Amber Commun
Develo
en
Financial Siatements
Year Ended 31st March 2024

Amber Commun.
Develo
mentA
en
Year Ended 31" Mftrch 2024
Contents
Page
General Information
Annual Report ofthe Management Committee
Report ofthe Auditor

Amber Communi
Develo
mentA
en
General In
ormation
Year Ended 31" March 2024
Chairperson
Dr Caroline Bingham Ph.D.
Secretary
Eileen Donaghy
Treasurer
Mandy Dixon
Address
209 Roden Sireet
Belfast
BT12 5QB
HonouryAuditor
Trevor A Aitkenhead
B.A. (Hons) P.(iC.E.
Principal Bankers
First Trnst Bank
35 University Road
Belfayt
BT7 IND
CharityNumber
NIC103302
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Amber Commun.
Develo
mentA
en
Annual Re
orto
the Mana
ement Commi'ttee
Year Ended 31" March 2024
The Management Committee present their report andfznancial statementsfor the year
sl
ended 3] March 2024.
PnncipalActivilies
Amber Community Developnient Agency is a Clwistian Charity based at the inlerface
area adjacent to Ihe Westlink Motonvay in Soutk/West Belfast. The Agencyprovides a
range of community development initiatives. The Agency has won the 2001 award
from the United States of America- NICCA for the best Community Association in
Northern Ireland. The Management Committee would like to thank the community at
largefor all their support and thank you cards.
Chartiable &a¢us
Amber Community Development Agency is recognised as charitable by the Inland
Revenue Commissioners, and the Charity commission for Northern Jreland the
charity number beingNIC103302
Management Committee
Thefollowing served as members of the Management Committee during the year
Dr Caroline Bingham Ph.D. (Chairperson)
Eileen Donaghy (Secretary)
Mandy DiKon (Treasurer)
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Amber Commun
Annual Re
the mi￿￿
ement Conunittee
continued
Year Ended 31" Moreh 2024
Rwnslbilit￿ of Ihe Managen￿￿ Committee
The Management Committee is required to preparefinancial statementsfor each year
which gives a true andfair view ofthe state ofihe Agency & affairs and of its incoming
resources or expendit7re for that year. It is also respo1￿Zh￿ for keeping proper
recordf andfor safeguarding the assets of Agency and hence for laking reasonable
stepsfor the prevention or detection offraud or other irregularities.
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Amber Commun"
meniA
orto
the Auditor
Year Ended 31" March 2024
Respeclive respoKsibili¢w ofthe Management Conunittee
As described on page 2, the Managelnent Committee is resPO￿lbIe for the
preparthion of the financial statements. It was my responsibility to form an
independent opinioo based on an audit of these statements, and to report my opinion
to yotL
Basis ofopinion
I conducted an audit M,hich incltdes examlnaft.0￿ on a test basis, ofevidence relevant
to (m￿untS and disclosures in thefinancial statements. li also includes an assessment
of the significant estimates andjudgements made by ¢he trustees in the preparalion of .
thefinancial statements, and ofwhether the accountingpolicies are appmpriate ofthe
T￿￿¢ & circumstances, ¢OKfiStently applied and adequaiely disclosed
I planned and performed my audit so as to obtain all the irformatt.on and
explanatiom which I CO￿$1dered necessary in order ko provide me with sufficient
evidence to give reo%onable asswance that the financial s¢atements are fve from
malerial misstatement. Inforniing my opinion I also evall￿ted the overall adequacy
ofthepresentatton ofthe informatson in ¢hefin￿￿1al statemen¢s.
Opinion
It is ry opinioT4 thefinancial statements give a trust andfair view of tlx• state of the
Agency & affairs at 31" March 2024 and of its nel incoming resourcesfor iheyear then
ended. Iwas given total access to allfinancial records.
TrevorA AitkenheadB.A.
(Financial Circuit C
P.G
Stewart)
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AMBER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
Opening Balance
5,205.68
5,205.68
INCOMING RESOURCES
Donations/Gifts
Grants
NIE Support Payment
1,580.00
1.580.00
TOTAL INCOME RESOURCES
1,580.00
OPENING BALANCE +TOTAL INCOME RESOURCES
6,785.68
EXPENDITURE
Light/Heat (NIE)
Postage/Stationery
Telephone (Virgin)
Bank Charges
Computer/Broadband/lnternet costs
Water Rates
Sundries
Volunteer's Expenses
Insurance
25.64
299.44
574.79
71.11
764.28
149.08
75.98
100.00
1,119.46
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
3.179.78
3.179.78
Credit Balance (as at 31st March 2024)
3.605.90
Statement preparedfr
tion
rovided.
TrevorA AitkenheL7d BA (QUB) PGCE (SUCB) ACIEA MA
Auditor
14th April 2024
RSA Cert IT Cert ICT
Trevor AAitkenhead
BA PGCE ACIEA MATM CertRSA
12 Braernar Crescent, Llsbum
BT27 4LP