Amber Communi Develo mentA en Financial Statements Year Ended 31" March 2025
Amber Communi Develo mentA en Year Ended 31" March 2025 Contents Page General Information Annual Report ofthe Management Committee Repori ofthe Auditor
Amber Communi Develo mentA en Generol In orniation Year Ended 31" March 2025 Chairperson Dr Caroline Bingham PkD. Secretary Eileen Donaghy Treasurer Mandy DiKon Address 209 Roden Street Belfast BT12 5QB Honoury Auditor Trevor A Aitkenhead B.A. (Hons) P.GC.E. Principal Bankers First Trust Bank 35 University Road Belfast BT7 IND Charity Number NIC103302 Page I
Amber Communi Develo mentA en AnnualRe orto the Mana emenl Committee Year Ended 31" March 2025 The Management Committee present their report andfinancial statementsfor the year ended 31" March 2025. PrincipalActivities Amber Community Development Agency is a Chrisiian Charity based at the interface area adjacent to Ihe Westlink Motorway in Soutlk/Wesi Belfast. The Agency provides a range of community developmeni initiatives. The Agency has won the 2001 award from the United Stales of America- NICCA for the besi Community Associalion in Nor¢hern Ireland The Management Commiitee would like io ihank the community at largefor all their support and thankyou Cards. Charliable Status Amber Community Development Agency is recognised as chariiable by the Inland Revenue Commissioners, and the Lharity Commission for Northern Ireland the charity number being NILI 03302 Management Committee Thefollowing served as members ofihe Management Committee during the year Dr Caroline Bingham Ph.D. (Chairperson) Eileen Donaghy (Secretary) Mandy Don (Treasurer) Page 2
Amber Conllnuni Develo ment A enc Annual Re ort of the Man ement Committee continued Year Ended 31" March 2025 Responsibilities of the Managemeni Con]mittee The Management Committee is required to prepare financial statements for each year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the Agency's affairs and of its incoming resources or expenditure for that year. It is also responsible for keeping proper records and for safeguarding the assets of Agency and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention or detection of fraud or other irregularities. Mandy Dixon- Treasurer Page 3
Amber Communi Develo mentA en orto theAuditor Year Ended 31° March 2025 Respective responsibililies of Ihe Managemenl Commt'ltee As described on page 2, the Management Committee is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. It was my responsibility to form an independenl opinion, based on an audit of these statements, and to report my opinion toyo Basis of opinion I conducted an audit which includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to amoants and disclosures in thefinancial Siatements. It also includes an assessment of the significani estimates andjudgements made by ihe trleeS in the preparation of thefinancial .siatements, and ofwhether the accountingpolicies are appropriate of the Tnist s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately di,sclosed. I planned and performed my audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which I considered necessary in order to provide me with sufficient evidence fo give reasonable assurance thai the financial .ftatements are free fvm material misslatement. In forming my opinion, I also evaluated the overall adequacy ofthe presentation ofthe information in thefinancial statements. Opinion It is my opinion, the financial staiements give a trust andfair view of the state of the Agency s affairs at 31" March 2025 and of its nel incoming resourcesfor the year then ended. I was given total access to allfinancial recordg. Yaa- Trevor A Aitkenhead B.A. (Financial Circuit Ch Stewart) Page 4
AMBER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Opening Balance 3,605.90 3,605.90 INCOMING RESOURCES Donations/Gifts Grants 2,800.00 100.00 2,900.00 TOTAL INCOME RESOURCES 2,900.00 OPENING BALANCE + TOTAL INCOME RESOURCES 6,505.90 EXPENDITURE Light/Heat (NIE) Postage/Stationery Telephone (Virgin) Bank Charges Computer/Broadband/lnternet costs Water Rates Volunteer's/Administration Expenses Insurance 113.56 82.25 504.00 71.63 764.28 156.96 200.00 1,188.91 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 3,081.59 3,081.59 Credit Balance (as at 31st March 2025) 3,424.31 Statement preparedfrom information provided. TrevorA Aitkenhead BA Auditor 3rd April 2025 PGCE (ÈUCB) ACIEA MA TM Cert RSA Cert IT Cert ICT TrevorA Altkenhead BA PGCE ACIEA MATM CertRSA 12 Braemar Crescent, Lisburn BT27 4LP 02892 662666 107876 395200