**Clady Tiny Tots Trustee Report for the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **General Responsibilities** 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable Northern Ireland and United Kingdom law and generally accepted accounting practices including the accounting standards issued by the Accounting Standards Board and published by Chartered Accountants Ireland. 

Accounting standards require the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the branch and the surplus or deficit of the branch for that period. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper books of account which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the branch and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted and with statute comprising relevant Northern Ireland Orders. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the branch and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **Trustees’ declaration on unaudited financial statements** 

In relation to the financial statements laid out on pages 5 and 6. 

The trustees approve these financial statements and confirm that they are responsible for them, including selecting the appropriate accounting policies, applying them consistently and making, on a reasonable and prudent basis, the judgements underlying them.  They have been prepared on the going concern basis on the grounds that the branch will continue to operate. 

The trustees confirm that they have made available to RPB Chartered Accountants, all the accounting records and provided all the information, books, or documents, necessary for the compilation of the financial statements. 

The trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the accounting records reflect all the transactions for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

Signed on behalf of the trustees of the branch: 

Majella Crummy Chairperson 

13 June 2024 

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