ai'iiJblL Lumi)iinx b nTrLinliLrs. us a bod>'. in JLLQI.dJiiLe Iiiil) ChJpiLr 3 OF Pai'l 16 Ol'ih¢ C()ITIPUl)iL% ALI ?U116 unil ILgJulali()1)s niadL unc4LI' Ih:Il ALI. ()ui' audii ii'oi'k lias hiiii undLI'iJkLn $0 Ilidi WL Iniohi slai¥ 10 (Ilc ¢hai'ital)le L()Inpanv'b m¢inb¥rs 11i0.sc n)utlLr% ive aiL ILqiiifLd io slate 10 them in an uudiioi'5' ILPOrt and loi. n() lither purposc. 'I'i? thL I'LIIILs1 Lxlini pLI'niiiiLd laii.. Iv¢ d() rinl aLLLPt ()I' a￿￿UMl I'L.%y)11sibiliii' lo anl'onc otli¥r IhJn tlie LhJi'iiablL Lompanv and its ni¥inbLI'S as d body. I. L.4WRENCC SIIEARER r.c.A.,,S¢nror St.'Itirtory Aiiditor FOR AND ON BE4 HIlLr or O'HARA SI.IEARER, St?d tutory Auditoi. O'HARA SHEARER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND STATUTORY AUDITORS 547 fall% Road BLlltist BTI19AB D￿ted. 19111 D¢L¢inb<i' 2024 Page 13