2023-12-31-annual-return

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTOTHETRUSTEE_S OF ST. JOHNS_CHURCH MADDEN. PARISH OF DERRYNOOSE. YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 We report on the a¢couftt5 of ihe charltyfoi the Year Ended 310ecember 2023. Res ectlv Res Ibllltles olTrnstees ¥nd inde fideni E¥arnln The charivs trustees ale iesponslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accofdance wlth Chariiies Art (NII 2008. Havin& sat15fied oyrsefves thai the charlty Is not sublett to audlt under company law and Is ellBlble for Independent exarnlnatlon. It Is our respon51bllity 10: Examlne the aCCOunt5 under Sectlon 65 of the Charllles ACL follow the procedures lald down In the general Difertlons glven by the Commlsslon under sectlon 651911bl of the Charliies Act state whether partlcular rnatters have come to our attentlon. Basls ol Inde endent Exaffjlne¢s Statement We have elamlned your charlty accounts as fequlred under sectknn 6S of the CharitSes Act and our examlnatlon was arrled out In atcordance wlih the general Dlrettlons given by the Charity Commlsslon for Northern Ireland under sectlon 6519llbl of the Charltles Act. Our examlnation Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the tharlty and a comparlson ol the ac nts presentefl wlth those records. It also Include5 con51dÈratlon of any unusual Items or diKlosure5 In the accounts. and seeklng explanations from you as trustees Concernlng any Such matter5. The pro¢eduTes undertaken do not provlde èll the evldence that would be requlred In an audlt. and consequenuy we do ￿t expfess an audit oplnlon on whether the accounts pre5eftt a'true and f3irVte￿, Our iole Is to state whether ony materlal matters have come to our attentlon glvlne us cause to belleve: l. That accountlng records were not kept In aCcorda￿e wlth sectlon 63 of the Charitles Art 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accountlng records 3. That the accounts do not cornp￿ wlth the accountin8 requirements of the Charitles Act 4. That there is further Information needed for a proper understandlng of the accountsto be reached. Inde endent Ex3mlnerfs Statement In connectlon With our examinaiion, no matter has come to ourattentlon". whSch gives us reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respett the trustees have not met the requlrements to ensure that proper books of accountaR kept lin accordance wlth Section 63 ofthe Companles act ond accoun15 are prepared whkh agree wlth the book5 of account and comply wlth the accountlng reqvlrements 015eci￿n 396 of the Companles Act 2￿6 and with the method5 and prlnuples of the Statement of Recommended Practlce: Accountlrvd and Reportln8 by Chaiitles: or to whlch. In our oplnion. attention should be drawn to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. mes Roblnson. FCC WHR Accountants Ltd Independeni Examiner 56 Engllsh Street, Armagh. BT617LG 31rt Ortob r2024