2023-12-31-annual-return

Annalong Congregation Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Annalong Congregation Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland Year ended 31 December 2023 I rcpon to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Annalong Congregation Of The Presbyterian Chureh In Ireland {'the charity'l for ihe year ended 31 Decembcr 2023 which are set oui on pages 9 to 23. This report is tnade solely to the charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 65(3)(a) of the Charities Act Northern Ireland 2008 and regulations made under section 66 of thai Act. My work been undertaken so that I might stale to the harity's Trustees those matters l am required to slate to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than th¢ charity and the charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities A¢t (Northem Ireland) 2008 (the '2008 Aet,). You are satisfied that your charity is not required by charity law to b¢ audited and have chosen instead to have an independent ¢xamination. It is my responsibility lo.. examine the financial statements under section 65 of the Charities Act,. follow the procedures laid down in the general Dire¢tions given by the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland under section 65{9)(b) of the Aet.. and slate whether parti¢ular matters have cotne to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's report I have examined your charity financial Statements as required under section 65 of the Charifies Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland under section 65{91(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. Jt also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statement5. and seeking cxplanaiions from you as charity Trustees concerning any such tnatters. Independent examiner's statement I have Completed my examination. I confim) that no matters have com¢ to my attention in conneciion with my examination giving tne cause to believe that in any material respe¢t'. accounting records were not kept as required by with section 63 of the 2CK)8 Act- or the financial statements do not accord with those records; or the financial Slatemenis do not comply with the accounting requirements of the 21K)8 A¢t' or the financial statements do not comply with th¢ applicable requiretnents eonceming rhe form and content of ac¢ounts set Out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 oth¢r than any requirement that the accounts give a true and faiv view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I confirm thar there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be re￿hed. Purdy Quinn Chartered Accountants 42 Greencastle Street Kilkeel BT34 4BH Una Cunningham FCA Chartered Aceountants Ireland 16th April 2024 Dale