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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED

Trustees Annual Report, Independent Examiners Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

Registered Charity in Northern Ireland NIC104495

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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 including a Balance Sheet as at that date.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Markethill Horse and Pony Driving Club Limited Registered Office: 49 Kiln Avenue, Lurgan, Craigavon Co. Armagh BT66 6FA

Registered Charity in Northern Ireland NIC104495

CHARITY TRUSTEES

The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were

Mr Charles McLoughlin Mr Robert Mayne BEM Mr David Armstrong

Mrs Laura Dillon Mrs Sarah Elisabeth Stewart Mrs Pauline Corr

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Colin Adamson

26 Birch Grove, Gilford, Craigavon, Co Armagh BT63 6HW

BANKERS

Danske Bank, Newtownabbey

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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont’d)

PUBLIC BENEFITS

The benefits that flow from our purposes are many and diverse and include members and the general public. Members derive a number of important benefits from the club. These include an increased sense of camaraderie and solidarity that come from collective activities, which members would not be able to undertake as individuals. Members also benefit

greatly from an enriching peer-to-peer learning environment and obtain a sense of empowerment as a result. Members gain in knowledge and experience through the club, which enhances the safety of drivers and horses alike. Members also benefit by way of increased familiarity with and enjoyment from the countryside. Finally, members experience improved mobility and derive health benefits through outdoor activities. These benefits are evidenced through direct feedback from members at our events and monthly meetings. Another important piece of evidence that the club is produced these benefits is the fact that members stay and new members join year after year. Non-members also enjoy a number of important public benefits. First, the club leads to an increased interest in equestrian matters and activities among the general public. Second, the club provides a space for the general public to come together as spectators at drives, which produces enjoyment in a safe and relaxing environment. Evidence that these latter category of benefits are produced comes directly from positive feedback from spectators and high attendance levels at our club events.

ACTIVITIES

The club undertakes a range of activities. The most important of which include: (1) pony drives that take place every two weeks during the summer months; (2) monthly meetings for members and interested parties that take place throughout the year; (3) educational field trips, including visiting veterinary establishments; (4) a number of social

events open to the general public, including barbecues in the summer and supper dances in the winter months; (5) other social activities throughout the year, again open to the general public, that we organise in cooperation with other local community groups.

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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont’d)

PURPOSE & CLASSIFICATIONS

WHO THE CHARITY HELPS

By working in the following areas:

Volunteers

The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who give freely of their time by serving on committees and helping with organising all activities.

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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont’d)

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The charity resumed meetings during the year following the covid-19 pandemic. Members fees amounted to £375.00. Total costs amounted to £967.01, leaving a deficit in the year of £592.01, At year end the charity had bank and cash balances of £5,942.41 with no liabilities, (last year £6,534.42).

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements of the Charity in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting practice.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the congregation’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time its financial position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees at a meeting held on and signed on their behalf by

[Name]. [Date]

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] December 2022, which are set out on pages 7 and 8.

Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner

As the Charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of 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 these 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:

  1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006

  2. That the accounts do not accord with these accounting records

  3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland

  4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.

Name: Colin Adamson

Address: 26 Birch Grove, Gilford, Craigavon Co Armagh

Date:

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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY (Profit and Loss Account) for the year ended 31 December 2022

2022 2021
£ £
Receipts
Bank Interest Received - 5
Members Subscriptions 375 -
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Total Receipts 375 5
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Payments
Donations and Gifts 40 -
Bank Fees 61 25
Insurance 534 -
General Expenses 42 -
Annual Dinner 290
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Total Payments 967 25
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Net receipts / (payments) (592) (20)
Funds brought forward 6,535 6,655
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Funds carried forward 5,943 6,535
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MARKETHILL HORSE AND PONY DRIVING CLUB LIMITED

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022

2022 2021
£ £
Current Assets
Cash at Bank 5,889 6,507
Cash in Hand 54 28
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5,943 6,535
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Net current assets (liabilities) 5,943 6,535
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Total assets less current liabilities 5,943 6,535
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Total net assets (liabilities) 5,943 6,535
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Reserves 5,943 6,535
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Approved by the Board on
And signed on their behalf by

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