2022-03-31-annual-return

Belf￿t Plarfonn for the Arts Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Belfast Pl4rform for the Arts ('the Company,) i rtport to the dwity on my ¢x4minatiott of th¢ accounts of the CO￿p1￿Y for th¢ y¢w ended 31 March 2022. Responslbultlu ba81s of report As the charity's trustees of Belfast PlatfoThn for the Arts (and also its directors for the pwposes of ¢ompany law} you are respottsible for the prepAT&tion of the &ccounts . You wnsider that an audit is not required for this y¢ar UTLder 5¢Ction 65(2) of the Ch&rities Act (Northern Ir¢lattdl 2008 {the 2￿)8 Act) th8t an ityJ¢E￿dellt ¢xamination is require4J. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of Belfast Plarfomi for the Arts are not required to be audited and ar¢ eligible for ind¢pettdettt examination, l T¢￿TI in r¢$￿1 of Ttly exaTnination of your charity'5 aecounts as carried out underserfion 65(3) of the 2008 ACL In ca￿]￿g out my ¢xamination I have followed th¢ Dir¢aions given by the Charity Commi￿10￿ forNorthem Ir¢land undci $¢¢tion 65(9Mbl of the 2￿8 Act. Independent exanthier's st*tement I have Gomplctd my CA￿￿]￿￿tIOn. I confirni that no matters ￿ve come to my att¢ntion ¢oone¢iton with th¢ examination 8iVit)g ¢8use ￿ Ixli¢v¢: . accounting recorth were not kept in respect of Belf&st PkntfornL for th¢ Arts ￿ requTrryJ by srftion 386 of the Comparties Act 2(X)6; or 2. the accounts do not aecoftl with thc6¢ words. or 3. th¢ ar￿Unts do not ￿MplY WEth the acc(MuJting r•4uiremetsts of section 396 of the Co￿pAnI¢S A¢t 2006 other than at)y wuirement that the acciN￿ts give a 'ttue aDd fair vith¢ which 18 Ilot a matter co￿lder￿1 &$ part of an indepeniknt eX￿ni￿￿On. or 4. the accounts have not beeth pr¢pared ID a¢¢oTdth¢e with the m¢thod5 and principlcs of the Statement of ReC0T￿￿ended Prncticc for accounting and rqx>rtin8 by charities lapplicable to ch8riti¢s preparing th¢Èr accounts in accordat)ce with th¢ Finan¢ia] Reponillg StaTLdard applicable in tk UK aDd Republic of Er¢land IFRS 102)]. I haye no con should b¢ d have come this ftport S no otherrnatlers in ¢oone¢tion with th¢ ¢xamination ￿ whi¢h aiteniion r to enable apropEr undcrstandin8 of tk accounts tr& be reach￿. Micknel Hop lant & Rcgi5t¢rcd Auditor Accountants Ireland 6 Doa8h Road Ballycla Co Antrim BT39 9BG 16 June 2023 Page 7