Norman Elliott
Cliartered Accountants
1..4 EiiglisEL Sti'eet
ACCOUNTSITAX IAUDITI CONSULTING
BT30 C)AB
Tclcplione 02114KI 61641,'3
INDFPE]YDENT EXAMINFRYS REI)ORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
DOWNPATRICK PRII SBYTERIAIY CHURCH
I I'epnrt nn Ihc accoijnts of l)ownpatrick Pi'&8byterian ('.hiirch for the year ended I I st
December 2022, which are set oiit as pei. attachinenl.
Re$pcctive i'csponslbilities of eharlty truslees lln(l exfiminer
As tli¢ chai'ity's tnisl¢es you al'c responsiblc for the prepRra1ion of the accounts in accordance
willi IhL Cliui'ili¢s ALI (Nui'ihem Iiylund) 2008.
11 1% Iny ie$pnii.8ihilily Ii),.
I.;X4ii￿lne the accoiinls iindei. Section 6.$ nt.the ('hai'ities Act
Fullow thc prncciliii'c.q laid di)wn in thc gcnLral r)ircclinn% givcn by thc c.harity
Commission foi. Northei'ii Ii'cland Lindcr Seciion 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act
SlalL wh¢thLI' parliLulai' InaÉlci's liavL LOlI)c lo my altci)tion.
R4$1s of IndepeTJ(lent fiixomlner's Report
I l)avu exainin¢(l yoiir uharily dLLuiinls Ye4uifL(l under SLcliun 65 vf the Cliaiili¢s ALt ￿nd
my exainination was carri¢d oiil iii accordaiicc with the &7cneril Directions given by the
Choi'ity Commission foi. Norlhem Ireland under Section 65(9)(b) of Ihe Churitie5 Act.
My cxan)ination incllided a rcview of Ilie aceoLlI)liiig rccoi'ds kcpt by the cliai'ily and a
coinpai'ison ofiiiL UCCOLiiils p￿%¢[)1 willi those i'ecoi'ds. 11421$0 iiicliided considei'alioii of any
Linu.siial itein.8 nf disclo%iire.s in Ilie accoiints and SLcking cxplanalioii.s froin yoii as charity
IrLlStees ¢onc¢ining any such malleis.
My rolL 1% la .%lHl¢ wlicihL Y uny mdl¥riul InEtllLI'.% hav¥ ￿)In¥ lo Iny ulleiilinii givin¥ me caus# to
believe,,
l. That accoLinting recoi'ds weiE not kept in accordance with Section 63 of Ilie Chai'ities
Act.
2. That th¢ accounts do not accord with thos¢ accolinting records.
3. That the accoiinls do not comply witli the aLcoiinling ieqiiii'em¢nls of th¢ Chai'ilies
ALI.
4. Thal there is further iiiloimation needed ftoi. a proper iinderstanding ot the accounts to
be reaclied.
Iiideptndeiit ExAiiiiner*s Stateinent
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in lys￿et of the I￿￿tter$ 1-4 listed
YAbove 8nd, in connection with the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northei'n Ireland,
I have found no material matters Ilie i'equire diawing to your attention.
Date..
Norman Elliott FCA
Norman Ell lott Chartered Accountanls
Principal: Norinan F,Ilintt FCA
13 F,nglish Strcet Downpatrick
BT30 6AB Co Down.
Members of the Tnstitutc of Chartered Accountants in li'eland