## COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER NI052123
RICE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 MARCH 2025
Charity Number 102871
RICE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Year ended 31 March 2025
## Contents page
|Membersofthe trustand professional advisers|1|
|---|---|
|Trustees Annual Report|3|
|Independentexaminers report|6|
|Statement offinancial activities (incorporating the income||
|and expenditure account)|8|
|Balancesheet|9|
Page 1 RICE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
## Members of the trust and professional advisers
Registered charity name Rice Family Charitable Trust
## Charity number 102871
Company registration number NI052123
## Principal and registered office
29 Ravenhill Park Belfast Co Antrim BT6 ODE
## Trustees
Mr D Rice Mr B Rice Mr K Donaghy
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## Trustees annual report
## Year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## Reference and administrative details
Registered Office: 29 Ravenhill Park, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT6 ODE Company Registration No .: NI052123 Northern Ireland Charity Commission No,: 102871
## The trustees
The trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows:
## Mr D Rice
Mr B Rice
Mr K Donaghy
## Governing Document
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 21 October 2004, and as such the liability of each of its members is limited. The company is governed by its board of[directors][who][operate][as][detailed][in][the][governing][document][for][ the][charity,] which is the Memorand um and Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
## Organisation
The charity is managed by the Board of Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Trust.
## Objectives and activities
## Purposes
The Trust exists to promote religion, advance education, promote the relief of poverty and provide facilities in the interests of[social][welfare][for][those][in][circumstances][of][ need][as][the] Board of Directors in their discretion may determine.
## Activities & Beneficiaries
During the year the charity provide further training to indivuduals on emotional mastery
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and goal setting. They were taught the psychoeducation associated with stress, and learned the tools used to support their own emotional wellbeing and that of the children they support. By controlling their emotions, the indivudals will therefore be more likely to avoid worry, anxiety and depression. The public benefits of the Trust are considered to outweigh the potential harm, and there should be no private benefit.
The trustees have taken instruction on both the Charities Act 2008 and the Companies Act 2006. They have considered in particular the obligations imposed under the public benefits test of the Charities Act 2008 and can confirm that the charity meets the criteria set down therein. Rice Family Charitable Trust became registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on 20 March 2015.
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## RICE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
## Trustees annual report (continued)
## Year ended 31 March 2025
## Financial review
The detailed results for the period, and the company's financial position at the period end are shown in the attached financial statements.
The total unrestricted incoming resources for the period amounted to £0 (2024: £0), with expenditure of £445 (2024: £4,831), resulting in net incoming expenditure for the year of £445 (2024: (£4,831)). There were unrestricted funds of £30,671 (2024: £31,116) at the year end.
## Reserves Policy
The trustees feel that as the amount of administrative expenditure is minimal, the company does not need to hold significant amounts in reserves. At present there are positive free reserves of £30,671 (2024: £31,116).
## Statement of Compliance
In establishing the objectives and planning of distribution of grants for the year, the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s guidance (section 4b of the Charities Act) on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the trust’s purposes and provides a benefit to beneficiaries.
## Trustees’ responsibilities statement
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations .
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year . Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial stateme nts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair viewofthe state of[affairs][of the][charity][and][the] income[ and][expenditure][of][ the][charity][for][ that][period.]
In preparing these financial statements , the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
e observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
e make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and e prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity 's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 . They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Mr B Rice
Charity Trustee
25 January 2026
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## RICE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
## COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Independent examiners report to the charity trustees of Rice Family Charitable Trust
Year ended 31 March 2025
| report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages7 to 8.
## Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner
As the charity trustees (and also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to:
e examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act e follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act e 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 Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity anda 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.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving cause to believe:
1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of theCompanies
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Act2. That2006 the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 39 6 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles ofthe Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland , 4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Independent examiner’s statement
| have completed my 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 at tention.
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## RICE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Statementoffinancial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure account)
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|Category|Restricted|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|Funds|(£)|Funds|(£)|2025|(£)|
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|Charitable|activities|as|as|
|Total resources expended|8|445|
|meeNet incoming/(outgoing) resourcestes forforthe the yearyear|||-445|-445|
|NetUnrealisedincome/(expenses)gains on|investmentsfor the year|-|-445-|a|
|Total funds brought forward|(34116|31,116|
|Total funds carried forward|/30671|30,671|
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|Micro-entity Balance Sheet as at31 March 2025|||
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|Notes|2025|2024|
||£|£|
|CurrentAssets|30,671|31,116|
|Netcurrent assets (liabilities)|30,671|31,116|
|Total assets less current liabilities|30,671|31,116|
|Total net assets (liabilities)|30,671|31,116|
|Reserves|30,671|31,116|
- © For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
- © The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
- e The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
- © The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.