Northern Ireland Chest, Heart & Stroke
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Trustees and its environment obtained in the course of the
audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees, Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires
us to report to you if, in our opinion-
accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from
branches not visited by us., or
the accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns., or
certain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made., or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of Trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities, the Trustees, are responsible for the
preparation of the accounts and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as
the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of accounts that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the accounts, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the Trust's ability to continue as a going
concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but
to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the-?ccounts as a whole are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditols report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK)
will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these accounts.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in
line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including
fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements due to fraud,. to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of
material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed
risks,. and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the
primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with
governance of the Charity.
Our approach was as follows:
We obtsined an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Charity and
considered that the most significant are the Companies Act 2006 and the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS
102)
Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity's solicitors around actual and
potential litigation and claims.
Enquiry of entity staff in compliance functions to identify any instances of any non-compliance with laws and
regulations.
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance
with applicable laws and regulations.
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Northern Ireland Chest, Heart & Stroke
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Northern Ireland Chest Heart & stroke
Opinion
We have audited the accounts of Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke for the year ended 31 March 2023 which
comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the notes to the
accounts, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial
Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Opinion on Financial Statements
In our opinion:
give a true and fair view on the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its
incoming resources and application of resources including its income and expenditure for the year then
ended.,
have been properly prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).,
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law.
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditorfs responsibilities for the audit of the
accounts section of our report. We are independent of the Trust in accordance with the ethical requirements that are
relevant to our audit of the accounts in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAS (UK) repuire us to report
to you where..
the Trustees, use of going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the accounts is not appropriate;
or
Trustees have not disclosed in the accounts any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant
doubt about the Trust's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at
least ￿e7Ve months from the date when the accounts are authorised for issue.
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the accounts and our
auditorfs report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the accounts does
not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express
any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the accounts, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the accounts or our knowledge obtained in the
audit orotherwise appears to be materially misstated. Ifwe identify such material inconsistencies orapparent material
misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the accounts or a material
misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit..
the information given in the Trustees, Report for the financial year for which the accounts are prepared is
consistent with the accounts", and
the Trustees, Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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Northern Ireland Chest, Heart & Stroke
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke
Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other
adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside
the normal course of business.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK) we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional
scepticism throughout the audit. We also..
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement
resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,
intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit Pro￿dureS that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the company's internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by the directors.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors, use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may
cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material
uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the
financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based
on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions
may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content ofthe financial statements, including the disclosures,
and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that
achieves fair presentation.
A further description of our responsibilities forthe audit ofthe accounts is located on the Financial Reporting Council's
website at.. http.'Ilww.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditorfs report.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing
of the audit and significant findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our
audit.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16
of the Companies Act 2006 and regulations made'under that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we
might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors, report
and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone
other than the charitable company and its members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions
we have formed.
Dated..
Donegall House
7 Donegall Square North
Belfast
Dr. R I Peters Gallagher OBE FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Moore {N.I.} LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
BT15GB
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