Killylea Silver Band. st Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2023. Constitution. Killylea Silver Band is a non-incorporated body and was an accepted charity with the Charities Commission Northern Ireland on the I March 2016 under number 104271. st Organisation. The Trustees who have served during the year are detailed on the return. Public Benefit. The Trustees believe that both our purposes and the activities undertaken in this last financial year clearly satisfy elements of the public benefit requirement. Statement of Public Benefit. Killylea Silver Band currently provide musical tuition primarily in brass and percussion. Additionally, we organise a range of activities such as educational and information classes, arts and crafts etc. to reduce isolation, improve quality of life and build skills. The Charity's main direct benefit from the above will be to build confidence, improve knowledge and understanding enabling everyone to take a more active role in the community in which they live. It enables people to engage in musical and social activity, thereby learning new skills and affording them the opportunity to further develop interaction within the local community. The beneficiaries are those people living in the Killylea area and its surrounding communities. The benefits are evidenced by regular feedback from members and participants in the learning and tuition programmes. This purpose does not give rise to any harm to the beneficiaries.
During 2023, we continued to hold normal practices for both experienced players and learners. We also attended parades, church services and Christmas events including the Georgian Day in Armagh City. Our drama group gave several performances of the comedy 'Where there's A Will,. Financial Review. st During the year ended the 31 December 2023 the charity received donations and other income amounting to £6440 and after expenditure yielded a surplus of £3121.83. Statement of Trustees Responsibilities. The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have prepared the financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in the United Kingdom (accounting standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council in the UK, including Charities SORP (FRS102). Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statements of Recommended Practice applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and promulgated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in the United Kingdom and United Kingdom law). Under that law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the financial activities of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: Select suitable accounting policies and then apply consistently: Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; State whether the application of accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the Financial Statements; Prepare the Financial Statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the Financial Statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008. 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. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charities website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. Independent Examiner. A resolution to re-appoint Mr John Murray as Independent Examiner was approved at an annual general meeting. Signed: (Chairman) Date: 2024.