HOLY CROSS ACCORDION BAND ATTICALL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 CHARITY REFERENCE IYUMBER: NIC103895 Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Page Trustees Report Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Hol Cross Band Atticall Trustees Annual Re ort Year Ended 31 March 2025 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Charity Registration No.: 103895 Administration Address: clo Atticall Community Centre Tullyframe Road, Atticall, Kilkeel, Co. Down BT34 4BZ Trustees.. Mrs Catriona Ruane (Chairperson) Mr Rory Donnan (Secretary) Mrs Sheila Colgan (Treasurer) The Trustees of the Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall present their report for the year ended 31st March 2025. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Charity was registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on 2nd of December 2015. The Charity's governing document is the Constitution. Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall is a a youth band that leams music and marching techniques and enters competitions and accepts invitations to participate in parades providing entertainment to the public. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The objective of the charity is to encourage the youth of the area to join a team and learn music by playing a number of various instruments or train to be a majorette or flag carrier in the colour guard. The charities aim is to advance the education and raise the level of artistic taste of the general public in appreciation of music by performing music of a high quality to a high stsndard through the medium of the accordion band. AcHIEVEmE￿r AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities Practice takes pla￿ on a weekly basis and the tuition is provided by three qualified and eXperIen￿d original band members. Our new members can choose to learn the accordion or tin whistle and all members learn to March in conjunction with the music and instruction. Our ethos still remains the same to enjoy learning music, making friends and creating memories that last forever. PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT In setting objectives and planning activities for the year the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland's guidance on public benefit and are confident that the activities have helped to achieve the charity's purposes and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. FINANCIAL RESULTS The main source of income of the charity is from weekly lotto and tuition fees. FINANCIAL RESERVES The Charity does not have a specific policy on reserves, but the Treasurer aims to maintain enough money in the bank account to fund all forthcoming expenses. Approved by the trustees on 2181 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by: Catriona Ruane Chairperson Sheila Colgan Treasurer Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall Accounts for year ended 31 March 2025 Independent examiners report to the eharity trustees of Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on pages 2 to 3. Respective responsibiliti￿ of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under Section 65 of the 2008 Act to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act). and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of the independent examiner's report I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65{9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: l. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 4. That there is further inforniation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (l) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. Mrs Jennifer Murphy FC 150 Tullyframe Road, Kilkeel, Co Down, B T344SA 21 January 2026 Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall statement of Recei and Pa ments- Year Ended 31 March 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2025 2025 Totsl Funds Totsl Funds 2025 2024 Activities in furtherance of Club's Objectivas Interest Received 116 116 93 Activities for generating funds Lotto Fees 3,273 297 3.273 297 3,067 342 Total Incoming Resources Resource8 Expendad Mana ement & Administration Ex enses Rent Tutition Insurance Unifomis Functions Stationery Equipment Sundry Lotto Envelopes Gift 350 1,290 179 350 1,290 179 350 1,470 179 55 163 240 75 80 33 30 179 250 25 33 30 179 250 25 50 Total Resources Expended Net Incoming Resources for Year 1,350 1,350 840 Balances brought forward 14.227 14,227 13.387 Balances Carried Forvrdrd 15,577 15,577 14,227 Hol Cross Accordion Band Atticall Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Year Ended 31 March 2025 Unrestrlcted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2025 2025 2025 Total Funds 2024 Funds Reconciliation Cash at bank and in hand 1 April 2024 Surplusl (deficit) this year end 14,227 14,227 13,387 1,350 1,350 Cash at bank and in hand 31 March 2025 15.577 15,577 14,227 Bank and Cash Balances Bank Current Accounts 15,577 15,577 14,227 ed and appr ved on behalf of the trustees by: n£ Catriona Ruane Chairperson Sheila Colgan Treasurer Date: 21 January 2026