Sl. Patrlck's Church, Broughshane The Paylsh of Skerry* R#thc#van and Newtownerommelin Amnu#l report aljd FiTJJThcial StsteTnenis For the yeAr ended 31, Detember 2025 Charity Registration Numbey: NIC-103137-0 St.Palrick's Church, Broughshane Annual report and financl*l Statements for the year ended 31" Deccmber 2025 Contents Pages References and administrative d¢tails of the Charity Trustees'Annual Report W6 Indcpcndent Examiners Report to th¢ TnL8lecs Receipts and paytnents account Statement of a55cts and liabiliiies Notes to (he financial siatements St.Patrick's Church, Broughshane References and admlnlstratlve detalls Charity Name.. St Patrick's Church, Broughshanc Charity Rcgi5¢ration Number.. NIC-103137-0 Contact Address.. The Rectory 49 Rectory Gardens Bi'oughshane Co Aniriin BT42 4LF Trustee5 The Chariry Trustces who served duiing thc year or wer¢ Tw8t¢¢s Jt Ihc date of this report wei'e.. Rev. Marcus Hart (Clergy) Mr. Steven Ewing (Treasurer), Julie Thtsmpson (Secretary), Mi.. Ricliard Reade, Laura Montgomeiy, Mrs Beth Clyde, Mi. Steplien Tuff, Mrs Kathryn McGall, Mi. Steven Young, Ms Emma Erwin. Ms su7.anne Mathcwson. Mr Denis Taylor, Ms Anne Brownlce, Ms Victoria Thompson, Mr Derek McKillop and Mr Gavin Mark. Prln¢lpal Offi¢e-beorers Clergy." Church Treasurer. S¢cretaiy'. Church Warden- Clergy: Church Warden- Peopl¢: Glebe Warden - Clei'gy- Glebe Wal'den- People.. Rey. Mai'cus Hart Mr Steven Ewing Mrs Julie Thompson Mrs Beth Clyd¢ Mr Andrew Kcnncdy Mr Alan Ilrown Mr Gavin Mark Independent Exarniner lan Johnston For and behalf of: Stevenson and Wilson chart￿td Accountants 22-30 Broadway Avenue Bdllym¢nd Co Alltrim BT43 7AA Bankeys Ulstsr Bank Ltd 49 Wellington Street Ballymena BT43 6AD St.Patrick's Church, Broughshane Trustees, Annual Repovt for the year ended 31It Dcccmbcr 2025 The trustecs prcscnt the annual repoKt and starements of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabiliti¢s for St Patrick's Church. BYough5hane for the y¢ai' ended 31" D¢cember 2025 OPJECTIVES AND AcfIviTES The charit&ble purpose is the expi'ession of th¢ precept8 of the Chri%tian religion throu¥h engagement wiih the Ecn¢ral public and in particular, with the disadvantaged, the sick, the elderly and the young as a public bcncfit. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE These ¢an be measured dnd evidenc¢d t]Irough inereased social integraiion and pastoral care delivered at the point of need. Thc dii'ect bencfit of partieipaiion in Church life includes the cnjoymcnt of public woyship and fhe giving and receiving of pastoral minE5try, iinproved understanding of tlic valucs rclating to civic enbi&b7em¥nl, cominunity coh¢sion providing & bi'idge between diverse groups as well as tmpi'ov¢d educational outcomes through the Chui'ch's minigty of teaching. The beneficiaries are the general publi¢, and the public valuation of the benefits can bc ¢videnced through attendance at public worship, participatiott in Chui'cl) govemance and willingness to support throu conli'ibutions, th¢ Continuing WEtness of rlie Church. Thc widcr bcncfit lo Ihc public will outweigh any detriment arising in the course oEChristian outreach. Tli¢ direct benefits flowing fiDm this Pllr￿se include the provision of ai'chive records. public ¢njoyinwt of c￿tUr￿l and histoi'ic buildings and art¢fails such as Lhurch plittc, furnishings and mateiials as w¢ll as an overall improved appirciation of longstanding Christian heritage. This is demonstrat¢d Ihrougli on-guing. provision of acces5 to re¢ords and Ihe us¢ made of thesc records in. foi. Cxwnplc, research and genealogy, througli conservatiOT) cfforts in respect of records* property and art¢fa¢ts and the subsequ¢nt at)d continued requests for access and use of our materiais by widcr society. Thei'e is no hann arising from th¢ putpose. Th¢ bcncficiarics are thc gcn¢i'al public. No prEvate benefit is receivcd by trustees fillfi￿lIng their trustee respDnsibiliti¢s in rcsPCCt of th¢s¢ rccDrds, buildings or artefacts, but in the cour8¢ of CUTh￿rvatIOn dnd to make these accessible to the public, Ihe engagement of professional staff alld services is essential but incidetttal to ¢h¢ fuifilment of the purpose. PUBLIC BENEFIT Th¢ Charity Trnstees havc fulfilled their responsibilities in accordance with the Charity Collunission's statutory guidance on Public Benefit. Throughoui the year, regular worship. coinmunity outreach, and a variety of social and fimdraising activitics havc supportcd our commitment to delivering Public B¢n¢fil. St Patrick's Church, Broughsh211e, supwrts and promot¢s Christiatt worship 2nd discipleship wiihin the Anglican tradition. Tliis is achieved throu￿ a vari¢ty of worbhip.%tylef, includin￿ our two weekly services 10am contemporary styl¢ in¢luding Lhildi'¢n gtoups and I1.30am traditionat SLYviees, thei'e is tea & coffee betwccn th¢5¢ services to cnable connection across all who attend. Ther¢ is also a wee￿Y Midweck Communiort service and a twice monthly life group. All of thegE services offer space for worsl)ip, growth in relationship with Jcsu8 and building church community. Our ministy is ￿rther supported by a rang¢ of comtnunity-focused activities sueh as Church lunLhes, Mothers Union. and our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Scasonal Service% and events include H2rveqÉ, Remembrance Sunday. Caiol Sei'Yi¢¢s, Easter Services, and a wcekly Coffcc MoiTring following th¢ midweek servicc. Childrcn and young people are served through Sunday servi¢¢s, a weekly Sunday Club and confirn￿ti0n pj'cpai'ation. In addition, oui. partneiship with the Scoutg and Gill Guides enl)ances oui. provision for youth and childrcn's ministry. St.Patrlck's Church, Brough5hane Sincc 2019, we have b¢en guided by our vision statejnent., -PLople who share God'5 love with the community- by welcoming th06¢ who coinc through tlie door and serving th05e Outside it." And we have continu¢d to.seek to fulfil tht.% vision sinc¢ this time. FINANCIAL REVIEW Thc freewill and I￿6¢ offerings which are r¢wrted in the General Accoullt for 2025 arc consisieni with (hose reported in 2024. The General Account closing balanee at the elld of the year was £54,383 which was a d¢crease on th¢ pi.eviol￿ year of £4.213. The financial accounts of Il)e parisli also include two sn7aller accounts which al'e the Building FurEd and Choir Accounts. These accounts are set aside for tlie maintenance of th¢ chui'ch and the operation ul th¢ choir rcspectively. The choir account was closed during 2023. GOTNG CONCERN The ttijstees hav¢ reviewed the finances for the y¢ar ￿head and dre satisfied that there ale adequate funds in pla¢¢ io ensure tl)at the Parisl) can continue its aetivitics and the finallcial statements for th¢ year endcd 31" Deccmber 2025 can be signed off ag a going ¢on¢em. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing Document Consiltution of the Charity Chapt¢r Ill of the Constitution of the Church of li'¢land govcrns Parishes and Parochial Organisation. The Sel¢ct Vestry mcmbers are the Chari¢y Trustces. Recyuitment and Appointment of Select Vestry (Trustees) All membets of the Chuirh of Ireland who are over the ag¢ of18 and are either resident within the parish or live elsewI￿re but havc been aceu5tomed members of thc congr¢gation foi. at least thr¢c montlis, may register as membcrs of thc gencral vestry of the parish, allowing diein to attend and vote at tncctings of the general vestry and ￿ stand for ¢l¢ction to th¢ seleei vestry. Mectings of the general vestsy arc nornially hcld oncc a Yel￿ (commonly known a6 'tthe Eastcr Vestry.). The Select Vcbtry is electcd as part of this General Vestry mceting. Tlie Select Vestry will hold th¢ir position8 for 2 period of on¢ ycar. S¢lcGt Veslry members may bc re-clected anftually and thei'e is no limit Oll the number of terms which inay b6.%¢rved. Pay and remuneration The R¢v. Hart received a stipend in accordanc¢ wilh figures approved by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland. Atty privatc benefit arising out of th¢ fulfjlment of our Christian ministry or to lay staff is cssential to the flllfjlment of ili¢ puo)ose of tlie advancement of religion. Witli Il)e exccpiion of the clergy, no TnL¥tee receivcs r¢muneratioD, reward or other private bcnefit for carrying out dieir TIv8tee respornsibility. St.Patrick's Chureh, Brough5hane Organisationail Structure Th¢ s¢l¢ct vestry is respo￿SIble for thc day-to-day m8nag¢ment of the parish. The select v¢stry consists of the member of the rly'gy 5eiwing in the Pdiish, any curdte assi5rant ("thc cur4t¢"), the churchwardens, the glebe wardens and oihei. members of tl)¢ gcneral vestry cl¢cted al the General Vestry. The select vestry is thaiird by the incumbent or othermember of the clcrgy officiating in the parish. Selcct vestry meinb¢is are I'esponsible for making decisions on matters of gEn¢ral concern and imporiance to ili¢ parish includiiig decidiag how parish funds al'e to be applied. The select vestry m¢¢ts on a Inonihly basis. Special m￿ting￿ may b¢ convened at any tim¢ by tl)e chairperson oi. thc churchwai'dcns. COMPLIENCE WITH PUBLIC BENEFIT The Parish has givcn carefiEI eonsideralion to the Charity Commission for Norihcm Ire12nd's guidance on publi benefit to ensure that tlie activ¢s entered into during th¢ year have h¢lped to achieve the Parish'.q objectives and activities. as well as providing public benefit. STATEMEf4T OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees are respott8ible for pr¢paring rhe Trn8tccs' R¢port and the statcmellt of receipts and payments and statement of assets. atid liahilEties in accoi.dance with appliLable law and regulations. The law appliGable to ch2riti¢5 in North¢m Ircland with Income of less than £250,000 requires th¢ trustces to pi'epai'c a statemeni of receipts and payments and a st&l¢inent of asgcls and liabilities for cach finaneial year. The trustccs are rcsponsible for kceping aLCOUtLtiiig records that are sufficient to show and cxplain the Parish's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the &%sets and liabilities of the Parish. Mi¢y are also respongible for saf¢guarding thc a$s¢ts of the Parish and l)cnce for takittg reasonable steps for thc prev¢ntion and deteciioll of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees on and slgned on thelr behalf: Rev. Marcus Hart Trustee Mr Stcven Ewing Trustee Date.. Date: IS St.Patrick's Church, Broughsh&ne NIC- 103137-0 Independent examlner's report to the charity trustees of St. Patrick's Cbureh, Broughshane. I report on the accounts of the charity foi. th¢ y¢ai' ¢nded 31" December 2025, which are set out on pagcs 8-12 Respective responsibilitie5 of charity trustees and examiner As thc chaiity's trustccs you ar£ itSPOt)sible for thc preparntion of the accounts in accordance with thc CharitÉC5 Act (Nortl)ern Ireland) 2008. Jt is my rcsponsibility to.. examinc tl)¢ ac¢oui)ts under section 65 of tlie Charities Act follow Ihe proccdureb laid down ill the g¢neral Dir¢ciions giv¢n by ihe Commission under section 65(9)Ib} of the Charitieg Act state wh¢th¢r pariicular matters hav¢ Come ro my 8Lr¢ntion. Bxsis of Independent examiner's report I have examined your charity accounts as requiredundey section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was ¢atTi¢d out in accordance with (he general Directions given by tlie Charity CoinmÉssion for Northern treland under section 65{9)Ib) of the Chaiities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting r¢cords k¢p( by thc charity and a comparison of thc accounts prcscnted with tliosc rccoi.ds. Jt also inclllded consideration of any unusual item5 or disclosureg in the accounts and scekinLI expldniitions from you as ch£wiiy tii]stees concerning any such mattel's. My role is to state whether any m&teri&l matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe.. That accounting records were noi k¢pt in a¢¢ordance with section 63 of th¢ Chariti¢s Ac(. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records. That the accounts do not Comply with th¢ awounting rcquir¢m¢nts of th¢ Chatiti¢s Act. That th¢￿ is furtli¢r inforniation needed for a properundeystanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination arjd havc no concerns in rcspcct of th¢ matte)5 { l) to {4) list¢d abovc and, in conncction with following thc t)ii'ccttons of tlie c.harity C,ommission for Northern IreIaft￿ I have found no matters that require drawing lo your ￿tt￿tiOn. lan Johnston For and beliaifof.. St¢v¢nson alld Wilson Cbait¢rEd Accountants 22-30 Broadway Avenlle Ballyillcna BT43 7AA Date.. Ib I-L St.Patrick's Church, Broughshane NIC- 103137-0 Receipts and Payments AtC